The Privacy Friendly Librem 5 is now shipping (for cool people)

If you're getting concerned about how much of your privacy is sucked up and used by the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook, etc., you probably should be. The Librem 5 smartphone aims to give control back to the user.

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A tale of iMessage on Android and of Apple opening source

Remember when iMessage might’ve been hot for Android this year? We did, too. And we didn’t forget about it. Apple might have decided against the idea of exporting what some might consider to be its most valuable user magnet because it would have driven customers away from valuable ...

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Cyanogen Inc. shifts C-suite, idea for OS following downsizing

While the CyanogenMod community is still chugging along, its corporate cousin, Cyanogen Inc., has barely done so. Its idea for a better Android has not been making enough rounds at manufacturers and carriers and the company has suffered job cuts and a rumored strategy shift.Well, the strategy has indeed ...

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Cyanogen claims no “pivot” to apps, more information to follow

The CEO along with a co-founder of Cyanogen is responding to anonymously sourced reports that the company is turning away from its vision of an operating system based on Android in favor of apps. Both Android Police and Recode posted stories about the move.CEO Kirt McMaster tweeted out his response.Cyanogen NOT pivoting to apps. We are an OS company and our mission of creating an OPEN ANDROID stands. FALSE reporting was ...

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