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