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Listen to our take on the Surface Laptop, Samsung DeX, and the Google Docs spam

Listen to our take on the Surface Laptop, Samsung DeX, and the Google Docs spam

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This week Microsoft unveiled its new laptops in New York City, and Verge senior editor Tom Warren flew in from London to check it out. Nilay, Paul, and Dieter invite Tom to the show to discuss the new products from Microsoft and the various other news that popped up on the site this week, including Samsung’s new docking station, Apple’s earnings, and the Google Doc you should not have clicked.

Will Dieter’s AirPods last throughout the show? Listen to find out.

01:26 - Microsoft Surface Laptop event

36:16 - The Google Docs spam attacks played off Google’s most fundamental weakness

47:33 - Samsung DeX review: the closest thing we have to using our phones as PCs

1:00:04 - Paul’s weekly segment “Four Fours” (previously known as 4444)

1:06:46 - Apple’s earnings show modest growth, but iPhone sales are flat

If you enjoyed this podcast and need just a little bit more stuff to listen to on your commute, well you’re in luck! There’s Ctrl-Walt-Delete with Walt Mossberg and Nilay Patel, which dives deep into tech. We have Verge Extras, which experiments with audio and podcasting in new and interesting ways. You might also want to check out Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, and Too Embarrassed to Ask hosted by Lauren Goode! You can find them all in iTunesGoogle PlaySpotify, and anywhere you get your podcasts nowadays.