WW 639: Cortana on the Down Low




Windows Weekly (Video LO) show

Summary: <p>October 2 event preview: we can't stop speculating</p><ul> <li> It's not just hardware, and it's not just Surface: Event will highlight services and experiences too.</li> <li> Also: 15-inch Surface Laptop rumored</li> <li> Also: This time, the event will be streamed</li> <li> Related: Microsoft patents dual-screen device</li> <li> Walking Cat finds a reference to "Project S" (we think it's a Surface device)</li> <li> Related: Save the date for Microsoft Build 2020!</li> <li> More events: OnePlus next week, Huawei soon, Amazon on Sept. 25, Google in mid-October. Plus Ignite in November.</li> </ul><p>Server/cloud</p><ul> <li> Calendar.help to launch soon as Scheduler</li> <li> Microsoft Exchange 2010 gets a support reprieve</li> </ul><p>Dev</p><ul> <li> Here comes .NET Core 3.0. Launches at a virtual conference next week. What comes next? MJF: .NET Core 4.0?</li> <li> Flutter 1.9 Adds Support for macOS Catalina and iOS 13 - and sets the stage for web apps</li> </ul><p>Xbox</p><ul> <li> Gears 5 off to a record start, Microsoft claims</li> <li> COD: Modern Warfare Beta Test Comes to Xbox One (and COD: Mobile is coming October 1!)</li> <li> We got more Game Pass games (for console)</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> App pick of the week: Amazon Music HD</li> <li> App pick of the week 2: Pocket Casts</li> <li> App pick of the week 3: Dark Reader</li> <li> Rumor of the week: OneDrive is coming to Linux</li> <li> Codename pick of the week: Saturn</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown </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://aka.ms/WWMechanics">aka.ms/WWMechanics</a></li> <li><a href="http://go.itpro.tv/windows">go.itpro.tv/windows use code WW30</a></li> <li><a href="http://capterra.com/windows">capterra.com/windows</a></li> </ul>