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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Pine64 is launching a major hardware upgrade in its quest to build a Linux smartphone. After the launch of the original PinePhone in 2019, the organization is now taking preorders for the PinePhone… Continue reading The PinePhone Pro Brings Upgraded Hardware To the Linux Phone
“Linux fans rejoice!” writes Hot Hardware. ” Pine64’s newest smartphone is officially available for pre-order.”
PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition pre-orders opened up Tuesday. Devices that are pre-ordered before January 18th will be shipped from Pine64’s… Continue reading Pine64’s Newest Linux Smartphone ‘PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition’ Now Available for Pre-Order
In a recent blog post, Samsung said it sold four times more foldable devices in 2021 than 2020. The Verge reports: It attributes this success to the arrival of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 […]. Samsung says sales for these two devices in their fi… Continue reading Samsung Says Its Foldable Shipments Increased Four-Fold In 2021
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Israel said on Thursday it was halting the use of mobile phone tracing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, a practice that had been challenged by privacy watchdogs. Prime Minister… Continue reading Israel Halts Disputed Omicron Tracing Through Phone Surveillance
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Rights groups petitioned Israel’s top court on Monday to repeal new COVID-19 measures that authorize the country’s domestic intelligence service to use counter-terrorism phone tracking technology to con… Continue reading Israel Authorizes Use of Phone Tracking Tech To Contain Spread of Omicron Covid Variant
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Component shortages have been wreaking havoc on the tech industry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and smartphones are no outlier. Decelerated production schedules have given way to smalle… Continue reading Components Shortage Sends Smartphone Market Into Decline
For its 60th anniversary, Fisher-Price announced a special edition Chatter telephone that can make and receive real phone calls. Engadget reports: Before you start planning on where to display it at your home, know that it doesn’t work as a landline un… Continue reading Fisher-Price Launches a Working Chatter Telephone For Adults
Pine64 today announced its latest Linux-powered device, the PinePhone Pro, an update to the original PinePhone which sees a more powerful device running mainline Linux (Manjaro in this case) on a mobile device that works as a cellphone and a desktop co… Continue reading Pine64 Announces Updated PinePhone Pro Linux Powered Cellphone
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission hopes to reduce the number of illegal robocalls from overseas with an expansion of rules that require phone companies to implement Caller ID authentication tec… Continue reading FCC Plans To Rein In ‘Gateway’ Carriers That Bring Foreign Robocalls To US
New submitter thegreatnick writes: The next generation of Fairphone — an attempt to make an ethical smartphone — has been announced with the Fairphone 4. The base specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SoC, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage (upgrade… Continue reading Fairphone’s Latest Sustainable Smartphone Comes With a Five-Year Warranty