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Jolla Phone: The Other Half

The Jolla Phone has now received over 5,000 pre-orders and will therefore be implemented according to Jolla. With the third batch of pre-orders now available, Jolla has made another announcement: If 10,000 pre-orders are received during the extended pre-order phase until the end of January, “The Other Half” will also be released. The Other Half (TOH) is an open hardware and software platform (open source hardware and software) for ...

New Sailfish OS device: The Jolla Phone (2026)

Today saw the eagerly awaited launch of a new product from European smartphone operating system manufacturer Jolla: The Jolla Phone. (also known as the J2 or C3) The Jolla Phone is a very interesting device that was created by the Sailfish OS community through various surveys and consultations with and by Jolla. It is the second smartphone to be distributed directly by Jolla and developed with partners in recent years. The C2 was a less powerful ...

The Advent Calendar 2025

As always, this year there is an Advent calendar with 24 clips featuring funny, beautiful, or inspiring advertisements. Stop by every day to open the next door and take a few minutes to relax and unwind during the often stressful Christmas season. :) As always, the Advent calendar image was created with Hash Animation:Master. :) Now I hope you enjoy it! Advent calendar 2025

Hash Animation:Master: Ein neues Zuhause bei animationmaster.com

For decades, hash.com was the home of Animation:Master. That has now changed... It is now available at animationmaster.com. Since Martin Hash, the inventor of Animation:Master (or rather, the earlier versions of it), has not been actively involved in the development of A:M for years, hash.com was no longer a good fit for A:M. For this reason, hash.com has now been sold and belongs to another company, which will take over the domain sooner ...

Continuum Gaming E473: SFOS Update 5.0.0.68 & VR Chat Assistant

How can you combine two hobbies? Sometimes it’s not that easy, e.g. when you try to bring Sailfish OS and virtual reality together, but here I’ve finally managed it. :) VRChat is a social VR app that offers one of the largest and best VR communities in the world. In this video, I’ll show you a little helper tool for VRChat that you can use on SFOS: If you just want to take a look, you don’t necessarily need a VR headset or similar ...

Microsoft shuts down Windows 10 Mobile Store - how can you download apps now?

Windows 10 Mobile has long since ceased to be usable as a daily driver for mainstream users, but until now you could still do a lot of things on the side, especially with Continuum, such as playing games. But now Microsoft has also switched off the ability to download apps from the store using the Windows 10 (m) store app. Is that the end of it? Well, not quite: the apps are still there, but they can no longer be downloaded with the Lumia 950 ...