It just took 10 minutes to send an #email from my #phone because it is #crashing . The #specs are not bad, it's just the #software running on it are shitty #android .
Wow, this new #phone #supports #riscv https://tuxphones.com/risc-v-phone-rvpho.. The benefit over this on top of a #linux #pda type #device is that it also supports #vocal and #text #messages , instead of just #data . Interesting that they are using #espressif 's #esp 32 #wifi and #bluetooth #module for additional #connectivity .
#mikelindell appears to have his #phone #seized by the #fbi , apparently in connection with the #january 6th " #insurrection ": https://www.zerohedge.com/political/i-go.. It really seems like the #fbi have been #weaponized against #trump 's entire team and #supporters .
Very cool #linux #project that #converts an old #nokia into a more #modern #phone https://hackaday.com/2022/06/18/notkia-b.. Very impressive work! It currently #supports #wifi and #lora - more than good enough.
Huh, so it appears #chinese #phone #manufacturer #vivo have been #caught #selling phones with the same #imei number - something that allows #authorities to #track people and phone #networks to #block people: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/over-1.. It seems like it could be a cool thing for #pine 64 to allow the editing of - could be the ultimate anti- #surveillance #tool !
#mnt 's #pocketreform looks disgustingly cool: https://tuxphones.com/mnt-pocketreform-o.. I thought a #wooden #laptop was a pipe dream, let alone a wooden #phone ! Insanely cool!
Now we see #samsung #flip #phone #fail through #normalusage https://lehtimaeki.medium.com/why-i-will.. I 100% saw this coming. Does nobody question why they lock the #hinge in place in all the #stores ? The first thing I want to do when I see one of these things is test the #capability - and obviously everyone else does too, which causes them to break all the time in the #shop ... #dual #screens with a #thin #bezel would have been fine...
Looks like #pine 's #pinephone now has a #keyboard https://www.pine64.org/2021/12/31/happy-.. This would now make the #device a #compelling #linuxpda - something I wish I now owned in retrospect given my own #phone #battery #failed and the #pinetab tried to kill itself.
I really like the #formfactor of this #palm #phone https://palm.com/pages/product This was an interesting #byproduct of a #discussion about mini #android #phones https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=292..
And here is why my next #phone will not be #android https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-xia.. Madness.
@barray on Mon Oct 04 19:20:51 UTC 2021 said: &eSo there I was, watching a #youtube #video just before grabbing a quick #sleep #nap - when my old #wileyfox #phone #freezes *entirely* - to the point where even holding the #power button refuses to work. " #weird " I thought, so I open the phone up, pull out the #battery and the #label is loose. Turns out my #phone was going #thermonuclear and the battery was #selling ... Luckily for me, it's almost impossible to get a new #original battery: https://wileyfox.com/products/original-w..Time for a quick #nap - I only got a few hours #sleep before due to a #submission #deadline ... There's only so much you can burn the candle!
I want to grab a #nap - but I know my #phone #alarm does not work correctly and cannot be relied upon. For some reason my #android #smartphone believes it should not go off between the hours of #midnight and 6am or so. I think it's the same mechanism that also pauses #youtube #notifications , etc, but it's super annoying that it #ignores an alarm *I* set. I'm not setting it for no reason. Anyway, for this reason I cannot grab a little #sleep ... Instead I drink even more #coffee ... Pushing for 9am!
@barray on Wed Sep 15 22:03:22 UTC 2021 said: &eThe #purism #librem #linux #phone price increase is actually quite serious. As #tuxphones points out, it is now more than #doubleprice in just four years! https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-20.. 2018 it was $599, retailed at $699 in 2019, jumped to $799 in 2020, another hop to $199 in 2021 and now 2022 will see a price increase to $1299! This thing's #marketvalue is apparently massively increasing despite not existing yet. It better be bloody good when it finally releases!It looks like the #purism #librem #linux #phone sees more #delays *and* a price increase: https://forums.puri.sm/t/email-from-puri.. Bare in mind, this whole time #pine have been continuing to #ship the #pinephone to users for a $50 price increase and no delays: https://liliputing.com/2021/09/purism-li.. It's starting to feel like this thing will *never* actually ship.
It looks like the #purism #librem #linux #phone sees more #delays *and* a price increase: https://forums.puri.sm/t/email-from-puri.. Bare in mind, this whole time #pine have been continuing to #ship the #pinephone to users for a $50 price increase and no delays: https://liliputing.com/2021/09/purism-li.. It's starting to feel like this thing will *never* actually ship.
Holy hell, #australia has literally gone insane with a #state #phone #app that contacts you randomly throughout the day and uses your #gps to decide if you are at your #house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAp72IYl.. If you fail to pick-up, they send #police after you to #fine you. Fuck that.