Windows Weekly 841

Windows 365 Switch public preview, Project IDX, digital decluttering

Windows 11

• Patch Tuesday arrives - nothing to see here, first PT this year with no new Windows 11 22H2 features
• New Canary build today: Two features from Dev, one new feature, plus a few minor fixes
• Windows 365 Switch is now available in public preview

More Earnings Learnings

• Amazon revenues up 11 percent, but we have lots of AWS info
• Apple revenues flat as smartphone market slide continues - but services

Microsoft 365, AI, etc

• Bing Chat comes to (some) third-party mobile browsers
• Slack is getting a major UI refresh

Dev

• Microsoft issues final .NET 8 preview, RC next
• Google uses VS Code to make its new AI-based code editor in the browser
• GitHub Copilot adds a beta code referencing tool

Xbox

• New Zealand OK’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
• Microsoft, er, Activision announces Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
• Sony revenues soared 33 percent in the previous quarter, with PlayStation 5 unit sales up 38 percent to 3.3 million
• PS5 Cloud Streaming goes live for some (requires PS Plus)

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: One strategy for digital decluttering
• Tip of the week #2: Back-to-school sale at the Microsoft Store
• Tip of the week #3: Subscribe to Thurrott Premium, Windows Intelligence newsletter, and Club TWiT
• Podcast pick of the week: Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Port Askaig 100 Proof

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Links

• Microsoft Releases August Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows PCs
• Windows 11 Insider Preview: New Canary Build Adds Dev Features, One Minor Update
• Windows 365 Switch Enters Public Preview
• Amazon Revenues Surged 11 Percent to $134.4 Billion in Q2
• Apple Revenues Declined 1 Percent in Q2, But Services and Devices Set Records
• Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot is Adding Third-Party Mobile Browsers Support
• Slack Announces a Major Redesign
• Microsoft Issues the Final Preview of .NET 8
• Google Announces an AI Browser-Based Dev Environment Based on Visual Studio Code
• GitHub Copilot Adds Code Referencing Tool in Beta
• Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Gets Approved by New Zealand
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is Coming on November 10
• Sony Revenues Soar 33 Percent, with PS5 Sales Up 38 Percent
• Take-Two Revenues Grew 17 Percent to $1.28 Billion
• PS5 Cloud Streaming Goes Live for Some PS Plus Premium Members
• Digital Decluttering: Back in the Saddle Again (Premium)
• Microsoft Store Launches its Annual Back-to-School Sale
• Windows 11 Field Guide
• Windows Everywhere
• Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich
• Port Askaig 100 Proof
• Welcome to a New Era for Thurrott.com!