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HTC has a new 5G phone but oh-boy-not-like-this, and more tech news today
August 01, 2025
1. HTC, no, why?
Former smartphone giant HTCis back, with the Desire 20 Pro and U20 5G, two new models that it hopes will revive its fortunes, announced at an event in Taipei.
HTC is only releasing these two new mid-range phones into its homebase of the Taiwanese market, for now.
2.ASUS ROG Phone 3 specs leak: Fastest Snapdragon 865 phone? (Android Authority).
3.Galaxy A71 5G: Samsung will soon release its cheapest 5G phone in the US, starting at $599 (Android Authority).
4.Details emerge for upcoming new Nest-branded smart speaker, codename ‘Prince’ (Android Authority).
5.CloudFlare’s CEO explainsthe sequence of events yesterday that started with T-Mobile’s network largely collapsing after configuration problems. But don’t believe DDoS attack reports! (Twitter).
6.Apple faces dual EU antitrust complaintsas App Store pressure grows, and Apple Pay is probed. Apple said it was ‘disappointing’ that some companies who made complaints “simply want a free ride”. This is big. (Yahoo Finance).
7.Philips Hue’s latest smart bulbis blindingly bright: 1600 lumens, $20, and you can dim it. Not bad (CNET).
8.Six former eBay employees and execs chargedin a bizarre, nasty cyberstalking scheme. Weird and very horrible (The Boston Globe).
9.Hands on with Lego’s new Super Mario setswhich seem like winners. Details: available August 1, and at minimum, you’ll need the Adventures with Mario Starter Course for $60, and there’s 10 expansion sets and more (The Verge).
10.What technology has accidentally killed the most people?With scientists and historians involved, this is a great read (Gizmodo).
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