Dec 14th 2016
Windows Weekly 496
The ARMs Have It
Full Windows 10 desktop on ARM
Microsoft is bringing Windows 10 desktop to ARM. This is not Windows RT; it's full Windows 10, plus an emulation layer allowing Win32 apps to work on 64-bit ARM.
ARM-based Windows 10 portable PCs are going to be a thing, starting by holiday 2017. Devices not running Win10 don't have to have a screen to get Cortana: Harman Kardon speaker running Cortana is coming next year. Zo.ai officially launches; already has 115,000 users on Kik (after a week). Talking bots can be built with Skype-calling API. Microsoft updates the shipping versions of Windows 10 on Patch Tuesday. MS fixes glitch that kept some Win 10 PCs from being able to connect to the Internet. Surface Hub: A (surprise?) hit.
- Tip of the week: Microsoft Launches New Two-Day Sale on High-End Surface Books
- AppRaisin mobile app pick of the week: Groove
- Enterprise pick of the week: 16 years of MS support? Welcome to Premium Assurance
- Codename pick of the week: Athens
- Beer pick of the week: 2016 Anchor Christmas Ale
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Links
- Microsoft to PC makers: Let's make some Windows 10 ARM-based PCs
- ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes!
- Microsoft Partners with Intel on Project Evo to Improve the PC in 2017
- Cortana Unbound: Microsoft Finally Opens Up Its Digital Assistant to Devices
- Microsoft to bring Cortana to IoT devices with screens in 2017
- Microsoft officially launches Zo.ai, more bot-building tools
- More Ways to Make Smart Bots
- Microsoft is Bringing Skype Translator to Calls to Mobiles and Landlines
- Microsoft Updates the Shipping Versions of Windows 10
- Windows 10: Microsoft fixes bug that blocked PCs from the internet
- Relax, Windows Hello is NOT a Beta on the PC
- Surprise: Surface Hub is a Huge Success (Literally)
- Microsoft: Surface Hub demand is strong; product is now in stock
- November Was “Best Month Ever” for Surface
- Microsoft Launches New Two-Day Sale on High-End Surface Books
- Activision Ships Six New Multiplayer Maps for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Ask Paul: Does the Office 365 Personal to Office 365 Home Workaround Still Exist?
- Lost Odyssey And Blue Dragon Are Now Available Digitally + Lost Odyssey Free For Limited Time
- Microsoft to offer option of 16 years of Windows Server, SQL Server support through new Premium Assurance offer
- What else is coming in Windows 10 IoT Core with the Creators Update?
- 2016 Anchor Christmas Ale. New tree. New recipe. Same traditions.