In this podcast I (as someone who did NOT pre-order an Apple Watch) get the low-down on what the pre-order process was like from my co-host Jon Westfall.
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MobileViews Podcast 113: Ultraportable PCs, Windows apps branding, cloud storage & more
Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) are joined by special guests Jack Cook & Sven Johannsen for this podcast.
News items
- Microsoft office free for devices with displays 10.1 inches or less (Ref: Recode). Note: Mobile app versions (like iPad Office components). Not Office 365/2013/2016.
- “Metro apps†now called “Windows appâ€. So, what are non-Metro apps that run in Microsoft Windows? Answer: “Windows desktop application.†More confusing Windows branding.
- If you don’t need Office 365 and its unlimited OneDrive storage, Amazon has an alternative. Ref: VentureBeat.
- Amazon Prime members get unlimited photo storage as part of the subscription package
- Google Music free storage went up from 25K to 50K songs Up to 300MB per song.
- Jon’s App Pick of the Week: Workflow App (iOS; $4.99. Mostly for the ability to make a homescreen icon.
Ultraportables
Sven
Surface Pro 3
Lumia 2520 (RT)OneDrive – music locker
Jack
Surface Pro 3
Surface RT (original)
Dell Venue 8 Pro
Samsung SlateJon
MacBook air -> MacBook Pro
iPadTodd
Dell Venue 8 Pro
iPhone 6+ -
Apple Watch ready iPhone app updates appearing
I’m not planning to buy an Apple Watch this year. But, if I do, it looks like a number of the apps I use are ready for it.
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Amazon Prime Music adds ad-free streams To iOS app
Todays’s Amazon Music with Prime Music iOS app adds ad-free steaming stations with unlimited skips for Amazon Prime customers.
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MobileViews Podcast 112
Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) run through a hodgepodge of tech topics in this podcast.
- Will Microsoft’s changes to the Windows 10 recovery partition make it hard to recover from Windows 10 disk disasters? Ref: Microsoft, ZDNet
- Google Domains: Todd’s experiences moving domains to Google
- Android 5.1 update hit my 1st gen Nexus 7. No sign of it for my [Todd] Nexus 4
- Medium for iOS app released
- U.S. Federal government website dashboard launched analytics.usa.gov. Ref: Fedscoop
- Best To-Do List System?
Jon uses ToodleDo, mostly for hotlist feature to hide tasks without a start date/time. Have tried Todoist & Wunderlist, however both seem high on looks, low on features. What do you use to track to-dos? Seems like there are dozens of options from rolling your own to using a service, and a bunch of half-solutions like Apple Reminders and Google Tasks. - Google Calendar for iOS
- Camera+ 6.2 for iOS update. New UI for iPhone 6 & 6+
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Apple Watch app appeared on my iPhone even though I don’t have an Apple Watch

I was surprised to see the Apple Watch app on my iPhone 5 (which i use like an iPod touch these days). My understanding is that the app is only supposed to appear if the iPhone is paired with a watch. And yet, here it is.