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This pocket-sized PC is made from an old smartphone motherboard

You often hear that the phone in your pocket has more processing power than the room-sized computers that NASA used to help send astronauts to the moon. But modern smartphones also have relatively limited lifespans – while some device makers are doing a better job of offering long-term support, it’s often cheaper or easier to replace an old phone than it is to fix a cracked display or replace […]

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@aramba I'm glad I've always had phones¹ from which I can simply take out the battery. (Not that I ever do, unless it's stuck in a reboot loop. But I like the possibility being there.) Though I'd much prefer the main system (on which I can run free software) to control the mobile network unit, rather than vice versa, and maybe a hardware switch for flight mode (wired such that software can't override it).

¹Previously #ZTE_blade, #Fairphone1, until recently #Fairphone2 and now a #Fairphone5