We're back with another exciting episode of the Window Central Podcast. This week, editors Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden talk about the future of Surface and why LTE will play a vital role in it, brand new Xbox Avatars that are now in testing with Insiders, our thoughts on Microsoft's Windows 10 update cadence and whether or not cutting back to one would be a good idea, MSN News being rebranded, and a whole lot more.
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Show Notes
- 2:58 All Surfaces should have LTE
- 10:55 HP Envy x2 with Intel
- 19:29 New Xbox Avatars
- 32:57 Are two Windows 10 updates a year doing more to hurt users than help them?
- 58:20 Microsoft rebrands MSN News to Microsoft News
- 1:08:20 Amazon Alexa for Windows 10
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