Windows Weekly 395: The Clippening

The one where my kids shave off my hair and I announce a big change

Paul Thurrott

January 8, 2015

In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss the PC news from CES 2015, Intel's new chipsets, what to expect from this month's Windows 10 event, a new Spartan web browser coming in Windows 10, Intel Compute Stick, Office for Android tablet news, Windows Phone news and PS4's continued success against the Xbox One. Plus, my kids shave my head to fulfill my promise to UNICEF, and I announce some big news.

Running time: 2:20:36

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The Clippening!

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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