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Toast is back with another slick cover! This quirky Portland based company cuts all their cases here in the USA using renewable energy, and delivering on a unique, organic experience for our favorite gadgets.
Let’s take a look at their newest cover the Galaxy S5!
Samsung is doing something a little different with the electronic image stabilization on the Galaxy S5 Camera. Does it really result in better pics with less noise?
Let’s take a look!
We normally wouldn’t make such a big deal out of an app update, but Google has made some pretty significant changes to the Google Plus UI for Android.
Utilizing a sleeker and bolder interface, the whole experience feels a little snappier too. We go hands on in the video below to compare it to the older G+ app, and show off all the goodies!
STM is becoming one of my favorite bag manufacturers. High quality, affordable prices, sturdy build, and fashionable design.
They’ve sent over a new sleeve for widescreen ten inch tablets which is specifically designed for the Surface and Surface Pro, but anyone not rocking an iPad will probably want to check this out.
Continue reading “Review: STM Pocket Sleeve for Surface Pro and Widescreen Tablets”
At a press event in New York City today, CEO Satya Nadella discussed the company’s hardware strategy, emphasizing that Microsoft was not competing with their manufacturing partners, but using their hardware experiments to push the boundaries of their software and hardware integration.
Head of the Surface Team, Panos Panay took the stage with a couple quips regarding Microsoft’s press coverage in the past. Discussing the market, where 96% of tablet owners still own a laptop, Panay took the wraps off the Surface Pro 3. Featuring an even thinner design, 9.1mm almost 2 milimeters thinner than the Surface Pro 2, it’s the slimmest Core i7 product available. Microsoft estimates a 10% performance boost over the Pro 2.
The screen size has increased to a 12 inch diagonal with a new 3:2 aspect ratio and a proper 2K resolution of 2160×1440. All of this improvement without increasing weight, and Surface Pro 3 will come in at 800 grams. Yet we’ll likely see about a 10-20% improvement in battery life. Continue reading “Microsoft Shows Off New Surface Pro 3 Laptop/Tablet Hybrid PC”
It’s a battle of the biggest screens we can find on our premier phones! Both Nokia and LG deliver a 6″ display, but both take extremely different views on what that experience should be like. Aside from the screen size, let’s take a look at two very different approaches to the phablet.
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Lumia 1520 Long Term Review
G Flex Long Term Review
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I love natural fiber cases and covers for our phones. There’s something really cool about the feel of it in the hand, and I think they age better than metal or plastic.
Slickwraps now offers a cover made out of cork! Let’s go hands on!
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Slickwraps Glow in the Dark skin for Pebble Smartwatches.
Slickwraps Carbon skin for the HTC One M7
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Time to run the Galaxy S5 through the most comprehensive real world camera test available online!
We’ve already seen how improved the GS5 camera is when shooting 1080p, but how does the camera handle 4K? Watch on!
4K Video Test: The LG G Flex.
Shop for the Galaxy S5 on Amazon.
Continue reading “4K Video Test: Samples from the Samsung Galaxy S5 on AT&T!”