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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