We are wrapping up the talks on the Microsoft / Nokia deal and getting right to the good stuff. New hardware! We're talking Surface 2, Nokia Bandit, Surface Pro, Haswell, and Bay Trail. This is a big episode for hardware. We also talk about the Lumia 520 and how great it is for the price. Get it for $85! Link in the show notes. John Wiskowski and Jim Collison join in as well.
Twitter: Darren Cohen, David McCabe, John Wiskowski, Jim Collison
Darren’s site, darrencohen.me
Welcome John Wiskowski. Find all of his great writing here.
Jim Collison podcasts from Omaha, NE. Give him a listen.
Meetup 2013 is September 21st!
I have new "I am 3%" shirts in blue. Check the YouTube for more info. Stay tuned for photos. Order here.
Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services, Microsoft News Center, September 3, 2013
Accelerating growth, Presentation, Microsoft's strategic rationale for deal announced with Nokia, Microsoft News Center, September 3, 2013
The Next Chapter: An open letter from Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop, The Official Microsoft Blog, September 2, 2013
Steve Ballmer, Stephen Elop, Brad Smith, Terry Myerson and Amy Hood: Microsoft Nokia Transaction Conference Call, Microsoft News Center, September 3, 2013
Lumia tablets? Surface phablets? Microsoft's tricky new post-Nokia positioning challenges, ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley, September 3, 2013
With Nokia, Microsoft wants to triple Windows Phone marketshare by 2018, The Verge, Jeff Blagdon, September 3, 2013
Worries That Microsoft Is Growing Too Tricky to Manage, New York Times, September 8, 2013, Nick Wingfield
Intel Bay Trail Impresses "You won't have Atom to kick around anymore." Forbes, Dave Altavilla, September 11th, 2013
Microsoft Raced to $7.2 Billion Deal With Soul-Searching Nokia, Bloomberg, Matthew Campbell & Aaron Kirchfeld, September 3, 2013
Nokia Windows Phone dominates PCMag’s 2013 Business Choice Awards for end-users, Windows Phone Central, Daniel Rubino, September 10, 2013
Microsoft's Surface 2: New reports on Surface RT's successor, ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley, September 9, 2013
Microsoft holding Surface 2 event on September 23rd in New York City, The Verge, Tom Warren, September 9, 2013
Surface 2 Details Emerge, Surface RT no more, but still Windows RT on the inside where it counts, Win Super Site, Paul Thurrott, September 9, 2013
Tweet It! takes on Rowi – A Windows Phone 8 App Review, Surface Geeks, John Wiskowski, September 10, 2013
Skype 2.10 for Windows Phone 8: now with Video Messaging, Skype Blogs, Lara Kingwell, September 4, 2013
Microsoft reveals 20 upcoming Excel Web App features, including Android tablet support and chart editing, The Next Web, Emil Protalinski, September 11, 2013
Dave's app of the week is targeting to replace the surface or,other windows tablets. Parallels Access
Microsoft Claims Windows 8.1 RTM Downloaded Two Million Times In 24 Hours, Ubergizmo, Adnan Farooqui, September 11, 2013
$100 Android tablets coming soon
Kantar: Android Took 65% Of Sales Across Major Markets In Last Quarter; Windows Phone Grew By Tapping Dumbphone Users, TechCrunch, Ingrid Lunden, September 3, 2013
Meetup Info – Surface Geeks & Home Server Show
September 21st, 2013
Indianapolis, Indiana
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