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The next big thing? | Schamlos eingeknickt | Ratzekahl gemäht #Wochenschau
Die Woche im ICE: Während OpenAI und Jony Ive mit Project KAIROS das Ende des Smartphones ausrufen, zeigt Trump mit der Blockade internationaler E-Mail-Konten, wie gefährlich Europas digitale Abhängigkeit von US-Konzernen ist. Und in Darmstadt? Bleibt der Regen aus – Zeit für einen mähfreien Mai.

The next big thing? | Schamlos eingeknickt | Ratzekahl gemäht #Wochenschau
Die Woche im ICE: Während OpenAI und Jony Ive mit Project KAIROS das Ende des Smartphones ausrufen, zeigt Trump mit der Blockade internationaler E-Mail-Konten, wie gefährlich Europas digitale Abhän…

I hadn't seen that the EU were mandating 5 years of software updates from the end of sale for smartphones. I assume manufacturers will roll out the patches to the UK as well, but maybe that is a brave assumption?

From June 20: EU gives smartphones a label and a guaranteed update time
From June 20, manufacturers of smartphones and tablets in the EU must include a label with clear information on repairability and update times.

Motorola: Diese Smartphones erhalten das Update auf Android 16
Android 16 ist fertig, steht derzeit aber nur für Pixel-Geräte zur Installation bereit. Folgende Motorola-Smartphones sollen das Update auch erhalten.

iPhone-Exporte aus China in die USA geschrumpft – Indien profitiert
Apple importiert immer mehr Smartphones aus Indien. Das schlägt sich nun auch statistisch nieder. China liefert die Komponenten.

Garantierte Updates und Reparierbarkeit für Smartphones in der EU ab 20. Juni
Am 20. Juni tritt in der EU die neue Ökodesignverordnung in Kraft. Hersteller damit 5 Jahre Updates für Smartphones und mehr Infos zur Reparierbarkeit bieten. 

Good news, everyone!
https://www.gsmarena.com/eu_energy_labels_smartphones_mandatory_today_battery_life_durability_repairability-news-68345.php

Der Chief Grifter wieder und alle MAGA Leute so yes Daddy please screw me over😍
https://www.golem.de/news/made-in-usa-crash-bei-bestellung-des-trump-smartphones-2506-197191.html

Made in USA: Crash bei Bestellung des Trump-Smartphones - Golem.de
Ein Journalist hat das goldene Trump-Smartphone bestellt und dabei zahlreiche Probleme erlebt. Ein Experte zweifelt am Label Made in USA.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Garantierte Updates und Reparierbarkeit für Smartphones in der EU ab 20. Juni

This is the first I've heard of this:
“They’re finding backdoors in Barbie dolls,” said Antani, now CEO of Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity firm, referring to concerns from researchers who successfully hacked the microphone of a digitally connected version of the toy."
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Smartphones have become an intelligence treasure trove
Hackers tied to China's government have tried repeatedly to access the phones of prominent Americans, part of Beijing's sprawling cyberespionage efforts. Smartphones and other mobile devices present significant national security and cybersecurity risks, as foreign government hackers exploit vulnerabilities in mobile networks and apps to spy on people and steal secrets. And people's careless use of mobile devices to share sensitive information is another concern. National security experts say th…

"How your old phone could become a ‘tiny data centre’ helping researchers to track marine life"
#Ocean #Evironment #Technology

Old smartphones turned into ‘tiny data centres’ to track marine life
For just €8, researchers are turning old smartphones into devices capable of tracking marine life and buses.

Trotz Ökodesign-Verordnung: Kein Update-Versprechen für iPhones und iPads
Smartphones müssen in der EU jetzt mindestens 5 Jahre lange Software-Updates erhalten. Das erfüllt Apple zwar locker, will sich aber nicht festnageln lassen.

A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital.
For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighborhoods of Vilnius,
trotted across highways and explored backyards
— all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones.
The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed.
That did not go down well with Lithuania’s hunters who refused, aware …

Lithuanian hunters refuse government request to shoot a wild bear in the capital
Lithuanian hunters have refused to shoot a wild bear that was spotted roaming around the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius and criticized the government for issuing a permit to kill a member of the protected species. The Lithuanian Association of Hunters and Fishermen says in a statement it is shocked by the decision of the Environment Ministry to shoot the bear. The bear now seems to be out of danger as it was spotted on Wednesday walking through forested areas well outside the city. A government …

»Android – Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs;
Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs wie Lineage für Pixel-Smartphones. Besonders die gehärtete Android-Version GrapheneOS trifft es.«
Ich kann dem nicht urteilen, ob nun @… Recht hat oder ein indirektes Marketing für sich betreibt? Deren Hauptentwickler wurde früher kriti…

Android: Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs
Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs wie Lineage für Pixel-Smartphones. Besonders die gehärtete Android-Version GrapheneOS trifft es. 

The New Druids.
Thousands celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge,
#stonehedge

I have more than occasionally wondered if I REALLY needed a phone case. I still use one, for now, but we'll see what happens on my next upgrade. What say you? Cased or naked? #Android #iphone

Is it finally safe to ditch your phone case? I put it to the test
With smartphones tougher than ever, a new wave of phone minimalists say cases are for cowards. I joined the case-free cult, called the experts and braced for the sound of broken glass.

Mini-Datenzentren: Umgebaute ausgediente Smartphones überwachen Meere
Alte Smartphones sollen weiterverwendet werden. Forscher haben deshalb vier davon zu einem Mini-Datenzentrum umgebaut, das Umweltdaten sammelt und auswertet.

My journey with smartphones has been:
- This website should be an app. It's so clunky and impractical.
- This app should not be a website. It's so clunky and impractical.

Neben Gemini: Samsung soll bei Galaxy-Smartphones auch auf Perplexity setzen
Samsungs Galaxy-Smartphones könnten bald schon nicht nur KI-Dienste von Google an Bord haben, sondern auch die des Start-ups Perplexity.

Heute mal wieder dran erinnert, dass es keinen Sinn ergibt, Smartphones mit Vertrag zu kaufen. Wollte zurück zur Telekom und dabei das #Fairphone5 haben (ja, ich traue mich jetzt 🥰)
Die Telekom hat es aber nicht mehr online und auch in keinem Laden.
Dann habe ich ausgerechnet, was das eigentlich mit dem Zusatzbeitrag im Vertrag der Einmalgebühr kostet und mir dann einfach bei

Who is realistically going to carry around a second digital camera with them? Of course cameras are better than smartphones, but the best camera is the one you have with you at the moment.
I've taken thousands of photos that I never would have thanks to my iphone.
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PermRust: A Token-based Permission System for Rust
Lukas Gehring, Sebastian Rehms, Florian Tschorsch
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11701 https://

PermRust: A Token-based Permission System for Rust
Permission systems which restrict access to system resources are a well-established technology in operating systems, especially for smartphones. However, as such systems are implemented in the operating system they can at most manage access on the process-level. Since moderns software often (re)uses code from third-parties libraries, a permission system for libraries can be desirable to enhance security. In this short-paper, we adapt concepts from capability systems building a novel theoretical…

It’s authoritarianism and in-your-face grift all in a neat little uniquely American package
That it it’s his personal brand, not the state, is just the cherry on top.
https://bsky.app/profile/scottlincicome.bsky.social/post/3lrqa6jslpy2x

Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome.bsky.social)
So the guy who can singlehandedly set US tariffs on smartphones is launching his own US smartphone company do I have that right

Das #Fairphone6 kommt am 25. Juni und setzt erneut auf #Reparierbarkeit und eine faire Produktion.
Der Preis ist geringer als beim Vorgänger, aber immer noch sehr teuer. Neu ist die zweiteilige Rückseite, die farblich kombinierbar ist und modulare Accessoires wie Lanyards oder Karte…

Fairphone 6: 'Faires' Smartphone mit modularer Bauweise - Preis & Bild
Die niederländische Firma Fairphone will in Kürze die neueste Ausgabe ihres leicht reparierbaren und "fair" produzierten Smartphones präsentieren. Das Fairphone 6 wird noch vor Ende Juni erwartet. Wir haben erste Details und ein offizielles Marketing-Bild vorliegen.

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Recitation tasks revamped? Students' perceptions of smartphone-based experimental and programming tasks in introductory mechanics
This exploratory field study investigates the integration of innovative forms of recitation tasks in a first-year introductory mechanics course, focusing on smartphone-based experimental tasks alongside programming and standard recitation tasks. Smartphones, combined with external sensor modules, serve as a gateway enabling students to conduct various low-cost and authentic physics experiments with first-hand data collection outside traditional lab settings. These tasks aim to enhance students'…

heise | Weltweit Web: So gehen Sie im Urlaub mit Apple-Smartphones kostengünstig online
Das Handy im Ausland weckt Unsicherheiten: Was kostet Telefonie, sollte ich mobile Daten deaktivieren und wo genau entstehen Kosten? Unser Ratgeber fürs iPhone.

Streit in der Union: Sollen Kinder und Jugendliche von Social Media ferngehalten werden? 🧐
Die Debatte um ein mögliches Social-Media-Verbot für Heranwachsende sorgt für Zündstoff im Unionslager.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10453833

Die ePetition 180053 an den Bundestag aus dem Bereich Digitale Grundrechte mit dem Titel
Grundrechtlicher Schutz digitaler Geräte im Grundgesetz
kann bis zum Mittwoch 16. Juli 2025 01:00 UTC mitgezeichnet werden und lautet
Mit der Petition wird gefordert, das Grundgesetz dahingehend zu ändern, dass digitale Endgeräte - insbesondere Smartphones und Laptops - unter besonderen verfassungsrechtlichen Schutz gestellt werden. Diese Geräte sind gleichzustellen mit dem Schutz der W…

I appreciate the idea that you can respond to tickets really fast, but when it is obvious some sort of LLM is being used to respond and not answering the question asked, it is worse.
I'm looking at you https://clicks.tech

GOLIATH: A Decentralized Framework for Data Collection in Intelligent Transportation Systems
Davide Maffiola, Stefano Longari, Michele Carminati, Mara Tanelli, Stefano Zanero
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10665

GOLIATH: A Decentralized Framework for Data Collection in Intelligent Transportation Systems
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) technology has advanced during the past years, and it is now used for several applications that require vehicles to exchange real-time data, such as in traffic information management. Traditionally, road traffic information has been collected using on-site sensors. However, crowd-sourcing traffic information from onboard sensors or smartphones has become a viable alternative. State-of-the-art solutions currently follow a centralized model where only the…

Für die breite Verwendung von #KI, speziell im Kontext #Schule, muss sichergestellt sein, dass #LLMs user:innen nicht zu selbstgefährdendem Verhalten animieren.
Das Nonprofit Transluce arbeitet an verschie…

Surfacing Pathological Behaviors in Language Models
We train reinforcement learning (RL) agents to craft realistic natural-language prompts that elicit specified behaviors in frontier open-weight models (Llama 3.1/4, Qwen 2.5, and DeepSeek-V3), using a proposed variational lower bound to guide the search.

I love it when the world catches up with me XD (OK, in this case it's the UK rather than the world.)
Surely the way to stop kids looking at things that aren't appropriate for children on the internet isn't to take those things off the internet - pretty much a decade-long gov policy under both parties, though the new laws only just came into effect. It's to stop kids having unsupervised access to the open internet. Surely the only sane solution is clear... prosecute pa…

Android: Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs
Google erschwert die Entwicklung von Custom-ROMs wie Lineage für Pixel-Smartphones. Besonders die gehärtete Android-Version GrapheneOS trifft es. 

Design of a visual environment for programming by direct data manipulation
Michel Adam (UBS, IRISA), Patrice Frison (UBS, IRISA), Moncef Daoud (UBS), Sabine Letellier Zarshenas (UBS)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03720

Design of a visual environment for programming by direct data manipulation
The use of applications on computers, smartphones, and tablets has been considerably simplified thanks to interactive and dynamic graphical interfaces coupled with the mouse and touch screens. It is no longer necessary to be a computer specialist to use them. Paradoxically, the development of computer programs generally requires writing lines of code in a programming language whose syntax is particularly strict. This process poses many difficulties for programmers. We propose an original tool i…

I remember using Opera Mini, even on an iPhone. Had a lousy data plan where they would throttle it massively at some point. Opera mini was the way I could continue surfing the web without all those megabytes of cruft (even back theb) https://mstdn.social/@osnews/114598061141994857

Advances in Small-Footprint Keyword Spotting: A Comprehensive Review of Efficient Models and Algorithms
Soumen Garai, Suman Samui
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11169

Advances in Small-Footprint Keyword Spotting: A Comprehensive Review of Efficient Models and Algorithms
Small-Footprint Keyword Spotting (SF-KWS) has gained popularity in today's landscape of smart voice-activated devices, smartphones, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This surge is attributed to the advancements in Deep Learning, enabling the identification of predefined words or keywords from a continuous stream of words. To implement the SF-KWS model on edge devices with low power and limited memory in real-world scenarios, a efficient Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) framework is essen…

Viele #Deutsche lagern daheim alte #Smartphones. Auch wenn die Zahl der "Schubladenhandys" laut #Bitkom sinkt, ist sie extrem hoch. Imho wäre die Lösung nicht, alles wegzuwerfen, …

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A Meta-Learning Method for Estimation of Causal Excursion Effects to Assess Time-Varying Moderation
Advances in wearable technologies and health interventions delivered by smartphones have greatly increased the accessibility of mobile health (mHealth) interventions. Micro-randomized trials (MRTs) are designed to assess the effectiveness of the mHealth intervention and introduce a novel class of causal estimands called "causal excursion effects." These estimands enable the evaluation of how intervention effects change over time and are influenced by individual characteristics or context. Exist…

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Unlocking Mental Health: Exploring College Students' Well-being through Smartphone Behaviors
The global mental health crisis is a pressing concern, with college students particularly vulnerable to rising mental health disorders. The widespread use of smartphones among young adults, while offering numerous benefits, has also been linked to negative outcomes such as addiction and regret, significantly impacting well-being. Leveraging the longest longitudinal dataset collected over four college years through passive mobile sensing, this study is the first to examine the relationship betwe…

A causal evaluation of Bogota's cable car illustrates the transformative potential of mobile phone data for policy analysis
Elena Lutz, Sam Heroy, David Kaufmann, Neave O'Clery
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09311

A causal evaluation of Bogota's cable car illustrates the transformative potential of mobile phone data for policy analysis
Transport infrastructure is vital to the functioning of cities. However, assessing the impact of transport policies on urban mobility and behaviour is often costly and time-consuming, particularly in low-data environments. We demonstrate how GPS location data derived from smartphones, available at high spatial granularity and in near real time, can be used to conduct causal impact evaluation, capturing broad mobility and interaction patterns beyond the scope of traditional sources such as surve…

SmartAttack: Air-Gap Attack via Smartwatches
Mordechai Guri
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08866 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08866

SmartAttack: Air-Gap Attack via Smartwatches
Air-gapped systems are considered highly secure against data leaks due to their physical isolation from external networks. Despite this protection, ultrasonic communication has been demonstrated as an effective method for exfiltrating data from such systems. While smartphones have been extensively studied in the context of ultrasonic covert channels, smartwatches remain an underexplored yet effective attack vector. In this paper, we propose and evaluate SmartAttack, a novel method that levera…

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Voyager: Real-Time Splatting City-Scale 3D Gaussians on Your Phone
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is an emerging technique for photorealistic 3D scene rendering. However, rendering city-scale 3DGS scenes on mobile devices, e.g., your smartphones, remains a significant challenge due to the limited resources on mobile devices. A natural solution is to offload computation to the cloud; however, naively streaming rendered frames from the cloud to the client introduces high latency and requires bandwidth far beyond the capacity of current wireless networks. In this…

Handys in Schulen: Nächster Landesmminister hält nicht viel von Verbotsdebatte
Haben Smartphones etwas in Schulen verloren? Der neue Bildungsminister von Rheinland-Pfalz will, dass Regeln gemeinsam mit Schulen erarbeitet werden.

Direct-to-Cell: A First Look into Starlink's Direct Satellite-to-Device Radio Access Network through Crowdsourced Measurements
Jorge Garcia-Cabeza, Javier Albert-Smet, Zoraida Frias, Luis Mendo, Santiago Andr\'es Azcoitia, Eduardo Yraola
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00283

Direct-to-Cell: A First Look into Starlink's Direct Satellite-to-Device Radio Access Network through Crowdsourced Measurements
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite mega-constellations have recently emerged as a viable access solution for broadband services in underserved areas. In 2024, Direct Satellite-to-Device (DS2D) communications, which enable unmodified smartphones to connect directly to spaceborne base stations, entered large-scale beta testing, with Starlink globally leading deployments. This paper presents the first measurement study of commercial DS2D services. Using crowdsourced mobile network data collected in t…

US-Analysten: Smartphone-Verkäufe wegen US-Zollpolitik unter Druck 
Die Markforscher von IDC haben ihre Verkaufs-Prognose für Smartphones nach unten korrigiert. Ein Grund ist die wachsende Verunsicherung der US-Verbraucher.

Google veröffentlicht App zum Testen lokaler KI-Modelle
Google hat ohne große Ankündigung eine App veröffentlicht, mit der Nutzer lokale KI-Modelle auf ihren Smartphones ausprobieren können.
https://ww…

Moto G86 Power: Motorolas neue Mittelklasse mit Riesenakku
Motorola hat neue Mittelklasse-Smartphones vorgestellt. Vor allem das Moto G86 Power klingt aufgrund seines riesigen Akkus interessant. 
https:…

Pendulum Tracker -- SimuF\'isica: A Web-based Tool for Real-time Measurement of Oscillatory Motion
Marco P. M. de Souza, Juciane G. Maia, Lilian N. de Andrade
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07301

Pendulum Tracker -- SimuFísica: A Web-based Tool for Real-time Measurement of Oscillatory Motion
We present Pendulum Tracker, a computer vision-based application that enables real-time measurement of the oscillatory motion of a physical pendulum. Integrated into the educational platform SimuFísica, the system uses the OpenCV.js library and runs directly in the browser, working on computers, tablets, and smartphones. The application automatically detects the pendulum's position via the device's camera, displaying in real time the angle-versus-time graph and estimates of the oscillation per…

Voyager: Real-Time Splatting City-Scale 3D Gaussians on Your Phone
Zheng Liu, He Zhu, Xinyang Li, Yirun Wang, Yujiao Shi, Wei Li, Jingwen Leng, Minyi Guo, Yu Feng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02774

Voyager: Real-Time Splatting City-Scale 3D Gaussians on Your Phone
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is an emerging technique for photorealistic 3D scene rendering. However, rendering city-scale 3DGS scenes on mobile devices, e.g., your smartphones, remains a significant challenge due to the limited resources on mobile devices. A natural solution is to offload computation to the cloud; however, naively streaming rendered frames from the cloud to the client introduces high latency and requires bandwidth far beyond the capacity of current wireless networks. In this…