Lenny Rachitsky
How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users
16+ min · · Considering every startup confronts this question at some point, I was surprised by how little has been written about it. Particularly anything actionable. So I decided to do my own digging. I spent… · Shared by 797, including Brian Halligan, Florian Graillot, Thomas Power, Brent Beshore, Jonathan Kogan, Ben Tossell, Ryan Hoover, Niti Shree, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Ha Duong, Bri Kimmel, Bryce Roberts, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Version One Ventures, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Johannes Lenz, Amy Jo Kim, Chris Isak, scott belsky
OneZero
The End of App Stores Is Rapidly Approaching
7 min · · Progressive web apps may soon free you from Google Play and the iOS App Store · Shared by 208, including Dominik Grolimund, Michael Duergner, KOstas, Bernhard Huessy, Marc Gasser, Marius Bleuer, Essaadi, fernand0, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Eric Seufert, Malik El Bay 🕊🔰🇲🇦, Niklaus Gerber, Warren Whitlock, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Scott Brinker
The New York Times
Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
3 min · · The European Union is seeking to help consumers fix or upgrade devices, rather than replace them, as part of a 30-year push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. · Shared by 26, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
wikiHow
How to Block Multimedia Messages (MMS) on Samsung Galaxy
3 min · · This wikiHow teaches you how to disable multimedia messaging (MMS) service on a Samsung Galaxy. You can prevent your SMS text messages from automatically converting to MMS, or manually block all MMS… · Shared by 6, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
WIRED
Why the Apple Card Is the Gleaming Future of Money
4 min · · This is the cash of the future—instant, invisible, and a little bit innovative. · Shared by 62, including Klaus Eck, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Bernhard Huessy, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Pleil, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Amber Mac
TechStage
Top 10: Smartphones mit Android 10 bis 250 Euro
5 min · · Weit verbreitet ist Android 10 noch nicht, doch auch günstige Modelle mit der aktuellen OS-Version gibt es bereits. Wir zeigen die 10 besten Android-10-Smartphones bis… · Shared by 11, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
The Guardian
Smartphones could help us track the coronavirus
3 min · · It’s wise to be wary of the government adopting intrusive apps that monitor the effectiveness of public health measures · Shared by 24, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, Dean Anthony Gratton, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
WIRED
How Surveillance Could Save Lives Amid a Public Health Crisis
4 min · · Smartphones could be a powerful weapon against the novel coronavirus. But tracking people's movements would offend many Americans' sense of privacy. · Shared by 70, including Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Backchannel, Mathew Ingram, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Christopher Mims 🤌, Evan Selinger
The New York Times
Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
5 min · · Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor. · Shared by 192, including Neeraj K Agrawal, Scott Shapiro, The Last Shitposter, John Battelle, Futurity News, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Chris MacDonald, Shoshana Zuboff, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, jean marc manach @manhack@social.tcit.fr, Randy Deutsch, Tiffany Shlain, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Alex Barrera, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, John Hagel, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, John C. Havens (he/him), Marc R Gagné MAPP, Kashmir Hill
The Guardian
How I managed to raise a little bookworm in the age of smartphones and tablets
6 min · · Most children now prefer screens to books but it is possible to nurture a passion for print · Shared by 106, including ash, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Anita Leirfall
The Guardian
Amy Orben: ‘To talk about smartphones affecting the brain is a slippery slope’
5 min · · The psychologist talks about the widespread fear that smartphones are harmful to our wellbeing · Shared by 50, including Nir Eyal, Vaughan Bell, Antonio Vieira Santos, The Psychologist, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
Engadget
HTC's Project Proton is a preview of its next-gen VR headsets
1 min · · HTC's next-gen VR headsets are surprisingly compact, but there are no specs nor date just yet. · Shared by 39, including Robert McGregor, Liliputing, Richard Joerges, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Rick King, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The Verge
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: temper your expectations
12+ min · · Samsung has made the best folding phone, but that is a low bar right now. · Shared by 35, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, John Koetsier, Michael (मुकेश)
TNW
This startup is building a brain-reading device to take on Elon Musk’s Neuralink
2 min · · Last year, Elon Musk came on stage to talk about his ambitious brain-interface company Neuralink, and sold people dreams of controlling an iPhone using only your brain. Now, the company has a new… · Shared by 126, including Desmond Williams, Tauno, Oliver Ewinger, TNW Top Stories, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Power
heise online
Fünf Jahre Updates: BSI definiert Anforderungen an sichere Smartphones
1 min · · Das BSI bringt einen Katalog von Smartphone-Sicherheitskriterien heraus, die später ins IT-Sicherheitskennzeichen einfließen könnten. · Shared by 11, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Draven
The New York Times
Andy Rubin’s Start-Up, Essential Products, Shuts Down
3 min · · The smartphone company founded by Mr. Rubin, a former Google executive, struggled to win over customers. · Shared by 31, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, John Koetsier