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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

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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

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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
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Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner
Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

Stock assets: Getty Images

0:00 Intro
0:17 NexPhone with 3 OSs
2:31 Siri revamp
3:25 OnePlus Closing?
5:14 Release Monitor
6:17 The Brief

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