Windows Central Podcast

Your weekly source for the best stories and insights from the world of Windows, Windows Mobile, Surface, HoloLens, and Xbox. Hosted by Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden.

What to expect from Surface in 2025 12/09/2024

What to expect from Surface in 2025 Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden are back for the last Windows Central Podcast of the year. This episode, we talk about the death of Surface Studio 2+, what's next for Surface in the year 2025, Windows Recall and Click To Do impressions, and Intel's CEO stepping down. The podcast will return to a weekly schedule in January 2025. Episodes will release every Friday starting January 17! /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/34348610

There's a new Copilot in town 10/03/2024

There's a new Copilot in town On this episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss the new Microsoft Copilot that's designed to be more human, what might be next for operating systems with AI, 24H2 availability, new Copilot+ PC features for Windows 11, the death of HoloLens and why Windows Phone mattered. /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/33310967

Microsoft is building a consumer VR headset? 08/09/2024

Microsoft is building a consumer VR headset? On this week's Windows Central Podcast, Zac is joined by Windows Central tech editor Ben Wilson to discuss the week's biggest news. We talk Intel's 13th/14th Gen issues, Intel's layoffs, and Intel being sued. We also discuss AMDs new Ryzen chips and how they compare to Intel/Qualcomm, plus the rumor that Microsoft is working on a new VR headset! /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/32511052

Windows BSOD Carnage and Version 24H2 Approaches 07/26/2024

Windows BSOD Carnage and Version 24H2 Approaches Zac and Dan are back to chat about the latest news in the Microsoft and Windows world. This week's episode tackles the recent Windows BSOD carnage thanks to CrowdStrike, our thoughts on Windows 11 version 24H2 so far, new features coming soon, and our continued experiences with Copilot+ PCs such as the Surface Pro 11! /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/32304892

New Surface PCs are here, with Snapdragon X and Copilot+ first impressions 06/21/2024

New Surface PCs are here, with Snapdragon X and Copilot+ first impressions /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/31839527

Microsoft's big May 20 event, Surface, and Copilot+ PCs! 06/04/2024

Microsoft's big May 20 event, Surface, and Copilot+ PCs! As we try to get back on schedule, Daniel and Zac recap Microsoft's big May 20 event, including the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, Windows on Arm, and Copilot+ PCs! /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/31594502

The First Snapdragon X Elite PC LEAKED 04/19/2024

The First Snapdragon X Elite PC LEAKED On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the leaked renders of the first PC with a Snapdragon X Elite CPU, the latest on Windows 11 & how version 24H2 is almost ready for manufacturers, Microsoft's new 'AI Explorer' feature for Windows 11 potentially being exclusive to Arm, veteran designer Ralf Groene retiring from the Surface department & what this means for Microsoft going forward, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/30900148

Windows and Surface join forces (again) 03/29/2024

Windows and Surface join forces (again) On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Pavan Davuluri taking charge of both Windows and Surface engineering, the new Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6, how important the newly announced Google Chrome for ARM could be, the difference between an AI PC and just a PC with AI according to Intel & Microsoft, the leak of an all-white digital Xbox Series X, Phil Spencer's comments on handheld gaming devices, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/30593213

New Surface PCs For Business Are Official! 03/21/2024

New Surface PCs For Business Are Official! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Zac discusses Microsoft's new Surface PCs with Intel for business, what to expect, why the company is planning two waves of hardware launches this spring, Microsoft's special Windows & Surface event on May 20th featuring announcements around new Arm Surface PCs and next-gen AI features coming to Windows 11, another internal reorg forming a new "Microsoft AI" organisation better positioning the company for an AI future, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/30479928

Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6, Plus Moment 5 is here! 03/04/2024

Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6, Plus Moment 5 is here! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss their thoughts on the new Outlook for Windows, what to expect from the Windows 11 'Moment 5' feature update later this month, Microsoft bringing Wi-Fi 7 support to Windows 11, Microsoft's NEW Windows 11 feature drop (including more AI features for Copilot), Windows 11 getting it's own version of Apple's popular "Continuity Camera" feature, Microsoft almost selling Bing to Apple, Intel making home-grown chips for Microsoft, review the Dell XPS 14, go through all the fallout from Mobile World Congress 2024, and more! We also discuss the upcoming Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, which we expect will be unveiled later this month! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/30217798

Windows 11 version 24H2 CONFIRMED 02/19/2024

Windows 11 version 24H2 CONFIRMED On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the Windows 11 2024 Update brining new AI features & quality of life improvements, Windows using AI to improve your video games, the new features on the Windows 11 'Moment 5' feature update, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirming some Xbox games are heading to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, confirmation that new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season, Game Pass reaching 34 million subscribers, OpenAI's video generation breakthrough, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/30007573

Why We're NOT Getting Windows 12 In 2024 02/02/2024

Why We're NOT Getting Windows 12 In 2024 On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss why we're not getting Windows 12 this year at least, Microsoft being the world's most valuable company for the next five years, Google finally bringing native Arm64 support to Chrome on Windows, the latest Windows Insider updates, initial Apple Vision Pro reviews, how Apple's malicious compliance with new EU rules is ruffling feathers, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/29769098

New Surface hardware in April AND June!? 01/26/2024

New Surface hardware in April AND June!? On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the rumoured next round of Surface PC hardware announcements, the new Samsung Galaxy S24 & how it compares to the Google Pixel 8, Apple allowing developers to submit apps to the App Store that can stream games, Microsoft teasing major updates to Sticky Notes, Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs from their gaming division, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/29660513

All The Fallout From Copilot Pro and CES 2024 01/18/2024

All The Fallout From Copilot Pro and CES 2024 On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss all the fallout from CES 2024 & the major product announcements, including Microsoft's dedicated AI Copilot button, Copilot Pro, Intel's new Core Series 1 laptop chips, the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid, ASUS's ZenBook Duo, Dell XPS 14 and XPS 16, Dell's Alienware 32 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor, the HP OMEN Transcend 14, the leaked MSI Claw, XREAL's HoloLens-like Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, Google's crackdown on ad blockers, and more! Links: Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/29545878

Intel Ultra, and what to expect from Surface in 2024 12/18/2023

Intel Ultra, and what to expect from Surface in 2024 On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs redefining standards for AI-powered laptops in 2024, recap some of the major events of 2023 including Microsoft layoffs, the arrival of Bing Chat, OpenAI drama, Microsoft vs. the FTC, Panos Panay leaving Microsoft for Amazon, and discuss their expectations for PC & Windows in 2024... Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/29130288

Microsoft Readying A 'Groundbreaking' AI-Focused Windows Release - EXCLUSIVE 12/11/2023

Microsoft Readying A 'Groundbreaking' AI-Focused Windows Release - EXCLUSIVE On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft planning a next-gen Windows AI release in 2024, plus details on recent changes to the Windows roadmap, the latest on Windows 12, Microsoft announcing paid subscription for Windows 10 users, an 'undock-able' Copilot interface in the latest Windows 11 preview build, Xbox's new large Series X Compact Fridge, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/29022023

The OpenAI Fiasco 12/02/2023

The OpenAI Fiasco On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the saga of Sam Altman leaving OpenAI, being reinstated as CEO, Microsoft now holding a non-voting seat on the board, OpenAI being on the verge of hitting Sam Altman's AGI superintelligence benchmark, Windows 11 Build 23595 giving Copilot on Windows a new home, Windows 11 getting an enhanced 'energy saver' mode, Zac's thoughts on the Surface Go 4, Microsoft's Windows XP 'Bliss' Ugly Sweater, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28899978

BIG Changes Coming To Windows 11 Thanks To The DMA 11/22/2023

BIG Changes Coming To Windows 11 Thanks To The DMA On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft Copilot officially coming to Windows 10 soon, the changes coming to Windows 11 as a result of Microsoft complying with the Digital Markets Act, Apple using RCS messaging, all the fallout from Microsoft Ignite including Microsoft launching the "Windows app" & Teams using AI to clean up your messy room, OnePlus announcing that an integration with Microsoft Phone Link, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28766128

Microsoft Copilot Coming To Windows 10 11/14/2023

Microsoft Copilot Coming To Windows 10 On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft's plans to bring its AI Copilot to 1 billion Windows 10 users, the latest Windows 11 insider builds, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite going toe-to-toe with Apple’s new M3 Pro processor, Steam Deck OLED getting announced & Steam Deck 2 being confirmed, the latest on the Microsoft OneDrive drama, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28627078

Snapdragon X Elite vs. Apple M3 11/06/2023

Snapdragon X Elite vs. Apple M3 On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Snapdragon X Elite vs. Apple M3, Windows 11 version 23H2 going live, Microsoft removing the 'Movies & TV' app from Windows 11, Surface support being extended to six years, NVIDIA & AMD offering ARM CPUs for Windows PCs, and more Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28526567

We Chat With Qualcomm About The New Snapdragon X Elite & Windows On ARM! 10/30/2023

We Chat With Qualcomm About The New Snapdragon X Elite & Windows On ARM! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Zac discusses Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit & the unveiling of the Snapdragon X Elite processor, what's next for Windows, the future of Windows on ARM, Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer leaving after 32 years & the subsequent reorg, and Dan interviews Kedar Kondap, SVP and GM of Compute and Gaming at Qualcomm about the new Snapdragon X Elite and Windows on ARM! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28464464

EXCLUSIVE: Windows 11 Active On Almost Half A Billion Devices! 10/23/2023

EXCLUSIVE: Windows 11 Active On Almost Half A Billion Devices! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss their exclusive report that Windows 11 is active on almost half a billion devices, the latest Windows 11 insider builds, the launch of 14th Gen Intel CPUs, Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal for Xbox being done, the new OnePlus Open, preview Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28393973

Intel Teasing Windows 12 Next Year? 10/16/2023

Intel Teasing Windows 12 Next Year? On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Intel's CFO teasing a significant "Windows refresh" coming next year, Qualcomm announcing it's new Snapdragon X Series platform for PC, an ex-Microsoft developer bringing Android 14 to the Surface Duo, Lenovo’s Yoga AIO 9i, 3D laptops, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28337405

Could Windows 12 Be Subscription Based? 10/10/2023

Could Windows 12 Be Subscription Based? On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss whether the next version of Windows will require a subscription, get hands-on with the $5000 HP Spectre Foldable PC, review the Surface Laptop Studio 2 & Surface Laptop Go 3, reflect on the four-year anniversary of the Surface Neo & Surface Duo, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28271702

The Biggest Leak In Microsoft History! 10/03/2023

The Biggest Leak In Microsoft History! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the biggest leak in Xbox history and what we learnt from it, all the fallout from Microsoft's Surface & AI event, Panos Panay leaving Microsoft and what this means for the future of the Surface portfolio, the Windows 11 fall update, potential problems with Qualcomm's upcoming Oryon CPUs, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28206068

What To Expect From Microsoft's Surface & AI Event 09/18/2023

What To Expect From Microsoft's Surface & AI Event On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss what to expect from Microsoft's special Surface and AI event, the leak of Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio 2 renders, updates to the Snipping Tool and Phone Link, a new AI feature for Microsoft's Android SwiftKey, Intel revealing the Thunderbolt 5, HP's new 17-inch foldable PC, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28073826

RIP Windows WordPad 09/11/2023

RIP Windows WordPad On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft killing off Windows WordPad, Microsoft Paint's new AI feature, how a cheap MacBook could hurt Microsoft, Microsoft remembering the Surface Duo exists, review the Windows 11 2023 Update, the Razer Blade 14 (2023) Mercury Edition, the Monoprice 35 Zero-G UW-QHD (38035) Gaming Monitor, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/28005357

A 360-Degree Folding Display Surface Duo 3? 09/05/2023

A 360-Degree Folding Display Surface Duo 3? On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss Microsoft's latest patent and whether it's for the next-gen Surface Duo, Paint & Photos getting AI capabilities, preview Microsoft's September Surface event, all the latest on Windows 11 insider builds, Bing Chat AI is coming to the Microsoft Launcher & Surface Duo, Zac reviews his new Google Pixel Fold phone & the Lenovo Legion Go, Dan reveals what he can about his trip to Intel Labs in Malaysia, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/27941226

The Beginning Of The End For Skype? 08/14/2023

The Beginning Of The End For Skype? On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss whether Skype is not long for this world, Windows 365 Switch, Windows 11 cutting support for 44 CPUs, the potential final update for the Surface Duo, Quake 2 remaster coming to Xbox Game Pass, review the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5 & Dell Latitude 9440, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/27746418

Surface Go 4 with ARM Postponed! 08/07/2023

Surface Go 4 with ARM Postponed! On this week's episode of the Window's Central Podcast, Dan and Zac discuss the leak of Microsoft's StagingTool that unlocks hidden Windows 11 features, the RGB option coming to Windows 11, Windows 11 preview build 23516, Microsoft's Surface Go 4 getting postponed, everything we know about the Surface Laptop Go 3, the brilliant Robo & Kala 2-in-1 Laptop, review Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 & Flip 5, and more! Links: Windows Central Podcast Sponsors: Indeed: Hire better with Indeed. Visit indeed.com/wcp to start hiring now. Follow us on Twitter: /episode/index/show/windowscentral/id/27686325

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