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Samsung reveals its first tri-fold phone – and its desktop mode

Tue, 2025-12-02 07:00
Buyers get a one-time discount on screen repairs, which hardly screams ‘we nailed this three-screen thing’

Samsung has revealed its first tri-fold phone, and it runs the Korean giant’s DeX desktop environment without the need for an external monitor.…

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IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators

Tue, 2025-12-02 06:11
Would not massively deplete IPv6, might challenge internet governance

Early in the history of the internet, the powers that be granted amateur radio operators over 16 million IPv4 addresses. Now a proposal has emerged suggesting the same community be granted a substantial chunk of the IPv6 numberspace.…

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India demands smartphone makers install a government app on every handset

Tue, 2025-12-02 03:24
'Sanchar Saathi' shares data to help fight fraud and protect carrier security

India’s government has issued a directive that requires all smartphone manufacturers to install a government app on every handset in the country and has given them 90 days to get the job done – and to ensure users can’t remove the code.…

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Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service

Tue, 2025-12-02 01:12
Zig prez complains about 'vibe-scheduling' after safe sleep bug goes unaddressed for eons

The Foundation that promotes the Zig programming language has quit GitHub due to what its leadership perceives as the code sharing site's decline.…

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