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Like any Huawei phone, it's hard to look at the Mate Xs2 and not imagine what might've been possible without the restrictions on the company. Even in its current form, this is a compelling foldable that shows there's more to this category than just Samsung youtu.be/3QuySgfSkeI

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@futureplc

CEO out by end of 2023

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Proactive

@proactive_UK

· 10h

$FUTR Future denies CEO has resigned after shares plunge tinyurl.com/2lnqmnm5 @futureplc #FUTR

🤔 hmm I wonder which region will get the bad chip this time let's check the article 👀

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@AndroidPolice

· 8h

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 based model would still launch in most markets, though androidpolice.com/samsung-bosses

Sep 19

you can make your own using things that came in the box with your iPhone X

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Jaime Rivera

@Jaime_Rivera

· Sep 19

By the way @alexdobie, a close friend just reached out to ask if I knew where to buy that dongle. Seems your Photoshop skills are too good

. He seriously thought it was real

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gets to play with awesome non-Samsung foldy slabs like this

@Xiaomi

Mix Fold 2! There's a ton of innovation happening around thinner/flatter/lighter foldables that you can't (easily) buy in the West rn. 👀👇 youtu.be/uWpntmPxxRA

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Jealous that

gets to play with awesome non-Samsung foldy slabs like this

@Xiaomi

Mix Fold 2! There's a ton of innovation happening around thinner/flatter/lighter foldables that you can't (easily) buy in the West rn. 👀👇 youtu.be/uWpntmPxxRA

The Royal Wii, if you will

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Zoe Kleinman

@zsk

· Sep 14

Amazing. @nypost reports the Queen was once given a golden Nintendo Wii (what a present!)... this video shows what actually happened to it twitter.com/cr0ybot/status…

This is terrible, you'll never meet a harder working team than these people. Hire them!! Writers, editors, badass people that deserved better. Find them here:

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· Sep 12

A reminder, as @futureplc just laid off its entire copy editing team and other key roles, that Future Plc has among the highest CEO-to-median-employee pay disparities in UK-owned media. twitter.com/hayatohuseman/…

Sooo that said, I'll be on the hunt for any FT or freelance #journalism opps in both editing & writing roles. I'm mostly interested in culture, lifestyle, entertainment, nightlife, and music but I'm open to others as well! If anyone has anything in mind I'd appreciate it 🤍

Today marks my last day at Future; unfortunately, I was laid off along with the rest of the amazing iMore/Android Central copy editing team. It was a joy to work with such a great, motivated group of people and I enjoyed my time there immensely

Some great people, some former colleagues (apols I don’t know the full list) as well as it seems others from across Future have been laid off. If you’re hiring talent there is definitely some out there (Miles can probably help more than me)

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@MilesDompier

· Sep 12

Genuinely appreciate everyone's kind words and thoughts. Several amazing team members were surprisingly laid off today.

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Alex Dobie Retweeted

World's Last Bob Dole.

@actuallybobdole

Sep 12

I'm also part of the layoffs from Future today, unfortunately. I loved my time working at AC, and everyone I had the pleasure of working with! Anyways I'll be on the prowl for a new gig in games/tech journ., so if anyone has any freelance/job deets to share, I'd appreciate it!

Sep 12

Jen is fantastic and incredibly knowledgeable and you should hire her

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Jennifer Locke

@JenLocke95

· Sep 12

Don't know how to begin this. I've been laid off from Future and today was my last day. If anyone has work opportunities in games journalism or games PR, please reach out.

Sep 12

Talented editor you should hire! 👇

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Carli Velocci

@velocciraptor

· Sep 12

Ok so in personal news: this week was my last at Future. I’ve been laid off. I’m still processing emotions and have other tweets planned, but that means I’m looking for any work, FT or freelance, in editing/games or culture journalism. DMs are open

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There is no iPhone 14 Mini because nobody actually wants small phones

Sep 11

Three years since this IFA masterpiece

In reality though it's gonna take a loooong time for Apple to be able to get away with an esim-only iPhone outside the (locked-down and uncompetitive) US market.

And (unlike 3.5mm jack for example) there are v permanent disadvantages of having no physical SIM option in an esim-only future. E.g. fewer roaming options & potentially being SOL when you need to provision a new SIM. As Adam points out current esim+SIM provides the best of both

The only argument I can come up with is around UX and how you shouldn't need to break your beautiful phone open to start using it. In an ideal world esim is a more elegant experience. In the real world though carrier websites are involved and things often don't work.

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Adam Conway

@AdamConwayIE

· Sep 11

I haven't seen a single argument for the removal of the SIM tray in the iPhone 14 that can't be argued against by pointing out the iPhone 13 still supported eSIM too. Every benefit of eSIM was still accessible while offering consumers the ability to choose.

Apple ditched the Mini faster than they gave up on the butterfly MacBook keyboard.

@BencSin

thinks this is proof yet again that no one wants a small phone.

xda-developers.com

People complain about smartphones being too big, but yet when Apple made a small iPhone, barely anyone bought one, marking an end to the Mini.

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Apple's SIM tray removal is anti-consumer and ruins the best smartphone for roaming

Sep 10

oh brah you didnt get deep purp that's too bad brah

The Google Store is having a worldwide sale today, but the UK event has been cancelled due to The Queen's death The code GOOGLEPARTY24 still works for 20% off though

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

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The iPhone 14 series just launched, and the removal of the SIM card tray has ruffled a few feathers.

@AdamConwayIE

explains how this is an anti-consumer move that only stands to benefit carriers.

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Apple's removal of the SIM tray is an anit-consumer move that only serves to benefit the carriers. Read why that is here.

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128GB £1200 😬

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brands readying the "lively peninsula" for their 2024 flagships

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"There's simply nothing like iPhone 14"

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yeah I can see this being a US thing, so carriers can easily fleece you w/ roaming fees, but uhh lol good luck with this in Asia. I suspect models for China etc will still have physical SIM

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Jaime Rivera

@Jaime_Rivera

· Sep 7

So wait.. how am I supposed to travel with an iPhone now? Meaning.. do what I do every week. I don’t wanna pay for roaming fees. What if I wanna use a foreign SIM? Like WTF!

fixed the middle square for u

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XDA

@xdadevelopers

· Sep 7

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"What could possibly make the upcoming #AppleEvent even more exciting" we hear you say, well how about another round of XDA's Apple Event Bingo!

This will be a thread, so like, retweet, and come back at the start of the live stream to join in. #Apple #iPhone #iPhone14Pro

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big Apple news today:

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XDA

@xdadevelopers

· Sep 7

Quake 1 has been ported to the Apple Watch, and you can play it right now. The developer was so preoccupied with whether or not they could port it, they didn’t stop to think if they actually should. xda-developers.com/quake-1-apple-