#HMD Global is planning to move back mobile phone production to Europe. They owned the #nokia brand, but they decided to drop it and continue under the name HMD - Human Mobile Device. Time for Europe to have a mobile brand, again. I got mine today - it's Android, of course, but only for a few days until I rebuild it with #ubuntuTouch or #eOS. @e_mydata I may need some help. #buyeuropean #boycottusa
The #RedArmy of the #SovietUnion liberated #Auschwitz on January 27, 1945. The identity of the liberators is often omitted. But omissions are lies, just as misstatements of fact are lies. On this #Holocaust Memorial Day let’s commit ourselves to be truthful.
I think @tinker got me started looking at #phones and I want something to be excited about.
The #HMD fusion looks actually interesting as a smartphone. That connector on the back? Yeah, a new and genuinely useful feature! When did that last happen?
Physical keyboard?
An extension to the sides and rear to have game controls (dpad and stick on the left, 4 buttons and stick on the right? Shoulder buttons/triggers on the rear of the side extensions?)
For the #hams out there that's begging for an SDR...
Just the knowledge that the ability to physically customise and extend your device is there?
Any which way it's new and opening up a space that's been getting more and more closed over time.
[#TLDR: JUST TELL ME IF YOUR TABLET CAN DO #CALLS!]
#DearVendors of #Android-#Tablets:
Off all the #Functions you can put into a #Specifications Sheet of your Devices there's one you should ALWAYS answer clearly on your #Website:
DOES YOUR TABLET [with #4G / #5G / …) SUPPORT MAKE PHONE CALLS?
Like: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO HAVE THAT INFO IN THE SPECSHEETS?
You're obviously able to list all the #Codecs natively supported and the user-available storage as well as supported Frequency Bands, WWAN modes, WiFi channel width and the Display Glass vs. Panel dimensions including DPI of the latter and whether or not it has a hall effect sensor to detect your overpriced 1st party tablet covers!
Now some folks may ask: "WHY does this matter?" or outright dismiss this as a problem.
Listen:
Not everyone is able or willing to carry two devices when 1 SHOULD BE ENOUGH and also some places (i.e. #Turkey) have #ImportRestrictions re: #MobileDevices, so having more than 1 #IMEI is already a "NOPE!" by the authorities.
So why do NONE of the #Tablet manufacturers allow to #search or #filter for that???
NO, instead one has to download an obscenely huge #PDF just to then read on page 34 that for any "#telephony" function you NEED YET ANOTHER DEVICE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAVE TO SIGNUP WITH AN ACCOUNT and even that level of #abuse WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WORKS...
Pretty shure A LOT of other folks have the same question and ain't willing to get yet another device & #SIM just to recieve the occasional call because #TechIlliterates can't be assed to send an #eMail or learn #XMPP+#OMEMO to message one...
I think 2025 will be the year I try to run Linux on the Pixel 8 while daily driving an #HMD Skyline. Wonder if the #lineageos community has a rom for it...
Happy New Years in case I miss the time ticking down.
#newyears #newyears2025 #usa
And on the video side, amongst others in June, I checked out HMD's Pulse Pro: Great for repairability, but...
Barbie Phone: HMD bringt pinkes Klapphandy mit Spiegel im Deckel https://www.computerbase.de/2024-08/barbie-phone-hmd-bringt-pinkes-klapphandy-mit-spiegel-im-deckel/ #Barbie #HMD
#HMD Skyline vs. #Fairphone 5:
Wireless charging: only HMD has it
Battery size: HMD wins
Screen (size, brightness, refresh rate): HMD wins
Repairability: Fairphone wins, but HMD promises easy replacement of battery, screen, and port, so most important are covered
Price: HMD wins
Performance: probably similar
Sustainability: presumably Fairphone wins
Both a bit European.
Overall HMD wins outside the social aspect.
…and then they dropped the ball with 3 years of support. Why?
Been a while since I've posted but that's because major refactors for Stardust have been happening! Just landed some very comfy window management for seated situations using Flatland!
Who's going to tell HMD that longevity means self-repairability AND long updates support? 3 years is not much these days, and they still brag about it as if we were living in 2015.
With the iFixit partnership, which consumer group are they trying to reach?
The Boring Phone: Langweiliges Telefon ist mit Absicht schlecht ausgestattet https://www.computerbase.de/2024-04/the-boring-phone-langweiliges-telefon-ist-mit-absicht-schlecht-ausgestattet/ #Heineken #Bodega #HMD
Tech Addicts Podcast – Sunday 12th November – Where the EE Roam
Gareth and Ted are at it again. This week discussing EE roaming charges, Steamdeck OLED, Nintendo, new .ing domains, the Tab S9 FE, tablets from Doogee, Anker Aerofit headphones
https://garethmyles.com/tech-addicts-podcast-sunday-12th-november-where-the-ee-roam/
