Aug 7th 2019
Windows Weekly 633
The Oprah of Mixer
Samsung Unpacked, Ninja on Mixer
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Samsung Unpacked
- Microsoft rumored---then confirmed---to be at today's Galaxy Note 10 launch. With the marketing materials leaking, we have some clues as to what they will add to this event:
- S Pen compatibility for Office - similar to iPad support earlier
- (Maybe) Office support for Dex desktop mode?
- (Maybe) Xbox/gaming partnership - Could Note 10 be a premier xCloud experience?
Windows
- Not news: Windows 10 no longer a "cornerstone" product for Microsoft
- There's no such thing as a great $500 Windows laptop. Why? And what can Microsoft do to fix this?
- New Windows 10 20H1 build is out today with a few minor updates and tweaks
- Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 will get a cloud restore feature
- Microsoft to finally disable VBScript in Windows 7, 8.1 IE
- Related: Remember the Browser Ballot Box? Google's doing it in Android with both web browsers and search engines. And the latter will come with a twist.
Xbox
- Microsoft teams with Ninja. Over 20 years old? Let me explain.
- Microsoft will ship 60 new Xbox games in 6 weeks
- Microsoft announces a sweeping set of Gears 5-inspired Xbox hardware
- Xbox Live outage has the Chicken Littles freaking out about xCloud
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Windows 10 Field Guide
- App pick of the week: Windows Terminal
- Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Dedicated Host
- Enterprise pick No. 2: Your Home Use Rights just changed, enterprise users.
- Beer pick of the week: Talea Beer
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Links
- Microsoft and Samsung step up partnership ahead of August 7 Unpacked event
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Marketing Materials Leak
- Windows no longer a ‘cornerstone’ for Microsoft, as company changes how it describes its business
- New Windows Insider Preview Build Brings Networking, Calculator Improvements
- Microsoft Confirms Windows 10’s Cloud Restore Feature
- Microsoft to Disable VBScript in IE 11 in Windows 7 and 8.x
- Google Outlines Its Search Ballot Box for Android
- Microsoft Signs Exclusivity Agreement with Ninja
- Summer Spotlight 2019: The Season for Great New Games
- Microsoft Announces New Gear 5 Xbox Hardware
- Xbox Live Outage Blocks You From Playing Your Digital Games
- Windows 10 Field Guide
- Microsoft Issues Major Update to Windows Terminal
- Microsoft adds Azure Dedicated Host option for running VMs on single-tenant servers
- Microsoft Home Use Program FAQs
- Microsoft is revamping its Office Home Use Program to feature discounted Office 365 subscriptions
- Hop Culture + Yakima Chief Hops Present: Beers With(out) Beards Beer Fest
- SUN UP Hazy IPA