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Microsoft Build 2017, Echo Show, and a Cortana speaker

Microsoft Build 2017, Echo Show, and a Cortana speaker

FromThe Vergecast


Microsoft Build 2017, Echo Show, and a Cortana speaker

FromThe Vergecast

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
May 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome back. This week’s episode of The Vergecast comes after Microsoft Build 2017, so Nilay and Dieter bring in Ashley Carman and first-time guest Chaim Gartenberg, two of our great Circuit Breaker reporters, to fill us in on what happened. The cast also discusses Amazon’s newest addition to the Echo lineup, the Echo Show, and what’s happening with these voice assistant products.
There’s a lot more in the show, so listen to it all to get all the scoops.

01:38 - Microsoft Build 2017

20:38 - Windows Store news

22:57 - 10 S — lockdown

29:25 - Microsoft’s Story Remix app is Windows Movie Maker on steroids

24:17 - Harman Kardon teases its Cortana-powered speaker

37:13 - Amazon officially unveils touchscreen Echo Show

55:12 - Ashley’s weekly segment “Echo Gadget”
Released:
May 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.