This is an abomination (I love it)

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Discusses the launch of NexPhone with Android, Debian Linux, and Windows 11, Apple's rebuild of Siri, and a report on OnePlus' potential demise

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Get 20% off if you buy 2 sets from my sponsor Hears: https://www.hears.com/FRIDAYCHECKOUT ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ This week the NexPhone launched running Android, Debian Linux and Windows 11, including a Windows Phone layout, Apple is re-building Siri, including potentially using Google servers and a report says OnePlus might be done for. Episode 286 This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-this-is-an-abomination-i-love-it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► News & product links ◄◄◄ Juan Bagnell Some Gadget Guy NexPhone hands-on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfY5t6N8YxM NexPhone website: https://nexphone.com/ Siri AI Pin: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-developing-ai-wearable-pin Siri Chatbot on Google servers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/ios-27-apple-to-revamp-siri-as-built-in-iphone-mac-chatbot-to-fend-off-openai OnePlus over: https://www.androidheadlines.com/exclusive-oneplus-collapse If a line starts with "*" it's an affilate link. I earn a commission if you buy through it. *Sony LinkBuds Clip: https://geni.us/Rt6LuKd Lynx R2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qOUOuqkR3Y Nintendo talking flower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlPHrDkoukM Sony TVs sold to TCL: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/your-next-sony-tv-may-actually-be-built-by-tcl/ Samsung Qi2 magnetic charger leak: https://winfuture.de/news,156292.html Bixby with Perplexity: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-new-bixby-for-one-ui-8-5-official-coming-to-beta-soon/ Apps boycotting US products in Denmark: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/apps-for-boycotting-american-products-surge-to-the-top-of-the-danish-app-store/ LibreOffice stats: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/21/state-of-the-project-2025/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ https://patreon.com/techaltar Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://threads.net/@techaltar https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.so
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