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Ping 177: Female CFO, Barnes & Noble, Facebook App, Working at Microsoft

Laura Foy — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:37:01 GMT

The fun never stops and the news just keeps coming. Laura & Paul stay on top of all of it...for you:

Microsoft appoints first female CFO [08:19]

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble [10:05]

Official Facebook App [03:20]

I want to work at Microsoft! [12:39]

Don't forget to chime in and answer the question of the week!

Ping 176: Windows Phone goes mainstream, Best ad ever, Facebook Beta app, MS exec makes a difference

Laura Foy — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:48:49 GMT

Watch and comment, join in on the conversation! Here's what people are talking about this week:

Hitting the mainstream phone market [03:32]

Best ad ever? [13:27]

Former MS exec making a difference [07:20]

Facebook Beta App [10:31]

Ping 175: Wp app for Droids, Forbes Wifi, Next Xbox, Bing Offers

Laura Foy — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:27:26 GMT

Sit back, relax and get ready to debate the most buzzworthy stories coming from Microsoft. Here's what's in store:

Switch to Windows Phone App for Android users

Forbes WiFi hotspot

Next Gen Xbox Announcement

Bing Offers

Ping 174: Build conference, Xbox music streams, Farewell XP, Microsoft in Utah

Laura Foy — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:44:00 GMT

It's a special treat this week and we actually had Paul IN the studio, just like old times. He was in Seattle anyway- it's not like he came to Seattle just to visit Ping. He likes us, but let's not go overboard.

Build has been built [04:10]

Xbox music streams [11:59]

XP going buh-bye [07:48]

PARTY in Utah! [14:11]

Ping 173: IllumiShare, Worldwide Telescope, Play to Earn on Xbox, Developer Challenge to Down Under

Laura Foy — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:45:40 GMT

We couldn't do it without you so thanks for participating and thanks for watching! Here are some juicy topics to get the conversations started...

Ping 172: MVP Program, Developers get paid, TMall in China, Xbox hacked

Laura Foy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:20:12 GMT

Laura and Paul bring you this weeks top buzz worthy news stories. Here's a sampling...

Ping 171: SXSW wins, Flash & IE, Cross-platform gaming, Office 365 FREE

Laura Foy — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:26:46 GMT

Another week of fun filled debates and conversations. Please share your thoughts on these stories and anything else you think Laura & Paul need to know...

First Place at SXSW Interactive [02:16]

Flash for all [06:42]

Cross Platform is the Future [10:08]

Office 365 free for students [17:43]

QOTW- What software did you rely on during college?

Ping 170: New Kinect capabilities, Viral Search, Valve & Xbox, Office 13 transfers

Laura Foy — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:11:54 GMT

Laura and Paul are back in action and we'd love to hear your take on these stories and more:

New Kinect capabilities

Viral Search for Twitter

Valve console

Office 13 transfers

Ping 169: Hotel of the Future, Outlook scores, Imagine Cup for the girls, Crime fighting tech

Laura Foy — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:48:28 GMT

Grab the popcorn and get ready to get in on the action. Chime in on these stories and whetever else you feel like ranting about:

Hotel of the Future
The Outlook looks good
Imagine Cup loves the ladies
Crime Fighting Tech!

Ping 168: Gamerloop, Bing & the State of the Union, Xbox Xpanding, Tablet size

Laura Foy — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:33:55 GMT

You asked, we listened. When you said you wanted more guests we went out and hunted for a guest. Not ONLY did we find one- but we found a darn good one at that! Check it out and decide for yourself:

Gamerloop [02:44]

Bboy360 Shout Out [07:18]

Bing's State of the Union [09:00]

Xbox X-pands [12:30]

Size matters... [15:56]

Ping 167: 4Afrika, Surface- Ask Me Anything, Microsoft on Privacy, Redbox on Xbox

Laura Foy — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:14:28 GMT

Get your voice heard and chime in with the Ping community on these stories and more:

4Afrika [03:28]

Surface: Ask Me Anything [12:59]

Microsoft on privacy [08:03]

Xbox and Redbox [18:19]

Ping 166: Facebook Graph Search, WP8 Nominated, Nokia Drive, Microsoft loves the 90's

Laura Foy — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:18:55 GMT

Join in the fun and help us create buzz worthy conversations...here's what happened this week:

Facebook Graph Search [05:11]

Windows Phone nominated for Design Award [14:43]

Nokia DRIVE [11:25]

Microsoft loves the '90's [16:28]

Thoughts on the MYTHLY site???

It's all about the cheevos...or is it?

Ping 165: HelpBridge, Microsoft PLAY, 9 year old wiz kid, Windows Phone silenced

Laura Foy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:51:56 GMT

While Paul bathes in the Californian sun and the glory of his entrepreneurial endeavors, Laura holds down the fort at the home base of Microsoft Campus. From their distinctly different locations and backgrounds...they bring you these stories:

The HelpBridge App [06:20]

Microsoft PLAY [17:24]

9 year old Microsoft specialist [10:34]

A phone that silences itself (wish we had this for Paul) [14:15]

THE TUXEDO CHALLENGE

QOTW: How young is too young???

Ping 164: IllumiRoom, Skype, Ballmer & Basketball, Surface Pro

Laura Foy — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:03:54 GMT

Sit back, relax and let the good times flow while watching Laura and Paul argue over everything under the sun. Ok, maybe not everything...but definitely a few things. Here's what's happening at Microsoft:

IllumiRoom is Uh-MAY-ZING [03:11]

Goodbye Messenger...hello SKYPE [18:50]

Ballmer buying the Kings??? [10:03]

Looking at the Surface PRO [14:00]

Boycotting Starbucks, really?

Ping 163: Xbox Countdown, Programming language popularity, 3D presentations, Eye controlled computer

Laura Foy — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:00:37 GMT

Once again Laura and Paul bring their sharp with, clever commentary and desperate pleas for interactivity to your screens! Join in the fun and tell us what you think about these stories AND our QOTW (Question Of The Week).

The countdown has begun [04:08]

It's good to be popular [13:22]

Presenting in 3D [17:35]

Control it with your EYES [07:48]

Ping 162: Life after Microsoft, Imagine Cup, Horror stories, Win8 app creator

Laura Foy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:06:58 GMT

Bring on the Holiday cheer and bring on the hard hitting news stories! Here's a sampling of stories that should keep you chatting:

Life after Microsoft [12:22]

Imagine Cup making dreams come true [08:02]

Send us your horror stories...[15:48]

Web based Win 8 app creator [03:41]

Ping 161: Scroogled, Xbox sales, Windows Store wins, IE 10 trolls

Laura Foy — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:53:49 GMT

Laura and Paul bring you all the top stories- but it's YOU we want to hear from! Check out the latest episode and then jump in on the conversation...don't be shy, we like you, promise. Here are some convo kick starters:

Scroogled! [05:22]

Xbox blowing away the competition [10:13]

Windows Store has more apps than others... [14:41]

Do you know this guy? [17:57]

additional chatter...

Scroogled...the site

Windows Phone sales quadruple

Ping 160: Sinofsky, WP celebrity ads, Nook app, Xbox anniversary

Laura Foy — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:54:54 GMT

We are ready for the winter and the Holiday season. But frost and icicles won't stop the news- and it won't stop Ping. Here's your update on all things Microsofty:

Sinofsky moves on [05:50]

Hot new ad campaign for Windows Phones [15:15]

The Nook app [19:44]

Xbox giveaways! [11:18]

Ping 159: SkyDrive, SmartGlass, Skype takes over, Microsoft reinvents itself

Laura Foy — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:32:07 GMT

BUILD has wrapped and the massive event thrown on Microsoft Campus is now just a fantastic memory. Laura & Paul go over some of the highlights and chat about some of the other hot stories that Microsofties are buzzing about.

The SkyDrive app is here [23:07]

SmartGlass is here [04:22]

Windows Messenger replaced by Skype [10:34]

Biggest re-invention EVER [17:07]

User created LOVE for the Surface

Ping 158: Ballmer talks the future, Microsofties hit High School, Stocking the Windows Store, Microsoft Gives

Laura Foy — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:43:39 GMT

I think we finally perfected the virtual Paul experience! Check us out this week and let us know what you think! Here's the rundown:

Microsofties going back to High School [07:42]

Ballmer talks about the future [03:08]

Stocking the Windows Store with quality apps [16:14]

Microsoft gives..a LOT [21:44]

Ping 157: Gamerscore rewards, Rap & MS, New music service, Bing's blind testing

Laura Foy — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:00:19 GMT

A few thousand miles can't keep these two apart and it DEFINITELY can't keep them from bringing you all the hot stories coming out of Microsoft. Here's a sampling:

Rewards for Gamerscores [09:44]

Hip Hop gone wrong at the Microsoft store [04:18]

New music service coming our way [18:40]

Bing's blind testing hits 5 million [14:40]

Ping 156: Bing Maps, SQL database update, Kinect in the movies, Coding marathon

Laura Foy — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:23:47 GMT

It's another week of headlines and laugher as Paul and Laura deliver you all the news that Microsoft is buzzing about.

Apple CEO tells you to BING it

Windows Azure SQL Database

Kinect in the Movies

Coding marathon sets world record

Ping 155: Skype it, Phone Specs, Xbox interactive, Win8 Keyboard

Laura Foy — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:02:07 GMT

We promised you NO MORE PAUL but the magic of technology has allowed us to VIRTUALLY have him. So we are trying out this new set up - let us know what you think!!

The Phone Spec Showdown [02:59]

The Future of Xbox Interactive [08:14]

New keyboard for Win8 [12:25]

Ping 154: Wireless charging, Bing it on, Microsoft China, Paul is leaving Microsoft

Laura Foy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:36:58 GMT

It is with a heavy heart and a lump in our throats that we bid farewell to Paul this week...so long Paul, and thanks for all the fish.

Wireless charging [03:19]

Bing it on! [09:01]

China is hiring [13:30]

And....why Paul decided to jump ship. [16:44]

Ping 153: Classic Games on IE, new wedge mouse, Games on Surface, More Windows Phones

Laura Foy — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:46:02 GMT

In a week full of excitement and hilarity- Laura and Paul stopped to ponder it all and share their ideas with you. Here's what's happening:

Classic games coming to the browser [04:38]

The new MOUSE [11:08]

Games on the Surface [08:09]

More Windows Phones [14:15]