
WW 759: Local Hooch - Windows 11, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft 365
01/12/22 • 104 min
Windows 11, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Issues First Windows 11 Build of the New Year
- Microsoft Issues New Windows 11 Build to the Dev Channel
- Stardock Releases Start11 v1.1
- Tip: Get the New Windows 11 Media Player Now
AR/VR/XR
- Microsoft Hit by Defections as Tech Giants Battle for Talent to Build the Metaverse - WSJ
- Meta Platforms Halts VR and AR Operating System Project — The Information
- Magic Leap Targets Medical Customers for Its Augmented Reality Headset - Bloomberg
- CES 2022: Microsoft, Qualcomm to collaborate on custom augmented-reality chips
Microsoft 365
- Microsoft is rolling out the ability to chat across personal and business Teams accounts
- Microsoft adds more Teams, Viva features for frontline workers
Microsoft Surface
- Surface Pro 8 with LTE is now available to order from the Microsoft Store | Windows Central
Xbox
- Report: Microsoft Has Sold 12 Million Xbox Series X|S Consoles
- Sony to Continue PS4 Production Through 2022
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: How to use the Quick Access menu
- App pick of the week: Firefox 96
- Codename pick of the week: Gibraltar
- Cocktail pick of the week: Blue Bomber
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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Windows 11, Microsoft HoloLens, Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Issues First Windows 11 Build of the New Year
- Microsoft Issues New Windows 11 Build to the Dev Channel
- Stardock Releases Start11 v1.1
- Tip: Get the New Windows 11 Media Player Now
AR/VR/XR
- Microsoft Hit by Defections as Tech Giants Battle for Talent to Build the Metaverse - WSJ
- Meta Platforms Halts VR and AR Operating System Project — The Information
- Magic Leap Targets Medical Customers for Its Augmented Reality Headset - Bloomberg
- CES 2022: Microsoft, Qualcomm to collaborate on custom augmented-reality chips
Microsoft 365
- Microsoft is rolling out the ability to chat across personal and business Teams accounts
- Microsoft adds more Teams, Viva features for frontline workers
Microsoft Surface
- Surface Pro 8 with LTE is now available to order from the Microsoft Store | Windows Central
Xbox
- Report: Microsoft Has Sold 12 Million Xbox Series X|S Consoles
- Sony to Continue PS4 Production Through 2022
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: How to use the Quick Access menu
- App pick of the week: Firefox 96
- Codename pick of the week: Gibraltar
- Cocktail pick of the week: Blue Bomber
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com
The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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WW 758: An Encyclopedia of Chipsets - Azure vs. AWS, Ryzen 6000, Android on Windows
Azure vs. AWS, Ryzen 6000, Android on Windows
- CES 2022: Better together with Android and beyond
- AMD Unveils Its Ryzen 6000 Series Mobile Processors
- 12th-Generation Intel Core Chipsets Come to Mobile PCs
- CES 2022: Microsoft, Qualcomm to collaborate on custom augmented-reality chips
- Intel says foldable screen laptop PCs are coming to market in 2022 | Windows Central
- Acer Announces the Aspire Vero National Geographic Edition
- CES 2022: ASUS refreshes its gaming lineup and introduces new form factors, CPUs and GPUs | Windows Experience Blog
- Dell Announces XPS 13 Plus
- HP Announces New Dragonfly, Many More Portable and Desktop PCs
- CES 2022: Lenovo ushers in new looks and approaches for hybrid work, gaming and everything else | Windows Experience Blog
- First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs to start rolling out this year
- Samsung Launches the Galaxy S21 FE at $699
- OnePlus Previews the OnePlus 10 Pro
- Where is the December Update for the Pixel 6 Series?
- Google Finally Addresses the December 2021 Update for Pixel 6/6 Pro
- Google Delivers January Update for Pixel, But Not for Pixel 6 Series
- I'm Switching to the iPhone
More Microsoft
- Report: Microsoft Cloud Still Half the Size of AWS
- Microsoft issues emergency fix for Exchange Server date-check bug
- Windows Developer Team Tweets a Programming Mistake
- Apple is First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Valuation
Xbox
- Microsoft Reveals Games with Gold for January
- Microsoft Announces First Xbox Game Pass Titles for January
- Rainbow Six Extraction Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One
- Sony Announces VR2 and VR2 Sense Controller for PlayStation 5
- Samsung Gaming Hub to Bring Stadia, More to Samsung TVs
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Understand the history of Windows via software development
- App and Codename pick of the week: Project Monarch (One Outlook)
- Enterprise pick of the week: Out of band Win Server and Win 10 Enterprise updates
- Beer pick of the week: Salted Caramel Barrel Aged Framinghammer
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com
The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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WW 760: The Activision Acquisition - Microsoft's largest acquisition, PC 2021 sales, Surface Laptop SE
- Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, the makers of WoW, CoD, Overwatch, and Candy Crush, among other gaming hits.
- Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition is the biggest in the company's history.
- Sony shares stumble as the firm cedes $20 billion in value overnight
- Windows 11 SE devices are rolling out for the education market, starting as cheap as $219.
- Surface Laptop SE is now available for schools to purchase.
- PC sales, in a third consecutive year of growth, increased 16% in 2021.
- Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22538 announced and released to the Dev channel.
- New updates roll out for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones.
- Game Pass titles for January include Death's Door and Nobody Saves the World
Tips & Picks:
Tip of the week: Programming Windows articles and projects
App pick of the week: .NETpad
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft fixes yet another botched Patch Tuesday update
Codename pick of the week: Nickel
Beer pick of the week: Shacksbury The Vermonter Cider
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
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The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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