Introduction * Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 82 – Unhinged. * Recording 6 weeks-in-row – a record for 2018 for us!
Word of the Week * Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say "Petard" + a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall + a firework that explodes with a loud report
Feature of the Week * Windows 10 Calculator now has new functions including Date and Currency Converters
News of the Week * Microsoft confirms it will ditch Windows 10 S for an S Mode in 2019 * Microsoft to replace for free Surface Pro 4s with screen-flicker problems * We have heard your feedback and after careful examination, have determined that a small percentage of Surface Pro 4 devices are exhibiting a screen flicker that cannot be addressed with a firmware or driver update. To support customers affected by this issue, we will replace eligible Surface Pro 4 devices for up to three years from the date of purchase, free of charge." * HP made an all-in-one PC with Alexa built-in * HP's new EliteBook x360 is even smaller and now offers LTE * Lenovo has some new IdeaPads for every budget * Google overtakes Amazon in smart speaker market in Q1 2018
What is Microsoft…. * Rebooted Windows - striped it down and started from scratch? * Understanding Windows Core OS and Microsoft's 'Polaris' for modern PCs
Rumours * New Windows 10 Phone? * https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-andromeda-everything-we-know-so-far * https://www.windowscentral.com/even-more-folding-surface-phone-renders-appear-patent-filings * https://thewincentral.com/top-surface-phonemobile-andromeda-features-size-specs-microsoft-working-surfacephone-98945/ * https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-figures-out-hinge-gestures-andromeda * https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17108958/microsoft-windows-future-c-shell-andromeda-polaris * https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/18/16790956/microsoft-surface-phone-notepad-rumors-concept-patents * https://www.windowscentral.com/why-a-folding-surface * Microsoft making it's own smart speaker?
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