Episode 082 – Andromeda Unhinged
Episode 082 – Andromeda Unhinged
Introduction
- Universal Windows Podcast – Episode 82 – Unhinged.
- Recording 6 weeks-in-row – a record for 2018 for us!
Word of the Week
- Enjoy a sip of your favourite beverage each time either of us say “Petard”
- a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall
- a firework that explodes with a loud report
Feature of the Week
- Windows 10 Calculator now has new functions including Date and Currency Converters
News of the Week
- Microsoft confirms it will ditch Windows 10 S for an S Mode in 2019
- Microsoft to replace for free Surface Pro 4s with screen-flicker problems
- We have heard your feedback and after careful examination, have determined that a small percentage of Surface Pro 4 devices are exhibiting a screen flicker that cannot be addressed with a firmware or driver update. To support customers affected by this issue, we will replace eligible Surface Pro 4 devices for up to three years from the date of purchase, free of charge.”
- HP made an all-in-one PC with Alexa built-in
- HP’s new EliteBook x360 is even smaller and now offers LTE
- Lenovo has some new IdeaPads for every budget
- Google overtakes Amazon in smart speaker market in Q1 2018
What is Microsoft….
- Rebooted Windows – striped it down and started from scratch?
- Understanding Windows Core OS and Microsoft’s ‘Polaris’ for modern PCs
Rumours
- New Windows 10 Phone?
- https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-andromeda-everything-we-know-so-far
- https://www.windowscentral.com/even-more-folding-surface-phone-renders-appear-patent-filings
- https://thewincentral.com/top-surface-phonemobile-andromeda-features-size-specs-microsoft-working-surfacephone-98945/
- https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-figures-out-hinge-gestures-andromeda
- https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17108958/microsoft-windows-future-c-shell-andromeda-polaris
- https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/18/16790956/microsoft-surface-phone-notepad-rumors-concept-patents
- https://www.windowscentral.com/why-a-folding-surface
- Microsoft making it’s own smart speaker?
Outro
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Whiskey of the Week