U.S. President Donald Trump wants Apple to begin building iPhones in the U.S. — but there are various reasons why that's unlikely to happen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/12/tech/trump-iphones-made-in-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #donaldtrump #us #iphones #cellphones #trade #tariffs #apple #tradewar #china
Can Using a Dumber Phone Cure 'Brain Rot'? - Brain rot — the inability to think deeply after too much scrolling on a phone — af... - https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/04/07/0552241/can-using-a-dumber-phone-cure-brain-rot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #cellphones
It's a little late, but any reviews on the pixel 7?
I killed my s20 today and this is what the Verizon guy suggested.
I hate hate hate getting a new phone, btw. Not good with tech stuff.
I'm finding my way around it. But it's not ideal. I dislike that Google is everywhere
Bonus round: if the idea of running open-source Android on your phone interests you, check-out GrapheneOS.
It mostly only runs on the Pixel series, and only while they are still supported by Google, raising costs to the $50/year range. But it is possibly the most secure phone operating system you can use.
A Pixel 6a (for example) costs $121, can run with Google support for 2 years, then will probably be supported by LineageOS for at-least another 5. This can bring cost down <$25/year... if you can keep your phone in one piece that long!
Open-source Android software called "LineageOS" can make inexpensive phones last many years (search "lineageOS devices" for compatible models). This also gives monthly security updates, and runs faster without "bloatware."
Initial install of LineageOS can require running special software to unlock the bootloader. But Pixel phones are unlocked, so are the easiest to install LineageOS on, and are so cheap, there's not much point in buying the older ones.
Typical phones get an annual security patch. Our family decided to use phones until 12 months after the last patch (when it would have received a patch, if still supported)
We search "end-of-life <brand>" & compare yrs vs price on Swappa. IE: a Galaxy A25 5G has 3.5 years support left (so: 4.5 years usable by our standard), and costs $163 or $36/year. A Pixel 6A costs $121 and 4 usable years (=$40/yr)
We can find supported Android phones <$50/year, or Apple for <$100/yr
Cell phones go out of support too fast, leaving you with the choice between "expensive & wasteful", or "insecure".
Our family uses two strategies to minimize the cost, with reasonable security: maximizing years of support per-dollar; or using open-source software.
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What guidelines is anyone aware of about using #GMRS or #FRS #ht #radios at #protests vs. #cellphones ? The media has reported that the #insurrectionists used them. What about us? https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/far-right-extremism-radio-jan-6.html
busybee: fluffy rambles: Cellphone dependency https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/13866-Cellphone-dependency #Technology #Cellphones #ModernLife #Blog
@JessTheUnstill One of the big fuckups for BlackBerry was just the delays in getting BlackBerry 10, plus the Z10 and Q10, to market.
I got to use BB10 for a couple of months, and it was nice. It was built on QNX, with a modern swipe/gesture based UI built with Qt.
Arguably a better OS than the iOS and Android releases at that same time.
There was a feature called the Hub, which wax a unified inbox for your email messages, social posts, and text messages. Plus a modern app store, and separate personal/work profiles built into the OS.
There was a version without a physical keyboard (Z10) and with (Q10).
The problem is they didn't start working on it until 2010, and BB10 wasn't released until 2013.
For about two years before BB10 came out, BlackBerry didn't release any new phones.
Had BB10 come out earlier, it *might* have saved the company.
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings – Source: www.schneier.com https://ciso2ciso.com/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings-source-www-schneier-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #operationalsecurity #SchneierOnSecurity #SchneieronSecurity #CyberSecurityNews #Uncategorized #cellphones #borders
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html #operationalsecurity #Uncategorized #cellphones #borders
Cell Phone OPSEC for Border Crossings
I have heard stories of more aggressive interrogation of electronic devices at US border crossings. I know a lot about securing computers, but very little about securing phones.
Are there easy ways to delete data—files, photos, etc.&#... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are #traveling you need to be aware of your #rights and those that could be taken from you when on the road. Axios has a helpful guide to understand how to secure your data. #cellphones #security #internet #politics #uspol www.axios.com/2025/03/2…
Why a Lost Cellphone Forced an Airplane to Turn Around in Mid-Flight - Last week an Air France flight to the Caribbean had to turn around and return to P... - https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/03/29/0236203/why-a-lost-cellphone-forced-an-airplane-to-turn-around-in-mid-flight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #cellphones
Does anyone know where in central #SouthWesternOntario (#kitchener , #waterloo, #waterlooregion @waterlooregion ) to #donate still working - just old - #cellphones, #tablets?
Sometime in the past I gave a bunch to an org that got them to women's #shelters and refugee new arrivals but I can't remember who that was.
Gavin Newsom Is Reportedly Sending Burner Phones To Tech CEOs - According to Politico, Gov. Gavin Newsom has distributed prepaid burner phones to ... - https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2220249/gavin-newsom-is-reportedly-sending-burner-phones-to-tech-ceos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #cellphones
#surveillance #IMSI #Cellphones
"CSS (also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.
"EFF's 'Rayhunter' works by intercepting, storing, and analyzing the control traffic (but not user traffic, such as web requests) between the mobile hotspot Rayhunter runs on and the cell tower to which it’s connected.
"Rayhunter works on a readily-available U$20 device.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying
