WPCentral 137: Wilcox, Tango x2 and crapps

By Daniel Rubino
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We're back this week with a special guest, Microsoft's Jeff Wilcox. Listen in or watch the HD video after the break!

Guest Interview

  • Position at Microsoft - Day in the life & biggest accomplishment
  • Which Windows Phone(s) are you using?
  • Projects and Developer support, including the Silverlight Toolkit (opens in new tab)
  • 4th and Mayor (opens in new tab)
  • Moving to greener pastures (opens in new tab)
  • Questions for Jeff from the chat room
  • Rafael's game RAWR! (image below)

Talking points

Software news

  • Our app picks this week
  • Facebook v2.3
  • Carbon finally hits the marketplace
  • Reinstaller (opens in new tab)
  • So... can Chickens fly? - not according to the game now Live in the marketplace
  • Your Deal of the Weak is Gravity Guy
  • Sonic's Jewels pulled

Hardware news

  • Pre orders for the White Lumia 800 (opens in new tab)
  • Are we getting Red and Green? (opens in new tab) Lumias as well?
  • Nokia Luna bluetooth headset

Community

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral (opens in new tab); @malatesta77 (opens in new tab); @coppertop004 (opens in new tab); @RichEdmonds (opens in new tab); @JayTBennett (opens in new tab); @segacon; @WithinRafael (opens in new tab); @RogueCode (opens in new tab); or find out more about Jeff @JeffWilcox (opens in new tab)

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com (opens in new tab) for more great shows covering everything mobile, Or head over to the WPCentral Forums (opens in new tab) if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

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!

Daniel Rubino
Daniel Rubino
Editor-in-chief

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.

9 Comments
  • No connection here but Microsoft stock crosses $ 31 mark!
  • Amen brother
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  • Good for MS
  • WPCENTRAL IS THE BEST
  • Jay, get a windsock for your microphone.
  • Very interesting subject, appreciate it for putting up Dora Games.
  • It's good to hear about progress on Sonic's Jewels, or rather Blue Tomato.  But does anyone know if Blue Tomato hits the marketplace, will it update/overwrite Sonic's Jewels, or will it be a new app to download?
     
    Edit: Nevermind, got the update already.
  • I know this gets asked a lot but what is happening with old Xbox live games. Are they getting fast app switching added? I know I saw a demo with angry birds doing this yet still I have to reload every time I want to read a text etc. And it isn't quick in starting up so its a bit of a pain.