Windows Phone Central 154

...and after a nice holiday break, the Windows Phone Central Podcast is back!. Join Daniel and Jay as we talk about Portico, CES 2013, what's coming up for Mobile World Congress, some new apps and games. Plus, as always, we take your questions!
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Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 154 for 16th January 2013
The big stories
- Has Dan recovered from CES? (opens in new tab)
- T-Mobile Lumia 810 now getting Portico Windows Phone update (opens in new tab)
- Nokia launches the colourful, inexpensive Lumia 620 in Thailand (opens in new tab)
- Huawei Ascend W2 may just suprise you
- Lumia 920s now shipping with Portico... Where's the official update? (opens in new tab)
- No Ativ tab for the US
The apps
- Doom and Destiny currently free (opens in new tab)
- Robotek is just as awesome on WP8 (opens in new tab)
- Official Speedtest app (opens in new tab)
- Photosynth for Window Phone 8 just weeks away
- WPCentral app updates (opens in new tab)
- Whatsapp improvements on the way... eventually
- 627am now a WP8 targeted app
The rest
- Xbox Music updated on Windows 8, still a long way to go
- Discretion in a phone
- LG to return to the Windows Phone 8 fold in 2013? Korea Times says yes (opens in new tab)
- Microsoft wants your Windows Phone app featured on TV (opens in new tab)
- Lumia 920 sells out on day 1 in Netherlands (opens in new tab)
- Surface is cool, if you believe your local teenager (opens in new tab)
- Microsoft to push Windows Embedded 8 Handheld into the realm of retail and beyond (opens in new tab)
Community
- Comments from last time (opens in new tab)
- Live questions and comments
Credits
You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral (opens in new tab), @daniel_rubino (opens in new tab), @coppertop004 (opens in new tab), @R (opens in new tab)
ichEdmonds (opens in new tab), @JayTBennett (opens in new tab), @segacon, @WithinRafael (opens in new tab), @Big_D5 (opens in new tab), @groovepoint (opens in new tab), @samsabri (opens in new tab)
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Thanks to the WPCentral Store (opens in new tab) for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org (opens in new tab) for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!
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- GONE by djsociopath (opens in new tab)
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007 when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and for some reason, watches. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.
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The still image of the podcast it makes Daniel look very umimpressed with everything. Starting to listen now that I'm on my lunch break.
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Hey Guys,
I spoke to Nokia yesterday on Live Chat and they told me to expect it early February as they will begin the global rollout,
Also I think Daniel nailed it when it comes to how a Phone should look and feel, LG is not exciting enough and Samsung need to do more like the Omnia 7 which was aluminium shell it actually felt really nice, the Lumia series 800 - 920 are excellent the polycarbonate unibody does give the phone a solid and expensive feel, also they just look dramatic and awesome which makes them exciting and interesting.
LG are just generic, they should just call themselves Le Generic for making generic phones that dont differentiate well. -
Is there anyway to get the video feeds for the podcasts within the app? I know you can get the audio, but I think I have to go back searching through articles to find the right one to get the attached video.
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If it weren't for the exuberant amount of misanthropy (or just general disdain for anything breathing), I was going to ask "Who are you and what have you done to Dan?", although you do look a little like some straight-edge hardcore enthusiasts I know...
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Hey guys great show just quick question I was wondering if you guys heard anything about the enthusiast program announced back in June 2012 for windows phone 8 where we can sign up for early updates and not wait for carriers with the upcoming Apollo plus update I would love to see this. Thanks guys keep up the great work.
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