WW 895: I'm Done Transitioning - Recall for Insiders, Loop 2.0, gamescom 2024

Windows Weekly (Audio)

This episode of Windows Weekly has Paul, Richard, and Leo chatting about everything from Microsoft Recall's upcoming availability to AMD's move to acquire ZT Systems. Paul reviews a new Meteor Lake-equipped laptop from HP, and Leo shows off his Diablo skills on iPad. The group also takes a look at gamescom news, including a trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (which has a release date!) and an awesome Xbox Adaptive Joystick for accessibility.

Windows 11

• Recall will ship with Windows 11 24H2 in preview in October
• Canary (last week) - New Sandbox, FAT32 improvements, more
• Dev and Beta - One new feature, one removed feature
• Lenovo revenues point to ongoing PC market rebound
• HP's efforts to overcome Meteor Lake problems are about as successful as they can be

Microsoft 365

• Unified Teams client is now available
• Supposedly Loop 2.0 is out and/or coming soon as well
• Proton shifts ownership to non-profit foundation

AI/Hardware

• Paul: I will not pay for AI
• AMD tries to acquire its way into being an Nvidia competitor
• There's a cheaper new Raspberry 5

Antitrust

• Judge in Epic v. Google: Oh, Google is going to pay

Dev

• Quick follow-up to last week's VS 2022 releases
• Microsoft didn't document an important change to how Windows 11 theming works in .NET 9 Preview, all hell broke loose
• Continued work on WPF app modernization—dialogs, custom title bar area—and a long chat with Rafael uncovers the serious problems remaining here

Xbox

• Xbox Insiders can test Game Pass Standard for $1
• Microsoft shows off lots of Xbox games and one PS5 game at gamescom
• Phil Spencer defends this strategy at the show
• Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S refreshes are available for preorder, ship in October
• Microsoft announces new Xbox accessibility accessories
• New Game Pass titles to include early access to COD: Black Ops 6
• Nvidia GeForce Now adds auto sign in to Xbox
• Epic Games Store launches on Android and iOS
• It's not just regular laptops that are getting better at gaming: AAA mobile gaming is real
• New Atari 7800

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Windows on Arm - Then and Now
• App pick of the week: Start11
• RunAs Radio this week: Threat Modeling in the Cloud with Romina Druta & Daniela Cruzes
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Armorik Sherry Cask

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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