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- WW 720: FLoC Blockers - Microsoft buys Nuance, new Surface devices, Patch Tuesday
Microsoft buys Nuance, new Surface devices, Patch Tuesday
The nuances of Microsoft's $19.7b Nuance acquisition
- Microsoft makes its second-largest acquisition with Nuance for $19.7 billion
- Nadella's acquisitions: How Nuance stacks up
New Surfi, peripherals debut- Surface Laptop 4 Prices, Specs Leak
- Microsoft rolls out Surface Laptop 4 alongside new headsets, a webcam, and a speaker
- Baby Steps Don't Win the Race
- Dell Updates Inspiron Laptops, Adds OLED Option to XPS 13
Patch Tuesday tidbits- MS Patch Tuesday: NSA Reports New Critical Exchange Flaws
- FBI cleans up infected Exchange servers
- Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy
More Windows- Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359
- Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too
- OneDrive for Windows is Finally Going 64-Bit
Xbox- New Flight Simulator World Update Targets Europe
- Amazon Launches New Feature for the Xbox Skill for Alexa
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Block Google FLoC
- App pick of the week: Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac
- Enterprise pick of the week: WVD finally gets a much-touted feature
- Codename pick of the week: Bari
- Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Bat Flip
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsor:
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1 hr 45 min - WW 719: Project Sous Vide - OpenJDK, Paint in the Windows Store, Azure outages, Azure immersion cooling
OpenJDK, Paint in the Windows Store, Azure outages, Azure immersion cooling
Microsoft rolls out a preview of OpenJDK
- mikMicrosoft rolls out its OpenJDK preview release
- Sun vs. Microsoft battle over Java drags on
- Programming Windows: Hello, Visual J++
- Google Wins Java Copyright Case
- Android Now Supports Rust for Low-Level Code
Windows 10- Microsoft Paint is Finally Available in the Microsoft Store, Sort Of
- Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354
Surface- Here Comes Surface Laptop 4
Cloud- Microsoft Cloud services were down for some users
- Microsoft: Here's what caused our Azure cloud-computing outage
- Microsoft gets two-phase immersion cooling running in an Azure data center
Corporate- Microsoft pushes back 'full' Redmond campus reopening to September 7
- It's official: Microsoft Build will be May 25 to 27
Xbox- More Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass This Month
- MLB The Show 21 is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Kensington's VeriMark Windows Hello fingerprint reader
- App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 4.5 for Windows and Mac
- Enterprise pick of the week: How to use Word/Teams as a teleprompter in presentations
- (Fake) Codename pick of the week: Boa
- Beer pick of the week: Grimm Black Forest
Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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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1 hr 33 min - WW 718: If Only Nana Knew - Discord acquisition, Project Reunion, Cortana mobile.
Discord acquisition, Project Reunion, Cortana mobile.
LinkedIn
- Microsoft's push to join the 'creators' bandwagon now extends to LinkedIn
Discord- Report: Microsoft in "Exclusive" Talks with Discord
Developer- Microsoft's 'Project Reunion' hits the 0.5 milestone
Microsoft 365- Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 30 Percent Usage Share
- Kensington Announces a Windows Hello Fingerprint Reader
- Microsoft Kills Cortana on Mobile
- Immersive Reader Comes to PowerPoint for the Web, OneDrive, More
Xbox- Backward Compatible Games Come to Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for April
- Microsoft Highlights 60 Indie Games Coming to Xbox
- Bang & Olufsen Xbox Headset Arrives in April for $500
- Microsoft Introduces Two New Xbox Wireless Controllers
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Save big at the Microsoft Store
- Tip of the week: Stop web tracking for good
- Enterprise pick of the week: Azure ACS is now generally available
- Enterprise pick of the week: More courses for the 10 most popular digital skilling jobs for FREE
- Cocktail pick of the week: Peter Rabbit's Downfall
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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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1 hr 45 min - WW 717: Grovian Culture - Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed
Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed.
Corporate
- Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29
- Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6
- Microsoft creates 15,000-member 'Digital Transformation Platform Group' in latest reorg
- An update on Exchange hacks
- Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs
Windows 10- New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More
- Windows 10 21H1 now available for 'commercial pre-release validation'
Web browsers- Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility
- Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome
- Vivaldi 3.7 Makes Massive Performance Gains
Xbox- Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion
- Microsoft Renames Xbox Live
- Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase
- First Impressions: Xbox Wireless Headset
- GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation
- App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev
- Enterprise picks of the week: Microsoft Workplace Index 2021
- Codename pick of the week: Narya
- Beer pick of the week: Great Notion Afterglow
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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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1 hr 56 min - WW 716: Draining the Slides - Intel's "Go PC" campaign and its response to Apple Silicon
Intel's "Go PC" campaign and its response to Apple Silicon
You're a PC. I'm a PC. We are all PCs.
- Justin Long is No Longer a Mac in New Intel Ads
- Intel Releases 11th-Generation Core Desktop Processors
- AMD Launches Ryzen Pro 5000 Series Mobile Processors
Windows- Microsoft makes changes to Windows 10 inbox apps with the latest Dev Channel test build
- Microsoft to block users from getting paid apps from the Microsoft Stores for Business, Education as of April
- Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 7
Edge- Microsoft to add new 'Extended Stable' Edge option, updating every eight weeks
Cloud- Microsoft's latest cloud authentication outage: What went wrong
- Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out
Microsoft 365- Skype Desktop App Now Supports Noise Cancelation
- PowerPoint Presenter Coach is Now Available
Xbox- Xbox Wireless Headset is Now Available
- Here are the Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in Late March
- 5 Bethesda Games Get FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Switch to Microsoft for password management and autofill
- App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass
- Enterprise picks of the week: A one-click mitigation tool for the Exchange hack, Moar Azure Availability Zones
- Beer pick of the week: Burley Oak Shamrock Shake Stout
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Guests: Ryan Shrout and Josh Newman
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsors:
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2 hr 34 min - WW 715: A Big Gulp of Bloodies - Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, Invokegate
Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, Invokegate
Controversies of the year of the week
- Exchangegate: Hackers Have Exploited at Least 30,000 Exchange Servers
- UserVoicegate: Microsoft is moving to its own alternatives to UserVoice for customer feedback
- Invokegate: Harman Kardon Removes Cortana from Invoke
Windows 10- Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332
- Microsoft Edge Gets Vertical Tabs, More
- Support Ends for Microsoft Edge Legacy
- Microsoft to Move to a Single Edge codebase
- Google is Speeding Up the Chrome Release Schedule
- Chromebook Turns 10
- Microsoft to Unveil New Webcam this Spring
- Dark Mode, More Coming to OneDrive
Xbox- Microsoft Cleared in US and EU to Close Bethesda Acquisition
- The March Xbox Update is Rolling Out
- Forza Horizon 4 Available Now on Steam
- Xbox Starts Testing 'New' Edge for Xbox
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Be portable in all things
- App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code
- Enterprise pick of the week: New deployment service for firmware, drivers
- Codename pick of the week: Spartan
- Beer pick of the week: Fifth Hammer Prickly Whiskers
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsors:
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- Melissa.com/twit
2 hr 13 min - WW 714: A Licensable Moment - Recapping Microsoft's 2021 Ignite announcements.
Recapping Microsoft's 2021 Ignite announcements.
Microsoft Ignite 2021
- Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Ignite 2021 Special Edition
- Microsoft shows off its Mesh mixed-reality collaboration platform
- Microsoft Announces its Mesh MR Platform - Thurrott.com
- Envisioning the Future with Windows Mixed Reality
- Panay Touts "the Next Generation of Windows"
- Guide to Microsoft Ignite 2021 for the Windows Enthusiast
- Microsoft shares more on what's coming in Windows Server 2022
- Power Automate Desktop App for Windows 10 is Now Available
- Microsoft Ignite 2021 Book of News
Windows 10- Windows 10 Version 20H2 Pushes Past 20 Percent Usage Share
Hardware- Qualcomm Launches the Snapdragon Insider Program
- HP's PC Business Surged in the Most Recent Quarter
Xbox- Halo Infinite a "Spiritual Reboot" of the Series, Microsoft Says
- Xbox Suffered a Big Outage Last Night
- Here Are the First Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in March
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: When it comes to content, where is as important as what
- App pick of the week: Flutter 2
- Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Deprecations: How to keep up
- Codename pick of the week: The Walking Cat's collection of Mesh-related codenames
- Beer pick of the week: Foam Brewers Zero Day
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
1 hr 58 min - WW 713: Pot-Bellied Mastodons - Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx
Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx
Microsoft Office
- Microsoft announces two new Office updates for 2021:
- Office LTSC
- Office 2021 for commercial and consumer customers
Windows 10- Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five
- Microsoft Brings Another FEP to the Windows Insider Beta Channel
- Microsoft to talk about the future of mixed reality' at Ignite conference next week
Power Platform- Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language
- Too late; P# already exists
Surface- Microsoft is Selling Replacement SSDs for Surface Pro 7+
Microsoft- Microsoft Concludes Its SolarWinds Investigation
- Microsoft Calls for Australian-Style Media Arbitration in EU
- Microsoft unveils three more 'industry clouds' for financial, manufacturing and nonprofit
Xbox- Microsoft Announces Games for Gold for March
- Fall Guys Lands on Xbox This Summer
- Sony is Bringing VR to PlayStation 5
- Sony is Bringing PlayStation Games to the PC
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Buy cereal, get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
- App pick of the week: Tiles 2.0
- Developer pick of the week: .NET Conf Focus on Windows
- Enterprise pick of the week: Automatically translate Word docs into PowerPoints
- Beer pick of the week: Delirium Black Barrel Aged
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsors:
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- conga.com/twit
2 hr 4 min - WW 712: Paul's Mood Board - Windows 10 21H1, Intel vs. Apple, Microsoft may buy Pinterest
Windows 10 21H1, Intel vs. Apple, Microsoft may buy Pinterest
Windows 10
- Microsoft finally confirms Windows 10 version 21H1, stating that it will be a minor cumulative update like 2004 and 20H2.
- Yes, 21H1 is a Thing!
- New Windows Insider Build Adds a Few Minor Improvements
- Intel Takes on Apple M1 with New Series of "Go PC" Ads
Microsoft Edge- Microsoft Edge Now Uses Adaptive Notifications
- Microsoft to add 'Kids Mode' to Chromium-based Edge browser
Microsoft 365- Microsoft's unified Office app is now available for iPad
- Why did it take a year for Microsoft to bring Office app to iPad?
Surface- Surface Duo Drops to $999, Heads to the UK
More Microsoft- Why does Microsoft keep trying to buy its way into the consumer market?
- Microsoft Collaborates with VW on Automated Driving Platform
Xbox- Microsoft Announces the Xbox Wireless Headset
- Microsoft Brings FPS Boost to Backward Compatible Games
- Xbox Cloud Gaming for the PC Moves Closer Towards Release
- Here are the Next Titles Coming to Game Pass This Month
- Flight Simulator Update Brings Enhanced Visuals for the UK and Ireland
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Pay for what matters
- App pick of the week: LastPass
- Dev pick of the week: Dapr 1.0
- Codename pick of the week: Atlas
- Beer pick of the week: Maine Second Dinner
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsors:
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2 hr 38 min - WW 711: A Double-Edged Fork - Legacy Edge, Microsoft Viva, Minecraft Dungeons
Windows 10
- Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy
- Windows 10 Version 2004 is Finally Reliable Enough for Everyone
Microsoft 365- Microsoft outlines plans for Viva, an employee-experience platform anchored in Teams
- Microsoft Adds Two New Power Apps to Teams
- Microsoft to add new webinar and 'meeting intelligence' capabilities to Teams via Teams Pro
- Microsoft is Testing a New Dark Mode for Word
More Microsoft- Intel Sues Engineer Who Left for Microsoft
Xbox- Minecraft Dungeons Now Reaches 10 Million Players
- Forza Horizon 4 is Coming to Steam on March 9
Tips and picks- Tip of the week: Use your Xbox Wireless Controller with two devices
- Learning pick of the week: Learn iOS development from Stanford
- Dev pick of the week: Updated WinUI roadmap on GitHub
- Codename pick of the week: SurfaceFleet
- Valentine's Day cocktail: Sparkling Sangria
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
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.
Sponsors:
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- forwardnetworks.com/twit
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1 hr 58 min
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