Aug 15th 2018
Windows Weekly 582
Nonsense-Free
Alexa & Cortana, Win10 & Chromebook
- Did Windows 10 1809 just cross the finish line? Two builds in a row with no new features. Hm. Is 1809/Redstone 5 feature complete? A look at the previous 10 builds confirms that this release is nonsense-free.
- Another Win Server 2019/1809 build with no new features (yes we are closing in on RTM).
- Lots of Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for almost every Win 10 build (except 1511).
- Windows Store and Xbox Store get a shopping cart. How 1990's.
- Your Phone (for Android) now works with Windows 10 1803 – not just Insider builds.
- Cortana-Alexa integration finally hits public preview. But who is going to use this in real life? Preview is U.S. only and fairly limited; no streaming music or audiobook support yet.
- Google may be adding Windows 10 dual boot support to Chromebooks.
- Snapdragon 850 gets benchmarked. And it's not great.
- One year late, Microsoft fixes Surface Pro/Pen issue
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Enable OneDrive folder protection
- Bonus tip: Buy Any Xbox One, Get a Free Copy of Madden NFL 19
- App pick of the week: Google Chrome
- Enterprise pick of the week: BizTalk v.Next
- Codename pick of the week: Madrid
- Beer pick of the week: AleSmith Vietnamese Speedway Stout
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Links
- Hands-On with Redstone 5: Endgame
- Windows 10 to get new 'InPrivate Desktop' security feature
- Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build mostly catches up with 'Redstone 5'
- Windows 10 Redstone 5 Gets Another Insider Preview Build
- Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17733
- Microsoft Releases Patch Tuesday Update for Windows 10
- Microsoft Store Tests New Shopping Cart Feature on Xbox and PC
- Microsoft quietly makes 'Your Phone' Android app available to mainstream Windows 10 users
- Microsoft and Amazon start publicly testing Cortana-Alexa integration
- First Snapdragon 850 Benchmarks Disappoint
- Microsoft Finally Fixes Surface Pro Pen Problems
- Tip: Enable OneDrive Folder Protection
- Tip: Buy Any Xbox One, Get a Free Copy of Madden NFL 19
- Google Chrome Now Uses Native Windows 10 Notifications
- What's next for Microsoft's BizTalk integration server, services
- Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee | AleSmith Brewing Company
- INTERNATIONAL IT SPECIALISTS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY AT IRELAND’S INAUGURAL CLOUD CONFERENCE