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Everything you need to know about 5G conspiracy theories
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
They stem from the same folks that gave us groovy hits like "Vaccines cause Autism" and "Power lines are a global health threat" and you're too smart to fall for it this time.

How does a phone maker 'mistakenly' collect user data and ship it off to a server in China?
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
It's not a mistake when software was written to explicitly collect and send user data, so why does this keep happening?

Cheap Android phones shouldn't be disposable
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Cheap phones deserve to be supported, and so do the people who are buying them.

Where did all of this Qualcomm hate come from?
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Qualcomm's patents and their usage fees have many up in arms and are at the center of a big legal mess.

Netflix chasing TikTok isn't a magic formula for more eyes and higher adoption
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Everything is mobile-first now. To stay as relevant as it's always been, Netflix has to do something, but I don't think TikTok is it.

The Fairphone 4 is what smartphone sustainability really looks like
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
A lot of phone makers are moving toward becoming more friendly to the planet. Hopefully, they all pay attention to the one company that's already doing it.

The Galaxy Watch 4 is a lot like the Apple Watch 3 was (in all the right ways)
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated

AI is the controversial future of tech whether we like it or not
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
The next generation of anything "smart" you buy will be powered by AI as much as possible. It's both wonderful and worrisome, but there is nothing we can do about it. Here's why.

Google Play Services is the new Android platform
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Play Services started as a way to make sure all apps worked on all phones. Now it's something very different and very powerful in its own right.

The Pixel 6 is the first phone I'm excited about in a long time
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
The Pixel 6 is the first all-in-one Google product ever. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Either way, it's going to be really interesting.

The worst thing about Wear OS 3 might be able to save the platform
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
By giving up its tight control, Google uses the Android phone strategy to try and save Wear OS. It will probably work.

The Galaxy Fold isn't the Galaxy Note replacement for a lot of people
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Even the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy S Ultra can't replace something as powerful as the Galaxy Note. Here's why

Samsung removing ads from its apps is an easy win in a sea of hard choices
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Samsung isn't an ad hosting company. It stopped trying to become one and instead focused on what it does best — make its customers happy.

The global chip shortage means Google has to get its own chip in phones as soon as possible
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Google can fix the global shortage of Snapdragon chips. All it needs to do is build its own, and then get them into devices that it can actually sell to people.
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