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The most prominent sustainable and partially modular Fairphone 3 is now being discontinued after two years on the market. In the mobile space, there are very few smartphones that offer and even promote user replacement parts and servicing. Launching back in 2019, the Fairphone 3 was promised five years of software and hardware support. The firm has confirmed in a blog post that the Fairphone 3…

Long-term support is a key issue for smartphones, especially as Android smartphone makers are being pressured to offer faster and more consistent software updates. While many are asking for minimal improvements, Germany wants both Android and iOS devices to be getting long-term support for seven years. As it stands today, most smartphones are lucky to last half a decade. Apple’s iPhones can…

The latest version of Google Search’s integrated bookmarking feature is called “Collections.” It was last updated in early 2020, and a redesign of Collections today makes the Google app tab much more useful. The previous version was purely focused on letting users group pages, images, and locations. This new version shows people the content they recently visited and automatically…

While people like desktop Tab Groups, the reception is much chillier in Chrome for Android. Google is fortunately listening to feedback and is “experimenting with changes to this feature’s behavior.” For a few months after the feature’s launch in February, users could disable Tab Groups via a Chrome flag. That option was eventually removed, signaling Google’s commitment to the new…