Windows Phone Radio

This week we crash the studio of Matthew Bennett, the senior sensory designer behind the soundtrack to Windows Phone. Matthew talks about the design and philosophy behind the sounds of Windows Phone and what that might lead to in Mango. July 1, 2011 22.8MB MP3 33:14

This week we welcome Andy Haon, a member of the team responsible for building the Games Hub on Windows Phone to the studio for a brief chat. We also get a special person back this week…can someone say awesome? June 24, 2011 25.4MB MP3 37:03

Window Phone Radio number 32 is for all the developers or wannabe developers! Ben Lower and Larry Lieberman from the developer evangelism team, come by the studio to talk about Windows Phone developers and some of the cool new things coming in Mango. Ben and Larry have great advice for new or veteran developers looking at Windows Phone apps. In fact, they say developing for Windows Phone is much easier than developing apps for other smartphone operating systems. Taking their advice, Brian signed up to try my hand at developing an application for Windows Phone. Deadline? End of August. June 17, 2011 20.7MB MP3 30:13

Hello everyone, Windows Phone Radio number 31 is now flowing from Windows Phone HQ and we have a great show in store today. After a brief recap of the week’s events, we go right into a great guest interview with Steve Cosman and Elliot Kirk from the Windows Phone Augmented Reality team. We invited them into the studio to elaborate a bit more on the Q&A from earlier this week. We heard some of the inside scoop on what it took to develop and test this cool new Bing feature. June 10, 2011 24.7MB MP3 36:06

Happy Friday! Here we are with Windows Phone Radio number 30 and we are staying with the music+video theme this week by inviting Richard Winn, who is responsible for managing the Zune music marketplace. He has some great insight into how the mechanics of the store work, how Zune Marketplace has been continually improving and a taste of his music preferences. June 3, 2011 25.4MB MP3 37:06

Special episode this week, a quick sit down with Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president in Windows Phone! May 24, 2011 12.2MB MP3 17:48

This week on Windows Phone Radio, Mike and Brian welcome Paul Bryan from the Windows Phone team to recap TechEd 2011 and gets us grounded in all things business. They also cover two new handsets, the HTC Trophy on Verizon and the HTC HD7s on AT&T, and new deals like $40 off Microsoft Office and a free Xbox console game when you buy an HTC Trophy on Verizon. Finally, more information on the Must Have Games program for Windows Phone including release dates and timing. May 21, 2011 21.5MB MP3 31:19

This week we welcome Ben Lower to the show. Ben works on the developer evangelism team, and dropped by the podcast to talk about the team’s current Spring Cleaning campaign for developers. He also spends time talking about key considerations when building apps for Windows Phone and the idea of team office hours. May13, 2011 17.2 MB MP3 25:06

Windows Phone Radio, Monday edition drops this week with some great tips and tricks like keyboard shortcuts, conference call management, "get me back where I came from" and more! Also a good rundown of some killer apps like Life Tracker, Panorama Shot for LG phones and of course the famous, Whac a Brian. May 9, 2011 17.7 MB MP3 25:50

This week we welcome a special guest, Stephen Danton developer of Windows Phone games Akiak and Ninja Boy. Stephen provides great information and top considerations when developing a Windows Phone game title. April 28, 2011 19.2 MB MP3 28:04

Happy Friday! Windows Phone Radio number 24 is ready for download. This week we talk about the latest on phone updates [AT&T], the recent Nokia deal [signing of the DA], our awesome contest results and a gaggle of other topics. Thanks for listening and enjoy! April 22, 2011 24.6 MB MP3 35.54

Windows Phone Radio 23 is live and flowing through the internet ready for your podcast consumption. This week Brandon Watson is back to talk about Mix 11 including the Joe B keynote, the Nineys and the Brandon Foy project! On the apps and games front we talk about Executive Caddy, free LG apps and Brandon’s new favorite game Wordament! April 15, 2011 26.7 MB MP3 38:57

Brian and Matt are back with Windows Phone Radio episode number 22 after a brief hiatus. This week the guys talk briefly about the current state of the NoDo update, specifically what it means to say the update is in testing. Special guest this week is Brandon Watson from the developer evangelism team, to give listeners a preview of the Mix11 conference next week. Brandon will be back for episode 23 to give us a recap of the conference. Finally, the weekly recap of new apps and games includes Full House Poker, Fable Coin Golf, City Walk, Pro Evolution Soccer and ESPN ScoreCenter. April 8, 2011 19.2MB MP3 28:00

This week Windows Phone Radio welcomes two special guests. Eric Hautala, responsible for the update process at Windows Phone and Megan West from Zune Marketplace programming. Eric speaks to his recent blog post and addresses some of the questions. Megan swings by to talk about SXSW and the music you should look out for. March 11, 2011 16.9 MB MP3 24:40

This week Brian, Matt and Mike talk about the recent MVP Summit on Microsoft campus, the MVP meet up at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue, WA, Pinworthy Apps [of course], a user generated Windows Phone ad and Matt talks about his ProClip. March 5, 2011 14.8 MB MP3 21:39

Happy Friday! What a better way to end the week than a new episode of Windows Phone Radio? This week we welcome Aaron Woodman from the Windows Phone product management to talk about the recent trip to Mobile World Congress, the start of the first phone update and much more. Matt speaks to game news from the Xbox event in San Francisco, and I chat up the new HTC Arrive for Sprint. Tune in and download now! February 25, 2011 28 MB MP3 40:49

Windows Phone Radio drops this week minus @skipdeez but we roped in Professor Pinworthy to stick around the whole show! This week we talke about Mobile World Congress, Pinworthy Apps and announce the winners to our giveaway - how does your family use Windows Phone? Tune in now! February 18, 2011 17.3 MB MP3 25:19

Windows Phone Radio number 17 is ready to roll with some commentary on the Nokia deal, a quick recap of fashion week and Matt and Brian’s Pinworthy apps including the new Xbox LIVE game Tiki Tower and the photo apps Apict and Photogram by Samsung and the new Amazon Shopping App. Matt and Brian will contact lucky recipients of Windows Phone Plain and Simple soon – more books are on the way. Download or stream the podcast now! February 11, 2011 20.9 MB MP3 30:30

Windows Phone Radio's sweet 16 party drops this week with a special guest and an award nomination! But first, as always Michael Stroh aka "Professor Pinworthy" stops in to give his favorite apps of the week for you to look for in the Marketplace. He also takes a little more time to talk about his book, Windows Phone Plain and Simple - check it out in print or in the Kindle version for everything you need to know about Windows Phone 7. Special guest James sits down to chat about his podcast streaming app and his advice to budding app developers on looking to build for the Windows Phone platform. Download, stream and tune in today! February 4, 2011 25.4 MB MP3 37:04

Windows Phone Radio drops today with some new Pinworthy apps to check out thanks to Mike. More tips and tricks like how to set a custom wallpaper for the photos hub, and how to clear the auto correct on the keyboard. Also, special giveway only for the Windows Phone Radio listeners. Thanks for following our podcast!  January 28, 2011 23.1 MB MP3 33:40