Windows Weekly 639

October 2 event preview: we can't stop speculating

•  It's not just hardware, and it's not just Surface: Event will highlight services and experiences too.
•  Also: 15-inch Surface Laptop rumored
•  Also: This time, the event will be streamed
•  Related: Microsoft patents dual-screen device
•  Walking Cat finds a reference to "Project S" (we think it's a Surface device)
•  Related: Save the date for Microsoft Build 2020!
•  More events: OnePlus next week, Huawei soon, Amazon on Sept. 25, Google in mid-October. Plus Ignite in November.

Server/cloud

•  Calendar.help to launch soon as Scheduler
•  Microsoft Exchange 2010 gets a support reprieve

Dev

•  Here comes .NET Core 3.0. Launches at a virtual conference next week. What comes next? MJF: .NET Core 4.0?
•  Flutter 1.9 Adds Support for macOS Catalina and iOS 13 - and sets the stage for web apps

Xbox

•  Gears 5 off to a record start, Microsoft claims
•  COD: Modern Warfare Beta Test Comes to Xbox One (and COD: Mobile is coming October 1!)
•  We got more Game Pass games (for console)

Tips and picks

•  App pick of the week: Amazon Music HD
•  App pick of the week 2: Pocket Casts
•  App pick of the week 3: Dark Reader
•  Rumor of the week: OneDrive is coming to Linux
•  Codename pick of the week: Saturn
•  Beer pick of the week: Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown 

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Links

• Microsoft's October 2 event will be about more than just new Surface devices
• Surface Laptop 3 Will Reportedly Have a 15-inch Variant
• Microsoft to Live-Stream Surface Event
• Microsoft Patent Details Hinge Design for Dual-Screen Surface Device
• Microsoft Announces Build 2020 Dates
• Microsoft pushes back end of support for Exchange Server 2010 by nine months
• Microsoft is working to make meeting-scheduling more simple and seamless with its Calendar.help bot
• .NET Core 3.0 Hits Release Candidate Phase
• Flutter 1.9 Adds Support for macOS Catalina and iOS 13
• Gears 5 Off to a Record Start, Microsoft Says
• COD: Modern Warfare Beta Test Comes to Xbox One
• These Are the New Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console
• Amazon Music HD Offers Lossless Quality
• Pocket Casts is Now Free on Mobile
• Dark Reader
• How can we improve the OneDrive experience on Windows?
• Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown