Bitchat, the peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app that sends messages over Bluetooth LE, can now itself be sent from one Android device to another ā no internet or Google Play Store required. This is a big deal, considering Indiaās recent attempts to ban the app from Github. If this isnāt cypherpunk, I donāt know what is.
As we trudge through RAMageddon, Samsung is allegedly rushing to create new production lines, at least in part, to keep Apple from pursuing other vendors. Just yesterday, Chinese memory company CXMT became the most valuable company on Shanghaiās STAR market, and Tim Cook has reportedly been asking for permission to buy memory from the company amid the shortage.
Motorola started supporting a number of endangered languages on its phones in 2021, and now itās launching a full-blown app to dive into indigenous languages and their communities. Motorola says its new āIndigenous Collectionsā app is the result of a year-long collaboration with the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community, and contains ākey vocabulary and cultural contextā from the Anishinaabemowin language.
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One small step for phones, one giant leap for foldables.
Blockās new open-source app āBuzzā is a self-hosted Slack-meets-GitHub built on a Nostr relay. I donāt have enough characters to explain what that all means, but think of it like a private Slack alternative. Oh, and you can vibe-code in it.
The Moment Pro Camera II app was already my go-to app for RAW phone snaps, but Momentās new Action Plates feature lets you configure your UI exactly how you want. Plus, who doesnāt love a little skeuomorphism?
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