Mar 27th 2024
Windows Weekly 874
Dark Satya
Moment 5, Surface Pro 10 & Laptop 6
On Windows Weekly, Moment 5 has arrived as a Preview Update, Windows 10 gets a preview update, and Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6 for Business at a digital event. Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app. Would Microsoft develop a Windows-based gaming handheld device? And Canva acquires Affinity.
Windows
- Moment 5 arrives as a Preview Update right on schedule - it’s Week D, etc.
- Microsoft previously described this schedule in its DMA compliance documentation, and noted that it would be fully deployed in stable by the end of April.
- Quick raise of hands: Did you think this was already available? You’re not alone. But ... you know. Microsoft.
- Oh, and there’s a preview update for Windows 10 too. Because come on Microsoft.
- Don’t worry, that lock screen nonsense in Windows 10 is coming to Windows 11 too.
- Qualcomm claims that most Windows games will “just work” on its X Elite processor. How?
- Chromium accepts Microsoft commit that will improve Chrome/Chromium text rendering on Windows.
- Google Chrome comes to Windows on Arm, instantly legitimatizing the platform.
Surface
- Microsoft announces Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6.
- For businesses, only - Intel Core Ultra-based.
- Consumer versions based on X Elite to follow in May, according to reliable rumors.
- It’s first “AI PCs,” supposedly. But now we know why they are using that terminology, and it’s stupid. (Related, Intel has its own definitions for what makes a PC an AI PC.)
- This was billed as an AI event, “the new era of work,” but there was NO news for Windows or Copilot. None.
- Why is that? One word: Momentum.
AI
- In the wake of Microsoft AI reorg (a NeXT-style takeover), a key Microsoft exec says no and steps aside, will likely leave the company
- Microsoft Teams is gaining new AI capabilities because, duh, of course it is
- Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app - Two more checkmarks for that grid of Copilot capabilities
- Our developer show schedule is complete: Apple to host WWDC 2024 in June, following Google I/O and Build in May
- Samsung spreads Galaxy A1 to more devices starting tomorrow in the US
Xbox
- It’s finally happening: Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game on Xbox Game Pass when it goes live tomorrow.
- Phil Spencer says Windows is wrong for gaming handhelds, thinks an Xbox would be better.
- Xbox is testing mouse and keyboard support for Cloud Gaming.
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Arc browser just became more viable on Windows.
- App pick of the week: Affinity Photo 2
- Also: Proton Pass now supports (portable) passkeys. And it’s free.
- RunAs Radio this week: GitHub for SysAdmins with April Edwards.
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Stauning Kaos Danish Whisky.
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Links
- Moment 5 is Now Available in Preview on Windows 11 Versions 22H2/3H2
- Microsoft Details How it is Changing Windows to Comply with the EU DMA
- Windows 10 Got a Week D Preview Update Too
- Microsoft Starts Testing Sports, Traffic, and Finance Updates on the Windows 11 Lock Screen
- Qualcomm Says its Snapdragon X Elite Chip Should Make Most PC Games “Just Work”
- Google Chrome to Get Microsoft Text Rendering on Windows
- Google Chrome is Now Optimized for Windows on ARM Devices
- Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business
- Intel and Microsoft Clarify Their Definition of an “AI PC”
- Tune In to Microsoft’s New Era of Work Announcement Today
- Momentum … Or Just Inertia?
- Mikhail Parakhin Steps Aside in the Wake of Microsoft AI Reorg
- Microsoft Teams is Getting New Copilot and AI Capabilities
- Designer and Copilot Pro Are Coming to the Microsoft 365 Mobile App
- Microsoft Starts Testing Mouse and Keyboard Input for Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Samsung is Bringing Galaxy AI to Previous Generation Phones in the U.S.
- Diablo IV on PC Game Pass Will Require Battle.net Launcher
- Phil Spencer Discusses Xbox Handhelds and the State of the Games Industry
- Microsoft Starts Testing Mouse and Keyboard Input for Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Arc Browser Now Syncs Between Mac and Windows
- Canva Acquires Affinity to Take on Adobe
- Proton Pass Now Supports Passkeys
- RunAsRadio - GitHub for SysAdmins with April Edwards
- Brown Liquor Pick of the Week - Stauning Kaos Danish Whisky