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Windows Weekly 801: Whisky and Egg Rice - Publication Date |
- Nov 02, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 02:16:56
New Dev & Beta builds, Phone Link update, Joe Belfiore, Modern Warfare II
Windows 11
- New Dev build today: Build 25236 feature a minor change to the Windows 11 search experience and a Store UX update
- Dev Build 25231 adds the tablet-optimized taskbar for all Insiders, and the ability to rearrange icons in the (new) System tray
- Beta Build 22623.875 also adds the tablet-optimized taskbar for all Insiders (who are getting new features), plus Taskbar-based access to Task Manager
- Big Phone Link app update for owners of select Samsung Galaxy devices lets them instantly access their phone's hotspot from Quick settings on their PC. (Requires a Samsung device with One UI 4.1.1+ and a PC with Windows 11 build 22621 or higher)
Microsoft 365
- Here's what Microsoft added to Teams in October. Some of the biggest updates: Assign seats in Together mode, shared content in a separate window, Live Translated Captions (Teams Premium), some new certified hardware, and suggested replies in group chats
- Edge hits 107 but doesn't look a day over 95 - Let's talk about Edge
- The new unified OneNote app is in the Microsoft Store...sort of
Microsoft
- Joe B is retiring - it's not clear what he was doing for the past three years, but we go way back and he's been around since Windows 95
More Earnings
- Intel continues to struggle
- Apple comes on strong, but Mac & iPad were low points
- Samsung's smartphone business grew
- Amazon kills it, but may be lucky to break even in holiday quarter
Xbox
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is here. Some thoughts.
- Xbox loses money on each console
- Spencer: Seriously, we are not taking COD off of PlayStation. Think Minecraft
- Spencer takes on Meta's metaverse and once again reveals himself to be the single greatest leader in Big Tech
- Xbox price increases? Probably, but not in 2022
- Microsoft reveals the first Xbox Game Pass titles for November, with a nice surprise
- Games with Gold, meanwhile, is looking a bit sad
- Twitch partners with Xbox for free PC Game Pass subscriptions when you buy Twitch subscriptions
- Sony reports decent earnings, but PlayStation is stumbling
- PS VR2 coming Feb 22 for $550
- Google's Play Games on PC comes to US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore
Tips & Picks
- Tip of the week: It's finally here! The Windows 11 Field Guide eBook
- Tip of the week #2: Using Edge? You need to configure it correctly
- Tip of the week #3: The big asterisk on the Windows Dev Kit 202
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