[…] being able to say, "wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have...
Unless anyone knows another reason for this impressive increase in comments? Seems to roughly coincide with Sync launching. If thats the case, just goes to show the importance of good third party apps....
I don’t know if this is just a placebo effect, but it feels like there’s a lot more socialization and faster upvotes in the past hour Sync was released.
US smartphone shipments declined 24% YoY in Q2 2023, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor data. This was the third consecutive quarter of YoY declines. Android brands like Samsung, Motorola and TCL-Alcatel saw the steepest declines in shipments, while Apple’s shipments were more resilient. As a result,...
Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection. ( lemmy.world )
Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com...
Linux Foundation leads the fight against fauxpen source • The Register ( www.theregister.com )
Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Millennials are exhausted by working more for less. ( www.theguardian.com )
(water is wet and fire is hot).
Oh Snap! Canonical now doing manual reviews for new packages due to scam apps ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com ( lemm.ee )
At this point, I'm not even going to bother trying to go on there anymore.
Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy ( www.mediamatters.org )
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Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change ( thehill.com )
Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’ ( www.theverge.com )
China urges firms not to be ‘blinded by lies’ over Xinjiang rights record ( www.straitstimes.com )
“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement ( www.anildash.com )
[…] being able to say, "wherever you get your podcasts" is a radical statement. Because what it represents is the triumph of exactly the kind of technology that's supposed to be impossible: open, empowering tech that's not owned by any one company, that can't be controlled by any one company, and that allows people to have...
No thank you ( lemmy.world )
From the Outlook Android app
The Caribbean Sail adds Steamboat Willie as a playable character | GamingOnLinux ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux | Ars Technica ( arstechnica.com )
Google CEO Pichai advises Android users not to sideload apps ( www.phonearena.com )
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 • The Register ( www.theregister.com )
US High School Student Loses Scholarship Over Social Media Twerking Video ( www.ndtv.com )
Putin’s adviser says U.S. is using brainwashing to make gay Ukrainian super-soldiers ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
[RANT] I pay $70/mo for this privilege ( i.imgur.com )
I thought data caps for home internet were a thing of the past…...
Looks like google domains is no more. ( lemmyonline.com )
https://lemmyonline.com/pictrs/image/6dfbbd60-8363-4648-afdc-2ec7373173b9.png...
Daily Lemmy comments up from ~7m to ~11m following the launch of Sync? ( lemmy.world )
Unless anyone knows another reason for this impressive increase in comments? Seems to roughly coincide with Sync launching. If thats the case, just goes to show the importance of good third party apps....
Sources: Best Buy will soon offer Google Pixel repairs at select stores ( 9to5google.com )
Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers ( arstechnica.com )
Is it just me or did Lemmy suddenly became more active now that Sync for Lemmy is released?
I don’t know if this is just a placebo effect, but it feels like there’s a lot more socialization and faster upvotes in the past hour Sync was released.
Sync is back on the Play Store, but it's not a third-party Reddit app anymore ( www.androidpolice.com )
Another peek at how Google's Find My Device network for offline devices may work ( www.androidcentral.com )
US Smartphone Shipments Fall 24% YoY in Q2 2023 on Lower Upgrade Rates ( www.counterpointresearch.com )
US smartphone shipments declined 24% YoY in Q2 2023, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor data. This was the third consecutive quarter of YoY declines. Android brands like Samsung, Motorola and TCL-Alcatel saw the steepest declines in shipments, while Apple’s shipments were more resilient. As a result,...
Android 4.4 KitKat is truly dead, loses Play Services support ( arstechnica.com )
ChatGPT's Android app arrives in the last week of July | Engadget ( www.engadget.com )
Slackware turns 30 ( www.theregister.com )
The Play Store will help you see how an app behaves on all your devices ( www.androidpolice.com )
NovaLauncher: Today marks 1 year since our announcement that we've joined the Branch and Sesame teams! 🎉 That also means it has been 1 year since we promised your data would be safe... ( nitter.net )
Nitter link provided instead of Twitter post. Screenshot below....
Weekend poll: When do you charge your smartphone? ( www.androidpolice.com )
What are your power user/advanced use cases for your phone?
Looking for some new ways to use my phone beyond reading and comsuming media....
What android client do you use?
So far, for me, liftoff and connect seems the most complete.
Pocket Casts Plus increases subscription pricing to $33.99 from $10 ( feddit.nl )
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/66697
Fairphone 3 just received 2 more years of software support ( www.androidpolice.com )
Google Bard enters the EU as it gains Google Lens support ( www.androidpolice.com )
Google’s AR efforts face more turmoil as lead exec quits over ‘unstable commitment’ ( www.androidpolice.com )
newpipe.net removed from Google search results due to DMCA take down request ( newpipe.net )
Android 14 Beta 4 arrives as stable release nears ( www.androidpolice.com )
How to make your Amazon Fire tablet feel more like stock Android ( www.androidpolice.com )
YouTube wants to hear your complaints about its Premium subscription ( 9to5google.com )
Google should bring Samsung’s Maintenance Mode to Pixel phones ( www.androidcentral.com )
Google Tensor has a bright future, but that puts interim Pixels in a tough spot ( 9to5google.com )
Hopefully the switch to TSMC will work out well for the Pixel 8 series. 🫰
Google Docs for Android will open straight into edit mode ( 9to5google.com )
Gboard is preparing a new ‘Undo’ button for deleted text ( 9to5google.com )
For those pesky accidental deleted texts!