Dumb Phones are Making a Comeback

 https://techround.co.uk/tech/dumb-phones-making-comeback-why/

A person could have a very basic cell-phone as their actual phone & text device with a SIM_card, then have a smartphone for video and free Wi-Fi access. 

Several people like to have a Dual_SIM in their smartphone, but some people might like to have a sim card in 2 phones.

https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/dumbphones-in-2024-social-media-trend-or-something-more

Instead of carrying around 2 nice & big smartphones, one of them could be a basic cell-phone.

https://www.cape.co/blog/best-dumb-phones-of-2024

Some people will carry a portable-charger or a power-bank with them to recharge their smartphone late in the day when away from home. Of course a basic cell-phone will last throughout the day.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240515-the-dumbphones-people-want-are-hard-to-find

However, by just having a basic phone for calls and texting, then they could still have a smartphone for pictures, video and web browsing. Thus, by doing that will likely reduce the need to always carry a portable-charger.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222

At the end of the day, some people will always prefer to have their all in one smartphone, but some people will just want to have a basic cell-phone.

https://medium.com/@fakherewaqalat/dumb-phones-the-resurgence-of-simplicity-in-a-complex-world-b72b22242c95

https://digidetoxing.com/what-is-the-dumb-phone-trend-in-2024

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-portable-chargers-and-power-banks

https://www.techradar.com/news/top-portable-chargers 

Big Phones vs. small phones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWQi8N32veY WT

Full Review of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, including camera test, specs, performance, price, battery test and more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0BG0ixuQA , https://www.youtube.com/c/Mrwhosetheboss/videos

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/688350/small-phone-lovers-rejoice-asus-zenfone-8-fantastic-option

Small and medium size phones still have their market.

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/section/mobile_phones

How big can the phones get? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_afeOrKcVsE

Evolution of Mobile Phones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnobktms0TM

Why Smartphones Become Bigger (even) If We Can Make Them Smaller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWE2UP8EBUQ

Samsung Then vs. Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55CdTYRbwU

Best big phones of 2022...

 https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-big-phones

As the year winds down it's good to see the biggest of the best.

https://www.gadgetreview.com/best-large-screen-phones

If you are 2m tall or even around 7 feet in height, a LARGE phone is essential.

https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/best-large-screen-smartphones-a1082428960

https://www.androidauthority.com/biggest-phones-1144236

From early 2014 when phones with less than a 6 in screen were still considered big. https://www.cnet.com/pictures/supersize-me-giants-of-the-smartphone-world-pictures/

Galaxy S26 Ultra

https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-faster

Phones keep evolving, just like any technology.

 https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-ram-leak-3585480/

https://www.gsmarena.com/the_galaxy_s26_ultras_ram_is_out_and_it_disappoints-news-68969.php

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/samsung-phones/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=phones

iPhone 14 vs. Samsung Galaxy S22: Which phone wins?

 https://www.tomsguide.com/face-off/iphone-14-vs-samsung-galaxy-22

Some people might have both sets of phones.  Why?

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-s22-vs-apple-iphone-14

To have the best of both phone worlds.

https://www.phonearena.com/reviews/iPhone-14-pro-max-vs-samsung-galaxy-S22-ultra_id5404

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=11251&idPhone2=11773

https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/samsung-galaxy-s22-beats-iphone-14-in-4-big-ways-and-this-is-where-apple-wins

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=iPhone

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Android+Phones

QWERTY vs. Touch Screen Phones...

 https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-qwerty-phones

After all these years, several people still like to have a phone with QWERTY_keyboard_input.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/qwerty-vs-touchscreen-why-consumers-still-have-soft-corner-for-qwerty-phones/articleshow/28762088.cms?from=mdr

https://www.go4expert.com/articles/qwerty-keypad-vs-touch-screen-t23748

https://www.zdnet.com/article/blackberry-vs-iphone-qwerty-vs-touch-screen

Of course most laptops still have a qwerty-keyboard.

https://www.typingpal.com/en/news/what-is-the-difference-between-QWERTY-QWERTZ-and-AZERTY-keyboards

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/question458.htm

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/01/10/why-was-the-qwerty-keyboard-layout-invented/?sh=786d5b1a57ae

https://interestingengineering.com/history-and-evolution-of-qwerty-keyboard

The Limitations of Bulky Desk Top Computers

A cell-phone is essentially a pocket size pc/laptop, but its also still good to have a laptop or desktop computer.

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15446/business/in-three-years-desktops-will-be-irrelevant-google-sales-chief, http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1278413

Portable computers & other Wi-Fi devices just don't have the limitations of a desktop computer.
Its just that more people will want to link their smartphone to their tablet, laptop or desktop.

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smartphones, http://reviews.cnet.com/best-smartphones, http://www.pcworld.com/product/collection/1671/top-10-cell-phones.html, http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/12/23/the-6-best-smartphones-of-2012,
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/20-best-mobile-phones-in-the-world-today

At the other end of the spectrum some people just want to have a basic cellphone. Then they don't have to pay extra for a data plan or for using extra minutes. More of their money can go towards a laptop or desktop computer.
http://news.cnet.com/why-a-smartphone-may-not-be-the-best-choice-for-everyone

Get Smart-phone

The days of talking into a phone the size of a shoe or a boot are long gone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_phone 

The mobile phone use to be as big as a shoe & didn't boot up. It was a basic on & off device & a simple transmitter & receiver. Star Trek gave people in the 1960s an idea of what it could be like to have a personal communication device that's smaller than an apple & orange. A pocket size phone couldn't happen until the technology started to get small enough to allow for the gradual development path into pocket computers. That process took from the 1970s to the early 21st century.

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/225264/10-get-smart-phones-can-actually-get

Shoe Phone featured on Get Smart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWhljf7tY_c  

The 1960s version of Get Smart never had to worry about boot up speeds because the technology was so slow & bulky. www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/get-smart.htm
Today there are so many kinds of phones & choosing the best one is a matter perspective, objective & how you want to access the net.

Eventually an artificial arm might have a standard bionic phone included.

Jules_Verne was one of the few people to realize the long term potential of Telegraphy & made several interesting predictions about technology. Long before the Internet, newspapers like The Daily_Telegraph, realized that they could transmit & receive information from around the world.

A bionic arm or robotic limb would have to have its own Bluetooth & nano-fiber optic_communication system. In order for bionic limbs & other parts to fully mimic natural limbs, the proper signals need to reach the brain.

http://www.iceaustralia.com/medicalbionics2011 ,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2049423/Liver-transplants-thing-past-scientists-grow-working-cells-correct-genetic-mutation.html

So the phone eventually became like a TV & the TV a phone, because of smaller & faster computers.

Robots & the Aandroid operating_system

List_of_fictional_robots_and_androids

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2009/07/military-developing-half-robot-half.html

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The Tablet_PC and the iPad have the potential to become a mobile intercom, but hopefully not shoe size phone.

http://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2010/01/etch-sketch-pad.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Android+Phones

Best secure smartphones

 https://www.techradar.com/best/secure-smartphones

How secure does one need to be?

https://www.gadgetreview.com/most-secure-phones

https://www.androidcentral.com/best-phone-security

https://www.itpro.com/mobile/mobile-phones/360024/5-most-secure-smartphones

https://iradtechie.com/discover-5-unhackable-reliable-smartphones-in-year-2020/

https://vpnoverview.com/privacy/devices/the-best-secure-smartphones-for-privacy/

 "I Remove It Before Using The Phone!" Edward Snowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGqR4ue8dg , https://www.youtube.com/c/BrainStationChannel/videos

World’s Most Expensive Cell Phones

http://most-expensive.com/cell-phone-mobile
All this extra bling doesn't make the phone work any better.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/photos/ten-most-expensive-smartphones-you-ll-probably-never-buy-17842

a $22,000 Android phone 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDuLS7SPe8A

http://blog.laptopmag.com/most-expensive-smartphones

Sure, you can also have a gold plated toilet seat, but the shit still goes to the same place, in the end.

No wonder most people prefer to buy a cell+phone in the $500-$1000 range, because all that extra bling isn't worth a shit.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/03/23/more-people-have-mobile-phones-than-toilets/?sh=1d98c18d6569

https://i.imgur.com/fYxennn.jpg 

Someone really wanted to have a toilet command center.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1iqf6l/toilet_pc  

If you make a series of bad investments, you can lament upon your excrement.

The Toilet Office, it's the ultimate commode command center.

Robot Chicken Star Wars 3 - Clip 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3QDYSZieJI , https://www.youtube.com/user/RevolverEntertainmnt/videos

https://fusionanomaly.net/feelthepowerofthedarksidevadertoilepaper.jpg , 

https://fusionanomaly.net/toilets.html

https://www.disparody.com/products/serenity-darth-vader-on-toilet-12x9-gallery-wrapped-canvas-by-bucket

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=toilet

iPhone-6-vs-Galaxy-s5

http://www.macxdvd.com/mac-dvd-video-converter-how-to/iphone-6-vs-galaxy-s5.htm
Speed and efficiency continue to be the name of the game.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2598716/smartphones/10-things-we-know-about-apple-s-new-iphone-6-a8-chip.html
Each OS has its advantages.
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonevscompetitors/tp/Iphone-Or-Android-which-to-buy.htm

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/2331242/galaxy-s5-vs-iphone-5s-specs-comparison/page/2

http://bgr.com/2013/09/19/iphone-5s-benchmarks-performance-tests

https://gigaom.com/2013/09/19/tests-show-iphone-5s-a7-chip-is-dual-core-still-beats-quad-core-android-competitors

http://www.cnet.com/news/7-myths-about-quad-core-phones-smartphones-unlocked

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=iPhone

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Android+Phones

Are people hoarding their old smartphones?

 https://www.computerworld.com/article/3676908/why-are-you-hoarding-your-old-smartphones.html

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumers-hoard-13-billion-in-old-iphones-2014-02-12

Even though an older phone might not be as fast or have the same picture quality, it still can be used as a backup device. Even just as an alarm clock, flashlight or as a basic camera...

https://studyfinds.org/5-billion-phones-thrown-away-2022

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-31/getting-rid-of-ewaste-mobile-phones-study/11339412

The Humane AI Pin wearable computer promises to free you from your smartphone

"There’s only one problem: it just doesn’t work." https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/humane-ai-hands-on-my-life-so-far-with-a-wearable-ai-pin A device like this has a great potential as beingt like a satelite to a persons smartphone. However, whenever more advanced versions of this tech actually works almost flawlessly, a smartphone with all of its features, is still so much better.

https://www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/the-humane-ai-pin-is-cool-but-phones-arent-going-anywhere-4426449 While any moblephone can display the time, many people still like to wear a wristwatch. Even the convenience of a smartwatch has its limitations, when compared to a high-end smartphone. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/technology/personaltech/ai-pin-humane-openai-microsoft.html

https://www.pcmag.com/news/humanes-ai-pin-could-free-us-from-our-phones

https://www.theverge.com/23965540/humane-ai-pin-screen-phone-ambient-computing

Some people might eventually want such tech implanted, but there could be risks.

The “Made in America” Trump Phone Appears to be a Disguised Cheapo Chinese Smartphone

 https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/made-america-trump-phone-chinese 

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-phones-finally-here-people-reaction-11971577 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile

pcmag.com/mobile-phones/15783/trump-mobile-site-reportedly-exposing-customers-private-data

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/trump-mobile-phone-review-t1-hands-on-specs-u24-shipping-rcna345657 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mobile-made-usa-flag-b2979475.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile#Reception 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Trump+Mobile+Phone

G and i, etc.

"...the phones are pretty much equal these days. Some would even say Samsung and HTC phones are better because they have bigger screens." 
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-is-whittling-away-at-the-iphones-last-remaining-advantage-2013-4

Many consider the i still beats everyone else in terms of providing so many smooth running apps.
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/08/app-stores-in-q1-2013-hauled-in-2-2b-in-sales-on-13-4b-downloads-googleapple-duopoly-leading-the-way-canalys

However, no technology goes without its problems.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/07/hon_hai_shipping_fewer_iphone_5s_than_apple_want

The quality of life for the people that assemble such a phone might be much darker than many people realize.
"In June, about 100 workers went on a rampage at a Chengdu plant in south-west China. The company has faced allegations of poor conditions and mistreatment of workers at its Chinese operations, and has been spending heavily in recent months to raise wages and improve working conditions."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/24/foxconn-closes-china-factory-brawl
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/05/foxconn-apple-iphone-china-strike,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_5#Quality_control_inspectors_strike

"DON'T LET THE FOX GUARD THE HENHOUSE"
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/1029.html
Assembly line work isn't fun & in some ways, its like being in a big technological chicken coup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#China
Even if the company was renamed to become Miceconn, many of the workers might feel like mice running in a maze.
Its all part of Hamster Wheel Economics, where you just keep spinning a hamster wheel to make a few others on the planet even more wealthy, as you realize that your uneven life has been hacked long ago.

The History of Cell Phones

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/04/02/tech-cellphone-anniversary-top-moments-in-history.html

http://tech.ca.msn.com/retro-phones-we-loved-310

http://mashable.com/2013/04/03/anniversary-of-cellphone/

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00047/historycell.htm

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1636836,00.html

Boise could be the next hot spot in the Bay Area tech exodus. But resentment is growing.

 https://www.sfgate.com/places/article/Boise-next-hotspot-Bay-Area-tech-exodus-Idaho-16241920.php

It used to be that almost any city liked the idea of people and business moving into their city. As long as Boise,_Idaho can properly plan for growth, it can have the best of both worlds.

"The metro area is currently the third largest in the US section of the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Portland..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise_metropolitan_area

Depending upon how popular Boise becomes, it might eventually rival, Salt_Lake_City. Perhaps some day even getting as big as, Denver, but it would have to rival Calgary and SLC first.

Some people might live in the same city or town all their life, while others try a few different places to live. For some it's because of employment or wanting a change of scenery. 

Of course there are always people that don't like other people to have the freedom to move around. Then when the COVID-19_pandemic started up, some people saw it as the perfect opportunity to try to track and_control almost everyone on the planet. 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/13/mobile-location-data-and-covid-19-qa

But does the so called, HUMAN HERD really want to be tracked like cattle, or livestock in general?

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/cellphone-tracking-could-help-stem-spread-coronavirus-privacy-price

Of course during a global emergency such as, the COVID-19_pandemic , travel_restrictions would make sense. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18190-5

The problem is that now whenever there are other world scale emergencies, tracking and travel restrictions return.

https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/privacy-breakdown-mobile-phones

Or, are the controls ever fully removed? Whenever the Internet_of_things becomes fully implemented, the world will be quite a different place.

https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-tracking-citizens-phones-coronavirus-2020-3

The human world has already undergone a tremendous series of lifestyle_changes_during_the_pandemic. Some can say that its become a very good test to better prepare the human herd for whenever something even worse occurs.

https://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy-technology/location-tracking/cell-phone-privacy

Its no big deal for livestock and pets to be tracked, but this human herd approach could potentially lead to human rights violations.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/location-tracking/supreme-courts-most-consequential-ruling-privacy-digital

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/17/covid-tracking-apps-cellphones

https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/location-tracking/theres-nothing-inevitable-about-apps-track-your-every-move

https://aithority.com/guest-authors/ai-increasing-the-intelligence-on-smartphones

https://talkroute.com/ai-in-smartphones-futuristic-evolution-for-smart-consumers

https://techhq.com/2020/12/the-ai-powered-smartphone-and-what-it-means-for-developers

So eventually, what if an A.I. controlled mobile-phone, tablet or PC, decides where you can go for the day? That's what eventually might happen in the realm of, The+Smart+City. 

https://blog.surecall.com/ai-in-smartphones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things#Environmental_sustainability_impact 

Do_the_Evolution (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI The music video for, Do_the_Evolution has become a classic cautionary warning of how the world could eventually be taken over by mad scientists and runaway A.I. https://www.youtube.com/c/pearljam/videos 

The Trump phone is here. Critics say it’s junk

 https://www.salon.com/2026/05/21/the-trump-phone-is-here-critics-say-its-junk/ 

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-mobile-phone-beats-expectations-by-actually-existing.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Media_%26_Technology_Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile#Products

https://enroll.trumpmobile.com/phones 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Trump+Mobile+Phone

5G Tech and A.I., etc.

https://www.ericsson.com/en/networks/offerings/network-services/ai-report
A future with A.I. & robots almost everywhere, interconnected with quantum digital consciousness.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-combining-5g-and-ai-11573234753

Of course the Internet_of_Things is also a big part of this global tech plan.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3535337/how-ai-will-be-used-to-manage-5g-networks.html

Some people always want to have the latest & greatest tech, but sometimes it just might be an obsession.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note20_ultra_5g-10261.php

With a diagonal screen that's just under 7 inches, is pretty darn good for a pocket tablet phone.

https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-note20-5g

Of course there is still the big price to go with a big phone.

https://www.engadget.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review-snapdragon-865-plus-5g-s-pen-price-140017843.html So EG gives it a rating of 86%.


https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review-amazing-features-but-is-anyone-a-power-user-anymore/
So the roll out of all the new 5G phones is well underway.

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review

Its really about the constant repackaging & marketing of the same old stuff.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-phone-reviews/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review

Both have the same size screen.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-vs-galaxy-s20-ultra

Of course smartphones are a great convenience and have become essential for so many now. People still have the option to keep such telemetry devices outside of their skin. How many people today would really want to have an A.I. Telemetry Unit (AITU) placed under their skin?
https://aithority.com/guest-authors/ai-increasing-the-intelligence-on-smartphones
Eventually the human herd might not have that much of a choice in being tracked like cattle and other livestock.

Black_Mirror is one of several productions of_interest that have provided a fascinating and disturbing glimpse of a future that's just around the corner or even above & below you.
https://www.anagog.com/project/anagog-cures-data-privacy-concerns-with-worlds-first-on-handset-ai-engine

https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21807565/brave-new-world-everything-gets-smarter-when-5g-and-ai-combine
Just imagine whats Next on the trajectory of an ever expanding system of digital awareness throughout the world.

https://towardsdatascience.com/artificial-intelligence-and-5g-d59de7dfd213
AI can be a great thing for humanity but if people totally allow AI to control them, the results will be inhuman world.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

ios vs. android...

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/smartphones/google-nexus-6
A lot of people are happy to see an iPhone update.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/15/most-people-prefer-the-iphone-6-but-the-6-plus-is-selling-ok-says-analyst/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity
Of course, the Android phones are updated with more features on a regular basis.
http://laptopmag.com/reviews/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-note-edge
The curved phone has its niche.
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/smartphones/lg-g-flex-tmobile
Some people use battery life as a motivating choice factor.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/smartphones-best-battery-life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_smartphones#Hardware_and_OS