Notchless Google Pixel 3 leak brings smartphone design back to sanity

Google Pixel Subreddit

Continuing our 'Summer of Leaks' where all major smartphone releases have been shown front and centre weeks before product launch events, we now see the new Pixel 3, the smaller of the two Made by Google smartphones expected to launch in October. The well-balanced and somewhat austere device is refreshing in that it doesn't feature a notch on the display.

Compared to the enormous notch on the larger Pixel 3 XL, this smaller device will suit users who want Pure Google but aren't sold on having a notch or a larger format smartphone.

Source: Google Pixel subreddit

Install limits for Office 365 customers removed by Microsoft

Microsoft has removed the install limit restrictions for Office 365 subscribers. This means Home users will no longer be restricted to 10 devices and Personal subscribers can go beyond one computer and one tablet. The catch is that users can only stay signed in on five devices at once. This is an acceptable tradeoff which means subscribers no longer need to manually uninstall their licensed software in order to install it on a new PC. Mac or mobile device.

Home users can now share the subscription with 7 users. All users will have access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, along with 1TB of individual storage.

Source: The Verge

The Go Standard: Microsoft Surface Go Review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most exciting product lines in technology has been Microsoft’s Surface line which came to market six years ago with a 10-inch tablet that promised full-PC functionality in a convertible tablet form-factor.

That device had a lot of good ideas, but it was too thick and heavy to be a real tablet, and the lack of lappability and a mediocre keyboard made it a poor substitute for a laptop.

Microsoft has since refined the design, improved the performance as well as the functionality attached to Surface devices. Not only have they become formidable creative tools, there’s a whole range of Surface products geared towards every type of user.

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Apple to reveal new iPhones, Watches and other products on September 12

Image of the purported IPhone and iPhone XS from 9to5Mac

Apple has earmarked September 12 to hold its annual iPhone launch event in Cupertino. The company is expected to launch three new iPhone models, including a successor to the iPhone X, a larger yet lower cost LCD iPhone and a plus sized iPhone. All the iPhones are expected to look like the iPhone X, feature double cameras and continue featuring the notch for the TrueDepth Camera.

Other announcements at this event might include refreshed iPad Pros and new replacements for the MacBook or MacBook Air line featuring Intel's latest Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake processors which can power thin and light notebooks for up to 16 hours.

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