WW 980: Running Outta Tolkiens - Hands-On With 2 Snapdragon X2 Laptops!

<p>AI is democratizing the making of things, from bespoke/custom apps to websites, designs of all kinds, and everything else you might imagine. It's a new world, and it's time to create. Plus, Helium is a new Chromium-based web browser that's completely open source, lightweight, secure, and private. There's a native version for Windows 11 on Arm, too. Also, Firefox 150 arrives with over 270 security fixes!</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>Reports of a Recall security vulnerability are, once again, bogus, Microsoft says</li> <li>New builds on all channels, still on the old system</li> <li>Xbox Mode is now available in all channels</li> <li>Release Preview shows us the May Patch Tuesday updates: Xbox Mode, File Explorer improvements, Haptic improvements, Drop Tray renaming, Agents on the Taskbar</li> <li>Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x - Snapdragon X2 Elite, 14-inch display impressions</li> <li>Lenovo IdeaPad 5x - Snapdragon X2 Plus, 15.3-inch display impressions</li></ul> <p>Microsoft 365, Surface, more</p><ul> <li>OneDrive now supports Markdown natively</li> <li>New Surface PCs with Intel chips coming soon</li> <li>Microsoft is making changes to its Rewards program</li></ul> <p>AI</p><ul> <li>GitHub Copilot moves to token-based billing in a sign of the true cost of AI</li> <li>Claude Design democratizes visual design on the heels of Claude Opus 4.7</li> <li>OpenAI Codex moves into productivity</li> <li>OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0</li> <li>Chrome AI Mode gets a big update</li> <li>Mozilla announces Thunderbolt, sovereign AI for businesses</li> <li>Google brings vibe coding to Android apps with Android CLI</li></ul> <p>Xbox and gaming</p><ul> <li>Microsoft drops Xbox Game Pass prices (!), but also drops <em>Call of Duty </em>from Day One</li> <li>Plus, Xbox teases a Game Pass Discord perk</li> <li>More Game Pass titles for April: <em>Kiln, Vampire Crawlers</em>, more</li> <li>Xbox April Update is here with that Quick Resume feature we all want</li> <li>There's an ID@Xbox event on April 23 to highlight indie games</li> <li>Xbox is selling <em>Forza Horizon 6</em> limited edition controller and headsets</li> <li><em>Starfield </em>is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2</li> <li>A <em>Call of Duty </em>movie will finally arrive in 2028</li> <li>Try out the <em>Modern Warfare</em> remake on Game Pass, it's a reminder of COD's gritty past</li> <li>PS5 Digital is down to its $399 launch price temporarily</li></ul> <p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Just make it</li> <li>App pick of the week: Helium</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: The Life and Death of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Michael Niehaus</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Ned Australian Whisky</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>Windows Weekly</em> 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>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/carlfranklin.bsky.social" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free audio <em>and</em> video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://webroot.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">webroot.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://threatlocker.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">threatlocker.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>