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Building Windows for the ARM Processor

Microsoft principal program manager Scott Seiber discusses Windows on ARM (WOA) in February 2012.

5m
Sep 29
Windows Phone "Apollo" overview

Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone "Apollo" at its Windows Phone Summit in June 2012, a major new release of the mobile platform that would go on to be called Windows Phone 8. In this video, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore ("Joe B") introduces Apollo to the public for the first time, describing many of its expected new features.

12m
Sep 29
Xbox in the Living Room

In August 2011, Micrsoft's Marc Whitten and others described how the Xbox 360 would reinvent the digital media experience in the living room.

2m
Sep 29
SkyDrive Improvements for 2011

Omar Shahine introduced some improvements that Microsoft made to its SkyDrive cloud storage service (now called OneDrive) in June 2011. These included performance improvements, H.264 video support, the ability to pin SkyDrive to your Windows 7 Taskbar, SkyDrive Groups, Quick views, a new information pane, many improvements to the photos experience, and more.

2m
Sep 29
Windows 8 Presentation at Computex 2011

Microsoft's Tami Reller and Mike Angiulo appeared at Computex on June 5, 2011 to discuss Windows 8 ahead of its launch the following year.

32m
Sep 29
Microsoft PDC 1996: Building Internet Applications Keynote

NeXT founder and CEO Steve Jobs discussed building Internet applications with WebObjects at Microsoft's 1996 Professional Developers Conference (PDC).

32m
Sep 29
Microsoft PDC 1996: BackOffice

Microsoft's Todd Warren, Mark Tebbe, and David Harris discuss BackOffice at the company's 1996 Professional Developers Conference (PDC

50m
Sep 29
Microsoft PDC 1996 Keynote with Bill Gates

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates provided a keynote address at the company's 1996 Professional Developers Conference (PDC), which was also called the Internet PDC.

2h 39m
Sep 29
New Xbox Experience for Xbox 360

In 2008, Microsoft took on the more casual gaming audience attracted to the surprisingly popular Nintendo Wii in part by simplifying the Xbox 360's user interface. So it replaced the original "blades"-based UI with the New Xbox Experience (NXE), which placed more emphasis on emerging non-gaming experiences like Netflix and other video services, social networking, Mii-like avatars, and more. This is a quick walkthrough video I created at the time.

4m
Sep 29
Windows Phone 7 Launch Event

Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 in New York City on October 11, 2010.

1h 0m
Sep 29
First Ring Daily 1522: Google's Pi

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Bing gets bargained, a Pi gets released, and Google has an event next week but new hardware this week.

11m
Sep 29
First Ring Daily 1521: Sony's Out

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Sony has a big change, the FTC has a change, and COD will be missed. Check out Purple Knight! - https://www.purple-knight.com/

10m
Sep 28
First Ring Daily 1520: Trouble for Amazon

On this episode of First Ring Daily, we dive deep into the rough waters ahead for Amazon. Make sure to check out Purple Knight! - https://www.purple-knight.com/

18m
Sep 27
First Ring Daily 1519: Islands of Change

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul gets a new iPhone, Brad struggles with Matter, and a Pixel or two. Check out Purple Knight! - https://www.purple-knight.com/

13m
Sep 26
First Ring Daily 1518: Give Me Fuel, Give Me Fire

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad changes the music, it should be a quiet Monday, and Paul moves soon. Check Out Purple Knight! - https://www.purple-knight.com/

14m
Sep 25
First Ring Daily 1517: The Biggest Week in Microsoft's History

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Panos is out, Xbox leaks all their plans, and the CMA will approve the Xbox deal...and that's not all.

35m
Sep 22
First Ring Daily 1516: A Surface Event Tour

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul is in New York, Paul provides a tour of the venue, and Paul has spotty connectivity.

7m
Sep 21
First Ring Daily 1515: OCR the AI

On this episode of First Ring Daily, OCR has arrived, iPhones are not ordering well, and a hidden keyboard shortcut.

7m
Sep 15
First Ring Daily 1514: EU is Not Happy

On this episode of First Ring Daily, the EU isnt happy with Teams, Xbox has a new Core, and time to get cut.

9m
Sep 14
First Ring Daily 1513: Apple Event Hangover

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has an event and a lot of filler material but not a lot of leather.

13m
Sep 13
First Ring Daily 1512: USB-Sea

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has an event, looking at a Microsoft port, and a few colors too.

8m
Sep 12
First Ring Daily 1511: Google's Bad Argument

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google has a bad argument, Apple may need a ballot box, and let's not talk about the Bengals.

17m
Sep 11
First Ring Daily 1510: pAInt

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paint gets a new feature, we talk about grass, and a few older features of Windows.

11m
Sep 08
First Ring Daily 1509: Thursday Playbacks

On this episode of First Ring Daily, we dive into Starfield, some of the Xbox promises, and a bit of multiplayer.

15m
Sep 07
First Ring Daily 1508: T-Day

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google has a day in court soon, the EU lists out gatekeepers, and a few other things.

12m
Sep 06
First Ring Daily 1507: Act Small

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft tries to act small, Apple is also small, and the Xbox Series S is small.

10m
Sep 05
First Ring Daily 1506: Jazz Hands

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft got caught, Xbox does a good thing, and AI Fabric is a new term.

10m
Sep 01
First Ring Daily 1505: Teams and Mac Split

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Teams is split in Europe, Visual Studio leaves the Mac, and Starfield is today.

6m
Aug 31
First Ring Daily 1504: Apple's Ahead

On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple has an event soon, Microsoft could do something not-fun, and Google says goodbye to the pass.

12m
Aug 30
First Ring Daily 1503: Ahead of AI

On this episode of First Ring Daily, more than just Surface next month, a look back at an app that didn't ship, and hopefully you don't want a stream.

14m
Aug 29