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What’s on your desk, Allison Johnson?

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Allison Johnson is the smartphone reviewer for The Verge and a bit of telecom on the side.

She came to The Verge from DPReview , where she covered digital cameras and smartphone cameras.

Johnson 's desk is a mini desk from West Elm and she uses it to work from home.

Samsung ’s The Frame Pro was never going to be cheap — and it is n’t .

Trump believes iPhones can be made in the US , says White House .

Sony seemingly bakes tariff penalty into its new US TV pricing.

Murderbot is going through it in the first trailer for Apple 's sci-fi series.

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