Jun 7th 2023
Windows Weekly 832
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Cortana's Windows death, 3 months with no Xbox, thoughts on WWDC23
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Cortana's Windows death, 3 months with no Xbox, thoughts on WWDC23
Developer Story
- As the developer conference season winds down with WWDC, a look at how Apple, Google, and Microsoft are both similar to and different from each other
- Hololens flashbacks anyone?
Windows
- She’s dead, Jim: Microsoft kills Cortana in Windows 10, 11 - this is all about marketing
- Teams for Windows (consumer) gets new features that no one will notice either
- Windows Insider Preview: Microsoft Paint gets Dark mode support (FINALLY) and more in Canary and Dev
- Canary: New build brings SMB signing requirement (Enterprise ed only), camera app troubleshooting (plus new build today)
- Dev (new): redesigned Home view for File Explorer, modernized address bar and search box, Dynamic Lighting settings
- Dev: File Explorer tabs and gallery view improvements, Add Phone Photos button for setting up OneDrive camera roll
- Beta: WPA3 support in Phone Link, fixes
- Microsoft Edge arrives with Workspaces (but not the new UI)
- Brave finally gets vertical tabs
- One week after HP, Dell posts 20 percent revenue fall
Xbox
- Well, Paul finally did it: 3 months without Xbox
- WD Xbox Series X|S expansion cards start at just $80
- Minecraft comes to chromebooks
- Microsoft was fined $20 million by the FTC for collecting kids’ data (Amazon was fined $25 million)
- Report explains why Redfall failed. (It sucks)
- Apple brings Windows games to macOS using Wine-based toolkit
Amazon kills Luna app on Windows and Mac, focuses on web. Are we facing a Stadia moment now?
Tips & Picks
- Tip of the week: Passkeys come to Google Workspace accounts too
- Tip of the week #2: Get the updated Windows 11 22H2 ISO
- RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Sentinel with Sarah Young
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14
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Links
- Developer Story (Premium)
- Apple WWDC 2023: Hot or Not? (Premium)
- Microsoft Kills Cortana in Windows
- Microsoft Teams App on Windows 11 Adds New Features for Consumers
- Paint Adds Dark Mode Support for Windows Insiders
- Windows 11 Insider Build 25381 Adds SMB Signing Requirement for All Connections
- Dev Channel Insiders Can Now Test Redesigned File Explorer Home
- Windows 11 Insider Build 23471 Improves File Explorer Gallery
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1830 and 22631.1830
- Microsoft Edge 114 Arrives with Workspaces
- Brave Picks Up Vertical Tabs
- Dell Revenues Fall 20 Percent, But Beat Expectations
- Three Months Without Xbox (Premium)
- Western Digital’s Xbox Series X|S Expansion Cards Start at $79.99
- Minecraft is Now Officially Available on Chromebooks
- FTC Fines Microsoft $20 Million for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Xbox Data
- New Report Details Why Xbox Exclusive Redfall Had a Disastrous Launch
- Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit Can Run DirectX 12 Games on macOS
- Amazon Luna is Sunsetting its Windows and Mac Apps
- Google Workspace Accounts Add Passkey Support in Beta
- Tip: Download the Updated Windows 11 Version 22H2 ISO
- Microsoft Sentinel with Sarah Young
- Quinta Ruban 14