Wow: HMD’s new Nokia phone is designed for DIY home repair
An idea so crazy it might sell! With spares and tools coming from iFixit, no less …. The Nokia G22 is one of three handsets launched by HMD at this week’s MWC…
Smart phones: Google used fake testimonial ads to sell Pixel 4 phones
Google has settled with 6 of 7 states, and the FTC for running fake testimonial ads featuring “influencers” – who had never used the Pixel 4 phones. Source: Google sued…
Cell phone service via satellite
Many companies are seeking to do this, including the announced SpaceX/T-Mobile partnership: Satellite companies are rushing to connect our phones and eliminate dead zones. Source: The space race for our…
The end of passwords?
Interesting ideas: Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth. Source: Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard | Ars Technica
Large study finds no links between cell phone use and brain tumors
Large study finds no evidence that cellular phone usage causes brain tumors. This more than a decade after prominent public health pronouncements that led to calls to even ban Wi-Fi…
Hackers create online tool to send SMS, Email, WhatsApp to random people in Russia
The intent is to send direct messages to people in Russia informing them of what is happening in Ukraine.