Windows Weekly 890

This episode features Paul, Richard, and Leo discussing Microsoft's new "checkpoint cumulative updates" and HP's announcement of its AMD-based AI PC. Afterward, Paul goes over his review of the Yoga Slim 7x laptop, which features a 14.5-inch OLED display. Other topics include the hiring of Inflection staff, Microsoft's settlement with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, Leo's ZDTV hat, .NET 9 Preview 6, OS/2 Warp, the Xbox Game Pass mess, Amazon Prime Day, and a controller designed by Deadpool!

Windows

• Windows 11 version 24H2 introduces a new way to update Windows because WTF Microsoft
• HP announces an AMD-based AI PC that is/is not a Copilot+ PC - lots going on here
• AMD comes clean on the new chips, which ship at the end of July
• With a Snapdragon X-based ThinkPad on the way, Paul reviews the Yoga Slim 7xp
• Windows 11 Photos app now integrates with Microsoft Designer
• Dev (last week): Testing/deployment of new features resumes after long pause
• Beta (last week): More changes to the home page in File Explorer
• Release Preview (last week): Duplicate a File Explorer tab, drag and drop to pin from Start to Taskbar, more. Also a Windows 10 build (hooray?)

AI/Antitrust

• UK CMA investigates Microsoft for its Inflection AI hirings
• Microsoft settles with (most of) CISPE on cloud licensing in EU
• iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia public betas arrive, but with no Apple Intelligence features
• Opera beta on iPhone and iPad has new UI, some AI

Dev

• .NET 9 Preview 6 arrives
• Paul makes massive progress on Windows 11 port of .NETpad with the updated WPF. Plus a neat third-party add-on that might put this project over the top
• Google is bringing Android Studio to the web

Xbox

• Xbox controversy of the month, but this one is real: Microsoft ensh*ttifies Xbox Game Pass - more info now that the dust has settled, but still no announcement from Microsoft
• Microsoft, you HAVE to announce what’s going on with AB and Game Pass
• Now that Microsoft owns Call of Duty, Xbox gamers are getting next beta on day one - well, Game Pass members anyway
• Microsoft offers a cheap Xbox streaming bundle on Amazon
• The Deadpool Xbox wireless controller is priceless
• Microsoft announces three day-one titles for Game Pass, none from AB

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Amazon Prime Day is here
• App pick of the week: Proton Pass
• RunAs Radio this week: The Power of Data in the Cloud with Arun Ulag
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Crown Royal Blender’s Mash

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Links

• Microsoft Unveils Deadpool-Designed “Cheeky” Xbox Controller
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 Introduces Yet Another Way to Update Windows
• HP Announces AMD-Based AI PC with 55 TOPS NPU
• AMD to Launch Its Zen 5 AI Processors on July 31
• Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 Review
• Microsoft Designer Gets a Mobile App and New Integrations With Microsoft Apps
• Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Dev Build 26120.1252
• Microsoft is Testing New Recent, Favorites, and Shared Tabs in File Explorer
• New Windows 11 and Windows 10 Insider Builds Are Available on the Release Preview Channel
• The UK’s CMA is Investigating Microsoft’s Hiring of Inflection AI Employees
• Microsoft Settles with CISPE on Cloud Licensing Issues in EU
• Apple Releases First Public Betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, More
• Opera for iPhone and iPad with New UI is Available in Beta
• .NET 9 Preview 6 is Now Available
• Modernizing .NETpad: Next Steps (Premium)
• Modernizing .NETpad: Unexpected Design Progress (Premium)
• WPF UI
• Google Integrates Android Studio with Project IDX
• Game Pass is Getting Price Increases and New ‘Standard’ Tier Without Day-One Releases
• Microsoft Turns Game Pass Into a Hard Pass (Premium)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Early Access Beta Will Be Open to Game Pass Members
• Amazon Prime Day: Get an Xbox Streaming Bundle for $68.99
• Microsoft Reveals Three Day-One Game Pass Games for July
• Amazon Prime Day: Here Are Some of the Top Early Deals
• Proton Pass Adds Secure Links
• The Power of Data in the Cloud with Arun Ulag
• Crown Royal Blender’s Mash