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24 Nov 08:21

Har OnePlus förlorat del av sin identitet?

by Lars A
Har OnePlus förlorat del av sin identitet?

OnePlus skapade ett stort intresse bland teknikentusiaster och på teknikbloggar när tillverkaren debuterade genom telefonen ”One” våren 2014. Satsningen hade tillkännagivits bara fyra månader tidigare.

Strategin var enkel på pappret men desto svårare att ro hem i praktiken: att erbjuda en attraktiv toppmodell för ett betydligt lägre pris än flaggskepp från etablerade märken, och på så vis skapa rubriker, bygga ett varumärke och få en trogen kundkrets. Artikeln om OnePlus One väckte stor debatt på Swedroid.

Även om OnePlus gick back i början spelade det ingen roll, för planen var långsiktig och märket hade av allt att döma jättarna Oppo och BBK i ryggen. Marknadsföringssnillet Carl Pei, en av grundarna, var en viktig del av OnePlus initiala framgångar.

Pei sa tidigt att målet alltid varit att göra bästa möjliga telefon, även om OnePlus uppenbarligen gjorde vissa kompromisser i början för att få ned priset. På sikt tycktes ambitionen vara att släppa fullfjädrade flaggskepp med fullfjädrade priser och tävla med jättarna.

I början lanserade OnePlus bara en telefon om året, med ett undantag, vilket säkert bidrog till hajpen. Hösten 2016 kom första T-modellen som var en något uppgraderad version av vårens telefon. Men det dröjde till 2019 innan OnePlus började introducera två telefoner samtidigt: en instegsmodell och en ”Pro”.

Gränssnittet OxygenOS var länge likt Googles Android, men med fler funktioner och inställningsmöjligheter. I och med Android 11 började OnePlus avvika mer från hur Googles Android ser ut och fungerar. Idag är OnePlus officiellt ett Oppo-märke och nästa års telefoner kommer köra en sammanslagning av Oppo ColorOS och OnePlus OxygenOS.

Allt detta kan ses som en logisk utveckling och ett resultat av företagets framgångar. Det behöver heller inte nödvändigtvis vara något negativt. Samtidigt går det emellanåt att se inlägg om att OnePlus förlorat en del av sin identitet och charm och blivit en i mängden. Invändningarna berör inte minst prissättningen. Priset för OnePlus 9 Pro låg på cirka 10 000 kronor vid lanseringen – ett långt kliv från den initiala prispressningen.

Nord-modellerna kan idag ses som en slags andlig efterföljare till de första telefonerna, vilka har en lägre prissättning med godkänd prestanda. En fråga till er som använt OnePlus-telefoner: vad fick er att välja OnePlus till att börja med och har ni behållit ert intresse?

23 Nov 07:04

Insensitive red panda

By NemiMakeit
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19 Nov 09:57

DuckDuckGo Now Stops Android Apps From Snooping On Your Data

by Shoshana Wodinsky

If you’re tired of the apps on your Android device doggedly tracking every move you make even after opting out, then good news. On Thursday, the privacy pros at DuckDuckGo announced a new feature meant to kneecap the invasive trackers and third-party players that might come bundled with the apps they download.

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17 Nov 05:48

A Huge Flu Outbreak in Michigan May Be a Sign of Things to Come This Winter

by Ed Cara

An outbreak of flu at the University of Michigan has sickened more than 500 people since early October. Local health officials have now brought in help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the matter, which may offer a preview of the flu season this winter. One important consideration is…

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17 Nov 05:45

Terry Pratchett's Discworld Novels Are Getting New, Star-Studded Audiobooks

by Rob Bricken

Live-action adaptations of Sir Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld books have always been a mixed bag, but we might have finally found a winner. Penguin Random House has announced that it has commissioned new audiobook recordings of all 40 Discworld novels, using a variety of British stars to bring them to life.

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15 Nov 05:33

HO-HO-HO

By tronyx79
Its a christmas movie
15 Nov 05:33

As Old As Dial-Up

By NerdShizzle
As old as dial-up Internet.
15 Nov 05:32

I Am Christmas

By alemaglia
For Christmas ^^ Other tee colors: purple, green, blue and red I hope you like it
09 Nov 07:23

I love that God is a woman in good omens but why and what did you think Terry whould think about that


If you’re going to have a human being play God, you should get a good actor, and Frances McDormand is as good as they come.

Do you mean, would Terry have thought that someone needs to have a penis in order to voice an immortal, intangible being bigger than the universe? Or would he have thought that they need XY chromosomes? Or would have have been satisfied if he knew that the actor identifies as male and dissatisfied if he thought they identified as female?

I don’t think Terry would have given a moment’s thought to whether or not Frances McDormand could play God in Good Omens, but he would probably have interrogated the human need to ask your question in interesting ways.

08 Nov 07:28

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Shuts Down Production Until 2022

by Justin Carter

The upcoming (and recently delayed) Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, has had to shut down its production. Actor Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s genius sister Shuri and was previously reported to have a vocal anti-COVID vaccine stance on set, suffered an injury while filming that was pretty severe to warrant…

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03 Nov 14:22

Marvel's Eternals Head to Bollywood in This New Clip

by Rob Bricken

Eternals is getting mixed reviews, but I’m reasonably confident that comedian Kumail Nanjiani will be one of the movie’s biggest highlights as Kingo, the immortal superhero with the finger guns. Thanks to this new clip from the movie, in which Sersi, Ikaris, and Sprite visit the Bollywood star on the set of his newest…

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29 Oct 07:10

Your Toxic Ex’s Self-Deception

by Page
Oakfairy

Heh, känns förbaskat bekant detta... ;)

I know it's hard to watch the way your toxic ex has rewritten history. The distorted way they talk about the time you spent together -- and what it all means now that it's over.

The post Your Toxic Ex’s Self-Deception appeared first on Poly Land.

20 Oct 06:44

Human Stupidity

By Fanfabio
Human Stupidity
18 Oct 12:11

Memphis In 2023 Worldcon Bid Has Folded

by Mike Glyer
Kate Secor and Cliff Dunn, chairs of the Memphis In 2023 Worldcon bid, have announced that the bid is being withdrawn from consideration. In an e-mail to their supporters, and in posts on their website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts, they … Continue reading →
18 Oct 08:31

After Woman's Tumor Unexpectedly Shrinks, Her Doctors Wonder If CBD Oil Played a Role

by Ed Cara

Doctors in the UK say they’ve come across an unusual case of cancer recovery: A woman in her 80s whose lung cancer began to shrink without any conventional treatment, after she started taking daily doses of CBD/THC oil. Though it’s far from clear that the oil actually affected her tumor, the doctors argue that…

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18 Oct 08:25

You Can Now Pay for Ride Fares in the Moscow Subway With Your Face

by Jody Serrano

Contactless payment systems are quickly becoming an ordinary part of our daily lives. As of this week, you can even pay for subway fares with your face. Before you ask where you can sign up, this new facial recognition payment system has debuted in Russia, sparking concerns that it will be used by authorities as a…

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12 Oct 06:04

This Is Why; You Should Always Properly—Punctuate Your Social Media Posts’

by Whitney Kimball

An Australian judge may make an example of sloppy punctuation, to the tune of over $117,000 USD in legal fees. Australia: the stone-cold schoolmarm of nations, once dubbed by a reporter the “defamation capital of the world.”

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07 Oct 06:11

Pre-Bid Planning Under Way for Dublin in 2029

by Mike Glyer
Brian Nisbet and Marguerite Smith have not technically announced a bid yet, but over the weekend they revealed their intention to bid for Dublin in 2029 at this year’s Octocon, the Irish National Science Fiction Convention.  They will be at SMOFcon in … Continue reading →
06 Oct 12:16

70 miljoner människor gick med i Telegram när WhatsApp var offline

by Lars A
70 miljoner människor gick med i Telegram när WhatsApp var offline

När Facebooks tjänster var offline i drygt sex timmar häromdagen fick Telegram 70 miljoner nya användare, något som meddelats av utvecklarens vd Pavel Durov.

Telegram hade strax över 500 miljoner användare i början av året, så en utökning med 70 miljoner är betydande. I en undersökning på Swedroid i våras svarade bara tre procent att de främst skickar meddelanden med Telegram.

Populäraste sättet var Facebook Messenger, följt av SMS och WhatsApp. Meddelandetjänsten Signal, med fokus på integritet och säkerhet, fick även fler nya användare än normalt under Facebooks haveri.

Signal meddelade inte några siffror, men sa att ”miljoner nya människor” skaffade tjänsten.

05 Oct 13:33

In House of the Dragon's First Teaser, Fire is the One True Power

by Charles Pulliam-Moore

While Game of Thrones’ sprawling cast of characters were all chiefly concerned with the events of the world that were playing out in real time, fans of George RR Martin’s books and the projects adapted from it have always understood that the actual story being told in A Song of Ice and Fire actually reaches much, much…

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04 Oct 04:31

9 Horrifying Facts From the Facebook Whistleblower's New 60 Minutes Interview

by Matt Novak

Last week, the Wall Street Journal published internal research from Facebook showing that the social media company knows precisely how toxic its own product is for the people who use it. But tonight, we learned how the Journal obtained those documents: A whistleblower named Frances Haugen, who spoke with CBS News’ 60…

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01 Oct 06:28

Lucy Lawless Was in Star Wars Talks Before Gina Carano's Mandalorian Exit

by Charles Pulliam-Moore

In the wake of The Mandalordian’s Gina Carano being dismissed from the show after posting anti-Semitic memes, spreading election conspiracy theories, and mocking the usage of pronouns, Star Wars fans wasted no time speculating who might replace the actress if her character, Cara Dune, was going to return to the series…

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30 Sep 06:30

Google Maps Adds Wildfire Layer to Help You Find the One Place That's Not Burning

by Tom McKay

Here’s an ominous sign of the times: Alongside other more mundane data like traffic, satellite, transit maps, and tree cover, fire will now be one of the top layers in Google Maps

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29 Sep 06:14

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My poor deluded country.

28 Sep 06:20

Famous Viking Map of North America Is Totally Fake

by George Dvorsky

An exhaustive analysis of the controversial Vinland Map has shown it to be a 20th-century forgery.

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27 Sep 07:16

Vintage Serenity

By FanFreak
Vintage Serenity
23 Sep 06:37

I left my bed for this

By TaylorRoss1
I left my bed for this?
21 Sep 09:36

Nästa års OnePlus-telefoner kommer köra nytt, förenat OS

by Lars A
Nästa års OnePlus-telefoner kommer köra nytt, förenat OS

OnePlus har berättat att nästa års telefoner kommer köra ett nytt, förenat system – en sammanslagning av OxygenOS och ColorOS. Befintliga modeller kommer få det nya systemet i och med nästa års Androiduppdatering.

Huruvida spekulationen från i somras att OxygenOS kommer försvinna på sikt stämmer eller inte är dock något oklart i skrivande stund. Kanske kommer namnet ”OxygenOS” fortfarande användas för OnePlus-telefoner, eller så försvinner varumärket i och med det nya systemet.

OxygenOS och ColorOS har samma kodbas redan från och med Android 12. Nästa år kommer alltså systemen förenas ytterligare, för att som OnePlus beskriver saken, erbjuda det bästa av två världar.

Tillverkaren har samtidigt meddelat att de inte kommer släppa någon T-modell i år, något som ett rykte hävdade i juli.

By combining our software resources to focus on one unified and upgraded operating system for both OnePlus and OPPO devices globally, we will combine the strengths from both into one even more powerful OS: the fast and smooth, burdenless experience of OxygenOS, and the stability and rich features of ColorOS.

20 Sep 07:36

Waiting

By teesgeex
:)
20 Sep 07:31

Crash into my t-shirt

By Patrol
A rocket crashed into my t-shirt :)