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The weak Pixel 5 camera is giving up the crown, and more tech news today
June 04, 2025
1. Pixel 5 camera… problems?
The Pixel 5 camera may have reached its endgame. For the Pixel 5 camera is good, but it’s no longer the line in the sand it used to be.
What the reviews are saying:
One more bit of insight:
2. We asked, you told us: You’re not okay withOnePlus installing apps like Amazonvia OTA updates (Android Authority).
3.Samsung seems to be exploring a phone with a pop-out display— the idea is to boost speaker performance (Android Authority).
4.Sony Xperia 5 II review second opinion: “…a very serviceable phone, cheaper than the Xperia 1 II, while offering many of its best features” (Android Authority).
5.Leaked Apple docs say 5G speeds are not supported on iPhone 12when using two lines in Dual SIM mode. Apple will later enable this feature via software update. It’s a story but the truth is you might not even know, given 5G’s availability (MacRumors).
TheiPhone 12’s OLED screenwith ceramic protection will cost nearly $300 to replace (Business Insider).
The Verge has the most incredible deep dive on the Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn)-Wisconsin disaster. Which is what it is, a disaster for both Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) and Wisconsin, with so much time, effort, and energy wasted on an abandoned front for tax credits and political wrangling. This will take you a while to read but holy moly:Inside Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn)’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises(The Verge).
8.Apple Music TV is a new 24-hour music video channel. Apple has launched …MTV? (Variety).
9.PS5 will use downloadable updatesto control game-by-game fan speed. Lots of questions about why not just adjust to load feedback, but building a cooling profile to supplement sensor data is definitely smart (Ars Technica).
- Intel agrees tosell its NAND business to SK Hynix for $9 billion. Commentary suggests probably a good result for both, with Intel needing to spend billions to keep up, while struggling to get back to its best on its core focus: CPUs (TechCrunch).
11.The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda’s adventures continuein brand new look at season two: 10 days to go (The Verge).
- I fully endorse this review after playingRetro Footballlast night: “This little football game on my phone is fun as hell” (Defector).
14.InSight’s heat probeis now, finally, completely buried on Mars (Gizmodo).
- “Why don’t they make screws stronger than screwdrivers so they don’t get stripped?Is it a physical limitation or is it just Big Screw trying to sell more screws?” (r/nostupidquestions).
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