https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1428706989274583049
Many people looked for the exact definition of "based", but here it is. Umidigi, as a brand commonly advertising to the global audience, should try to take every opportunity of increased recognition among the people known for being the ground of popularity gain. Respect GPL, and remember: that's not all of the sensible, cheap things you can do as an OEM.

The Snapdragon Insiders phone turns out to be even more of an Asus than I thought...
https://www.reddit.com/r/snapdragon/comments/pgzgcr/asus_releases_bootloader_unlock_tool_for/

Do you know when crowdfunding means the funniest content?
When ridiculous hardware actually gets built.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dtoor/the-cyrcle-phone-4g

https://www.engadget.com/germany-phone-makers-7-years-security-updates-163601435.html
This is a complicated and worthwhile topic, but let's not forget about physically degrading parts, such as batteries, (OLED) screens, body and storage chips. Seven years is way more than these typically last with average usage.

I missed that iPhone Mini models *aren't rendering at 1:1*, they downscale just because Apple caters to app devs who are lazingly hardcoding their UI to already known resolutions. Android market is vastly different, you're never able to hardcode your UI to all screen types in existence, so you'll be rightfully forced to use resolution-agnostic size units. Wish so much pressure were put on the cutout API utilization tho.

https://forums-images.oneplus.net/attachments/1693/1693765-dd7f5b36e136cd671f54d37b6f2fc685.png
Let's see if they're going to follow this naming scheme, it looks pretty chaotic for now

- Mom, can I have a new PC?
- No, we already have a new PC at home.
The PC:

https://practical_emv.gitlab.io/
The Apple Pay lock screen can be bypassed for any iPhone with a Visa card set up in transit mode. The contactless limit can also be bypassed allowing unlimited EMV contactless transactions from a locked iPhone.
This attack is made possible by a combination of flaws in both Apple Pay and Visa’s system. It does not, for instance, affect Mastercard on Apple Pay or Visa on Samsung Pay.

https://shop.fairphone.com/en/accessories/true-wireless-stereo-earbuds
>ecology
>TWS with non-replaceable battery

https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/q4nltn/ads_are_now_able_to_bypass_google_play_to_install/
Stock ROMs sell you all the time.

Tl;dr: a system app can (and has a financial incentive to) bypass Google Play when cooperating with ad provider.