Dec 7th 2016
Windows Weekly 495
Hold On, Eeyore!
Home Hub, Windows Holographic, Zo is Microsoft's new, improved AI chatbot
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Home Hub: What it is, isn't, and might be - this is not the Cortana Cube you're looking for. WinHEC starts tonight - Windows Holographic news to come. What's coming for business users in Win 10 Creators Update. Microsoft takes another run at AI chatbots with Zo. A quick peek at Microsoft's secretive Cache app. EU green lights Microsoft-LinkedIn: What should we expect next?
- Tip of the week: Check out Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals each day
- App pick of the week: Dead Rising 4 for Xbox One
- Enterprise pick of the week: New Azure training offer
- Codename pick of the week: Barcelona
- Beer of the week: Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist
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Links
- How and why Microsoft is stepping up its focus on 'families' with Windows 10
- Of Home Hub and Microsoft’s Missed Opportunities (Premium)
- Windows 10 Creators Update: What's on tap for Spring 2017 for business users
- Delivery of Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds “Paused” for Transition to UUP
- No, Virtual Reality is Not a Fad (Premium)
- Microsoft takes another shot at an AI chatbot with Zo
- A Quick Peek at Microsoft Cache Beta
- Microsoft Delivers Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14977 for Mobile Only
- EU regulators approve Microsoft's LinkedIn purchase with concessions
- Salesforce wants antitrust regulators to 'be vigilant' with Microsoft
- PlayStation 4 Sales Hit 50 Million Units
- Microsoft Announces This Year’s 12 Days of Deals
- 12 Days of Deals, Day 3: 50 Percent Off Xbox One Games
- Games with Gold: December 2016
- Microsoft Celebrates Computer Science Education Week with Free Tutorials and Workshops
- New Holiday Promotion: Buy an Xbox One S, Get a Free Xbox Wireless Controller
- SwiftKey Themes are Now Free
- Dead Rising 4 Launches on Xbox One and Windows 10
- 3D Builder
- New cloud trainings for next-generation tech professionals
- Beer pick of the week: Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist
- Reading List: My Favorite Audiobooks of 2016