Windows Central Podcast #338: New Surfaces in April and June, Galaxy S24, and layoffs

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On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the rumoured next round of Surface PC hardware announcements, the new Samsung Galaxy S24 & how it compares to the Google Pixel 8, Apple allowing developers to submit apps to the App Store that can stream games, Microsoft teasing major updates to Sticky Notes, Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs from their gaming division, and more!

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Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central. Bringing you exclusive coverage into the world of Windows on PCs, tablets, phones, and more. Also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices! Keep in touch on Twitter and Threads

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2 Comments Comment from the forums
  • HeyCori
    Glad to see the podcast lives on.
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  • GraniteStateColin
    Just feedback, I understand that I'm in the minority in preferring the video version, but even when I did not watch it live (watched live about half to two-thirds of the time), I did prefer the YouTube version to be able to have the video going with the audio.
    Reply