Collaborate Disseminate
The European Commission has adopted a new set of right to repair rules (PDF) that, among other things, will add electronic devices like smartphones and tablets to a list of goods that must be built with repairability in mind. The Register reports: The … Continue reading Europe’s Right-To-Repair Law Asks Hardware Makers For Fixes For Up To 10 Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission today finalized rules requiring mobile carriers to block robotext messages that are likely to be illegal. The FCC described the rules as the agency’s “first re… Continue reading FCC Orders Phone Companies To Block Scam Text Messages
Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones now offer “Space Zoom,” writes Apple Insider, a feature augmenting 3x and 10x telephoto cameras with digital zoom “aided by Samsung’s AI Super Resolution technology.”
But the resulting 100X zoom levels “appear to be more … Continue reading Is Samsung Faking the AI-Enhanced ‘Space Zoom’ Photos on Galaxy Smartphones?
At Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week in Barcelona, OnePlus showcased a concept smartphone with liquid cooling technology, dubbed “Active CryoFlux.” While the headset may never see the light of day, at least in its current form, it serves to show ho… Continue reading OnePlus’ Gaming Concept Phone Has Glowing Liquid Cooling
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lenovo demoed a laptop and smartphone with rollable screens that “can gradually expand to offer more screen real-estate, rather than needing to be completely unfolded like books,” writes Jon Porter from The Verge…. Continue reading Lenovo’s Rollable Laptop and Smartphone Are a Compelling, Unfinished Pitch For the Future
An anonymous reader quotes the Guardian: Nokia has announced one of the first budget Android smartphones designed to be repaired at home allowing users to swap out the battery in under five minutes in partnership with iFixit.
Launched before Mobile W… Continue reading Nokia Launches DIY Repairable Budget Android Phone
Their video says it all. Its official page brags it can “Transform your Librem 5 into a laptop.”
But it all apparently started because Purism is proud that their Librem 5 line of phones run “the same desktop applications as our full-sized computers,… Continue reading Purism Combines Phone Docking Station and Laptop Shell For Lapdock Kit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: Now that the Safe Connections Act (SCA) has become law, the Federal Communications Commission is taking steps to help domestic violence survivors leave their partners’ phone plans. The agency has propo… Continue reading FCC Proposals Require Phone Companies To Help Domestic Violence Survivors
Two non-profit news site, the Markup and Grist, have co-published their investigation into how big tech rewrote America’s first cellphone repair law.
“That New York passed any electronics right-to-repair bill is ‘huge,’ Repair.org executive director … Continue reading How Big Tech Rewrote America’s First Cell Phone Repair Law
At Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year, the company unveiled its new Galaxy S23 devices: the Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. Here’s what The Verge’s Allison Johnson says about the most premium phone of the bunch, the Galaxy S2… Continue reading The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Is a Minor Update To a Spec Monster