Guess what? Pixel 12 could finally fulfill Pixel fans biggest wish
The Hot Take: NICE, may buy flat out unlocked device to use with GrapheneOS.
After years of waiting, Google might finally listen to Pixel fans.
Read the full articleT-Mobile customers want a Fairphone, according to our survey
The Hot Take: I hope they have these phones in the stores to play with, both version too. Google and Non-Google.
Last week Fairphone announced the latest Fairphone 6+ model available in the US on T-mobile, and surprise surprise! According to our poll, people are ready to spend $649 on it
Read the full articleGrapheneOS' privacy-friendly Motorola phones are coming next year
The Hot Take: I wonder if Lenovo's help will get them to accept more than just Pixel and Lenovo devices. We can only hope.
It's now clearer just when you can expect GrapheneOS' privacy-oriented Android ROM to be available beyond Pixel devices. The GrapheneOS team has finally shared more details on when its software will come to Motorola phones.
Read the full articleThe CIA created Apple as we know it
The Hot Take: Interesting so going to Apple are you really more safe? Hmmmmm
The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple’s modern empire may owe more to CIA cash than it will ever admit. Without a secretive US intelligence contract keeping NeXT alive, company co-founder Steve Jobs might have remained a Silicon Valley footnote rather than returning as messiah. The Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA turned up at NeXT in 1986, when Jobs was still licking his wounds after being booted from Job’s Mob. The Cold War was roaring, Ronald Reagan was shovelling billions into defence and spy agencies wanted Silicon Valley kit before it…
Read the full articleFairphone is finally releasing its first official handset in the US
The Hot Take: I'm excited on this, been wanting them to come states side.
You can now get Fairphone's reparable handset in the US without jumping through hoops.
Read the full articleAfter OnePlus, Nothing could exit multiple global markets
The Hot Take: Mobile market consolidation it seems.
Last week, OnePlus announced what was rumored for months: its exit from the North American and European markets. Now a new report claims Nothing will follow suit, exiting 12 "or more" global markets. This includes the Middle East, Japan, and "parts of Europe". Unfortunately, the report doesn't go into any more detail about specific countries. Nothing is also said to be reducing its workforce by 40%, while its R&D unit is facing layoffs of around 50% in China and 30-40% in London. Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Obviously,…
Read the full articleThis Pixel 11 variant is already stealing every bit of the spotlight before launch
The Hot Take: Lollipops and colors!
It's definitely not that Pixel 11 model you might be thinking of.
Read the full articleOnePlus is pushing you toward a different brand now
The Hot Take: RIP
It's happening on the company's own website.
Read the full articleOnePlus once again rumored to lose brand independence and devolve to an Oppo product line
The Hot Take: Yeah seemed inevitable.
OnePlus is likely ceasing to exist as we know it.
Read the full articleMicrosoft Surface Flaw Allowed Unprotected Devices To Be Bricked By a Single Packet
The Hot Take: Ouch!
Longtime Slashdot reader Dotnaught shares a report from The Register: For the past 90 days, Microsoft has been quietly patching a firmware flaw in Surface devices that allowed the hardware to be bricked with a single packet, though only for those who have disabled Secure Core and Secure Boot. And the company's Copilot AI software inadvertently helped identify the faulty firmware. According to Jack Darcy, a security researcher based in Australia, his instance of Microsoft Copilot stumbled across the bug after being asked to adjust the…
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