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

Windows Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Paul Thurrott, News, Xbox, Richard Campbell, Technology, Windows, Microsoft, Tech News, Twit, Leo Laporte

4.4 • 928 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

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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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's time for Windows Weekly, Paul Thorot, Richard Campbell, are in the house.
0:05.0	Lanovo's got a rebound.
0:07.0	Is this a bellwether for the rest of the PC market?
0:11.0	Teams is now unified.
0:13.0	Whohoo!
0:15.0	Epic comes to the Google Play Store.
0:18.0	Paul gets a special delivery and some really good news for Xbox fans. that coming up and a whole lot more next on
0:26.0	Windows Weekly.
0:28.0	Podcasts you love from people you trust.
0:32.0	This is Twitter. you love from people you trust.
0:33.0	This is Twit.
0:37.0	This is Twit.
0:41.0	This is Windows Weekly with Paul Thorotte and Richard Campbell, episode 895, recorded
0:46.9	Wednesday, August 21st, 2024.
0:50.6	I'm done transitioning. It's time for Windows Weekly, the show where we cover the latest news from Microsoft
0:56.8	and lo and behold, look who have joined me in the Magic Spectral Box.
1:02.0	Of Magic. Here we go.
1:04.8	Don't know how it works. Here we are sorting electrons again.
1:08.0	To my left, Mr Paul Throt from Throt.com, TH THU rrr-o double good.com and by the way
1:18.1	Richard and I have conspired that when we introduce you we do this. this.
1:23.0	You should do that every time I leave to go to the bathroom today.
1:28.0	I'm in really bad shape.
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