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  • 2023 Was a Great Year for Foldables If You Could Afford One

    2023 Was a Great Year for Foldables If You Could Afford One

    Florence Ion

    Last year, I mused over whether foldable smartphones would ever be affordable. I wanted to see them take off after falling in love with the Galaxy Z Fold 4. This year, I got my answer. It’s a resounding “No,” especially with the foldable market as it is right now. Even with the recently launched Motorola…

  • U.S. Lawmakers Want to Know Why the Hell Apple Is Blocking Beeper Mini

    U.S. Lawmakers Want to Know Why the Hell Apple Is Blocking Beeper Mini

    Kyle Barr

    Apple’s recent move to block Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users chat with iPhone through the iMessage protocol, has caught the eye and a fair bit of ire of several U.S. congresspeople. Now lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the tech giant over “potential anticompetitive treatment” of the smaller messaging app. On…

  • Google Finally Stops Handing Your Location Data to Cops

    Google Finally Stops Handing Your Location Data to Cops

    Thomas Germain

    Google announced changes to the way it harvests your location data this week that will finally put a stop to its compliance with geofence warrants, a police surveillance technique that many say circumvents the Constitution. On Tuesday, the company published a blog post explaining that over the next year, Google Maps will stop sending data…