Connexion14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder
The NexPhone is finally available for pre-order, some 14 years after it was first announced (but “available” is be a tad generous since manufacturing is yet to begin). Created by Nex Computer, the company behind the NexDock laptop shells, the NexPhone aims to deliver what Canonical’s Ubuntu Phone ultimately didn’t: convergence. The tech scene has changed dramatically since the NexPhone’s 2012 crowdfunder pitch. Back then, this phone was aiming to run Ubuntu Phone as its primary OS. As that didn’t last long, the 2026 NexPhone runs Android, Debian and Windows – some at the same time, if needed. It is […]
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