Chris and Taylor talk about a Siri-like feature from Microsoft called Cortana, a leadership shakeup at Microsoft, iOS CarPlay, Bitcoin and Mt. Gox and much more!
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Top News
- This is Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri via theVerge
- Satya Nadella announces changes to senior leadership team via Microsoft
- “iOS in the Car” becomes CarPlay, coming to select dashboards this year via ArsTechnica
Afterburner
- Microsoft to start nagging Windows XP users about April 8 end-of-support date via ZDNet
- Microsoft announces standalone OneDrive for Business plan available on April 1 for $5 per user per month via theNextWeb
- Nokia X hacked to run Google’s Android apps and services via theVerge
- Samsung Announces New 11.6″ and 13.3″ ARM-Powered Chromebooks With Faux-Leather Finish, Starting At $319.99 via TechCrunch
- Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks via ComputerWorld
- Nintendo ending DS and Wii online multiplayer in May via theVerge
- SanDisk’s 128GB microSD: The biggest, smallest storage on the market via ZDNet
thEndUsr Stories
- The Inside Story of Mt. Gox, Bitcoin’s $460 Million Disaster via Wired
- Mpow bluetooth mono-stereo headset via Amazon
- At Apple shareholder’s meeting, Tim Cook tells off climate change deniers via ArsTechncia
Tip of the Week: Google Adds Full Restaurant Menus To Its Search Results Pages via TechCrunch
App Pick: Tor develops its own anonymous IM tool to hide chat from spying eyes via Ars Technica
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