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What if OnePlus Left the Smartphone Market?

I’ve gotten numerous requests to comment on the recent round of rumors that OnePlus could be packing up and leaving the global smartphone market. I don’t like commenting on rumors, but this topic has surfaced with enough regularity, I can at least contribute some thoughts.

[Please remember, my brand bias is “competition”. The main thing I care about is seeing an accurate description of competitive options in a consumer market. I spend unequal time on less search engine popular brands, because I don’t believe those companies get a fair consideration from tech influencers with larger audiences. With that disclaimer out of the way…]

What if OnePlus Left?

I’d be really sad to lose OnePlus.

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What’s the BEST Way to Play Tomb Raider on Your Phone?

I’ve been wanting to put this video out for a while now.

Feral Interactive is a company which does amazing work porting console and PC games to Android. Their newest release is an ALL TIME CLASSIC!
Tomb Raider 2013 is a great adventure title, and even though it’s over ten years old now, it’s still head and shoulders above many of the games we get for mobile. Continue reading “What’s the BEST Way to Play Tomb Raider on Your Phone?”

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AirDrop on Android? How Did Google Get This Working?

AirDrop now works on Pixel phones!

There’s been a LOT of speculation about how Google managed to get this working, or if Apple will update the iPhone to break this compatibility. Did Google reverse engineer Apple’s popular file sharing protocol? Maybe not!

Let’s talk about what happens when we make Apple play by the rules…

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More info on AirDrop and WiFi: https://www.ditto.com/blog/cross-platform-p2p-wi-fi-how-the-eu-killed-awdl

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Reviving My Ten-Year-Old Razer Blade Laptop! So Long Windows 10…

It’s OLD, but it still works!

I have a lot of fond memories using the laptop, traveling, and producing content. It’s too old for me now, and Microsoft cut off updates for Windows 11.

It IS still a decent piece of hardware though, and it’s more powerful than my daughter’s school laptop. Funnily enough, she’s more familiar with Ubuntu than she is Windows.

I think it’s time to swap the operating system, and hand this machine down to Lexi! Continue reading “Reviving My Ten-Year-Old Razer Blade Laptop! So Long Windows 10…”

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How Big a Battery do You Need for Your Fridge? It’s So Easy to Figure Out!

How big a battery do YOU need?

It’s not always easy to figure out how big a battery you should buy to run your appliances. The refrigerator is especially difficult to measure because it can cycle on and off. The best way to measure this is with a watt meter that has a memory function (affiliate link for one below), but if you dont have one handy, you can still figure out a loose estimate on how much battery you should buy.

It’s a DUMB way to do it, but it does kinda work!

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Dear India, I Think You Can Do Better Than Cloud Computers…

Hello India!

I think you have a wonderful opportunity to bring more people online. I just dont think the plans of using cloud PC’s is the way to go.

Let me explain… Continue reading “Dear India, I Think You Can Do Better Than Cloud Computers…”

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This is the best Chromebook of 2025 (Because of the MediaTek Kompanio Ultra)

Lenovo delivers the best Chromebook of the year, and at the heart of the experience is MediaTek’s new Kompanio Ultra! Delivering excellent performance and the best battery life of any Chromebook currently available, let’s take a look at fantastic laptop that wont break the bank.

Media, web browsing, Android apps, documents, Linux support, and of course, the new AI applications which run on device! Let’s take a look!

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#RightToRepair Grading companies on repair with Nathan Proctor of PIRG! These Companies Do It RIGHT!

Right to Repair laws are great, but what if companies dont make repair resources available?

I sit down with Nathan Proctor of US PIRG to chat about their new report ‘Leaders and Laggards Part II’, and how this group is grading companies on their support promises!

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Download the audio podcast: https://pinecast.com/listen/69638049-95e8-49ed-a6ab-f17d02546768.mp3

Leaders and Laggards (PIRG) https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/leaders-and-laggards-ii/

eWaste Graveyard Interview with Lucas Gutterman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrNFJOX7PBs
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