For years, the checkbox to get a PC out of the Insider Program when that Windows version shipped in stable did absolutely nothing. That's no longer the case.
Windows
A new context menu for File Explorer heads out to Insiders along with five new preview builds
There are lots of other like UX changes happening with little communication. Will Microsoft really touch (and update) all the ancient UIs in Windows 11?
New Release Preview builds point at next Week D and Patch Tuesday updates: New Taskbar, New Start, new Windows Search, many...
For years, the checkbox to get a PC out of the Insider Program when that Windows version shipped in stable did absolutely nothing. That's no longer the case.
Windows
- A new context menu for File Explorer heads out to Insiders along with five new preview builds
- There are lots of other like UX changes happening with little communication. Will Microsoft really touch (and update) all the ancient UIs in Windows 11?
- New Release Preview builds point at next Week D and Patch Tuesday updates: New Taskbar, New Start, new Windows Search, many minor changes throughout
Hardware
- Now we know more about Snapdragon C ahead of IFA, where we may see the first laptops
- Google is holding a PixelBook reviewers event in mid-September
- You know that Commodore is back, but now the Amiga is back too!
- Lenovo surges on AI spending, but it's now engaged in financial shenanigans too. More like Spotify than Big Tech, but still bad
AI
- Big Tech spending on AI is finally getting more scrutiny from financial/business publications
- It's happening: Microsoft "pulls a Teams" and will consolidate its Copilot (consumer) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (business apps) into a single app, evolve it in a "super app"
- OpenAI's new strategy: Get 'em while they're young
- Mozilla provides a progress report on Smart Window for Firefox, details new AI search partnership
- Alexa+ is now free on all FireTV devices in the U.S., no Prime required
XBOX
- Resonance: A Plague Tale and more are heading to Game Pass during the second half of August
- XBOX August Update is here with more Achievements details, Game Hubs now support Xbox 360 titles, Game Pass subscribers can now stream a game while it installs in the background
- XBOX Insiders can now test Home Improvements, local save game management, and profile badges
- Apple makes major App Store concessions in the EU. But Epic Games says it is not enough.
- The new Call of Duty has a public beta on Friday, and there will be a single-player episode for the first time
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Yes, Virginia, you can exit the Insider Program now
- App pick of the week: Brave
- RunAs Radio this week: Automatic Attack Disruption with Liz Tesch
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Red Bank Premium Blended
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