Windows Weekly 257: Pocket Paul

In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and I discuss the Windows 8 naming and product editions announcement, the fate of Media Center, whether current Windows Phone handsets will be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8, when will Microsoft kickstart the Windows Phone 8 conversation, Lumia sales taking off in the US, and Windows Intune v3.

Running time: 1:21:48

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Tip of the week: Get Yer Windows Gadgets

Microsoft may have halted support for uploading new Windows Gadgets to its Desktop Gadgets web site, but the gadgets are still there and a third party, Thoosje, has stepped in to pick up the slack. Best bet: the Thoosje gadget pack.

Tip of the week #2: Pick the Right Windows 8 Version

You have two choices to make: ARM or Intel-compatible (admittedly not an easy decision). If you pick ARM, it's just device choices. If you pick Intel, you have only two software versions to choose from. Just like XP!

Enterprise pick of the week: Office 365 wiki

MS has hidden it pretty darn well, but there is a public-facing wiki that shows what new features MS is adding to Office 365 every month (for both P and E customers)

Rumor of the week: IE10 this summer (and what this means)

More dissection of the leaked partner roadmap and some potential implications for Windows 8.

Microsoft Mystery of the Week: Who stole the Microsoft birthplace plaque?

WW Listener Harry Myhre thinks Leo did it and it's now somewhere in the cottage

Audible pick of the week: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A. J. Jacobs (and narrated by A. J. Jacobs)