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Why you should want a BIGGER camera sensor in your phone!
Smartphone cameras are evolving rapidly. Better software processing, better lenses, and of course BIGGER sensors. More than just resolution, there are VERY good reasons why you might want a bigger sensor in your phone.
They are expensive though, so let’s start with the good stuff!
In part 2, we’ll talk about the less good stuff… Continue reading “Why You WANT a 1″ Type Sensor in Your Phone Camera! (PART 1)”
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It’s finally happened. My wife has been bullied by an iPhone owner. One of Lex’s best friend’s Mom attacked her over text messages. Our community will be torn apart.
Naw. It wasn’t that dramatic. Marie and I are having a nice little chuckle. We’re still going to let Lex play with their son. It’s all good.
It’s an interesting situation, and a complicated social dynamic. It showcases perfectly how Apple marketing “encourages” iPhone owners to act like missionaries. Continue reading “When iPhone Parents Bully Android Parents…”
Netflix’s subscription changes are REALLY frustrating! Tying an account to a physical address is silly. Here’s how I would change Netflix pricing. How would YOU fix this mess?
We’ve got a LOT to talk about!
The OnePlus embargo has lifted, and I believe this is one of the best “performance per dollar” phones available in North America. I shot a round up of smaller videos to chat about the 11, and also compare it against some other top tier devices.
Let’s GO!
Continue reading “OnePlus 11 Video Round Up! Introduction, Comparisons, Performance Testing!”
I love the Steam Deck. It’s amazing.
Playing with it, I hope we’ll continue to see more portable PC gaming devices hit the market. At some point, there will be a console which “kills” the Steam Deck, but that hasn’t happened yet. Just because another console might be more powerful, doesn’t mean it’s a Steam Deck “killer”.
Let’s discuss… Continue reading “Sorry Chief, There are NO Steam Deck “Killers” Out Now…”
Phones do “phone things”. If you want to do MORE than “phone things” you can buy a tablet, or a laptop, or a desktop. Phones aren’t “computers”. Phones are phones.
At least, that seems to be a prevailing idea among more affluent communities.
In many areas around the world, a low-cost smartphone might be the only computing and data platform a user might be able to afford. Increasingly, in North America, we’re seeing many people struggle with inflation, rising food and energy costs, and a shift of work/life digital balance.
Each year we detail all the incredible ways our phones get more powerful and more impressive. Yet we still discuss these devices at a fairly low estimation of what a phone SHOULD be able to do. There’s some acknowledgement now that phones CAN be good for gaming (if there’s regularly a knee-jerk reaction to point out “mobile gaming BAD”), but there aren’t as many conversations happening about practical compute use.
Beyond a bigger benchmark score, how does someone USE that power in their phone? Continue reading “Losing Consumer Hearts and Minds: Watering Down POWER User Smartphones…”
Almost a year after I wrote this editorial, I’m happy to report that Google Photos has been updated, and we see a HUGE improvement to processing times!
The rest of the app is still ugly and clumsy, but now it’s ugly, clumsy, and FASTER!!!
Not the SERVICE Google Photos. The SERVICE is great. I’m talking about the Google Photos app.
Google Photos (the app) kinda sucks. Allow me to explain.
I’ve been digging into the iQOO 11, and performance testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’s really exciting to see the improvements coming to PREMIUM tier smartphones. These are much better behaved hot rod pocket computers.
I’ve added some new tests to my collection of benchmarks, and I’m tracking two different tests using Google Photos.
Google Photos is painful to use. Continue reading “Can we just admit that Google Photos kinda sucks?”