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How the Surface line spec bump looks, and 11 more things happening in tech today
Jul 07, 2025
1. New Surface gear: Same-same, but fixed and refreshed
As promised/leaked/rumored,Microsoft rolled out new Surface hardwareyesterday, including a new Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, and headphones including Microsoft’s first wireless earbuds and updated Surface Headphones, plus some peripherals/accessories, including keyboards and more.
Surface Go 2: Less bezel, more power (if you pay)
The original Surface Go was a neat option for a versatile tablet-computer with Windows 10 on board, at a what’s-the-catch starting price. Now it’s better, with less catches, and more battery life.
The Surface Go 2 fixes a lot of what people wanted fixed in the new version, while keeping the overall design (and handy kickstand) the same.
Surface Book 3: All about form-factor
The Surface Book 3 looks just like the Book 2: no design tweaks, still in 13.5-inch and 15-inch. Under the hood though:
Other new stuff:
2.Google drops surprise fourth Android 11 developer preview, shifts release dates but continues with a beta launch event that will happen on August 06, 2025. That’s about a month behind the normal schedule (Android Authority). And here’sGeorge Takei explaining that the Android 11 beta launch is happening online, not at Google I/O (android.com).
3.LG Velvet goes official: A mid-range phone with a surprisingly high flagship price. Reviews should be interesting (Android Authority).
4.Sonos has introduced a trio of new hardware: Sonos Arc soundbar that includes Dolby Atmos support ($799), Sonos Five ($499), the next version of its Sonos Play:5 speaker, and a third-generation Sonos Sub ($699). Shipping June 10, new S2 app coming June 8 (TechCrunch).
5.Loads of iOS apps crashed Wednesday night: Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder and other popular iOS apps were crashing due to a Facebook SDK issue (The Verge).
6.How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad: Apple SVP Craig Federighi gave an interview about iPadOS’s new cursor. It’s a little exaggerated given I’ve heard a few people turn off the morphing animations but generally people like having to be less precise (TechCrunch).
7.Facebook announces first 20 members of its 40 person Facebook Oversight Board, including a Nobel Prize winner, says its decisions on problematic content will be ‘binding’. Let’s see how it plays out (Gizmodo).Here’s the list from Facebook, not on Facebook.com but its own URL: oversightboard.com.
Also: “Why I’m Joining Facebook’s Oversight Board”, from formerGuardianeditor Alan Rusbridger (OneZero).
- “Google continues to tighten its belt as it enters a ‘difficult’ few months, and that includes telling employees they can’t expense perks like food.” (Business Insider).
9.Uber is laying off 14% of its workforce: 3,700 employees. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will forgo his base salary for the rest of the year (CNBC).
10.Fortnite just keeps going: now has 350M registered players, up from 250M in March 2019; in April, players logged 3.2B hours in the game, and the Party Mode has deadmau5 playing (Dextero).
11.Here’s how Animal Crossing’s industries let players afford real rent amid COVID-19(Ars Technica).
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