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wooohooo, just tagged, signed and released liboprf v0.8.0 https://github.com/stef/liboprf/releases/tag/v0.8.0
this one comes with a updatable threshold OPRF, including specs and fuzzer. there is a few todos still outstanding, but for a first taste and tests this sho…

Google unveils the $999 Pixel 10 Pro and $1,199 10 Pro XL, with 6.3" and 6.8" OLED displays, Tensor G5 chips, Zoned UFS storage, available on August 28 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/08/20/google-pixel-10-pro-xl-seri…

Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL are all about upgrades you can’t see, still starting at $999 [Hands-on]
Google Pixel 10 Pro series doesn't have much in the way of visual updates, but it packs a lot of upgrades under the hood for the same price.

Found the specs sheet.
The front camera and ultrawide camera seem to be considerably worse.
The normal wide camera seems to be better, except it lost the electronic stabilisation (not sure how important that is tbh).
The battery is better, but it needs a screwdriver to be changed so no more switch during the day if you don’t have a screwdriver always on you. This comes with no added water resistance, which makes me wonder why they did this.
The display seems to be worse? The resolution is smaller which makes sense since the size is smaller, but also it seems to have less PPI than the Fairphone 5. The refresh rate is higher tho.
It has worse USB-C connectivity as well, the Fairphone 6 has just USB 2.0 (!!!!) compared to 3.0 on the Fairphone 5.
They also got rid of the sky blue color (which was the prettiest imo) and of the transparent option.
I don’t really understand Qualcomm processors, but at least the new GPU seems to have a better benchmark score?
#Fairphone #Fairphone5 #Fairphone6

Finished my review and configuration guide of the Lilygo T-Deck Plus Meshtastic / LoRa radio. (This time with specs!)
All-in-all it's an interesting device, though the lack of a functional bluetooth radio while it's active is a real limiting factor in my use case, (as a personal radio that I can also use to remote admin other radios).
Anyway, see the full article if you're interested in more details; boosts/shares/comments are always welcome!

Review of Lilygo T-Deck Plus w/ Meshtastic
The Meshtastic project aims at offering text communication and low-bandwidth data across long distances without relying on any centralized third parties or corporate infrastructure, but most devices require a cell phone or laptop to actually interact with that network. The Lilygo T-Deck resolves this by offering an all-in-one product with a LoRa radio, GPS, and most importantly a full color touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard.

It’s only „pixel fucking“ if your client feedback is about chromatic aberration on pixel-sized specs of fairy dust. Everything else is just client feedback.
#VFXlife

Wait is it just me or are there multiple downgrades on the Fairphone Gen 6 specs compared to the Fairphone 5?
I can’t really find a detailed spec sheet for the 6 on their website, but it seems that the front and ultrawide cameras are worse?
#Fairphone #Fairphone6 #Fairphone5

SIgh, looking for a replacement printer and the specs are less than helpful.
Wi-Fi Enabled - Yes
Well that is helpful (not). Is it just 2.4GHz, 5 GHz, dual-band? What level of 802.11? I want one that supports 802.11a or 802.11ac or 802.11ax.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.…

Purism's $1,999 security-focused Liberty Phone, assembled in the US with decade-old specs and some US-made parts, exposes the gaps in US phone manufacturing (Ben Raab/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-t…

My guesses at the answers, without actually having specs over even being able to go past the WaPo paywall:
1. 👍
2. 👎
3. 😐 or maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
4. 😬

Just noticed the $25 pencil soldering iron has higher specs than the computer workstations I used in college.

From Legal Text to Tech Specs: Generative AI's Interpretation of Consent in Privacy Law
Aniket Kesari, Travis Breaux, Tom Norton, Sarah Santos, Anmol Singhal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04185

From Legal Text to Tech Specs: Generative AI's Interpretation of Consent in Privacy Law
Privacy law and regulation have turned to "consent" as the legitimate basis for collecting and processing individuals' data. As governments have rushed to enshrine consent requirements in their privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), significant challenges remain in understanding how these legal mandates are operationalized in software. The opaque nature of software development processes further complicates this translation. To address this, we explore the use of Large…

Garmin unveils the $799 Venu X1 smartwatch with a 2" square AMOLED screen, a titanium body, an eight-day battery, and a blood oxygen monitor, coming on June 18 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/686325/garmin-venu-x1-smart…

Garmin’s Venu X1 smartwatch has its biggest display and smallest case yet
Garmin has revealed the Venu X1, a premium smartwatch that features a two-inch display and its thinnest case yet. The watch costs $799.99 and launches on June 18th, 2025.

Sometimes, all I need to brighten my day is a little love from my timeless, ancient waifu, my forever heart’s treasure. 💖✨
#Debian #Trixie #Linux

Meta reveals more information about its research glasses Aria Gen 2, including their form factor, computer vision cameras, sensors, and on-device compute (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/679707/meta-aria-gen-2-upgrades-specs-ai

Here’s what’s inside Meta’s experimental new smart glasses
Meta has revealed the technical details about Aria Gen 2, the latest version of its experimental smart glasses designed for researchers.

Honestly I’m really disappointed. Why releasing a new model if it’s worse than the previous one?
Fairphone 5 always seemed like a miracle, a phone that actually cared about being fair and that had good postmarketOS support while still having good modern specs compared to other companies phones out there. Fairphone 6 had me excited since the obvious assumption would be even better hardware, but then that’s what we got? Damn, is the dream of a fair phone with good specs over?
As it is today, I’d probably buy a Fairphone 5 over a Fairphone 6. But then once that became outdated, which will happen eventually, it seems that I’d just be orphaned without a phone to upgrade to…
I hope they revert this when they make the Fairphone 7.
Please tell me that the dream of a postmarketOS phone with great specs isn’t over…
#Fairphone #Fairphone5 #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS

Samsung unveils the $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7, with a thinner 8.9mm design, bigger 8-inch and 6.5-inch displays, a new 200MP camera, and more in four colors (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/09/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-official-pri…

Galaxy Z Fold 7 goes official with drastically thinner design, but a $2,000 price tag
Samsung has officially announced its drastically thinner, much-improved Galaxy Z Fold 7, but it comes with a price hike.

Samsung unveils $349 Galaxy Watch 8 in 40mm and 44mm sizes and $499 Watch 8 Classic in 46mm, with Gemini and an Antioxidant Index to measure carotenoid levels (Andrew Romero/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/09/galaxy-watch-8…

Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic go official with new design & Gemini for $349
The Galaxy Watch 8 series is finally official. Amongst some serious design changes, Samsung has added a slew of features...

Snap aims to ship lightweight, consumer AR glasses called Specs in 2026, lighter than its Spectacles 5 glasses for devs, but with many of the same capabilities (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/snap-plans-to-s…

Snap plans to sell lightweight, consumer AR glasses in 2026 | TechCrunch
Snap is back with a pair of lightweight, AR smart glasses. For the first time in years, the company wants to sell them to consumers.

Also I really hope postmarketOS support for Fairphone 5 doesn’t stop evolving now that the gen 6 was released
It’s really nice that the 6 already has preliminary support on pmOS, but its specs are worse so I’m actually considering buying a Fairphone 5. Tho the 5 isn’t available on sky blue anymore which is really sad bc it was super pretty.
#Fairphone #Fairphone5 #Fairphone6 #postmarketOS