WPCentral Podcast 132 + Video
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We're back for another action packed podcast, this time we have video not only working but in higher quality to boot (you can watch that after the break, if you so wish). Lots of hardware news, some piracy controversy, Carrier IQ, Jay gets a Nokia Lumia 800 and more all coming up!
Full show notes and video after the jump!
News
- Official Nokia-Deadmau5 event now available in HD
Nokia snags Justin Angel as Principal Engineer on Windows Phone developer experience
- Nokia Hong Kong creates a giant Windows Phone out of 550 Windows Phones
- Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms no Carrier IQ software on Windows Phones
- Windows Phone Marketplace works...pirated software promptly removed
Hardware
- Not all phone storage is born equal
- AT&T has sold out the HTC Titan but now back
- AT&T Dell Venue Pro finally getting Mango update
- Windows Phone 7740 update being pushed out for Lumia 800, Omnia 7/International HTC Titan getting 7740 update too
- HTC Titan's graphics stutter tied to SRS Enhancement?
- Is AT&T dialing back 4G speeds on Windows Phones?
Software
- Rainbow Rapture receives massive Mango update, ringtones and wallpaper
- geoDefense is the Deal of the Week. Ghostscape and Shuffle Party are the new Xbox LIVE titles.
- Mini Squadron escapes from the Bermuda Triangle, coming to Xbox Live soon
- Dance Central 2
Misc
- Tip: Microsoft releases emoji cheat-sheet for you texting nerds
- Sloppy AT&T store uses original Focus for Focus S display
Credits
You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral; @malatesta77; @coppertop004; @RichEdmonds; @JayTBennett; @segacon
This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile. Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and toCCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.