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Articles and publications tagged Smartphones across the Atmosphere.

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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeOct 13, 2026
ColorOS
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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeSep 29, 2026
iodeOS
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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeSep 23, 2026
eOS
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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeJul 28, 2026
LineageOS
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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeJul 21, 2026
Ubuntu Touch
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Linuxiarze
LinuxiarzeJul 7, 2026
Android XR
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wirres.net
wirres.netJun 12, 2026
kobolde und butler
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 22, 2026
Minus World
Rumors of OnePlus’ possible death are heating up, which would be a real shame, given how much the smartphone market has already contracted. It’s not true, but their grip is slipping.
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Nicky Reinert - Institut für digitale Herausforderungen
Nicky Reinert - Institut für digitale HerausforderungenNov 11, 2025
Neues aus dem Innovations-Labor von Apple!
Eine humorvolle Betrachtung der neuesten Innovation von Apple: die iPhone-Socke.
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Nicky Reinert - Institut für digitale Herausforderungen
Nicky Reinert - Institut für digitale HerausforderungenNov 11, 2025
Neues aus dem Innovations-Labor von Apple!
Eine humorvolle Betrachtung der neuesten Innovation von Apple: die iPhone-Socke.
AppleiPhone
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetNov 17, 2024
Leaning Towers
Considering recent innovations in cell phone towers, which have been shrinking in the 5G era. Are they still NIMBY targets? Are we still trying to hide them with fake trees?
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 27, 2024
Your Phone’s Other Number
Where did the IMEI number come from, why is it so freaking long, and why does your phone need it? If you’ve ever wondered, we’ve got you covered.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetSep 26, 2023
Kill It With Fire
Lessons on a summer with a smartphone-enabled itch-killing device. Yes—it works, even if a smartphone is a weird vessel for the Heat-It.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 5, 2023
Mile-High Productivity
Making room for in-flight productivity has long been a source of both consternation and electronic interference. But for some reason, it persists.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJun 23, 2021
ProtoAppStore
Assessing the landscape of the app store concept in the years before it became an idea “originated” by Apple. The prior art is strong with this one.
app storeapplications
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 25, 2020
Not-So-Missed Connections
Just like your pile of old chargers, the world of mobile connectors was always messy. Standards did not help. Will regulation?
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 13, 2020
Taking Stock
My longtime fascination with T-Mobile CEO John Legere’s odd slow cooker social media promotion, now that he’s slow-cooked his way through a merger with Sprint.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 5, 2019
Know Who’s Calling?
Over the past 35 years, our views on privacy and Caller ID technology have totally flipped. The concern used to be about the caller. Now, it’s the recipient.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetAug 13, 2019
Smartphones, Except Landlocked
Before the smartphone fit in your pocket, it sat on your desk—and sometimes, it was even called an iPhone. Let’s check out a few landline smartphones.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMay 16, 2019
Photon Phailure
Microsoft’s late-era Windows Phone 7 did away with a decade of evolution. Its Photon project tried to do the same—while keeping the Windows Mobile legacy alive.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetFeb 22, 2018
The Polyphonic Screed
The evolution of the modern cell phone ringtone—and the Ukrainian guy who wants to give Apple’s default noises a refresh.
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Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 24, 2017
Addicted To Spectrum
Wireless microphones are a hugely important technology for the stage, but the mobile industry keeps crowding out the theater industry's wireless spectrum.
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Anil Dash
Anil DashNov 15, 2013
Three Years Under Our Thumbs
We’ll spend three years of our lives with our thumbs on our phones. What will we have to show for it? I keep bumping up against this statistic about how much time we spend online, and how much time we spend on our smartphones and tablets. Depending on the source you cite, it’s at least three years…
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Anil Dash
Anil DashDec 13, 2012
The Web We Lost
Update: A few months after this piece was published, I was invited by Harvard’s Berkman Center to speak about this topic in more detail. Though the final talk is an hour long, it offers much more insight into the topic, and I hope you’ll give it a look. --- The tech industry and its press have…
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