The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Japan Fair Trade Commission guidelines set to take effect in December will prohibit companies like Google and Apple from excluding other companies' app stores from the platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/guidelines-smartphone-apps-it-giants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ftc #google #apple #apps #phones
C. Cameron
@cameron@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I have been trying to figure out why the Pixel 8A screen bothers me so much, and it seems to be the rainbow banding when you tilt the screen at all. It makes it feel like my eyes can't focus on the screen, it's weird. I found other people on forums complaining that the 8A has an extra cheap screen and that causes the rainbow effect. Other Pixels seem okay.

This is a photo someone on Reddit took that shows rainbow on the left phone, next to a phone with no rainbow.
https://imgur.com/8o8GRw4
C. Cameron
@cameron@fosstodon.org (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The up side to all this is that I have been using my phone only the bare minimum for the last week. I think that's a good reminder that I don't need a phone for very much. I try to keep my tech simple, so I am going to set up any new phone to be as minimal as possible.

#phones