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Alex Dobie

@alexdobie
30 posts
2024-08-14
Buying a new Pixel? Google will give you more for an iPhone 12 Pro Max, released four years ago, than a 10-month old Pixel 8 Pro. [image]
2024-08-14 View on X
CNET

AT&T says it won't carry Google's new Pixel 9 Pro Fold, after selling the original Pixel Fold from 2023; the network will carry the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL

The second-generation Google foldable isn't heading to AT&T. The carrier told CNET that it will not be offering Google's newest Pixel Fold to its customers.

Buying a new Pixel? Google will give you more for an iPhone 12 Pro Max, released four years ago, than a 10-month old Pixel 8 Pro. [image]
2024-08-14 View on X
9to5Google

Google announces the $799+ Google Pixel 9, with a Tensor G4 chip, a design with flat metal sides, a bigger 6.3" screen, and AI features, shipping from August 22

early discounts and what to expect Robby Payne / Chrome Unboxed : What you need to know about Google's new Pixel 9 phone lineup Anna Washenko / Engadget : Google's Pixel 9 series w...

2023-11-19
the right move, though “several bugs” uhhh kinda undersells what's being reported (a “sending cash though the mail in a transparent ziplock” level of security) egg, meet face
2023-11-19 View on X
9to5Google

Nothing pulls its Sunbird-based iMessage app Nothing Chats from the Play Store after a researcher found messages are not E2EE, attachments are public, and more

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :

2023-07-25
An opportune time to remember that a couple weeks ago these guys tripped and got themselves jammed in the rate limiter, taking the service down for fays. Now they want to be the WeChat-style app you use for everything from payments to airline tickets? el oh and also crucially el
2023-07-25 View on X
Platformer

Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter to X shows his takeover is best understood not as a money-making endeavor, but as an extended act of cultural vandalism

RIP Twitter (2007-2023)  —  On Monday afternoon, a crane rolled up to Twitter's headquarters on Market Street.

An opportune time to remember that a couple weeks ago these guys tripped and got themselves jammed in the rate limiter, taking the service down for fays. Now they want to be the WeChat-style app you use for everything from payments to airline tickets? el oh and also crucially el
2023-07-25 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com

it's just an X that someone tweeted at him Sean Hollister / The Verge : Twitter removed half its HQ sign — then the police arrived Jon Porter / The Verge : RIP Twitter's iconic bir...

2023-07-24
An opportune time to remember that a couple weeks ago these guys tripped and got themselves jammed in the rate limiter, taking the service down for fays. Now they want to be the WeChat-style app you use for everything from payments to airline tickets? el oh and also crucially el
2023-07-24 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com

Twitter has removed the iconic bird logo and adopted ‘X’ as its official logo.  This move comes after Elon Musk announced the change over the weekend.

2023-06-14
Not all 5G spectrum is equal, but if this merger goes through the new combined network would hold way more spectrum than either of the two remaining competitors V/3: 275MHz combined EE: 145MHz combined O2: 90MHz combined Possibly expect the CMA to have something to say about that https://twitter.com/...
2023-06-14 View on X
Bloomberg

Vodafone and Three agree to merge, forming the UK's largest mobile network, pending months of regulatory review, and take on £6B in debt; Vodafone would own 51%

Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. agreed to combine their UK mobile businesses in a deal that will create …

2022-03-24
Sure looks like a camera module and wireless charging coil https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-24 View on X
The Verge

Carl Pei teases Nothing's Phone (1), a smartphone running on Nothing OS, an Android skin, and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon, debuting this summer

2022-03-08
Month 5 after launch and the Pixel 6 series is still lagging behind older models w/ software updates 😬 https://www.androidcentral.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-08 View on X
XDA Developers

Google releases Android 12L and a feature update for Pixel phones, including Live Caption reading typed responses aloud to callers, Duo screen sharing, and more

Google released the long-awaited Android 12L update on Monday, with many improvements to foldable phones, tablets, and other large-screen devices.

Month 5 after launch and the Pixel 6 series is still lagging behind older models w/ software updates 😬 https://www.androidcentral.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-08 View on X
The Verge

Samsung, Lenovo, and Microsoft commit to shipping Android 12L, featuring optimizations for tablets and foldables, for some of their devices later this year

Sam Byford / The Verge :

2021-04-05
LG, in some years, was actually competitive @ high end. But lack of consistency from yr to yr burned carriers. Looking back, I think the G5 was probably the biggest product disaster in terms of killing momentum that was built from G2➡️G3➡️ G4, which were actually good for the time
2021-04-05 View on X
Nikkei Asia

LG Electronics says it is terminating its smartphone business, which has lost money for years

South Korea group faced lack of in-house chip supply and rise of Chinese rivals  —  SEOUL — LG Electronics said Monday that its board decided to terminate the company's loss-making...

More here. Still basically a one fact story, but LG will apparently continue to support existing devices. https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...
2021-04-05 View on X
Nikkei Asia

LG Electronics says it is terminating its smartphone business, which has lost money for years

South Korea group faced lack of in-house chip supply and rise of Chinese rivals  —  SEOUL — LG Electronics said Monday that its board decided to terminate the company's loss-making...

2021-03-17
Samsung confirms no Note 21, as @androidcentral has previously reported. This isn't a recent development though, so unlikely that it's tied directly to chip shortages. But the Galaxy Note will return next year with a Note 22. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2021-03-17 View on X
Bloomberg

Samsung says it is considering skipping launch of a new Note this year to streamline its line-up and warns of a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors globally

- It's seeing a ‘serious imbalance’ in global semiconductors  — The warning suggests shortages may spread beyond autos

2020-11-03
one job https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-03 View on X
Sky News

Sources: UK's NHS COVID app, downloaded 19M times, had the wrong risk threshold and sent warnings to a “shockingly low” number of users about potential exposure

The wrong threshold had reportedly been set for the app and was not recording those who were close enough to transmit the virus.

2020-10-01
A lot of interesting figures here (I know, I know, analyst shipment numbers etc etc). But important to note that the specs of Pixel 5 were set in stone long before Covid. The change in direction for Pixel phones predates the pandemic. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
2020-10-01 View on X
Engadget

Google unveils Pixel 5 with a 6-inch 90Hz OLED display, ultrawide rear-facing camera instead of zoom lens, 5G, 8GB RAM, and fingerprint sensor on back for $699

It's October, so despite the weird year we're having, Google is hosting a (virtual) event to show off its latest smartphone, the Pixel 5.

A lot of interesting figures here (I know, I know, analyst shipment numbers etc etc). But important to note that the specs of Pixel 5 were set in stone long before Covid. The change in direction for Pixel phones predates the pandemic. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
2020-10-01 View on X
Nikkei Asian Review

Sources: Google is planning to produce as little as ~800,000 Pixel 5 handsets, taking total production of Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and 5 to 3M units

2020-08-28
I'm open to being proven wrong, but this looks like it'll be awkward af outside of one or two very specific use cases (one of which is shown in the pic) https://www.androidauthority.com/ ...
2020-08-28 View on X
Android Authority

Leaked video appears to show LG's forthcoming dual-screen Wing, which has a rumored 6.8-inch main display and a flip-out 4-inch second display

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority :

2020-08-09
This is absolutely wild. While WH has clarified it's only going after WeChat + not all of Tencent, that still means WeChat being pulled from Google Play & App Store in 45 days. MUCH bigger deal on iOS vs Android given the lack of sideload options (thread) https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...
2020-08-09 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: Twitter had preliminary talks with TikTok about combining with TikTok's US operations, expecting it would face less antitrust scrutiny than Microsoft

Microsoft still seen as front-runner in bidding for video-sharing app's U.S. operations  —  Twitter Inc. TWTR -1.46% …

This is absolutely wild. While WH has clarified it's only going after WeChat + not all of Tencent, that still means WeChat being pulled from Google Play & App Store in 45 days. MUCH bigger deal on iOS vs Android given the lack of sideload options (thread) https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...
2020-08-09 View on X
New York Times

The language in Trump's EOs on WeChat and TikTok may be vague deliberately, as some argue the uncertainty may dissuade more US companies from operating in China

The restrictions on the two Chinese-owned apps followed a familiar model for other policy announcements on China from the Trump administration.

2020-08-08
This is absolutely wild. While WH has clarified it's only going after WeChat + not all of Tencent, that still means WeChat being pulled from Google Play & App Store in 45 days. MUCH bigger deal on iOS vs Android given the lack of sideload options (thread) https://www.androidcentral.com/ ...
2020-08-08 View on X
The Verge

Trump signs an executive order to block all transactions with ByteDance and WeChat starting Sept. 20, just 5 days after Microsoft's deadline to acquire TikTok

Microsoft is currently in talks to acquire the company  —  President Trump has signed a new executive order …