Android
Why Can’t a Flagship Phone that Costs Over $700 Stay Fast?
When a great, fast phone starts to lose its zip after a few months:
Roughly three months into using my
Matt Birchler
Leaning into the Apple Lock In
Depending on your computing preferences, this article is either going to make you cheer Apple’s brilliance or jeer their
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #53: HomePod, HomePod, HomePod
HomePod is here and I've been using mine for a couple days now. It's a very
homepod
The Smart Speaker Market IS the Speaker Market (or why no one buys iPods anymore)
One of the defenses I’ve seen for the HomePod’s lack of certain voice features that Alexa and Google
homepod
Searching for that AirPods Feeling
One year ago I got AirPods, and they blew me away. Right from the first time I opened the packaging
homepod
Putting HomePod’s Music Powers to the Test
The HomePod sounds good, but how does it stack up to the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in terms of
homepod
HomePod Goodies and First Impressions
I plugged my HomePod moments after UPS valiantly brazed the winter storm to get it to my front door. Despite
homepod
Why Multiple Voice Recognition is Important to HomePod's Core Music Functionality
How to Prevent Other HomePod Users From Affecting Your Apple Music Recommendations - Mac Rumors
If you're concerned
homepod
Struggling to Agree on HomePod's Place in the Market
“Smart” speaker – what makes a speaker smart?
Maybe if Apple had called the HomePod a “super speaker” or something else
Links
Hulu Rolling Out 60fps Playback for Live TV
It’s here: Hulu with Live TV, now testing in 60FPS. - Hulu
You’ve asked, you’ve patiently waited…
watch
Apple Watch Continues to Grow
18 million Apple Watches ship in 2017, up 54% on 2016 | Canalys
Apple Watch shipments beat expectations, topping 18 million
Android
The Sad State of Autofill Services on Android
We all thought the world of Android would be a better place with an official autofill API. We assumed it
podcast
Th BirchTree Podcast #52: Apple's Video Service Might Actually Have a Shot
Apple Music is on pace to overtake Spotify in the US in 2018. This got me thinking about whether Apple
Links
The Verge Clearly Hates Apple
Or maybe they don't. According to Vlad Savov at The Verge, the iPhone X is Apple’s underrated
Links
Target and Best Buy are Shifting Away from CDs
Best Buy to Pull CDs, Target Threatens to Pay Labels for CDs Only When Customers Buy Them | Billboard
[S]ources
movie
My Favorite (and least favorite) Movies of 2017
This list is slightly late, but considering how back-loaded the year tends to be when it comes film, it’s
ipad
The iPad Excels at Long Form Writing
Using iPad for Long-Form Writing - Joe Cieplinski
So why, then, am I typing this with a mechanical keyboard on
Links
Vivaldi Brings a Vertical Reading Mode in Latest Update
Vivaldi 1.14 launches vertical reader mode | Vivaldi Browser
We continue to innovate in this space and in this release