Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition, Xbox Transparency Report, Task Manager ImprovementsWindows 11* Beta channel: Microsoft starts testing Task Manager improvements * Photos app integration with iCloud is now available * Windows App SDK 1.2 is here
Microsoft* Independent report faults Microsoft on employee discrimination and harassment, it will do better
Microsoft 365 * The Office mobile app is losing two sharing features as it transitions to Microsoft 365 * Games are coming to Microsoft Teams for some reason * NVIDIA partners with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer * When it comes to Microsoft 365, there is the past (Office) and then this other stuff * Flashback: maybe let's look at that Google One VPN for Windows thing one last time
Hardware* Microsoft announces a Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition that, no, is not USA! USA! USA! * Qualcomm announces its next flagship smartphone chipset. Assume a PC chipset announcement is imminent
Xbox* Spencer: Seriously, Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation * Xbox releases its first-ever transparency report, will do so regularly going forward * Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November * A new Xbox Series S bundle adds digital perks * Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition adds helicopters, gliders, and more oh my * Xbox November Update is here * A few more thoughts about the CliffyB book * IT'S HERE! CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 01!!!
Tips & Picks* Tip of the week: Twitter is dead, long live Mastodon * App pick of the week: Descript * App pick of the week #2: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android
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