A new fraud tactic has emerged in Osaka Prefecture, in which scammers send elderly people smartphones before swindling them using the devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/scam-smartphone-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #phones #japanesepolice #elderly #osaka #socialmedia #fraud
Samuel Plumppu
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We need open source phones to thrive now more than ever as Android continues its quest to be completely locked down and be more like iOS.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/
Hot off the heels of Calyx OS effectively shutting down, marking the likely end of a era when it comes to custom ROM development on Android.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-rom-calyxos-support-freeze-google-blame-3590268/
I do hope the EU can do something about this before it's too late.
We need open source phones to thrive now more than ever as Android continues its quest to be completely locked down and be more like iOS.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/
Hot off the heels of Calyx OS effectively shutting down, marking the likely end of a era when it comes to custom ROM development on Android.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-rom-calyxos-support-freeze-google-blame-3590268/
I do hope the EU can do something about this before it's too late.
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
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
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.
A ban on mobile phones and other electronic devices in Dutch schools has improved focus among students, a study commissioned by the Dutch government found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/world/dutch-survey-phone-ban-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #education #netherlands #schools #phones
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