Microsoft Episodes

Microsoft news and Windows rumors, daily. Including the latest developments about Xbox, Surface, Office, and Azure.
Jan. 29, 2020

Wed. 01/29 - Apple Has More Active Devices Than Microsoft

Apple earnings, Google is testing another chat app, we know Uncle Sam is wary of Huawei but did you know he doesn’t trust DJI either, Lime is testing AI scooters and the new app that will let you skip the ads without screwing...
Jan. 14, 2020

Tue. 01/14 - The End of the Windows 7 Era

Apple once again refuses to unlock an iPhone for the Feds, Visa buys Plaid, a macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’, super crucial Windows update you should download right away and why today is also the end of the Windows 7 E...
Dec. 13, 2019

Fri. 12/13 - The Next-Gen Xbox

Details about the next-gen Xbox, Apple makes an interesting acquisition around photography, Lyft will rent you a car, why I find Roku so interesting, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Today In Digit...
Oct. 2, 2019

Wed. 10/02 - Microsoft Is Back In The Smartphone Business

All the news from Microsoft’s Surface event… they’re making smartphones again! Anti-trust scrutiny gets results again as Apple says Siri will soon play nice with others, the Galaxy Fold reviews are in and might the other memb...
June 10, 2019

Mon. 06/10 - The New Xbox Looks Like a Beast

The next generation Xbox sounds like a beast, Salesforce buys Tableau, Apple might buy a self-driving car startup, we finally get some details on Quibi and does Broadway want to jump on the streaming video bandwagon? Sponsors...
May 6, 2019

Mon. 05/06 - Headlines From Microsoft's Build Conference

All the announcements from Microsoft’s Build 2019, Mozilla fixes the Firefox snafu, we think, a grab-bag of Apple rumors and why Netflix’s competitive resiliency might be here to stay. Sponsors: Legacybox.com/ride Metalab.co...
April 15, 2019

Mon. 04/15 - Don't Ignore Those Office Updates!

You really need to run those Office updates, rumors of chaos at HQ Trivia, further details on Apple Arcade and Apple News+, and hands on with the Galaxy Fold. Sponsors: Logianalytics.com/ride Mealime.com Links: Hackers Co...
March 27, 2019

Wed. 03/27 - Microsoft Puts the Kibosh on April Fools' Jokes

The pioneers of modern AI win the Turing Award, Apple still hasn’t fixed its keyboard problem, India shot down a satellite in space and Microsoft puts the kibosh on April Fools’ jokes. The words to search for in Google podca...
Dec. 7, 2018

Fri. 12/07 - Microsoft Calls for Regulation of AI

Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition AI, the Crypto market crash is starting to claim casualties, Reddit is quietly doing very well, thank you very much, and the Weekend Longreads suggestions.Sponsors:Metalab....
Dec. 4, 2018

Tue. 12/04 - Microsoft To Replace Edge with a Chromium Browser

Another day, another data breach, this time Quora, Microsoft might be replacing the Edge web browser, and maybe even replacing Windows, a review of some low-end smartphones and why 4k streaming and data caps are on a collisio...
Sept. 24, 2018

Mon. 09/24 - Office 2019 Is Here

Office 2019 is here, SiriusXM acquires Pandora, the Chrome browser login controversy, more missed revenue numbers in digital media and Eric Schmidt says there could someday be the regular internet and a separate, Chinese inte...
Aug. 15, 2018

Wed. 8/15 - Alexa and Cortana, BFFs

Today, Twitter takes action on Alex Jones, a new Intel chip vulnerability, Alexa and Cortana play nice together, consolidation in podcasting and a “rest and vest” for the ages. Stories from: @AnneMarieSteele, @dseetharaman Tw...
March 29, 2018

Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018 - The Big Microsoft Re-Org

A big re-org at Microsoft, Facebook cuts out third party ad data, iOS 11.3 is out, Trump tweets his “concerns” about Amazon, Atlanta is digitally held hostage and Ripple donates to charity. Tweets from: @tomwarren, @caro_mila...