https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/i-switched-to-esim-in-2025-and-i-am-full-of-regret/

The correct future would be eSIMs downloaded onto removable eUICCs. Sadly, adoption of removable eUICCs only gives a signal to phone vendors through carriers that "eSIMs are getting more popular", ending up in reduced number of physical slots on devices.

https://nebelwelt.net/blog/2025/1227-fiasco.html
Hi Google, please kindly downgrade probably millions or at least hundreds of thousands of Redmi Note 11S units to MEETS_DEVICE_INTEGRITY, thanks.

iOS preloads the stock camera as soon as your finger is placed on the icon of home screen.

https://blog.jgc.org/2025/12/if-you-care-about-security-you-might.html

Finding that out must've felt similar to discovering that Samsung phones randomly vibrate when auto brightness hits max (except that it sounds like a bug).

BTW, think of it as a litmus test for every "reputable" """keybox extractor""" wannabe (I'm speaking of all keybox sellers who claim to extract them from devices rather than OEM leaks) who won't manage to do anything despite the writeup. Since it couldn't be reliably sold (keyboxes are mostly model/batch-specific, not unit-specific, duh, you're probably lied to by an incentivized person if you're told otherwise), it'd be excellent for promotion of a monetized venture. And yet you likely won't see it for the first time from any such a place. At best, you'll see some AI slop gibberish on why publishing it would be irresponsible, while irl it's just skill issue at dealing with EL3 pwn-ed hw.

BTW, if anyone knows how many keyboxes were ever provisioned in total to RN11S, lemme know, comparing the output from https://github.com/vvb2060/KeyAttestation across different manufacturing date and regions will suffice.

Phrasing it like this makes you quite complicit. It's mandatory age verification for adults through privacy invasive means.

But, does anyone really have to be on THESE social media anymore? Really?

Well, we're going into 2026, and I'm actually not pessimistic, I'm seeing more and more people who notice that governments and corporations worldwide work contrary to individual's interest. The enshittification of everything is an eye opener that does unironically bring people from the opposite political spectrums to actually shared goals. Keep going.

https://youtu.be/u7Uz1YZ5hQA

Since you probably want to hear about it even if you're not the target audience.

Also:
https://clicksphone.com/en/communicator

A standalone phone with 4-inch square-ish screen.



Battery
4,000 mAh silicon-carbon

Display
4.03” AMOLED

Connectivity
Bluetooth, NFC
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

Cameras
Rear: 50MP OIS
Front: 24MP

Charging
Qi2 wireless charging + USB-C

SIM cards
NanoSIM + eSIM

Wired audio
3.5mm

Storage
256GB on-board + expandable MicroSD card storage up to 2TB

Bands supported
5G, 4G LTE, 3G/2G (unlocked)

Operating system
Android 16

Secure storage
Android Strongbox ready

Size & weight
130.5mm × 78.63mm × 12mm
170g

It's bl unlockable.

Real?!

https://boingboing.net/2026/01/05/everyone-hates-onedrive-microsofts-cloud-app-that-steals-then-deletes-all-your-files.html

Just don't login into OS vendor's online accounts, anywhere.

https://nuxx.net/blog/2026/01/09/oled-not-for-me/

When I noticed significant fringing on an S20+, I thought it's a phone specific skill issue, because the supply chains are longer and responsibility gets diffused. Turns out that a 2025 OLED monitor is the same. It's quite plausible that the controller does support the needed corrections for subpixel rendering (SPR), and yet a monitor company failed the only job they had.

Here's the S20+. It's not a limitation of the subpixel array. In case of one, the colors would be switching sequentially like on a thin cable shot far away with a Bayer sensor. Here, the individual colors are evidently "centered" with a bias to the expected center of the pixel. This allows them to reliably drift in their own direction.

And pretty much yes, I believe that some of the people who thought PWM irritates them, may actually dislike misconfigured subpixel rendering. While fringing is one thing, some of the SPR configurations can result in blur. It's a fairly straightforward topic that probably isn't going away just yet.

Knowing the limits of your hardware before taking photos ❌
Getting a variable aperture ❌
Repainting unfocused faces ✅

Yeah...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oP7xzAdCYQU

I wonder if they even paid him for using his personal brand, considering he's not in the video even for a moment. Too cheap to collab with a streamer?!