WW 611: Band on the Run!




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <ul> <li> Here's the real reason Microsoft is already testing 20H1</li> <li> Also: Windows Calculator is open-sourced for some reason. Could Notepad be next???</li> <li> Microsoft Edgium screenshots leak. Surprise, it looks like Chrome, not Edge. But that could change.</li> <li> Microsoft Band was dead two years ago, but now it's really, really dead. A look back at Microsoft Band from its biggest fan</li> <li> It's interesting to watch Intel follow Microsoft down the same path to the future</li> <li> The USB Promoter Group needs to be stopped: It announced USB 3.2 and then USB4 within a week of each other.</li> <li> And in "better late than never" news, MJF got to try the HoloLens 2 -- and may have discovered an interesting bug.</li> <li> Microsoft will allegedly ship a "disc-less" Xbox One S in May</li> <li> Plus: Microsoft plans to announce a new Xbox One console at E3 in June. Expect NvME storage and 4K/60 fps.</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Surface Pro 6 + Type Cover Bundle</li> <li> App pick of the week: Pocket Casts</li> <li> Plus: Grammarly Keyboard for iOS adds Dark theme, more.</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Excel (mobile) can turn photos of table data into working spreadsheets</li> <li> Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft opens its first datacenters in Africa</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Jack's Abby Barrel Aged Framinghammer </li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</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>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>Check out Mary Jo's blog at <a href="http://allaboutmicrosoft.com/" target="_blank">AllAboutMicrosoft.com</a></p> <p>The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://WordPress.com/windows">WordPress.com/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> </ul>