The original Fairphone was really a fair phone, but this second generation model goes even further. This is a phone that defies Project Ara and other modular concepts. Owners can replace the screen, the microphone, the speaker, the camera, and the main circuit board using nothing more complicated than a screwdriver, with all the replacement …
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Samsung is planning to launch a program for leasing its Galaxy phone hardware in the U.S. market, similar to the one Apple announced in early September. It was not difficult to see others were going to follow the new smartphone leasing trend. I see it coming for other makers as well. That will have a …
Fantastic piece from The Verge that analyses the myth behind the “rice treatment” to wet phones. Three lessons learned: Never, ever, try to power on the phone after it getting wet. Wait until it dries completely. The idea is to “expel fluids out” from the phone. Rice doesn’t help, but at least “hides” the phone …
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 seems a beefy proposal for future smartphones. Let’s hope it doesn’t overheat as its predecessor, something that has really made other makers to look for alternatives in their flagship devices this year. One of the most important features is Quick Charge 3.0, which allos to charge 80% of the battery …
This kind of article is pretty useless. Specs are only a (small) part of the package nowadays. Hardware has become a commodity. It’s the result of the combination of hardware and software that makes the difference. Oh, and design. I almost forgot. Source: The iPhone 6s Plus vs. the competition: Big is beautiful
If you pretend to be succesful in technology, you have to surprise us first. Do it at any cost. Present the smaller (or bigger) next big thing, the cheapest (or even the most expensive), or the one with that technology advance that seems unavoidable. You’ve got our attention. Now prove that feature really pays off. …
Apple pricing strategy was disappointing last year: starting with a 16GB model allows them to 1) get higher profit margins and also 2) tempt/force people to avoid the 16GB and get the more expensive 64GB model. The story is about to repeat itself next week: according to trusted sources, the new iPhones will also start with …
Vlad Savov on The Verge writes: Say that you do buy the rock-bottom-priced, Shenzhen-produced Android phone with the lofty specs from a random brand. It has a replaceable battery, but where will you get one when you decide you want a spare? It runs the latest Android today, but who will ensure it does so …
Steve Jobs is famous for talking about the post-PC era. Tablets seemed then to conquer the traditional PC users, but five years after the launch of the iPad here we are, still using PCs like crazy although obviously smartphones are the devices that go with us everywhere. Tom Warren on The Verge: As iOS 9 turns …
4G isn’t supported in the US, but the problem isn’t the hardware at all. Ubuntu for phones is not mature. Only recommended for Linux & Ubuntu lovers. And even those will suffer the lack of many other platform features. Source: Ubuntu phone goes global, but you’ll get slow speeds in the US | The Verge