Windows Weekly 643

xCloud is Finally Here!

•  The xCloud preview has begun! Paul Thurrott has been playing testing it out for the last few days
•  Plus: You can use an Xbox Controller with iOS 13 too

In Windows this week…

•  What's the deal with 20H1? Is there anything major to look forward to?
•  Microsoft is starting to nag Win 7 Pro users about the January 2020 end of support date
•  Related: Office 2010 has one year of support left

Ignite predictions
There will be bots and AI talk

•  Maybe we'll hear more about Office "Unity". Definitely will hear about the new Project service
•  Would be good to get some clarity on what's changing with Azure Stack
•  There are a LOT of dev sessions this year. Maybe MS will share more on the dev story for Surface Duo/Neo
•  Buzzwords you can't avoid: Microsoft Graph; edge; HCI, Power Platform
•  Windows, Windows, Windows

Xbox

• Message safety settings come to Xbox - part of a bigger push
• Mixer Academy goes live

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Got a girl scout in your home? Go to the Microsoft Store!
• Plus: Get a controller clamp for mobile gaming: The Dainslef Smartphone Clamp for the Xbox Wireless Controller is only $10!
• App pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10
• Plus: You can get Apple TV app on Roku now.
• Enterprise pick of the week: Desktop Analytics hits GA
• Codename pick of the week: (Hail) Hydra!
• Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin The Sour IPA is Dead! Long Live the Sour IPA!
   

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Links

• First Impressions: Project xCloud (Preview)
• Quick Hands-On: iOS 13 + Xbox Wireless Controller + Clamp
• Microsoft to start nagging Windows 7 Pro users about January 2020 end of support deadline
• Microsoft warns: Office 2010 support is ending so buy Office 365 ProPlus
• Microsoft's unified Office Mobile app: What it is and why it matters
• Microsoft's 'Project Saturn' is an effort to rearchitect its Azure Stack hybrid computing platform
• Microsoft Brings Message Safety Settings to Xbox
• Mixer Academy Goes Live
• Microsoft Partners with Girl Scouts on STEM Badges
• dainslef Xbox One Controller
• Apple TV App Comes to Roku
• Microsoft's Desktop Analytics service for assessing compatibility of Windows endpoints is generally available
• Microsoft introduces new open-source specs for developing cloud and edge applications
• This is "Hydra"
• THE SOUR IPA IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE SOUR IPA