Oct 16th 2019
Windows Weekly 643
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xCloud Preview, Ignite Predictions
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
xCloud is Finally Here!
- The xCloud preview has begun! Paul Thurrott has been playing testing it out for the last few days
- Plus: You can use an Xbox Controller with iOS 13 too
In Windows this week…
- What's the deal with 20H1? Is there anything major to look forward to?
- Microsoft is starting to nag Win 7 Pro users about the January 2020 end of support date
- Related: Office 2010 has one year of support left
Ignite predictions
There will be bots and AI talk
- Maybe we'll hear more about Office "Unity". Definitely will hear about the new Project service
- Would be good to get some clarity on what's changing with Azure Stack
- There are a LOT of dev sessions this year. Maybe MS will share more on the dev story for Surface Duo/Neo
- Buzzwords you can't avoid: Microsoft Graph; edge; HCI, Power Platform
- Windows, Windows, Windows
Xbox
- Message safety settings come to Xbox - part of a bigger push
- Mixer Academy goes live
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Got a girl scout in your home? Go to the Microsoft Store!
- Plus: Get a controller clamp for mobile gaming: The Dainslef Smartphone Clamp for the Xbox Wireless Controller is only $10!
- App pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10
- Plus: You can get Apple TV app on Roku now.
- Enterprise pick of the week: Desktop Analytics hits GA
- Codename pick of the week: (Hail) Hydra!
- Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin The Sour IPA is Dead! Long Live the Sour IPA!
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Links
- First Impressions: Project xCloud (Preview)
- Quick Hands-On: iOS 13 + Xbox Wireless Controller + Clamp
- Microsoft to start nagging Windows 7 Pro users about January 2020 end of support deadline
- Microsoft warns: Office 2010 support is ending so buy Office 365 ProPlus
- Microsoft's unified Office Mobile app: What it is and why it matters
- Microsoft's 'Project Saturn' is an effort to rearchitect its Azure Stack hybrid computing platform
- Microsoft Brings Message Safety Settings to Xbox
- Mixer Academy Goes Live
- Microsoft Partners with Girl Scouts on STEM Badges
- dainslef Xbox One Controller
- Apple TV App Comes to Roku
- Microsoft's Desktop Analytics service for assessing compatibility of Windows endpoints is generally available
- Microsoft introduces new open-source specs for developing cloud and edge applications
- This is "Hydra"
- THE SOUR IPA IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE SOUR IPA