All About Windows Phone Insight Discussion about the Windows Phone ecosystem. Cover the key stories: device launches, apps, games and services. http://allwindowsphone.com/media/ Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:13 +0100 AAS MediaFeed 0.2 News, reviews, information and apps for Windows Phone. All About Windows Phone Discussion about the Windows Phone ecosystem. Cover the key stories: device launches, apps, games and services. Rafe Blandford rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com no en AAWP Insight #24: Samsung Focus 2, Lumia exclusives http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14797_AAWP_Insight_22_Samsung_Focus_.php In episode 24 of the AAWP Insight Podcast, we open with news of the Samsung Focus 2 and details of more exclusive app partnerships for Nokia's Lumia devices, both of which were announced at CTIA. The podcast continues with Rafe talking about the beta of Nokia City Lens, Steve sharing his top Windows Phone tips and David previewing his forthcoming Office hub review. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday 3rd March.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Fri, 11 May 2012 11:27:15 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14797_AAWP_Insight_22_Samsung_Focus_.php All About Windows Phone In episode 24 of the AAWP Insight Podcast, we open with news of the Samsung Focus 2 and details of more exclusive app partnerships for Nokia's Lumia devices, both of which were announced at CTIA. The podcast continues with Rafe talking about the beta of Nokia City Lens, Steve sharing his top Windows Phone tips and David previewing his forthcoming Office hub review. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:33:53 AAWP Insight #23: Lumia 900 Global, Marketplace http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14744_AAWP_Insight_23_Lumia_900_Glob.php In episode 22 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of the availability of the ZTE Tania on Virgin Mobile in the UK, the upcoming WPBarCamp London (aimed at experienced Windows Phone developers) and the forthcoming availability of the global variant of the Lumia 900. Later on Steve offers a tip on upgrading the battery in the Lumia 710, the team talk about Wordament's move to Xbox Live and Microsoft's announcement of a range of policies aimed at reducing cruft in the Marketplace. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday 3rd March.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Fri, 04 May 2012 09:28:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14744_AAWP_Insight_23_Lumia_900_Glob.php All About Windows Phone In episode 22 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of the availability of the ZTE Tania on Virgin Mobile in the UK, the upcoming WPBarCamp London (aimed at experienced Windows Phone developers) and the forthcoming availability of the global variant of the Lumia 900. Later on Steve offers a tip on upgrading the battery in the Lumia 710, the team talk about Wordament's move to Xbox Live and Microsoft's announcement of a range of policies aimed at reducing cruft in the Marketplace. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:37:41 AAWP Insight #22: Marketplace changes, SkyDrive http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14695_AAWP_Insight_22_Marketplace_ch.php In episode 22 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of changes to the Windows Phone Marketplace (removal of app browsing and install from Zune desktop). We then discuss Steve's article on the top 20 phone camera innovations of all time, David's editorial on 20 missing Windows Phone features and Rafe's attendance at HTC's Frequencies event. In the latter half of the podcast we talk about recent news around SkyDrive and the arrival of cloud document storage and management for consumers. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 26th April.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:49:52 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14695_AAWP_Insight_22_Marketplace_ch.php All About Windows Phone In episode 22 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of changes to the Windows Phone Marketplace (removal of app browsing and install from Zune desktop). We then discuss Steve's article on the top 20 phone camera innovations of all time, David's editorial on 20 missing Windows Phone features and Rafe's attendance at HTC's Frequencies event. In the latter half of the podcast we talk about recent news around SkyDrive and the arrival of cloud document storage and management for consumers. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:51:10 AAWP Insight #21: Lumia 610 NFC http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14640_AAWP_Insight_21_Lumia_610_NFC.php In episode 21 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC and explain some of likely use cases for NFC on Windows Phone. We then discuss the Nokia Lumia 900's connectivity bug, Nokia's response and ask whether any damage has been done, before moving on to cover the recent Chevron WP7 announcement. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Monday 16th April.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14640_AAWP_Insight_21_Lumia_610_NFC.php All About Windows Phone In episode 21 of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we open with news of the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC and explain some of likely use cases for NFC on Windows Phone. We then discuss the Nokia Lumia 900's connectivity bug, Nokia's response and ask whether any damage has been done, before moving on to cover the recent Chevron WP7 announcement. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:40:48 AAWP Insight #20: Lumia 900 and TITAN II launch response http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14615_AAWP_Insight_20_Lumia_900_and_.php In episode twenty of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start by talking about the media and consumer response to the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC TITAN II on US operator AT&T. We then share our respective experiences with the Nokia Lumia 800's battery boosting firmware update; there's a quick mention of the mobile side of Microsoft's purchase of patents from AOL, before we finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday 10th April.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:12 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14615_AAWP_Insight_20_Lumia_900_and_.php All About Windows Phone In episode twenty of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start by talking about the media and consumer response to the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC TITAN II on US operator AT&T. We then share our respective experiences with the Nokia Lumia 800's battery boosting firmware update; there's a quick mention of the mobile side of Microsoft's purchase of patents from AOL, before we finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:47:07 AAWP Insight #19: April 8th, Lumia 800C launch, Lumia 800 firmware http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14531_AAWP_Insight_19_April_8th_Lumi.php In episode nineteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start by looking forward to the April 8th launch of both the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC TITAN II on US operator AT&T. We then cover the launch of Nokia's CDMA enabled Lumia 800C and Lumia 610 in China, the availability of a battery boosting firmware for the Lumia 800 and the release of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday 29th March.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:42:45 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14531_AAWP_Insight_19_April_8th_Lumi.php All About Windows Phone In episode nineteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start by looking forward to the April 8th launch of both the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC TITAN II on US operator AT&T. We then cover the launch of Nokia's CDMA enabled Lumia 800C and Lumia 610 in China, the availability of a battery boosting firmware for the Lumia 800 and the release of the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:39:13 AAWP Insight #18: China, Nokia Drive, SXSW http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14478_AAWP_Insight_18_China_Nokia_Dr.php In episode eighteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with the details of Microsoft's launch event for Windows Phone in China. The team then cover the latest updates to Nokia Drive (version 2.0) and Nokia Maps (version 1.3), plus the release of Nokia Transport and Creative Studio, before Ewan shares his Windows Phone related experiences from SXSW. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday 22nd March.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:03:57 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14478_AAWP_Insight_18_China_Nokia_Dr.php All About Windows Phone In episode eighteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with the details of Microsoft's launch event for Windows Phone in China. The team then cover the latest updates to Nokia Drive (version 2.0) and Nokia Maps (version 1.3), plus the release of Nokia Transport and Creative Studio, before Ewan shares his Windows Phone related experiences from SXSW. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each member of the team. 00:39:07 AAWP Insight #17: MWC 2012 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14380_AAWP_Insight_17_MWC_2012.php In episode fifteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we cover all the Windows Phone related news from Mobile World Congress 2012. We briefly cover the arrival of the Skype and Nokia Transport beta version, plus the announcement of Nokia Reading. We follow this up with a detailed discussion of Windows Phone's reduced hardware requirements and the newly announced Nokia 610 and ZTE Orbit.

This podcast was recorded on Monday 5th March.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14380_AAWP_Insight_17_MWC_2012.php All About Windows Phone In episode fifteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we cover all the Windows Phone related news from Mobile World Congress 2012. We briefly cover the arrival of the Skype and Nokia Transport beta version, plus the announcement of Nokia Reading. We follow this up with a detailed discussion of Windows Phone's reduced hardware requirements and the newly announced Nokia 610 and ZTE Orbit. 00:40:37 AAWP Insight #16: MWC 2012 Preview http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14311_AAWP_Insight_16_MWC_2012_Previ.php In a special joint All About Symbian and All About Windows Phone 'Insight' podcast, we look forward to Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012. We discuss what the show is all about, speculate on possible Symbian and Windows Phone-related announcements and debate what the key stories from Barcelona will be this year. You'll be able to follow our live MWC coverage on both sites and on Twitter (@aas and @AA_WP).

This podcast was recorded on Wednesday 22nd February 2012.

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  • What is MWC?
      
  • Symbian expectations (Nokia)
      
  • Windows Phone expectations (Microsoft, Nokia, HTC, ZTE, Samsung, Fujitsu)
      
  • Software updates
      
  • What will be the big stories from the show?
      
]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:48:29 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14311_AAWP_Insight_16_MWC_2012_Previ.php All About Windows Phone In a special joint All About Symbian and All About Windows Phone 'Insight' podcast, we look forward to Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012. We discuss what the show is all about, speculate on possible Symbian and Windows Phone-related announcements and debate what the key stories from Barcelona will be this year. You'll be able to follow our live MWC coverage on both sites and on Twitter (@aas and @AA_WP). 00:41:41 AAWP Insight #15: AAWP app http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14264_AAWP_Insight_15_AAWP_app.php In episode fifteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of the updated Facebook app, the availability of the Lumia 800 Entertainment bundle in the USA. Rafe shares some developer links of interest related to Mango APIs and porting from Windows Phone to Windows 8. Our main discussion topic is the new All About Windows Phone app. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Friday 17th February.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14264_AAWP_Insight_15_AAWP_app.php All About Windows Phone In episode fifteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of the updated Facebook app, the availability of the Lumia 800 Entertainment bundle in the USA. Rafe shares some developer links of interest related to Mango APIs and porting from Windows Phone to Windows 8. Our main discussion topic is the new All About Windows Phone app. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:32:29 AAWP Insight #14: App Discovery http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14223_AAWP_Insight_14_App_Discovery.php In episode fourteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of the shiny white Lumia 800 and Nokia's decision to move its European device assembly operations to Asia. News of the Domino's Pizza and Vimeo apps leads to a more general discussion on how to find apps and the challenges of discovery. If that's still not enough apps, we finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Friday 10th February.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:01:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14223_AAWP_Insight_14_App_Discovery.php All About Windows Phone In episode fourteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of the shiny white Lumia 800 and Nokia's decision to move its European device assembly operations to Asia. News of the Domino's Pizza and Vimeo apps leads to a more general discussion on how to find apps and the challenges of discovery. If that's still not enough apps, we finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:37:30 AAWP Insight #13: Google Sync, WordFeud http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14183_AAWP_Insight_13_Google_Sync_Wo.php In episode thirteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of Google's sync updates for Windows Phone devices. We also briefly touch on the release of WordFeud, the extension of Bing Vision's product recognition services to Europe and the release of the Amazon web services for Windows Phone SDK. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14183_AAWP_Insight_13_Google_Sync_Wo.php All About Windows Phone In episode thirteen of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with news of Google's sync updates for Windows Phone devices. We also briefly touch on the release of WordFeud, the extension of Bing Vision's product recognition services to Europe and the release of the Amazon web services for Windows Phone SDK. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:32:33 AAWP Insight #12: Q4 results, ZTE Tania http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14155_AAWP_Insight_12_Q4_results_ZTE.php In episode twelve of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with a discussion of quarterly results from Nokia, HTC and Samsung. We also briefly touch on Lumia 900 availability, the 60k app milestone and Nokia branding on Bing Maps. In our second discussion point we look at the ZTE Tania, which was recently launched in the UK. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Thursday 26th January.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:09:32 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14155_AAWP_Insight_12_Q4_results_ZTE.php All About Windows Phone In episode twelve of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with a discussion of quarterly results from Nokia, HTC and Samsung. We also briefly touch on Lumia 900 availability, the 60k app milestone and Nokia branding on Bing Maps. In our second discussion point we look at the ZTE Tania, which was recently launched in the UK. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:36:36 AAWP Insight #11: patents, post-CES http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14082_AAWP_Insight_11_patents_post-C.php In episode eleven of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with a discussion about patents, prompted by the news that Sisvel has acquired 450 patents from Nokia. Our second topic is about the media reception to Windows Phone at CES, which leads to our third topic where each member of the team shares an area where they think improvements can be made. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Friday 13th January.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:51:57 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14082_AAWP_Insight_11_patents_post-C.php All About Windows Phone In episode eleven of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we start with a discussion about patents, prompted by the news that Sisvel has acquired 450 patents from Nokia. Our second topic is about the media reception to Windows Phone at CES, which leads to our third topic where each member of the team shares an area where they think improvements can be made. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:43:12 AAWP Insight #10: TITAN II and Lumia 900 at CES http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14031_AAWP_Insight_10_TITAN_II_and_L.php In episode ten of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we bring you all the Windows Phone related news from CES. There's discussion of the Microsoft keynote, upcoming Xbox Live titles and the first Windows Phone LTE devices, the HTC TITAN 2 and the Nokia Lumia 900, both of which will be available through US operator AT&T. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team.

This podcast was recorded on Friday 13th January.

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]]> rafe@allaboutwindowsphone.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:53:26 +0100 http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/media/item/14031_AAWP_Insight_10_TITAN_II_and_L.php All About Windows Phone In episode ten of the All About Windows Phone Insight Podcast, we bring you all the Windows Phone related news from CES. There's discussion of the Microsoft keynote, upcoming Xbox Live titles and the first Windows Phone LTE devices, the HTC TITAN 2 and the Nokia Lumia 900, both of which will be available through US operator AT&T. We finish, as usual, with an app pick from each of the team. 00:37:29