<p>In case you missed it</p><ul> <li>You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers</li> <li>Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this</li> <li>Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use?</li></ul> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>23H2 gets a preview update, as expected</li> <li>Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc.</li> <li>Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more</li> <li>Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm</li> <li>Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing</li> <li>Canary: That Copilot key customization thing</li> <li>Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable</li> <li>Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD</li></ul> <p>Microsoft 365, AI, more</p><ul> <li>Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever?</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio</li> <li>AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially)</li> <li>Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially)</li> <li>Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta</li> <li>Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages</li> <li>As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun)</li> <li>WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that?</li> <li>Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever</li> <li>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</li></ul> <p>Xbox</p><ul> <li>Age of Empires goes mobile</li> <li>In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine</li> <li>Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money</li> <li>New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation</li></ul> <p>Tips &amp; Picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree...</li> <li>App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://uscloud.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">uscloud.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://flashpoint.io" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">flashpoint.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.veeam.com/?utm_source=twit.tv&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=fy24-brand-campaign&utm_content=ww" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">veeam.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://e-e.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">e-e.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>

Windows Weekly (Audio)

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WW 904: Not Sexy, but Important - Snapdragon Dev Kit canceled, Unity 6, "A-R-M"

OCT 23, 2024139 MIN
Windows Weekly (Audio)

WW 904: Not Sexy, but Important - Snapdragon Dev Kit canceled, Unity 6, "A-R-M"

OCT 23, 2024139 MIN

Description

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

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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