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Android without Google: the creators of an alternative platform introduced the Murena One smartphone, which does not track users
The e Foundation has been offering an alternative /e/OS platform for five years now. In the past few years, in Europe and America, it was possible to buy smartphones with /e/OS pre-installed. However, these were third-party smartphones, on which the original software was replaced with /e/OS.
Now the e Foundation has unveiled its own smartphone called the Murena One.
/e/OS is a fork of LineageOS, one of the most popular unofficial firmware for Android smartphones. The motto of /e/OS has become the “de-Google-leaking” of Android. The /e/OS platform is based on Android, but without pre-installed apps and Google services. According to the developers, this is done for the sake of security – no surveillance by Google, data tracking and constant adjustment of advertising to the tastes of the user. The developers say:
We have removed many pieces of code that send your personal data to remote servers without your consent. We don’t scan your data on your phone or in the cloud, track your location hundreds of times a day, or collect information about what you do with your apps.
Murena One will be available in June in the US, Canada, Europe, UK and Switzerland. The price is $379 or €346, depending on the region.
Like all phones sold by the e Foundation, the Murena One comes without the Google Play Store, Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, Google Search, and any other proprietary software that comes with most Android phones sold worldwide except China.
As for the technical specifications, the smartphone is equipped with a 6.53-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 2242 x 1080 pixels, a 25 MP embedded front camera, a main camera (48 MP, 8 and 5 MP). SoC MediaTek Helio P60, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash memory, 4500 mAh battery, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC are supported. The dimensions are 161.8 x 76.9 x 8.9 mm and the smartphone weighs 186 grams.
Google has launched a fresh update for the YouTube Music service, which will allow you to play your favorite music even when you are not connected to the network.
Google introduced the Smart Downloads feature in a recent blog post. It is described like this:
If you choose smart download, the YouTube Music app will automatically download up to 500 songs that you can listen to anywhere—whether or not you have a data connection.
This feature was already available for Android, but is now making its first appearance on iOS. To enable “Smart Downloads”, you need to go to “Settings” in the “downloads” section.
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Direct competitor to the iPhone 14 Pro Max at the price of the iPhone 13 mini. Pixel smartphones are selling at record discounts
Smartphones Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 stand out quite modest compared to many competitors prices. In addition, during the year, while a particular line is relevant, devices are sometimes sold at huge discounts. For example, now in the US, Google’s current flagships are being sold at record low prices.
For example, BestBuy is selling an unlocked Pixel 7 for just $350! Recall that the device started at a price of 600 dollars, that is, there is a discount of more than 40%! The Pixel 7 Pro is also on sale for $600 or 33% off. That is, the Pixel 7 Pro is sold at the price of the Pixel 7.
Google itself is also now offering good discounts, but still not as impressive as in the case of BestBuy. For the Pixel 7, the company is asking $450, while the Pixel 7 Pro is $750. It’s also worth mentioning that the Pixel 6a is currently only $300 and BestBuy is giving away $250!
A comparison with Apple prices will not be superfluous. It turns out that the Pixel 7 Pro can now be bought for the price of the iPhone 13 mini, and the Pixel 7 costs much less than the iPhone SE. The price of the Pixel 6a is out of the question.
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Huawei Mate X3 will become more like Samsung flagships. This will be the company’s first foldable smartphone with an ultra-thin protective glass.
Foldable flagship smartphone Huawei Mate X3 will go on sale this week. According to recent data, its internal display will be smaller than that of the X2 model.
The founder of research companies Display Supply Chain Consultants and DisplaySearch Ross Young (Ross Young) claims that the diagonal of the main screen will decrease from 8 to 7.85 inches. At the same time, interestingly, the external screen will allegedly remain at the same diagonal of 6.45 inches. True, the aspect ratio may change.
What is more important is the presence of an ultra-thin protective glass on the main screen. For Huawei, this will be the first foldable smartphone with such a glass, while Samsung has been using it for several years. But here it is worth recalling that, at least in Samsung smartphones, this glass is still covered with a protective plastic film on top, which is easy to scratch.
Early reports said that the Mate X3 will have a Snapdraogn 8 Plus Gen 1 SoC and a 4800mAh battery with 66W charging.
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