Ms Mobile Show - A Microsoft Enthusiast Podcast

Hey folks! On this episode we are going to be discussing the positive things about Windows 10 Mobile along with some awesome leaks about our favorite wearable, the Microsoft Band 2 and just how much longer can Zune hang in there before officially being declared deceased. We have a few other news topics to discuss as well as our app, music and podcast picks! Also if you would like to watch us live, make sure to bookmark our Blab Channel so you can join us live each Monday at 2pm EST or 11am PST.     Hosts Vernon EL Smith David V. Kimball     Tip of the Episode Disable camera from launching while display is off. Vernon learned this the hard way.     Main Topics Discussed Forget the "doom and gloom". What do we LOVE about Windows 10 Mobile? Groups (Outlook Groups) for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Mobile Alleged Band 2 leaks Build 10536 on Windows 10 Mobile Windows 10 build 10547 Zune still dying off sadly Groove Music and updates on Xbox 360     This versus That David feels that moving away from hubs is OK

Prior to recording this week, Microsoft sent out invites for an event scheduled for October 6, 2015. Unfortunately, our invite got lost in cyberspace. Expected to be shown off at this Microsoft Event are: "Cityman" & "Talkman" aka 950 & 950 XL Windows Mobile devices Surface Pro 4 (maybe 2 different models) Microsoft Band 2 Also rumored is possible info on the developer version of the Hololens VR device. We will know more for sure on October 6th. So until then, enjoy our thoughts on what we expect from the Microsoft Event on this episode of the MS Mobile Show! Make sure to bookmark our Blab Channel so you can join us live each Monday at 2pm EST or 11am PST.     Hosts Vernon EL Smith David V. Kimball     Tip of the Episode Apps you can use to make your Windows Mobile tiles transparent Tiles Toolbox (Skype) Tile-Generator (Swarm, Uber, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) Start Perfect (everything else)     Main Topics Discussed Lumia 950 specs Lumia 950 XL specs Surface Pro 4 & the Surface Pro 3 Wha

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show, Vernon & David discuss the frustration of companies seemingly willing to not remove the "Beta" label from their apps, programs or services. Gmail was in Beta for what seemed like an eternity and now the official Instagram app for Windows Mobile has been in Beta for what seems like nearly 2 years even though it finally received a recent update. Also this was the first trial at hosting our live experience over at Blab.im, so we would love to hear what you think of it. Make sure to bookmark our Blab Channel so you can join us live each Monday at 2pm EST or 11am PST.     Hosts Vernon EL Smith David V. Kimball     Tip of the Episode Check to see what quality your photos or videos are at in the camera settings     Main Topics Discussed What do we want to see in a new Windows Mobile handset David Comfortable weight Solid battery Good display size High powered for Continuum Solid camera, fast performance and great front facing camera 60fps 1080p front & rear cameras

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show, an old friend of the show returns as JJ Hammond makes a rare appearance! Also on this episode is Kevin Harvell who is filling in for the vacationing David and they join Vernon to talk about some classic Microsoft ads along with a slew of other topics. Have a look at this interesting Surface video.     Hosts Vernon EL Smith Kevin Harvell JJ Hammond     Tip of the Episode Xbox Video (Vernon has finally used it on his recent conference trip)     Main Topics Discussed Microsoft ads Instagram allowing non square images Brad Sams leaving NeoWin     This Versus That 16:9 compared to 4:3 photo & video aspect ratios What is your preferred photo aspect ratio to share? 16:9 4:3 1:1 Whatever the default is     App coming to Windows Mobile 6tag updated to handle new photo dimensions     Personal Picks App Picks Vernon - Kindle Kevin - Audible JJ - Urban Dictionary Ultimate Music Picks Vernon - Tenacious D Kevin - Beatles Abbey Road album JJ - Bring Me the Horizon

Microsoft has celebrated 20 years since the release of Windows 95 plus there are rumblings that there is an event coming from Microsoft in which they might be unveiling all sorts of new devices such as the Surface Pro 4, MS Band 2, Lumia 950 & 950 XL (or 940 & 940 XL depending on who you believe) and who knows what else could be shown off. Vernon freely admits he slacked a bit this week and did not secure a guest, but both he & David bring you a fantastic discussion on Episode 25 of the MS Mobile Show!   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Weekly Poll Question Current Poll Question - What's your favorite Killer-Feature of Windows 10? Cast your vote here Previous Poll Question - Are you planning on purchasing a Windows 10 Mobile device when available? View results here     Main Topics Discussed Slack in Windows Windows 95 celebrates its 20th anniversary Cortana on Android hits public beta Tech fatigue & the tendency to become bored with "old" devices Wallet destroying Microsoft la

On this episode, we have not one, but two Kimballs on the show! David V's brother Donald Kimball joins us to talk about Windows 10 and other Microsoft news. We also find out that Vernon has yet to install the most recent Windows 10 Mobile build along   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Guest Donald Kimball is a recent university grad with a BA in political science. (Is actually taller than David) Follow him on Twitter at @kimballdonald.   Weekly Poll Question Current Poll Question - Are you planning on purchasing a Windows 10 Mobile device when available? Cast your vote here Previous Poll Question - Will the availability of Android apps on Windows Mobile help market share? View results here   Tip of the Episode Use Windows 10 PC and Windows Mobile? Put phone on battery saving mode and get notifications once instead of twice (phone calls and SMS still come in on phone, apps are picked up by PC).   Main Topics Discussed Latest tech preview build for Windows 10 Mobile Using Microsoft products in

Robert McLaws joins the show to talk about Project Astoria which is designed to help users install Android apps on their Windows Mobile devices. We also talk about the recent Here Maps purchase by BMW AG, Audi AG and Daimler AG. All this and more on the MS Mobile Show!   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Guest Robert McLaws is a Microsoft MVP for the .NET Framework along with a being a CEO of a commercial real estate startup called Advanced REI. Connect with him on Twitter at @robertmclaws.   Weekly Poll Question Current poll question - Will the availability of Android apps on Windows Mobile help market share? - Vote here Previous poll question - What Windows 10 upgrade method did you use? View results here   Tip of the Episode How to use Internet Explorer in Windows 10   News Discussed Microsoft Lots of Xbox announcements. Preview members getting Win 10 builds in September with mouse & keyboard support Nokia sells Here Maps Google You can set Cortana as the default digital assistant

Brad Sams of NeoWin.net joins the MS Mobile Show to talk about the recent launch of Windows 10 along with why he chose to cover Microsoft  & also how his "Redmond Report" came to be. Make sure to send us feedback & questions so that we can read & answer them on the air. Who does not love a shoutout? Simply email us at contact@msmobileshow.com.   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Guest Brad Sams is known for covering Microsoft for nearly 10 years, currently his work can be seen over at NeoWin.net. Have a listen to his own show which is called Redmond Report. Also make sure to connect with him on Twitter if you are not already doing so at @bdsams.   Weekly Poll Question Current question - What Windows 10 upgrade method did you use? Cast your vote here   Tip of the Episode Groove music experience   News Discussed Microsoft Windows 10 release Apple Apple Watches sold compared to installs of Windows 10 Apple Music is a mess Google 20 million yearly Chromebook sales compared t

In this episode we are joined by Richard Hay to talk about his experience with Windows 10 and what he expects on the July 29th release day. Gabe Aul & his team are constantly pushing updates out to the last full build that was released, with one security update released each day for the last few days. Will Microsoft switching to pretty much mandatory, automatic updates be a good or bad decision? Time will tell, but you can hear our thoughts right here, right now. As always thanks for listening!   Hosts David V. Kimball & Kevin Harvell   Guest Richard Hay from WinSuperSite & Windows Observer on the web and also host of the Observed Tech Podcast. If you are not already doing so, make sure to follow Richard on Twitter at @WinObs.   Weekly Poll Question Current question - How will you be upgrading to Windows 10? - Cast your vote here   Tip of the Episode Pick the exact color shade you want for your Start screen tiles. Find the exact color you want & find its hex code Pick a color approximately

On this episode of the MS Mobile Show, we discuss a variety of topics such as: Fanboyism Retina scanners on phones Vernon is thinking about buying a new smaller tablet for note taking Much more!   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Feedback Great email from @RickAir regarding Windows enthusiasts versus just being enthusiastic   Weekly Poll Question Previous poll question - How do you prefer your "People"? Round or Square? - Results here   News Stories Mentioned Cortana for Android beta leaked. We've used it and talk about our experiences. David talks about how to link Hotmail, Outlook email addresses to one Microsoft account.   Personal Picks App Picks Kevin - MetroTube (Windows Mobile) Vernon - CrowdBuzz (iOS) David - Tumblr for Windows Mobile Music Picks Vernon - Volbeat David - Rhapsody (of Fire) - "The Dark Tower of Abyss" on album Symphony of Enchanted Lands Podcast Picks Kevin - Frank O Pinion podcast Vernon - Podcast Answer Man David - Peculiar Podcast with Pat Cashman &am

Josh Martin joins us to talk about Groove Music, podcasting and also about the much loved Zune! We also talked about some social media practices along with branding.   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Guest Josh Martin - @JoshMNMartin   Weekly Poll Question Current poll question - How do you prefer your "People"? Round or Square? Cast your vote here Previous poll question - Where do you prefer the address bar in your mobile web browser? - View results here   News Stories mentioned Microsoft says they will begin releasing approximately 6 Windows Mobile devices a year as a result of their recent $7.8 Billion writedown of the Nokia purchase Office 2016 for Mac is now available Universal Office apps for Windows 10 to be available July 29, 2015 Apple's iOS 8.4 update hits 40% adoption rate in 7 days Apple blocks downgrading to iOS 8.3 to help promote Apple Music Google Maps can now send directions from desktop to Android devices Google Now on Tap coming for Android M   Personal Picks App

Ben "The PC Guy" Rudolph joins the show to talk about getting the message out about Windows Mobile, his involvement with the excellent Straw Poll app, the Lumia 640XL and much more!   Hosts Vernon EL Smith & David V. Kimball   Guest Ben Rudolph is the Worldwide Retail Sales Evangelism Director of Microsoft and a big supporter of the Windows Mobile community who can be found on Twitter at @BenThePCGuy and on his personal website at BenThePCGuy.com. Also be sure to download & tryout the latest update of his teams Straw Polling app on: Android iOS Windows Mobile   Weekly Poll Question Current poll question - Where do you prefer the address bar in your mobile web browser? Cast your vote here Previous poll question - Which would you rather have, a Surface Phone or an Xbox Phone? Results here Bonus question results - Square or Circle icons? - Results here   Personal Picks for this episode App Picks Ben - Sunrise on iOS & Android Vernon - Prognoza for Windows Mobile David - Receipt Tracker for 

Microsoft Mobile MVP Joel Rushworth joins Vernon and Kevin as he fills in for David. The three dig deep into the latest Windows 10 Mobile technical preview version 10149, and debate whether or not you should install it on your daily driver. Two out of the three are using the brand-spankin' new Lumia 640 XL, and they predict if it will be the next big seller for Windows Phone. Joel shares his expertise while enlightening us with his smart home experiments,  describes the smartphone and carrier model in Canada, and shares some great tips on how to use the coveted Microsoft services in The Great White North. The regular segments are covered as well, such as Tip of the Episode, last and this week's polls, and the Twitter Tip. As always, personal app, music, and podcast picks are shared by the three.   Feedback Clifton Thomas sent us a pic via Twitter of him controlling the audio of the MS Mobile Show, by using his Asus ZenWatch running Android Wear.   Last Week's Poll Are you currently using the Windows 10 Mobile

Vernon and David are joined by guest Richard Devine of Windows Central. Fresh off of E3, the three discuss the new Xbox features, the increasingly gray area of "mobile" computing, Microsoft's apparent midrange Windows Phone strategy, and how Bing video search gets some major kudos from an unlikely source. They weigh in on last week's and this week's polls.  Invariably they stoop to discussing the drama surrounding Taylor Swift vs. Apple Music. To pull things back on track, they share the episodes Twitter Tip, and their personal app, music, and podcast picks.   Last Episode's Poll What type of mobile gaming do you prefer? This Episode's Poll Are you using the Windows 10 Mobile Technical Preview? Yes, on my daily driver. Yes, on a secondary device. No, I'm waiting for the official release. No, I do not use Windows Phone/Mobile.   Tip of the Episode Don't have access to your mobile phone? Microsoft services are available on the web. You can access Microsoft office via Office Online, and all of your online docume

Kevin Harvell fills in for David, so he and Vernon have a laid-back episode discussing mobile gaming, mobile software versus hardware, and personal picks.   Last Week's Poll How often do you check Facebook? View the results here.   This Week's Poll What type of mobile games are you most likely to play? Trivia (Trivia Crack, QuizUp) Puzzle (Hitman GO, Monument Valley) Freemium (Age of Empires, Candy Crush) Top-down FPS (Halo: Spartan Strike)   Tip of the Episode Pin web pages to the Windows Phone start screen.   This Versus That: Backup and Restore, versus Fresh Start. The thrill of a new device versus thrill of a new OS version. Display size versus location of commonly-used "buttons". Exciting new features, versus fluid functionality.   News Microsoft: The 640/XL already! Moonraker smartwatch canceled. Apple: Vernon got a new phone. Google: Kevin got a new phone.   Personal Picks Windows Phone app picks Vernon: Instagram BETA, Instance Music Picks Kevin: Classic country station on Pand

Facebook. It permeates into the far corners of our online lives. Vernon and David discuss how Facebook on mobile has changed how the world "internets". The two weigh the reasons for and against installing Windows 10 when it is first available to the public. As always, Tip of the Episode, news, and personal app picks are included.   This Week's Poll How Often do you check Facebook? - Cast your vote here   Tip of the Episode Using Cortana's Remind Me, 2 things: If Cortana misunderstands your words, you can play the audio back later If you want to mark a reminder as "complete" from calendar, tap it, choose "…" and select "complete."   Topic: Facebook, and how it dominates the mobile experience. Facebook usage stats (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/22869910585174168/): 63% of FB users visit daily and 40% multiple times per day. 47% of Americans say Facebook is their #1 influencer of purchases. 1 million webpages are accessed using "Login with FB" feature 70% of marketers used FB to gain new customers Source: dotr

Microsoft has announced the availability date of Windows 10 for "sitdown" machines. Windows 10 Mobile Technical Preview is getting much better, and shows great promise. Office for Mobile impresses. Twitter and Google frustrates. David divulges some amazing results from a Windows Phone Enthusiast Quiz that he created. Vernon expounds his experience using Windows 10 on his daily driver, the Lumia 830, for the past week. Personal apps, music, and podcast picks are shared. Hilarious chat-room banter distracts. Unintended listener bashing occurs. Fun is had by all. If you enjoy this show and would like to hear more, be sure to subscribe. You can do so using your favorite podcast app, or by visiting msmobileshow.com/subscribe. Followed the show via Twitter at @MSMobileShow for the latest!   Feedback   Darrell Prichard emailed us, so go to MSMobileShow.com/Tips to get the links that he shared with us! Windows Phone Enthusiast Quiz results: dvdv.kim/1HN00IY Taken 158 times, 106 completes (67% completion rate) Ave

There just seems to be an awful lot of drama when it comes to things Microsoft is involved in here lately. So this episode is just that, all about that drama. Now before you fire off some hateful emails or tweets, please hear me out. First there was the issue with the UK broadcasting company essentially forcing Microsoft to re-brand SkyDrive into OneDrive, but that was not enough. Of course they want Microsoft to change Skype as well. Seriously? Next, many people are surprised that Microsoft is switching from Windows Phone to Windows Mobile. And to put the proverbial cherry on top, Snapchat Support on Twitter has Windows Mobile fans all excited that an official app MAY be on the way in the future. I would not hold your breath on that anytime soon, but I could be wrong.   Tip of the Episode  Whether you are a Windows Phone user, iOS user, or Android user - BACKUP your content. If your device breaks, or gets lost, etc. you'll need a cloud solution for your content. Windows Phone: OneDrive, iOS: iCloud, Android:

Vernon is joined by Kevin Harvell, the host of The Tech Informist, for a laid-back show. The two cover some listener feedback, detail a few podcast apps, dive deep into the Messaging app for Windows Phone, discuss a few news tidbits, give their personal app, music, and podcast picks, and share the Twitter tip of the episode!   Tip of the episode: Messaging on Windows Phone   News: Xbox One May Update AT&T Go Phone users will now get rollover data starting May 15th The LumiaUS Twitter account accidentally tweets Verizon Lumia 735 render MyTube & MetroTube apps get updated   Now on Windows Phone: Cyber Dust Threes! Monument Valley   App Coming to Windows Phone: Quiz Up beta invites have started to go out via email   Personal Picks:   Windows Phone apps: Kevin: Clique (for Meetup.com) Vernon: Files   Music: Vernon: Mumford and Sons   Podcasts: Kevin: Podcast Answer Man Vernon: Hardcore History with Dan Carlin   Twitter Tip: Be consistent. Something Vernon has been failing at lately.   Connect Wit

Vernon and David are joined by Windows Phone developer and fellow Microsoft enthusiast Robert Shurbet. The trio discuss the revelations from Build '15, along with a slew other news. They give their thoughts regarding this week's Twitter Tip, and they share their personal app, music, and podcast picks.   Feedback Just after Build we released a poll asking what part about the conference you were most excited about! What part of Build are you most excited about?   News Microsoft: Build 2015 Discussion: iOS and Android apps on Windows Edge, otherwise known as “Project Spartan” Continuum for phones HoloLens   Apple: Samsung's S6 Edge commercial seems to be copying Apple heavily Arrested women still able to send text message despite removing his mobile phone because of Apple Watch   Google: Google Plus posts first tweet after being silent on Twitter for 4 years Google Voice search supports third-party apps   App Coming to Windows Phone Project Blue Dog   Personal Picks Windows Phone app picks David: Pimp my Band V