Windows Weekly 561

MS is starting to tease Surface Hub 2. Details about it are coming in H1 2018. How will Surface Hub 2 fit in with MS' "Modern Workplace" vision? Teams is one of the big keys. Lots of big new Teams features coming this year. Cortana also will be coming to a conference room near you soon, as MS foreshadowed last year. Meltdown patch available from Microsoft for Intel x86-based PCs running Win 7, 8.1. In case there were any doubts, the Spring Creators Update will start rolling out in April. New Redstone 4 test build (17120) is out with a lot of Mixed Reality known issues. MS is selling Galaxy S9 phones, but don't call them "Microsoft Edition." MS is dropping Outlook for the Web apps for iOS, Android by mid-May. Native Outlook apps replacing them.Microsoft plans "biggest ever" E3 presence. Google is getting into cloud-based game hosting/streaming too ... What does this mean for Microsoft's future?

• Tip of the week: Amazon Prime + Twitch
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Pix for iPhone
• Enterprise pick of the week: How to secure privileged access (before the cybercriminals do)
• Enterprise pick 2: Power BI for Mixed Reality
• Beer pick of the week: DuClaw Brewing Celtic Fury

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Links

• Microsoft readies second version of its Surface Hub conferencing system
• Microsoft confirms Cortana integration, message translation coming to Teams later this year
• Microsoft Teams Celebrates First Anniversary with a Ton of New Features
• Microsoft Starts Testing New Teams App for Windows 10
• Microsoft's CShell: What is it and how does it fit into Windows 10's future?
• Microsoft's next productivity moves: Cortana in the conference room? Smart floors?
• Microsoft starts testing voice dictation in latest Office apps
• Microsoft Brings Intel Firmware Updates to More Processors
• Microsoft Confirms April Delivery of Next Windows 10 Version
• Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Redstone 4 Build
• Chrome Notifications Could Finally Be Coming to the Windows 10 Action Center
• Microsoft is selling the Samsung Galaxy S9 Android phone
• Microsoft to drop Outlook on the Web mobile apps for iOS, Android by mid-May
• Microsoft to add new Azure regions in Germany, Switzerland, UAE
• Microsoft gets ready to roll out its 'Tenerife' cloud ERP service for SMBs
• Microsoft Plans “Biggest E3 Showing Ever”
• Google Steps on Microsoft’s Toes in New Cloud Gaming Push
• Amazon Prime Now Comes With Free Games Every Month
• Microsoft is in Talks to Join Movies Anywhere
• Microsoft Pix Now Integrates with LinkedIn
• Short URL is aka.ms/breakglass
• Microsoft releases preview of Power BI for Mixed Reality
• Celtic Fury | DuClaw Brewing Company