This episode of Windows Weekly has Paul, Richard, and Leo chatting about everything from Microsoft Recall's upcoming availability to AMD's move to acquire ZT Systems. Paul reviews a new Meteor Lake-equipped laptop from HP, and Leo shows off his Diablo skills on iPad. The group also takes a look at gamescom news, including a trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (which has a release date!) and an awesome Xbox Adaptive Joystick for accessibility.
Windows 11
- Recall will ship with Windows 11 24H2 in preview in October
- Canary (last week) - New Sandbox, FAT32 improvements, more
- Dev and Beta - One new feature, one removed feature
- Lenovo revenues point to ongoing PC market rebound
- HP's efforts to overcome Meteor Lake problems are about as successful as they can be
Microsoft 365
- Unified Teams client is now available
- Supposedly Loop 2.0 is out and/or coming soon as well
- Proton shifts ownership to non-profit foundation
AI/Hardware
- Paul: I will not pay for AI
- AMD tries to acquire its way into being an Nvidia competitor
- There's a cheaper new Raspberry 5
Antitrust
- Judge in Epic v. Google: Oh, Google is going to pay
Dev
- Quick follow-up to last week's VS 2022 releases
- Microsoft didn't document an important change to how Windows 11 theming works in .NET 9 Preview, all hell broke loose
- Continued work on WPF app modernization—dialogs, custom title bar area—and a long chat with Rafael uncovers the serious problems remaining here
Xbox
- Xbox Insiders can test Game Pass Standard for $1
- Microsoft shows off lots of Xbox games and one PS5 game at gamescom
- Phil Spencer defends this strategy at the show
- Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S refreshes are available for preorder, ship in October
- Microsoft announces new Xbox accessibility accessories
- New Game Pass titles to include early access to COD: Black Ops 6
- Nvidia GeForce Now adds auto sign in to Xbox
- Epic Games Store launches on Android and iOS
- It's not just regular laptops that are getting better at gaming: AAA mobile gaming is real
- New Atari 7800
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Windows on Arm - Then and Now
- App pick of the week: Start11
- RunAs Radio this week: Threat Modeling in the Cloud with Romina Druta & Daniela Cruzes
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Armorik Sherry Cask
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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