Windows Weekly 480

Microsoft open-sources PowerShell and brings it to Linux and Mac OS, Parallels Desktop may be the best way to run Windows on a Mac, Surface Pro 3 Battery Fix is coming, Surface gets a puff piece, Amazon’s New UWP App has almost no settings, Paul explains how he's living in an Android world, Xbox gets a major system update, Playstation takes a page from Xbox and announces similar new features/products, 4K for the win, Vinci for Windows Phone resembles Prisma, Microsoft buys Genee, Project Sonoma is available in private preview for iOS/Android, and more!

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Links

• Microsoft open sources PowerShell; brings it to Linux and Mac OS X
• Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update
• Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Offers Deeper Integration with Windows 10
• Fix for Surface Pro 3 Battery Issues is on the Way, Microsoft Says
• The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Surface Success
• Amazon’s New UWP App is Just a Web Wrapper … Does It Matter?
• Google Announces the Release of Android 7.0 Nougat
• Android Tips
• Xbox One System Update Improves Store, Guide, and More
• Microsoft’s NFL Sweepstakes Hints at the Xbox One S Customization We All Want
• PlayStation Follows Xbox Onto the PC
• Report: Sony to Announce Two New PlayStation 4 Consoles
• Xbox One S Tip: Join the 4K Revolution
• AppRaisin App Pick of the Week: Vinci for Windows Phones
• Microsoft’s Cache App Is an Internet Clipboard for Everything
• Microsoft’s Arrow Launcher for Android is Updated with Fully Customizable Home Screen
• Microsoft Brings Its OneNote Importer Tool to Mac
• Microsoft Visio is Coming to the iPad
• Genee
• Microsoft launches private preview of shift-worker scheduling app