Wed. 10/02 - Microsoft Is Back In The Smartphone Business

All the news from Microsoft’s Surface event… they’re making smartphones again! Anti-trust scrutiny gets results again as Apple says Siri will soon play nice with others, the Galaxy Fold reviews are in and might the other members of the Libra consortium be having second thoughts?

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Links:

• Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover (Thurott.com)
• MICROSOFT SURFACE NEO FIRST LOOK: THE FUTURE OF WINDOWS 10X IS DUAL-SCREEN (The Verge)
• Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android (The Verge)
• Galaxy Fold: This flip phone’s a flop, but the folding trend won’t stop (The Washington Post)
• Apple to Loosen Reins on Outside Messaging, Phone Apps Via Siri (Bloomberg)
• UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline (Wired)
• Visa, Mastercard, Others Reconsider Involvement in Facebook's Libra Network (WSJ)

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