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There’s no app for that.

A smartphone without apps — that’s the idea behind a device Brain.ai and Deutsche Telekom plan to announce at Mobile World Congress. Brain.ai is the startup behind an iOS app called Natural that uses AI to create a central interface for various shopping, travel, and food delivery apps. This latest concept seems similar, except it’s a whole phone. Ambitious! We’ll look out for it at MWC.

Rendering of a phone with Natural AI interface on the screen.
Deutsche Telekom, who you may know as T-Mobile’s parent company, is partnering with Brain.ai.
Image: Brain.ai
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