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Google Pixel 4a coming Monday, pandemic hurts Alphabet, and more tech news today
June 22, 2025
1. Pixel 4a is coming Monday
Googleposted a teaserlast night for the upcoming mid-range phone that’s had more leaks than a sieve.
The Google Store had some fun with the teaser, showing a blank device along with some custom “lorem ipsum” text:
Should Google be hopeful of big sales? Apple hints:
2.Nokia 8.3 5Gto reach the US more than six months after it was announced (Android Authority). (Android Authority).
3.Google bought YouTuberight after deciding against a Google-branded Flip Video (Android Authority).
We asked, you told us:The iPhone SE camera slaps the OnePlus Nord. Is all hope lost? OnePlus may well release tweaks to the image processing capabilities, but if it’s not great at launch, it’s not going to review well (Android Authority).
“I’m sorry, butSamsung’s foldable phone naming strategy is laughably bad” (SamMobile).
6.In the pandemic economy, tech companies are raking it in: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook all reported earnings last night, and wow. Three out of four grew bigger, with just Alphabet/Google seeing ad-revenue decline, its first in history. Amazon blew estimates out of the water, Apple showed resilience and more, and Facebook somehow added 12% more users in more parts of the globe, and more people used Facebook for longer during lockdown. All the day after the antitrust hearings. Good report here (The Verge), andTechCrunchhas asummary of the numbers. Also, Facebook saysApple’s iOS 14 changes could hurt its ad targeting(CNBC).
- Taking on SpaceX,Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband plan, and also won FCC approval for operation in low-earth orbit (Reuters).
8.Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play, and up to 120fps suggest leaks (The Verge). Also, theHalo team on graphics criticism: ‘we do have work to do’ (Engadget)….and they know about theCraig meme!.
9.2020 Honda E first drive review: Cute is just the beginning. Not sure I love all the screens on the dashboard. (CNET).
10.Twitter says a ‘phone spear phishing’ attackled to the huge bitcoin scam (Ars Technica).
11.NASA: Mars rover Perseverance in ‘safe mode’after colder than expected launch, but should recover (Space).
Bob and Doug are coming back Sunday:NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:42 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 2for splashdown, as the Crew Dragon should depart the ISS on Saturday evening at 7:35 p.m. EDT (NASA).
ELI5: “Why does it hurt when alcohol is applied on an infected wound andwhy does the wound heal faster that way?” (r/explainlikeimfive).
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