Windows Weekly 803

•  Beta channel: Microsoft starts testing Task Manager improvements
•  Photos app integration with iCloud is now available
•  Windows App SDK 1.2 is here

•  Independent report faults Microsoft on employee discrimination and harassment, it will do better

•  The Office mobile app is losing two sharing features as it transitions to Microsoft 365
•  Games are coming to Microsoft Teams for some reason
•  NVIDIA partners with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer
•  When it comes to Microsoft 365, there is the past (Office) and then this other stuff
•  Flashback: maybe let’s look at that Google One VPN for Windows thing one last time

•  Microsoft announces a Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition that, no, is not USA! USA! USA!
•  Qualcomm announces its next flagship smartphone chipset. Assume a PC chipset announcement is imminent

•  Spencer: Seriously, Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation
•  Xbox releases its first-ever transparency report, will do so regularly going forward
•  Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November
•  A new Xbox Series S bundle adds digital perks
•  Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition adds helicopters, gliders, and more oh my
•  Xbox November Update is here
•  A few more thoughts about the CliffyB book
•  IT’S HERE! CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 01!!!

•  Tip of the week: Twitter is dead, long live Mastodon
•  App pick of the week: Descript
•  App pick of the week #2: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android

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• Transcripts: Windows Weekly Episode 803 Transcript

Links

• Microsoft Starts Testing Task Manager Improvements with Beta Channel Insiders
• iCloud Photos Integration On Windows 11 Goes Out of Beta
• Microsoft Releases Windows App SDK 1.2
• Microsoft Will Finally Take on Employee Discrimination and Harassment
• Microsoft’s Office Mobile App is Losing Some File Sharing Features
• Microsoft Teams is Getting Solitaire and Other Casual Games
• Microsoft is Building an AI Supercomputer with NVIDIA
• The Problem with Microsoft Office (Premium)
• Google One’s VPN is Now Available on Windows and macOS
• Microsoft Reveals Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition
• Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
• Phil Spencer Reiterates That Call of Duty Will Stay on PlayStation
• Microsoft Releases its First Xbox Transparency Report
• Pentiment, Dune: Spice Wars, More Come to Game Pass in November
• Microsoft Announces Xbox Series S Gilded Hunter Bundle
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition is Now Available
• Xbox November Update Improves Discord Integration and Live Streaming
• Thinking About Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Season 01 (Premium)
• TWiT Mastodon
• Vivaldi Launches Twitter Competitor on Mastodon
• Descript Seeks to Make Video Editing Simpler with AI
• DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection Open Beta for Android is Now Available