Tor phone is antidote to Google “hostility” over Android, says developer
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An Android phone hardened for privacy and security that plays Google at its own game. Continue reading Tor phone is antidote to Google “hostility” over Android, says developer
One year after kicking off monthly Android security updates and Google still is way behind Apple when it comes to patching. Continue reading Android Fragmentation Sinks Patching Gains
Google today announced that it now provides a group plan for its excellent Project Fi service: Now, up to six people can share a single Project Fi plan, along with all the management capabilities you’d expect.
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Pixel smartphones and digital assistants as far as the eye can see. Continue reading What You Need to Know About Google’s Hardware Event
On the eve of Google’s big hardware event, some Android enthusiasts voice concerns on the direction of the popular operating system. Continue reading Why Android Fans Are Feeling Anxious Ahead of Google’s Next Hardware Event
Android fans who are suffering from iPhone envy will only have a few more weeks to compose themselves. On October 4, two weeks from today, Google will announce its next-generation Android flagships and a bunch of other new hardware.
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Google this week provided the Android 7.0 Nougat factory and OTA images for its Nexus devices, providing Nexus owners with the ability to easily upgrade or reset their devices with the latest Android version.
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Google this week began rolling out a feature called Wi-Fi Assistant—previously a Project Fi exclusive—to all users of Nexus handsets in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. This feature works similarly to Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10.
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On Wednesday, Apple is going to announce the iPhone 7, and I’m going to spend the day on Twitter skewering them and their terrible marketing as they so richly deserve. But before this time of great frivolity, it is perhaps worth remembering and examini… Continue reading A Few Thoughts Ahead of the 2016 iPhone Event (Premium Only)
We put a lot of trust into some amazingly cheap components, sometimes that trust is very undeserved. Long gone are the days when every electronic component was a beautifully constructed precision lab instrument. As [Rupert Hirst] shows, this can be a hard lesson to learn for even the biggest companies.
[Rupert]’s Nexus 5 was suffering from a well known reboot issue. He traced it to the phone’s power switch. It was always shorting to ground, even though it clicked like it was supposed to.
He desoldered the switch and pried the delicate sheet metal casing apart. Inside were four components. …read more