Windows Weekly 904

In case you missed it

• You didn’t. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers
• Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this
• Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use?

Windows 11

• 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected
• Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc.
• Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul’s only hardware issue with Arm, more
• Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm
• Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing
• Canary: That Copilot key customization thing
• Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable
• Microsoft Store is getting “immersive trailers” because ADHD

Microsoft 365, AI, more

• Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever?
• Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named “early version” of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don’t hurt yourselves.
• Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio
• AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially)
• Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially)
• Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta
• Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages
• As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun)
• WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that?
• Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever
• Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late … But at least it’s jam-packed with AI

Xbox

• Age of Empires goes mobile
• In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine
• Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could’ve saved you guys a lot of money
• New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree…
• App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta
• RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or

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• Tech: The Curious Case of Qualcomm's Vanishing Snapdragon Dev Kit: A Windows Weekly Investigation
• Transcripts: Windows Weekly 904 Transcript

Links

• Qualcomm Has Canceled its Snapdragon Dev Kit, Will Refund All Preorders
• Microsoft Releases October Optional Update for Windows 11 Versions 23H2 and 22H2
• Microsoft, Qualcomm Close the Gap on Windows 11 on Arm Software and Hardware Issues
• Chicken (Premium)
• Qualcomm: Lunar Lake is a Lie
• New On-Screen Keyboard Optimized for Gamepad Use Lands on the Dev Channel
• Latest Windows Insider Canary Build Adds Copilot Key Configuration
• Quick Hands-On: Super Resolution in the Windows 11 Photos App
• Windows 11 Microsoft Store Will Soon Show “Immersive Trailers” on Product Pages
• New Report Details Growing Pains of Microsoft’s Partnership With OpenAI
• OpenAI Finally Graces Windows Users with an “Early Version” ChatGPT App
• Microsoft Copilot Comes to OneNote for Mac and iPad in Beta
• Apple “Two Years Behind” on AI
• Tim Cook: Apple is Best, Not First
• Google Gets a Stay of Execution in Epic Case
• A Wild Year for Smartphones (Premium)
• Google Gets a Stay of Execution in Epic Case
• A Wild Year for Smartphones (Premium)
• Age of Empires Mobile is Now Available Globally
• Unity Launches its Unity 6 Engine
• New Xbox Wireless Headset Adds Voice Isolation, Bluetooth 5.3, and Bigger Battery
• Google’s NotebookLM Now Broadly Available with Audio Overview Customizations
• The photo editing software you've been dreaming of
• Affinity in prime position for ARM64 launch
• Opera One R2 is Now Available
• Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy
• Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or