In a strange twist, it might be #ubuntu that end up making a #linux #desktop for #mobile #phones https://tuxphones.com/gnome-shell-43-lin.. In all honesty it would be shite though, the #gnome #js #engine is crap.
#samsung #caught #rigging #performance #benchmarks to #sell their #phones https://hackaday.com/2022/03/10/galaxy-u.. Apparently they #disable #cooling #measures whilst running #whitelisted #benchmarks . Problem is, they can't run like this normally as it would lead to the #device #overheating !
Nice little #article by #tuxphones about the current state of #linux #phones that you can #buy today: https://tuxphones.com/best-linux-phones-.. I think #pine 's #pinephone easily wins during these days, it would be nice to see some #competition in the space!
Wow, it appears #google #employees are #sneaking #peeks at #nudes on #womens #phones in for #repair and then #hiding their tracks: https://twitter.com/avantgame/status/146.. Some very shady shit.
Nice, we might be getting some #riscv #opensource #linux #phones soon! https://tuxphones.com/sipeed-rv64-first-.. I will definitely keep an eye on this coming out of #sipeed !
Interesting #discussion about #opensource and #secure #phones https://tuxphones.com/freedom-and-phone-.. Worth a quick read to get on top of what is happening in this area.
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 this is why we need #opensource #software and #accountability https://bigtechnology.substack.com/p/a-x.. #xiaomi #phones could be used to #censor anti- #china 's #ccp terms according to the #lithuanian #government - and this was only found because the #blocklist was #shipped on the #device rather than being #uploaded #remotely ...
Ouch, looks like there is an extremely #lowhangingfruit of a #bug that allows for very easy #crashing of the #google #android #chrome #browser https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/iss.. It is completely locking up some #phones as when it crashes it attempts to re-open the problematic #url again!
I believe I read about this before, but #xiaomi have been caught #censoring certain terms on behalf of #china 's #ccp https://therecord.media/lithuanian-gover.. It appears to be a new #feature of their 5G #phones - looking forward to #huawei #patches in the future for our 5G #infrastructure - I'm sure there will be zero #backdoors ...
I really like the idea of #minimalist #dumb #phones https://www.wsj.com/articles/minimalist-.. Something with a #keypad and an #esp 32 would be absolutely #ideal for me. It's a shame the #wiphone never really got to a price where I would be willing to buy it...
Nice #alternative to #android now out there named #calyxos https://calyxos.org/ Appears to only support a handful of #phones - but could be worth watching.
*Finally* a #cpu #manufacturer is taking #linux more seriously: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n.. Good on #amd for finally seeing the rise of Linux as a good thing, now being the #backbone for #phones , #servers , #desktops , #embedded systems and now #gaming ... We need #silicon that we can easily write #drivers for, so that we can support your random CPU features.
Honestly I'm surprised the #nsa doesn't just give people #lockeddown #smart #phones in the first place: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jul/28/20.. You *cannot* trust humans to not make mistakes. It would be better to have a text/voice only #encrypted device with limited functionality. #software #updates could be handled in person with #id #verification - but of course they will never do this as politicians would get upset.
So close... The #uk have #righttorepair - except without including #phones or #laptops https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/01/british-r.. At least it is a step in the right direction.