ICYMI: August 8, 2022

A lot can happen in a week. Seven days might non seem like much, but information technology tin can be an eternity in the tech news bike.

Between Windows news, hardware and software developments and Microsoft's fast-paced movements throughout the technology mural, information technology's never easy to keep your mitt on the pulse of engineering science. Non to mention everything that's going on right here at Windows Cardinal!

Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into ane mail service, then you never autumn backside – In Case You Missed It (ICYMI).

Windows

Only brusque of a week after its release, Microsoft began rolling out Windows ten's showtime major postal service-launch update. Weighing in at 325MB, the "KB3081424" was without a specific changelog only was a cumulative update loaded with bug fixes and operation updates.

We found out Tuesday at Gamescom that Xbox One will be getting Windows 10 in November, consummate with DirectX 12. Those of us who are Xbox preview members will get a taste of it sometime in September.

Microsoft too released a preview of their Windows Bridge for iOS tool to the open source community. The tool, which allows iOS developers to convert their wares to Windows x, will be a cardinal component in wooing app creators and bringing apps to the platform.

Since it launched on July 29, the number of people installing Windows ten simply keeps climbing. In fact, estimates are that information technology could now be installed on equally many equally 27 1000000 PCs.

Only people who oasis't made the jump nevertheless may accept questions. The team here at Windows Central has been working feverishly to bring you the info you lot need to know. For case, is it ameliorate to upgrade to Windows 10 or to practice a clean install?

This week, we've besides added tutorials on how to deal with common errors you lot may experience during an upgrade, how to enable Windows 10'southward nighttime theme, how to use Live Tiles, and some of the nigh useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge.

That's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out all of our Windows 10 tips and tricks

Other notable items:

Windows 10 upgrade email scam could event in hackers taking over your PC
Microsoft working to bring WhatsApp Web support to its Edge browser
Windows 10 is already used past more than Steam gamers than any Mac or Linux OS
Windows ten is now pre-installed when you lot buy Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 tablets
Yous exercise not need to Actuate Windows x to install it, but this is how you can activate later
Windows Insiders tin once again prep their PCs for Windows ten preview updates
Microsoft fixes Windows Store icon bug, adds support for Groove Pass
The Windows 10 DVD Role player app is now in the Windows Store for $xiv.99 Windows ten Start carte receives IDSA Digital Design Award

Microsoft

OneDrive got a squeamish little bump beyond unlike platforms. The update lets users sync Shared Folders on their devices, making information technology much easier to access all of their data just well-nigh anywhere.

Only with Gamescom 2022 happening this week, Xbox dominated the Microsoft news sphere. One big announcement was that Xbox One will be getting an Over-the-air Television set DVR feature. The DVR function, which is due in 2022, will also be able to stream shows to Windows x devices, much like it can games at the moment.

With the added power to record tv, users may need a little actress storage space. With that in mind, Seagate and Microsoft teamed up to create a 2TB HDD for the Xbox One.

Nosotros too got a chip more information almost the cross-game and cross-purchase features headed to Windows ten and Xbox 1. The unfortunate news is that instead of the "buy in one case, go everywhere" model for games that nosotros hoped nosotros would be getting, cantankerous-buy back up will only employ to in-game purchases and DLC packs, rather than for the games themselves.

The adept news is that once Microsoft perfects the process with their own games, the functionality could expand to third-party developers.

If you weren't able to follow us during all of the action of Gamescon 2022, be certain to catch upward on everything that went downward past checking out Windows Central'due south coverage of the event.

Other notable items:

Fantasy sports is the footing of a new CRM company that Microsoft just bought
Skype for Outlook.com and web now supports free group vocalisation and video calls
Web version of Outlook for Office 365 business organization users gets a new UI and more features
NFL teams are getting Surface Pro three tablets for the 2022 season, and could add HoloLens later

Miscellaneous

After weeks of speculation, Nokia sealed the deal and finally sold their HERE partition to Audi, BMW and Daimler. The deal is worth $3 billion.

We chatted with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell virtually the visitor'southward Windows 10 version of their Start bill of fare culling, Start10. Nosotros also got the run a risk to discuss DirectX 12 and their upcoming game offerings.

Intel launched their new 6th-gen i5 and i7 processors. The new "Skylake" 4GHz Cadre i7-6700K and three.5GHz Core i5-6600K chips have been specifically designed and manufactured for gamers and performance enthusiasts.

And finally, Verizon appear that as of August xiii, it will revamp its information plans and ditch phone contracts. The four new options, which customers tin share with upwards to 10 devices, volition be:

Small: $30/month for 1GB of shareable data
Medium: $45/month for 3GB of shareable information
Large: $60/month for 6GB of shareable data
X-Big: $80/calendar month for 12GB of shareable data

Big Red is also doing away with phone subsidies, giving people the option to buy a device outright at its full retail price or spread the price out over monthly payments.

Other notable items:

Acer launches affordable lineup of Aspire One Cloudbooks, powered by Windows ten
The latest Opera Windows desktop browser starts up much faster than before
EE is recalling Power Bar portable chargers over fire risks from overheating
Windows 10 PC makers can now utilise Windows Hello-supported TouchPads from Synaptics

Share your thoughts on this past calendar week of news! And we'll be back again next week to exercise it all over again.