Tech Competition and Gaming Innovations

Nilay, Dieter, and Tom discuss reviews of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and Android 11. Also, previews of the Xbox Series X and Series S.

Stories from this week:

• White House reportedly moves to eliminate COVID-19 security theater at airports
• Trump’s latest attack on Section 230 is really about censoring speech
• Microsoft Surface Duo review: double troubles
• How Microsoft built its folding Android phone 
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review: an extravagant success 
• Android 11 review: features by the dozen
• Welcome to the next generation of gaming
• Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S is surprisingly small in size and price
• A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console
• Microsoft confirms $299 Xbox Series S console
• Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S specs, promises four times the processing power of Xbox One
• Xbox Series X launches on November 10th for $499
• Your move, PS5
• Xbox Game Pass is adding EA’s Play subscription service at no extra cost
• Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price next week
• A closer look at Nvidia’s new RTX 3080
• Apple announces ‘Time Flies’ event for September 15th
• Apple Music for Android contains mentions of rumored ‘Apple One’ services bundle
• iPhone 12: everything we think we know about Apple’s 2020 5G iPhones

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