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    No wooden phone for us — for now.

    Earlier this year Motorola launched a trio of Edge phones internationally. Now, the budget-friendliest of the bunch will be making its way to the US as the Motorola Edge 2024. It’ll cost $549 unlocked when it goes on sale June 20th.

    Fingers crossed that the Edge 50 Ultra makes it to the US later this year — I’m ready for a wooden phone revival.

    Motorola Edge 2024 rendering showing back and front panels.
    Image: Motorola
    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    My kingdom for a redesigned settings menu.

    According to Mark Gurman, noted Apple whisperer, we can expect a Settings redesign in iOS 18. Which, have you seen the settings menu in iOS recently? It’s chaos. We’d already heard that MacOS 15 might come with a settings overhaul, but news of a possible iOS cleanup is music to my ears.

    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    I can’t have it, but I want it.

    This special edition Nothing Phone 2A isn’t coming to the US and it’s already sold out, but dang it, I want one anyway. In true Nothing style it comes with an overwrought design story about “distilling things down” to their basic form. There’s a big ol’ dose of Bauhaus in there, too. What can I say? The heart wants what the heart wants.

    Rendering of special edition Nothing Phone 2A.
    Image: Nothing
    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    Think inside the box.

    We’re expecting a bunch of AI features at WWDC, but phones can only run limited AI functions on-device. How will Apple square the need to process user data off-device with privacy?

    According to The Information, the answer might be a “virtual black box.” By using custom M2 chips, it could claim user data remains just as secure as if it were processed on-device. That’s one way to think different.

    Google Pixel 8A review: the sensible choice

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    Verge Score

    At $499 with all the essential features, Google’s Pixel phone starts making sense.

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