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Microsoft unveils dual-screen ‘Surface Duo’ phone running Android

After announcing the dual-screen Surface Neo PC, Microsoft announced a smaller version running Google’s mobile OS. Surface Duo with Android features two screens that can be used in a variety of form factors, including as a phone. The “Surface phone” running Android has been rumored for ages, and Microsoft today showed it off for the first time. Design-wise, it’s just a smaller variant…
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Google Maps incognito mode starts rolling out to Android this month, iOS ‘soon’

After testing the feature with some users in beta, Google has today announced that incognito mode for Maps will start rolling out to Android and iOS users in the next few weeks. Incognito mode first made its debut in Chrome and expanded to YouTube last year. As part of Google’s promise back at I/O, it will be making its way to other Google apps – including Search – soon…
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Windows 10X is Microsoft’s latest stab at a ‘Lite’ operating system

Windows is a big, bloated operating system by the modern standards of today’s tablet and phone users. This is known. But every time Microsoft has tried to strip it down to something simple, users have (rightly?) revolted. Now, the company is officially trying again with the just-announced Windows 10X — specifically for devices like the new dual-screen Surface Neo, the company’s big surprise…
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Microsoft announces Windows 10X for dual-screen PCs

Microsoft today announced Windows 10X, a new flavor of Windows 10 designed for dual-screen PCs. Windows 10X will power dual-screen PCs from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and of course Microsoft. But we won’t seem them until holiday 2020. Microsoft teased the Surface Neo running…
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Microsoft’s Surface Duo is a foldable Android phone

Microsoft today announced something of a surprise during an event this morning in New York City: A new foldable with phone functionality. It’s called the Surface Duo, and it runs Android instead of Windows. The outer shell of the Surface Duo is rounded, much like that of…
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Microsoft will offer a 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop 3

For the first time, Microsoft plans to offer a 15-inch version of the Surface Laptop. In addition to offering variants with Intel’s 10th-gen Ice Lake chips, Microsoft worked with AMD to develop a custom Ryzen mobile CPU for the Surface Laptop 3. The company’s Panos Panay claimed the Ryzen “Surface Edition” is the most powerful mobile CPU in a laptop available today, noting…
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