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Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 154 for 16th January 2013
The big stories
- Has Dan recovered from CES?
- T-Mobile Lumia 810 now getting Portico Windows Phone update
- Nokia launches the colourful, inexpensive Lumia 620 in Thailand
- Huawei Ascend W2 may just suprise you
- Lumia 920s now shipping with Portico... Where's the official update?
- No Ativ tab for the US
The apps
- Doom and Destiny currently free
- Robotek is just as awesome on WP8
- Official Speedtest app
- Photosynth for Window Phone 8 just weeks away
- WPCentral app updates
- 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
- Microsoft wants your Windows Phone app featured on TV
- Lumia 920 sells out on day 1 in Netherlands
- Surface is cool, if you believe your local teenager
- Microsoft to push Windows Embedded 8 Handheld into the realm of retail and beyond
Community
- Comments from last time
- Live questions and comments
Credits
You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @R
ichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @WithinRafael, @Big_D5, @groovepoint, @samsabri
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