Windows Weekly 345: XPired

The one where we talk about ... Windows 9!

Paul Thurrott

January 16, 2014

On the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss the recent revelations about Windows 9 "Threshold," Chrome 32 and whether Google is being antagonistic to users and Microsoft, Patch Tuesday arrives without the expected Surface Pro 2 fix, Nokia broadens the delivery of "Black" to Lumia smart phones, and other news.

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Picks

Tip of the week: Get all the Nokia "Black" app updates in one place

Nokia can't properly describe this update, but they're nice enough to provide a single web page with links to all the Black apps.

Related: Nokia DNG color profiles for Adobe Lightroom

Software pick(s) of the week: Xbox Music 2.0 for Android and Pikura

Xbox Music 2.0 for Android: Just like last week's pick for iOS. But for Android. Plus another update to Paul Thurrott's Xbox Music.

Pikura for Windows Phone 8: Winner of the Nokia Create Grand Prize, Pikura features engaging photo Challenges that you can participate in by showcasing your creativity with the camera.

Plus...

Nokia Camera Beta

Enterprise pick of the week: Window Eyes

A free screen reader for Office for the blind, visually impaired, for Office 2010, 2013, courtesy of Microsoft and GW Micro: http://www.windoweyesforoffice.com/

Codename pick of the week: Reykjavik

Here's one where we know the codename but not what it is. Help us Win Weekly listeners! 

Beer pick of the week: Troegs Dreamweaver Wheat

A nice Hefe from Hershey, Penn. Troegs://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/694/18305/

About the Author

Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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