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In-between reviewing premium EXPENSIVE phones, you’d think a $350 STORE brand device would stand out in a bad way. Thankfully T-Mobile’s Revvl refresh stacks up well to the competition. Obviously not a phone for “power users”, but at least you won’t need to make a face if your Mom buys one without asking you first!
Let’s check out the Revvlry+! Continue reading “T-Mobile Revvlry+ Review: Don’t Make THAT Face! It’s a GOOD Phone!”
North Carolina is fighting the FCC on broadband! Amazon is cutting Whole Foods’ worker health care. Hackers can execute commands on your phone directly off your SIM! Another AR glasses company is folding. Mozilla wants to know your #YouTubeRegret. The Mate 30 has leaked EVEN MORE!
And should we spend MORE time talking about the iPhone 11? I suppose we should…
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
Mee Audio MX Pro review! Picking out good earbuds can be a challenge. There are a TON of great options out there. Mee Audio has revamped their line of in ear monitors, standardizing their accessories, and making differences in tuning much easier to understand. Here’s part one of my review on four awesome new earbuds from a company quickly becoming one of my audio faves!
Continue reading “Mee Audio MX PRO (part 1): Four awesome new in-ear monitors!”
When we talk about “Old vs New” we usually mean “old premium phone vs new mid-range”, but what about folks on a tighter budget? Should you buy a new entry level phone, or should you shop a used mid-ranger. TK Bay joins me in a challenge! For two guys who use a LOT of expensive phones, what was it like switching to the opposite end of the price spectrum? Who got the better deal?
The main takeaway, which became resoundingly clear over the last 48 hours?
Marketing works.
Tuesday we all sat through a round up of new product announcements from Apple, with the stock boiler plates of innovation and improvement. The most amazing products yet created. The most powerful products on the market. We were shown this year’s collection of bar graphs touting the huge lead Apple hardware enjoys over the competition.
Revealing “pro” versions of the iPhone, Apple leaned heavily into video creation to showcase the new cameras and the new A13 chipset.
The iPhone 11 Pro is so powerful you can make movies on it! Just don’t pay attention to the multi-million-dollar sound-stage, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on equipment, lighting, and the talented team of filmmakers behind the phone, but I digress…
It’s those bar graphs though. Since the PowerMac days, Apple has had a love affair with simplistic, unlabeled bar graphs. We’ve seen them through so many keynotes over the last decade, that we just take them for granted. It’s just common knowledge that iPhones are more powerful than Androids.
But what happens when we test Apple’s performance claims against their video production claims?
iOS fans on Twitter get REAL flustered… Continue reading “Sorry Apple, iPhones aren’t for pro video! -OR- What I learned arguing with people on Twitter!”
BIG TRADE SHOW NEWS THIS WEEK!
IFA 2019 wrapped up in Berlin, and tomorrow Apple announces new iPhones! Here are the top mobile announcements of the week and some rumors for what to expect out of Cupertino!
Let’s get our tech week started off right!
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with past Sony phone cameras, but this year Sony’s marketing tone changed dramatically. This year Sony pulled a significant 180. This year Sony’s doing something just a bit different. It’s not perfect. It’s not seamless.
But it makes me REALLY happy.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia 1 Camera Conclusion! 3 Cameras, 2 Apps, and a REAL Pro Mode!”
Yesterday was Android 10 day! A flurry of podcasts, articles, and videos hit the web showing off the official release of Google’s newest phone operating system. I joined the fun talking about Android’s native Desktop Mode on a OnePlus 7 Pro Open Beta, but yesterday was all about Google’s Pixel. Very few other manufacturers can match the update speed of a first party Hardware + Software solution.
Lot’s of manufacturers make promises about support, and few live up to those promises. Google has had a solid track record with support so far, we all remember the Nexus too, but this year represented two important milestones for the brand.
Judging a manufacturer by its claims, it’s refreshing when those claims are realized. Continue reading “Android 10 on the Google Pixel 3a – Living up to Promises and Expectations”