Second beta, leaker letters, and Windows 11 — This Week in Apple
In this week's edition, Apple causes a storm in the world of leakers, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 may provide apps more RAM, and Microsoft shows Windows 11.
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Malcolm Owen
Flash deal: Microsoft 365 Family with Office apps for 6 users on sale for $59.99
Rounding out Prime Week, Amazon is running a flash sale on Microsoft 365, with a 12-month Family subscription $40 off today only. Includes Office apps, 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage for up to six people and more.
Christine McKee
Microsoft closes above $2 trillion for first time
Microsoft stock closed Thursday with a market valuation above $2 trillion, becoming only the second publicly traded U.S. company after Apple to do so.
Mike Peterson
Microsoft Windows 11 revealed with dramatic increase in system requirements
Microsoft has officially debuted Windows 11 with an all new user interface, the ability to run Android apps from the Amazon App store, and more.
Wesley Hilliard
Microsoft becomes second U.S. firm to pass $2 trillion market cap
Microsoft reached a $2 trillion market capitalization in trading Tuesday, joining a small group of global companies that have crossed that threshold — including Apple.
Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella chairman of the board
Microsoft's Satya Nadella will add chairman of the board on top of his role as CEO, taking the roll over from Symantec's John Thompson.
William Gallagher
Windows 11 leaks invoke Windows 10x design, tease new Start menu
Windows 11 will shake up its interface with a new Start menu and bring the taskbar toward the center of the screen, a move that echoes the positioning of the dock in macOS.
Microsoft Xcloud game streaming service coming to iPhone, iPad via Safari very soon
Following a long testing period, Microsoft is releasing its Xcloud game streaming service to all Safari users on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in the next few weeks.
Amber Neely
Microsoft updating OneDrive app to work natively on M1 Macs
Microsoft has announced plans to update its OneDrive app to work natively on Apple M1 Macs later in 2021, alongside other planned performance improvements.
