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Android Oreo Review: Performance and Stability
This is part 5 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
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Android
Android Oreo Review: Third Party Software
This is part 4 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
Android
Android Oreo Review: Google’s Assistant and Other Apps
This is part 3 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
Android
Android Oreo Review: All the Little Things
This is part 2 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
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Android Oreo Review: An iOS User’s Review (Introduction)
This is part 1 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
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Why I can’t dismiss smart speakers as just a mirage
Neil Cybart writing at Above Avalon:
Wearables contain a much more attractive long-term value proposition than stationary smart speakers that
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #43: The camera you have with you
My updated thoughts on the Pixel 2 camera and why I am actually pulling out the Pixel before my iPhone
Android
The “Android Love Curve”
The “Android Love Curve” is something I’ve experienced numerous times when doing these Android experiments, and I was wondering
homepod
2018 Holiday Season Proposal: HomePod mini
Note: It is a bit odd to propose an expansion to a product that has not been released yet, but
Apple’s HomePod looks like a “hobby” device built for a niche, not a mainstream hit
It’s pretty clear we need to get more information on the Apple HomePod before we actually understand it as
Android
31 days
31 days ago I ran home from work because a FedEx delivery person had delivered the package I had been
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Sponsor: Find great Black Friday deals with MDM Deals
I’d like to thank MDM Deals once again for sponsoring BirchTree this week. It’s impossible to keep up
ipad
Computers, iPads, and other computers
An interesting take by Matthias Breuer on what we call a “computer” these days:
[W]hat makes a device a
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Sponsor: Find great App Store and iTunes deals with MDM Deals
I’d like to thank MDM Deals for sponsoring BirchTree this week. It’s impossible to keep up with all
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #42: Tech I'm thankful for this year
A quick look back on some of the tech that I am thankful to have this year.
* Nintendo Switch
* Ulysses
Android
What is a computer?
I saw the below two videos today and they both really struck me by how these videos are evangelizing different
Pixel Buds and Google’s own reality distortion field
Reviews for Google’s Pixel Buds hit the web this week and the reviews are actually pretty middling. People seem
ios
Just how fast is “faster wireless charging” in iOS 11.2?
NOTE: Samsung's "Fast Charge" charging pad does not have any hard numbers I can find that