Aug 2nd 2017
Windows Weekly 529
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Win10 Creators Update Now Available*
Windows 10 Creators Update now "fully available," whatever that means. Windows 10 will get eye-tracking functionality. But is this for the Fall Creators Update? Later? Line up for your Mixed Reality Headset! (Some) Windows 10 S PCs for education are now available; and Windows 10 S is downloadable now for testing. Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta.
Surface Plus brings smartphone-like financing to people and businesses. You can now order new Surface Pen in the new colors.
Microsoft 365 Business goes live in preview. Azure will become an "AI cloud." Amazon may be ready to take on Microsoft in a new business.
Skype users on iPhone, Android phones now can send money directly via Skype using PayPal.
Microsoft delivers smaller Xbox wireless adapter for Windows, new controllers. Taco Bell renews its partnership with Xbox.
Microsoft's first Windows Hello peripheral is now available. Microsoft kills WordFlow, will focus on SwiftKey.
- Tip of the week: Games with Gold
- App pick of the week: Minecraft with cross-platform play
- Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 for Talent
- Codename pick of the week: Threshold
- Beer Pick of the Week: Kiwi's Playhouse
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Links
- Microsoft says Windows 10 Creators Update is ready for business deployment
- Windows 10 Creators Update is Now “Fully Available,” Microsoft Says
- July 31, 2017—KB4032188 (OS Build 15063.502)
- Microsoft is working to add eye-tracking technology to Windows 10, initially as an accessibility feature.
- Eye Control is Coming to Windows 10
- Microsoft Begins Selling Mixed Reality Headsets Online
- Schools Can Now Order Windows 10 S PCs
- Microsoft Opens Up Windows 10 S to Developers, Education Customers
- Windows Subsystem for Linux is Out of Beta
- Microsoft is adding two additional financing and upgrade programs for its family of Surface devices to its mix.
- Thinking About Surface Plus
- Microsoft Stops Offering 1TB Surface Book
- You Can Now Preorder Surface Pen in Burgundy, Black, or Cobalt Blue
- Could Microsoft be readying a touch cover for the iPad?
- A Microsoft Touch Cover for iPad? Unlikely
- Microsoft 365 Business public preview goes live August 2
- How Microsoft plans to turn Azure into an 'AI cloud'
- Amazon may be going head-to-head with Microsoft in healthcare
- Skype and PayPal team up with new Send Money feature
- Microsoft Releases Smaller Xbox Adapter for Windows 10, 3 New Controllers
- Taco Bell Contest Will Give Away Xbox One X Consoles
- Microsoft starts shipping its own keyboard with built-in Windows Hello sign-in
- Microsoft Modern Keyboard and Mouse Are Now Available
- Microsoft Kills Word Flow, Will Focus on SwiftKey
- Games with Gold Offers Bayonetta, More in August
- Ask Paul: Should I Sign-In to Windows 10 with an MSA?
- You Can Now Test Cross-Platform Minecraft on Windows 10 and Android
- Dynamics 365 for Talent is now GA!
- LinkedIn's new Windows app integrates directly with Windows 10
- Microsoft codename 'Threshold': The next major Windows wave takes shape
- Brooklyn Adding Kiwi’s Playhouse Sour Ale