Windows Weekly 501

Microsoft's next mobile device (possibly) revealed: a foldable Surface device patent has the Microsoft fanbase excited. Microsoft is finally adding e-books to Windows Store/Windows 10 (maybe). Microsoft ships another massive Creators Update build to Insiders - themes are coming to the Store "soon." We don't know much about Game Mode. Surface Studio got its first firmware update. Paul reviews Surface Dial. A little corporate intrigue: Qi Lu goes to Baidu. A coming Xbox One system update will allegedly speed Dashboard performance, but we've heard that one before. PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One over the holidays in the US, despite continuous Xbox One sales from the Black Friday weekend through the end of the year.

•  Tip of the week: Turn Off Web-Based Skype Notifications
•  Tip #2 of the week: Use Your Microsoft Account on Your Mac
•  Mobile app pick of the week: Office Lens for iPad
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Office 365 Staff
•  Beer pick of the week: Thanks Obama

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Links

• Microsoft's latest mobile patent may provide next-generation Surface device clues
• Microsoft Patents a Phone with Foldable Screen
• Microsoft to PC makers: Let's make some Windows 10 ARM-based PCs
• How Slack brought its desktop app to the Windows Store
• Microsoft may be adding an ebook store to Windows 10
• Can We Trust Microsoft as a Content Provider? (Premium)
• Microsoft rolls out second Windows 10 Creators Update test build in a week
• Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15007 for PC and Mobile
• Microsoft acquires 3D data-optimization vendor Simplygon
• Microsoft: Windows 10 Game Mode is All About Performance
• Microsoft Touts Progress with Windows Hello
• Microsoft details tweaks to its Windows 7, 8.1 patch rollups
• Microsoft: Windows 7 in 2017 is so outdated that patches can't keep it secure
• Surface Studio and Surface Pro 4 Receive Firmware Updates
• Microsoft Surface Dial Review
• Next Up for NexDock: Intel Compute Card To Go
• Microsoft to continue to partner with Baidu, following former VP Lu's move
• Microsoft buys deep-learning startup Maluuba
• Will Microsoft Ever Fix the Xbox One’s Achilles’ Heel?
• PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One Over the Holidays in the U.S.
• Tip: Turn Off Web-Based Skype Notifications
• First Steps: Use Your Microsoft Account on Your Mac
• Updates for OneNote Class Notebook, Learning Tools and Office Lens—plus stickers!
• Microsoft adds StaffHub staff-management app to Office 365
• Clear Linux OS now available on Azure
• Surly To Tap New Beer, ‘Thanks Obama’, On Inauguration Day