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Motorola releases new 5G mid-range smartphone with 125 W charging and 144 Hz OLED display (www.notebookcheck.net)

Minimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboard (www.notebookcheck.net)

Fairphone 5 Review: Hopeful Innovation? (www.nextpit.com)

The review is a bit late, but it’s fairly detailed and informative.

Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Samsung debuts the world's first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024 (www.engadget.com)

Google Play Store rolling out simultaneous Android app downloads (9to5google.com)

Finally all that power won’t be wasted waiting for a single app download to finish and install....

Fairphone wants to expand to 23 new markets and reach the €400 price point (m.gsmarena.com)

It's Over for Fossil Smartwatches (www.droid-life.com)

Nubia Music smartphone promises 600% higher volume and two headphone jacks (www.notebookcheck.net)

Netflix considers adding in-app purchases and ads to games, report says (techcrunch.com)

According to The Wall Street Journal, the company has had discussions about how to make money from its games for months now, including in-app purchases, putting a price tag on more premium titles and placing ads on games that subscribers to its ad tier have access to. These methods are common (and effective) in the mobile gaming...

Realme GT5 review - A midrange smartphone with 24 GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a 144 Hz OLED panel (www.notebookcheck.net)

The price may be midrange but the specs definitely are not.

YouTube Music rolling out Now Playing redesign with comments (9to5google.com)

Glance is coming to the US, whether we like it or not (www.androidcentral.com)

Reports suggest Glance is preparing to debut in the U.S. “later this year” following its pilot program with Motorola and Verizon....

Huawei P70 Pro: Leaks indicate peculiar design, powerful cameras and imminent launch (www.notebookcheck.net)

Moto Edge 50 Ultra unveiled with SD 8s Gen 3, 64MP 3x periscope and real wood back (m.gsmarena.com)

First Samsung 200 megapixel telephoto camera in the Vivo X100 Pro+ to offer 200x zoom (www.notebookcheck.net)

MWC 2024 Awards announced: Google Pixel 8 series wins Best Smartphone (m.gsmarena.com)

Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 8 series...

Google may be planning to ship a major kernel upgrade to all its (Tensor-powered) pixel phones. (androiddev.social)

Good news for android overall. Hopefully, this could be extended to other OEMs by 2025 and not be optional like virtual A&Bs when it arrives....

Samsung disables customer phones remotely, holds data hostage until Mexican government stepped in (youtu.be)

I knew devices were getting blocked, but not to this extent. Or the fact that mexico’s own government/regulatory bodies condemned the blocking itself....

Blackview BL9000 Pro: New rugged smartphone with thermal imaging camera, 5G and very fast charging (www.notebookcheck.net)

Samsung Rumored To Bring ‘Battery AI’ To Its Galaxy S25 Series, Boosting The Total Backup By Up To 10 Percent At The Same Performance Level (wccftech.com)

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