Windows Weekly 814

Halo engine switch, Intel Q4 2022 revenues, Ground News

Windows 11

• Skipping the Windows 11 upgrade? Microsoft will force-feed it to you soon
• Related: Microsoft is using dark patterns to get people to upgrade to 11
• Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25290 heads to Dev channel with new Spotify and Phone Link widgets, new Start menu “exploration”
• Screen recording in Snipping Tool rolls out to users in Windows Insider Beta channel

More earnings

• Since Microsoft’s mixed earnings last week, a few more relevant firms have checked in on Q4 2022
• Intel earnings fall off a cliff: Cutting pay 5% rather than layoffs, VPs 10%, leadership 15%, CEO 25%
• AMD - not bad thanks to datacenter, but this quarter will be down 10 percent
• And it’s not just the PC: IDC says smartphone sales declined 18.3 percent in Q4

Dev

• A quick look at .NET MAUI desktop app capabilities
• .NET MAUI gets a cross-platform media player control
•  GitHub says it has over 100 million developers on the service. From what Google indicates, there are only ~27 million developers in the world

Xbox

• After layoffs at 343, a smaller team will start over with Unreal Engine
• Why not just disband the whole disaster and let Halo fly free?
• Microsoft announces Xbox Games with Gold for February… and new Game Pass titles for first half of February
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition comes to Xbox consoles
• Xbox Series X|S get a price hike in Japan
• Did Sony really halve PS VR2 production?
• VR is not having a good time right now… probably this whole year. 
• Rumor: Microsoft will skip E3 along with Nintendo and Sony

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Complete your password manager switch
• Plus: Quick update on the new book
• App pick of the week: https://ground.news/
• Brown alcohol pick of the week: Crown Royal

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Links

• Windows 11 Users Will Soon Receive 22H2 Update Automatically
• Microsoft Brings Spotify and Phone Link Widgets to Dev Channel Insiders
• Screen recording in Snipping Tool Starts Rolling out to Beta Channel Insiders
• Intel Revenues Fell 32 Percent in Q4
• AMD Earnings Beat Estimates Thanks to Datacenter
• IDC: Smartphone Sales Declined 18.3 Percent in Q4, 11.3 in 2022
• Small Bytes: .NET MAUI Desktop Apps (Premium)
• .NET MAUI Gains Audio and Video Playback Support
• GitHub is Now Being Used by Over 100 Million Developers
• Report: Microsoft is Shifting Future Halo Development to Unreal Engine
• Microsoft Reveals Xbox Games with Gold for February
• Microsoft Announces New Xbox Game Pass Games for January
• Age of Empires II: Definite Edition Launches on Xbox Consoles Today
• Microsoft is Raising the Price of its Xbox Series X|S Consoles in Japan
• Sony Has Reportedly Halved its PlayStation VR2 Shipment Forecast For This Quarter
• Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Are Reportedly Skipping E3 This Year
• What I Use: Bitwarden (Premium)
• Ground