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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:    • This Android Phone is ALSO a Linux AND Win...  
NexPhone website: https://nexphone.com/
Siri AI Pin: https://www.theinformation.com/articl...
Siri Chatbot on Google servers: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
OnePlus over: https://www.androidheadlines.com/excl...

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Apps boycotting US products in Denmark: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/app...
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Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner
Music by Edemski:   / edemski  

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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