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The Japan Times<p>An ordinance limiting screen time for residents of Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is making it one of the first cities in the nation to have the government try to get its citizens to put down their phones. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/toyoake-screen-time-limit/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/</span><span class="invisible">02/japan/toyoake-screen-time-limit/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toyoake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toyoake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A new fraud tactic has emerged in Osaka Prefecture, in which scammers send elderly people smartphones before swindling them using the devices. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/scam-smartphone-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">12/japan/crime-legal/scam-smartphone-elderly/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanesepolice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan Fair Trade Commission guidelines set to take effect in December will prohibit companies like Google and Apple from excluding other companies' app stores from the platforms. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/guidelines-smartphone-apps-it-giants/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/30/companies/guidelines-smartphone-apps-it-giants/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p>I'd volunteer as one if I had the energy <a href="https://forum.fairphone.com/t/the-fairphone-angels-program-and-map-local-support-by-community-members/33058" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forum.fairphone.com/t/the-fair</span><span class="invisible">phone-angels-program-and-map-local-support-by-community-members/33058</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/FairPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairPhone</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ecofriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecofriendly</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Reduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reduce</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycle</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ReduceRepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceRepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/PhonesTablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhonesTablets</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Most likely, you and your brothers and sisters do not know what your parents did to avoid boredom because you are using phones at the table, so you don't talk at the table anymore with your parents, like they did with their parents.</p><p>Smartphones drastically reduced the communication between children and parents.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@davep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davep</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communication</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A ban on mobile phones and other electronic devices in Dutch schools has improved focus among students, a study commissioned by the Dutch government found. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/world/dutch-survey-phone-ban-focus/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">05/world/dutch-survey-phone-ban-focus/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>
Mike. 🩼🇨🇦<p>Seeing today's @<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediFollows</span></a></span> </p><p>how would I, someone who's not very knowledgeable about tech, transition from being a long time <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> user to something not Google?</p><p>Can I get a Samsung phone that is not android? Are there a lot of apps that can run on something not-android and not-apple?</p><p>Can I still "text" from non-android/apple? (I have a few friends still not on signal)</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Help</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phones</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BoycottGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottGoogle</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>NTT Docomo is set to phase out its proprietary set of emoji, ending a 26-year run that helped shape the visual language of mobile communication. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/22/companies/docomo-emoji-phaseout/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/22/companies/docomo-emoji-phaseout/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nttdocomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nttdocomo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>
Mark<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> </p><p>The solution to the Google mobile phone issue is one I've solved e/OS which is <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/deGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>. Been using <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/eOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eOS</span></a> for a number of years. Great security as well.</p><p><a href="https://e.foundation/e-os/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">e.foundation/e-os/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/eFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/murena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobiles</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>🚨🚨The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is preparing to help the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Afrikaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrikaners</span></a> find “temporary or longer-term <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a>” &amp; “basic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HomeFurnishings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeFurnishings</span></a>, essential household items &amp; cleaning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/supplies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supplies</span></a>,” acc/to the memo. The admin is also planning to help the Afrikaners secure “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groceries</span></a>, weather-appropriate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diapers</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/formula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>formula</span></a>, hygiene products &amp; prepaid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> that support the day-to-day <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> of households,” the memo said.</p><p>🤯<br>[just think about the treatment of non-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> immigrants]<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a></p>
Jamie<p>What should my next phone be?</p><p>I'm tired of boring iphones, but at least I know they work with all the apps I use. But I'm also tired of getting stuck on some of those apps for hours at a time. What are my other options!!</p><p>Current priorities (many of which I'm sure I could find workarounds for) include:</p><p>- small size<br>- fingerprint unlock<br>- Discord app<br>- Merlin Bird ID app<br>- Camera<br>- Todoist app<br>- TD Bank app<br>- Home Assistant app<br>- Uber app<br>- BusyCal app with Google Calendars<br>- Transit app</p><p>Things I don't currently have that would be rad include:<br>- headphone jack<br>- visible screen in sunlight<br>- sturdy enough to not need a case</p><p>I'm on Freedom Mobile in Canada.</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poll</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The Death of Daydreaming: What we lose when phones take away boredom</p><p><a href="https://www.afterbabel.com/p/on-the-death-of-daydreaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afterbabel.com/p/on-the-death-</span><span class="invisible">of-daydreaming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeathOfDaydreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeathOfDaydreaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boredom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boredom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalDistraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDistraction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AttentionSpan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttentionSpan</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Finland bans smartphones in schools.</p><p>Finnish Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a law that restricts the use of mobile devices by pupils at primary and secondary schools.</p><p>The law does not entirely ban the use of mobile phones at school, and their use will be permitted in certain situations. But generally, the use of phones during class time will be prohibited unless they get permission from teachers.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250429-finland-bans-smartphones-in-schools?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250429</span><span class="invisible">-finland-bans-smartphones-in-schools?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobiles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a></p>
SDF.ORG<p>SDF OpenVoIP! Dial (929)299-1269 to join the conversation.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/voip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voip</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>In a first, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing it of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>search</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a></p>
Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)<p>Liked | dumbphones as a new status symbol</p><p>⭐ <a href="https://blog.avas.space/dumbphone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blog.avas.space/dumbphone/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🔗 <a href="https://reillyspitzfaden.com/interactions/2025/04/liked-dumbphones-as-a-new-status-symbol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reillyspitzfaden.com/interacti</span><span class="invisible">ons/2025/04/liked-dumbphones-as-a-new-status-symbol/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/y2k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>y2k</span></a></p>
AJ Sadauskas<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> One of the big fuckups for BlackBerry was just the delays in getting BlackBerry 10, plus the Z10 and Q10, to market.</p><p>I got to use BB10 for a couple of months, and it was nice. It was built on QNX, with a modern swipe/gesture based UI built with Qt. </p><p>Arguably a better OS than the iOS and Android releases at that same time.</p><p>There was a feature called the Hub, which wax a unified inbox for your email messages, social posts, and text messages. Plus a modern app store, and separate personal/work profiles built into the OS.</p><p>There was a version without a physical keyboard (Z10) and with (Q10).</p><p>The problem is they didn't start working on it until 2010, and BB10 wasn't released until 2013.</p><p>For about two years before BB10 came out, BlackBerry didn't release any new phones.</p><p>Had BB10 come out earlier, it *might* have saved the company.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Blackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackberry</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Crackberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crackberry</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BB10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BB10</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/blackberry10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackberry10</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Infrastructure businesses in Japan are stepping up measures to reduce potential damage from a possible huge earthquake in the Nankai Trough. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/japan/society/infrastructure-measure-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/japan/society/infrastructure-measure-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nankaitrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nankaitrough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disasterpreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasterpreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telecoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telecoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nttdocomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nttdocomo</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Fair Trade Commission has designated three companies, including Google and Apple, as subject to rules under a new law regulating major IT firms in the smartphone application market. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/ftc-regulation-google-apple/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/01/companies/ftc-regulation-google-apple/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Electronic dictionary sales keep falling in Japan amid declining birthrates and widespread use of smartphone apps. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/electronic-dictionary-sales-fall/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/13/companies/electronic-dictionary-sales-fall/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sony</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sharp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/casiocomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casiocomputer</span></a></p>
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