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Sony delivered the hardware! The XPERIA Pro is a BEAST, but we still need to work around mobile software. The main teething pains? Working in a smartphone browser.
Pulling my video from an actual live stream, lets chat about mobile broadcasting, and how to clean up your setup! Continue reading “XPERIA Pro Setup! Troubleshoot Mobile Broadcasts!”
Removing SD card expansion from phones is dumb.
Our premium phones continue to lose features every generation. While they get more powerful, they also become less useful, and we can’t as easily expand their functionality over time.
Is there anything we can do to stop this trend? Continue reading “Samsung is Killing the SD Card! Can we Save it?”
As we use tech to combat hearing loss, our pocket computers are powerful enough to pull off some impressive audio processing. Sampling sound around us, reducing noise, and helping us hear things we might have otherwise missed.
It’s not just about making the sound around you louder, but reducing the noise competing for our attention. Can an app on your phone turn that phone into a hearing aid? Let’s take a listen! Continue reading “#2020Hearing: Can an app turn your phone into a hearing aid? Google Sound Amplifier Review!”
There was no phone of the year in 2020.
In general I kind of despise a “winner / loser” review style. I try to find who might be the right fit for a gadget, even if that potential audience is REALLY small.
Even for my reluctance to declare “winners”, I’m wrapping up 2020 with a strong feeling that there legitimately was no ONE device that defined mobile computing for consumers.
Instead, this year cemented the idea that consumers should have more choice and more variety to satisfy their specific needs.
Here are some of my thoughts, and some of my favorite experiences, reviewing phones in a strange STRANGE year. Continue reading “There was no phone of the year in 2020!”
A bit of holiday fun, OF COURSE ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie!
Beyond the trappings of Christmas decorations, ‘Die Hard’ delivers on themes that completely satisfy Christmas movie criteria. Better than a couple trees and some lights in the background of a scene, ‘Die Hard’ has some real feels.
Don’t believe me? Of course I brought some evidence!
Also, Holly McClane is a badass.
Continue reading “Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? Let’s put this debate to rest!”
Share better holiday videos!
Chances are good that your phone is your main camera AND one of the main computers you own. Make something special for your friends and family! Your memories aren’t disposable.
A little editing effort can go a LONG way! Continue reading “Use Your Phone to Make BETTER Holiday Videos!”
OnePlus is a fascinating company to cover as a reviewer. Half year hardware refreshes and aggressive software updates keep you on your toes. Really using a OnePlus means following a conversation around refining a product after its launch.
As we close out the year, it’s worth taking a second look at a premium OnePlus, to see if these refinements improve performance over the phones launched earlier in the year. Especially looking at hardware scores from an older version of Android, as the 8T is one of the first phones to launch with Android 11 out of the box. Continue reading “OnePlus 8T By The Benchmarks: Does Android 11 Degrade Performance?”
Vertical app drawers FTW!
How we customize our phones is a very personal thing. But, I think we can ALL agree that sideways app drawers are the worst! Continue reading “Sideways App Drawers Are Lame! How do YOU Organize Your Phone?”