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👎"Fineasy had been pre-installed on their #smartphones. Because they were #systemapps, they were next to impossible for ordinary #users to uninstall.. #Fineasy reportedly has deals with #Oppo in many countries, w >100mil downloads fr the Google Play Store. The website of the company consists of a single page, w a registered business address in #Singapore. The #support email is a Gmail address & not a company address. Oppo is the third-ranked smartphone brand in #Thailand"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2939402/oppo-and-realme-axe-loan-apps-in-thailand
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2939402/oppo-and-realme-axe-loan-apps-in-thailand
Oppo and Realme axe loan apps in Thailand
<p><strong>Oppo</strong> and <strong>Realme</strong> said on Tuesday that they have stopped selling smartphones with the <strong>Fineasy</strong> lending app pre-installed in Thailand, following a public outcry about <strong>data privacy</strong>.</p>
OMG! Ubuntu!SystemStatsPlus GNOME Extension
We’re not short of system monitoring tools for Ubuntu, with an array of desktop apps, extensions, widgets, Conky scripts, and command-line tools readily available to us. But if you’re keen to keep an eye firmly fixed on system resource usage the newly launched SystemStatsPlus GNOME extension will appeal (though only if you use Ubuntu 23.10, as this only supports GNOME 45 atm). SystemStatsPlus provides “real-time visualization of key system resources”, and described itself as “an essential tool for anyone looking to keep a close eye on their system’s performance”. Once installed, this extension embeds live, updating resource graphs in the 
#News #GnomeExtensions #Systemapps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/systemstatsplus-system-monitor-gnome-extension
Resources is a New, Modern System Monitor for Linux
The System Monitor app Ubuntu comes with with does an okay job of letting you monitor system resources and oversee running processes — but it does look dated. Now, dated isn’t always a negative – but with System Monitor it is: the app’s graphs and charts are tiny, compact, and lack the glanceability and granular-detail that similar tools on other systems offer. Thankfully, there are plenty of ace System Monitor alternatives available on Linux, with the Rust-based Resources being the latest to the join the club. And it’s a real looker: Resources shows real-time graphs showing the utilisation of core
#News #Libadwaita #Resources #Systemapps #Utilities
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/resources-system-monitor-app-for-linux
IzzyOh wow: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_3674
No more enforced apps on your smartphone, no more lock-in to their services… That sounds nice! Now please, someone call the delivery service 🤩
Monitorets is a Cute System Monitor Widget for Linux
Sometimes things are just cute, y’know? Like, not everything made for Linux needs to plug an existential hole, break down boundaries, revolutionise computing as we know it™, etc. It’s fine for things to exist just because they’re nice to look at — and hey: if my site’s been a champion of anything these past 13 years, it’s of borderline useless tat to litter our desktops with). I’m saying all of this upfront — hi, btw 👋 — because I know that the thing I’m spotlighting below is going to leave a few of you reading this scratching your chins in
#Apps #GtkApps #Monitorets #Systemapps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/monitorets-system-monitor-app-linux-desktop
