On this week's episode, Zac and Dan discuss new Windows 11 features coming to all users in February, the Surface Duo 2's big January Update, Android 11 for Surface Duo 1, Microsoft earnings, and more!

In another massive gaming acquisition, Microsoft has announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard. We look at various angles of this news, including the prospects of exclusivity and revival of older franchises. In addition to other weekly news, Dan and Zac take time to analyze the Microsoft OS that wasn't meant to be: Andromeda.

It was a "slow" news week that turned out to be not very slow at all! We have new Windows 11 builds, Surface Pro 8 LTE, Surface Go 3 in matte black, and a new Start app. Dan and Zac also cover marketshare reports from Gartner and more.

Links

• Windows 11 Build 22000.466 arrives in Release Preview and Beta Channels | Windows Central
• Windows 11 Build 22533 video: Microsoft finally updates the volume UI | Windows Central
• Surface Pro 8 with LTE is now available to order from the Microsoft Store | Windows Central
• Microsoft's Surface Go 3 with 4G LTE is coming to AT&T on January 7 | Windows Central
• Microsoft's Surface Go 3 now available in matte black and with LTE | Windows Central
• Start11 adds folder support to its customizable Windows 11 Start menu | Windows Central
• Microsoft Modern Headsets review: Wired or wireless conferencing | Windows Central
• PC shipments not expected to decline to pre-pandemic levels 'for at least 2-3 years' | Windows Central
• Report: Record-breaking 341 million PCs shipped in 2021, highest since 2012, with 'digital acceleration' for 2022 | Windows Central

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CES 2022 was huge for PC enthusiasts and fans of the Microsoft ecosystem. Dan and Zac break it all down for you. Plus, in the "Thing of the Week" segment, they review 'The Matrix Resurrections'!

Links

• Windows Central's Best of CES 2022 | Windows Central
• The ASUS ZenBook 17 Fold OLED is the first foldable PC you'll definitely want to buy | Windows Central
• PlayStation VR2 appears ready to compete with the full VR market. That's bad news for Windows Mixed Reality. | Windows Central
• Google's 'Fast Pair' announcement for Windows shows everything that's wrong with Google | Windows Central
• Microsoft: Android 11 for Surface Duo will begin rolling out 'in the next few weeks' | Windows Central

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