Windows Weekly 790

Live animated widget notifications, Pixel 6a, Dev Box Preview

Windows 11

• Windows 11 version 22H2 arrives in September
• Windows 11 is getting widget notifications
• Camera app goes native on Arm, gets privacy shutter support 
• Microsoft shuts down Windows Insider enterprise test bed

Microsoft 365

• Outlook for Windows moves the cheese. Predictably, no one is happy
• About those ads in Outlook Mobile...

Dev

• Microsoft makes Dev Box available in preview
• Microsoft, Canonical bring native .NET to Ubuntu Linux
• Microsoft launches a Markdown language server

Mobile

• Android 13 arrives a month early. Any other surprises?
• Paul reviews the Pixel 6a - It’s terrific.

Xbox

• Microsoft only sold ~50 million Xbox Ones. Thanks, Kinect!
• Here is the second round of Game Pass titles for August
• Sony complains about Microsoft AB acquisition - but there’s a simple fix for Sony’s Microsoft/COD concerns
• Sony to make an even bigger push on PC gaming
• Google lets you launch cloud-streaming games from search results

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• App pick of the week: Brave for iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft still won’t say what’s happening with S4BS
• Codename pick of the week: LaTTe: Language Trajectory Transformer
• Beer pick of the week: Transmitter Brewing W4 Dry Hopped Gose

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Links

• Windows 11 Version 22H2 May Arrive in September
• Microsoft starts pushing Windows 11 widget notifications on the taskbar
• Microsoft Ships New Windows 11 Build and App Updates to Insiders
• Microsoft is shutting down its 'Olympia Corp.' Windows Insider enterprise test bed
• Outlook for Windows to Move Mail, Calendar, and Other App Shortcuts
• Microsoft makes Dev Box virtual workstation available to testers
• Microsoft Partners with Canonical to Bring .NET 6 to Ubuntu Linux
• Microsoft Launches a Markdown Language Server
• Surprise! Android 13 is Here
• Google Pixel 6a Review
• Microsoft Probably Sold 50-55 Million Xbox One Consoles
• Sony Could Be Working On Its Own PC Games Launcher
• Google Test Lets Users Launch Cloud Games From Search Results
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Preorders Get Campaign Early
• Brave Improves Privacy for iPhone Users
• Skype for Business Server support, Skype for Business App SDK, & migrating users to Microsoft Teams
• Just say the magic word: using language to program robots
• Making robots more helpful with language
• W4 Dry Hopped Gose