The Morning After: Nothing's Carl Pei wants to make smartphones exciting again

There is something wrong with the phone industry. Pei feels like new phones just aren't as special as the devices of 5 or 10 years ago

He believes that the big players have the same ideas in their designs. Something is true for a long time now. His new company is nothing. Pei wants to bring some new ideas to the table. Pei said that they may be able to turn down the brain and turn up the intuition. We had an interview with the former co- founder of the company.

Nothing has been said that the Phone 1 won't come to North America beyond a closed alpha for a small group of investors. The device will not have full support.

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The person is Mat Smith.

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Apple may be readying a new HomePod

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Juul can temporarily keep selling its vaping products in the US

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The largest bacterium discovered is visible to the naked eye

The Thiomargarita magnifica is as long as a human eyelash.

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