Tech News Weekly Ep. 46 – Into The Future 9-16-11

Tech News Weekly

This week on Tech News Weekly: Special guest Erik Lanigan from Late Night Tech on TWiT joins Andrew to discuss this weeks tech news. Microsoft launches the Windows 8 Developer Preview during it's Build conference. Andrew and Erik discuss the launch. Is it something they see consumers liking? Erik talks about the usability differences between tablets, smartphones, and mobile devices, to desktops and laptops. Does it make sense to put the same OS on both tablets and desktops? Andrew and Erik question whether or not Microsoft is going in the right direction, pushing developers towards the Metro UI. And where will the future of tablets be like?

Catch Erik's show, Late Night Tech, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on TWiT at 11pm ET. And follow Erik on Twitter @ErikLanigan or visit his site http://eriklanigan.com.

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