Windows Weekly 796

Photos app update, Intel 13th Gen Core Desktop CPUs, Microsoft Viva expansion

Windows 

• A quick update on Windows 11 22H2 update availability.
• Microsoft begins testing the new Photos app that will come with the October update.
• Edge team has a plan to make PWA more native … and on Linux and Mac, too!
• Can Intel crack the code on Windows/iPhone interop? Dell did, but that app has been killed.
• Bye-bye, SwiftKey for iOS
• Intel announces 13th-Gen Core desktop chipsets. Guess what? more cores!

Microsoft 365

• The new unified Outlook app for Windows (project Monarch) is going out to more testers, getting some missing features.
• Study results show that Teams is an OS/platform and needs app store-like protections.
• Microsoft expands Viva.

Surface

• Surface Studio 3 shows up at FCC

Xbox

• Nadella “very confident” Activision/Blizzard deal will be OKd by regulators. As he should be.
• Logitech announces an Xbox Cloud Gaming handheld
• Microsoft may let Xbox users mute startup sounds
• E3 is coming back next for some reason
• Microsoft announces a new camo wireless controller with charging dock

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Windows 11 Field Guide update
• App pick of the week: WindowBlinds 11 open beta
• Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition moves to a twice-yearly update schedule
• Codename pick of the week: Surface codename-palooza
• Beer pick of the week: Ayinger Celebrator

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Links

• Windows 11 Version 22H2, an Upgrade Story (Premium)
• Updated Photos App Heads to the Dev Channel
• Edge Team Wants to Close the Gap Between Web and Native Apps
• Intel takes a crack at getting Windows PCs to connect seamlessly with Android phones and iPhones
• Microsoft is phasing out SwiftKey for iOS
• Intel Announces its 13th Gen Core Desktop CPUs
• Microsoft takes another step toward launching the new unified Outlook
• Study: Teams and Slack are Platforms, Need App Store-Like Controls
• Microsoft readies more modules for its Viva employee-experience suite
• Surface Studio 3 Passes Through the FCC
• Microsoft CEO is “Very Confident” About Activision Blizzard Deal
• Logitech Announces a Portable Cloud Gaming Device
• Microsoft is Testing New Option to Mute Xbox Startup Sounds
• E3 to Be Held on June 13-16 Next Year
• Microsoft Unveils Mineral Camo Special Edition Xbox Controller
• Stardock Brings WindowBlinds to Windows 11
• Microsoft Moves SharePoint Server Subscription Edition to Bi-Annual Release Schedule
• Codenames for some of the upcoming Surface devices
• Ayinger Celebrator