Summary: <p>This Week's Stories: </p> <p>Chris Capossela is back!</p><ul><li> Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela returns for our favorite holiday tradition.</li></ul><p>Xbox Series X</p><ul> <li> Microsoft unexpectedly announces the name of the next Xbox console</li> <li> Yes, it's a terrible name</li> <li> The "real" name of the console generation is just... Xbox</li> <li> Yes, it's one of at least two console versions (expect an Xbox Series S too)</li> <li> Given this, should be called Xbox, Series X.</li> <li> Come on, isn't everyone thinking of Windows Phone 7 Series? Do these people ever learn?</li> </ul><p>Windows 10 vNext (and vNext Next)</p><ul> <li> Confusion reigns: Microsoft releases a new Fast ring build that is post-20H1</li> <li> But it contains improvements that may or may not be in the next version of Windows 10. And the one after that...</li> </ul><p>Windows 10</p><ul> <li> You can now make/receive phone calls with Your Phone! (Android only)</li> <li> Your Phone will soon support 2000 phone photos (up from 25)</li> <li> Bing Visual Search comes to Windows 10</li> <li> Semi-related: Invoke users experiences weird outages over the past two weeks. Resetting seems to help, but expect this speaker to continue losing functionality over time.</li> </ul><p>Microsoft Edge</p><ul> <li> Microsoft will very aggressively push aside legacy Edge in January when the new Edge appears</li> <li> It's like the old Edge never happened</li> <li> Developers can now publish extensions to the new Edge extensions store</li> </ul><p>Xbox </p><ul> <li> Halo: The Master Chief Collection is off to a fast start on PC. Hey Mikey! They like it!</li> <li> Microsoft announces remaining Game Pass for console titles for December</li> <li> Activision cites massive success for latest Call of Duty</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks </p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Stay tuned for the Chris Cap giveaway! Check-in with Thurrott.com this week for the details about the Microsoft hardware and software giveaways for Windows Weekly.</li> <li> App pick of the week: Adobe Lightroom (Microsoft Store version)</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 20 04</li> <li> Codename pick of the week: Alta</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Prairie Christmas Bomb</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><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/chriscapossela" target="_blank">Chris Capossela</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://metallic.io/windows">metallic.io/windows</a></li> <li><a href="http://wasabi.com">Wasabi.com offer code Windows</a></li> </ul>
