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Slow Sync Shutter on the iPhone 8 Makes the Flash Suck a Little Less
I’m not an expert at this stuff so bear with my simplified explanation, but the iPhone 8 and 8
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podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #33: iPhone 8 First Impressions
My thoughts after a couple days with the iPhone 8 Plus.
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Comparing the iPhone 8 Plus camera to last year’s iPhone 7 Plus
Yesterday I compared the speed of the iPhone 8 Plus compared to last year’s iPhone 7 Plus, and the
Just how fast is the iPhone 8 Plus?
I got my iPhone 8 Plus yesterday, and as any good techie, I wanted to see how much faster it
Why does the Samsung Galaxy S8 even exist?
I hope it is painfully obvious, but this post is satire. Obviously it makes sense for Samsung to make more
watch
What happens when you setup an LTE Apple Watch on T-Mobile
Because carriers are weird, and things are easy to screw up, here’s a very quick explanation about what happens
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The LTE Apple Watch is a glimpse into the not-so-distant future
Almost one year ago I wrote this tweet:
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/803715181645856768
The Amazon Echo Dot made me
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A questionable watch band
I picked up my Apple Watch band last night from my local Apple Store and eagerly brought it home, giddy
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Austin Mann’s iPhone 8 Plus Review
Austin Mann has done another amazing review of the newest iPhone’s camera:
While the iPhone 8 Plus looks essentially
feature
watchOS 4: The BirchTree Review
Last year's watchOS 3 was met with glowing reviews as it was a jam-packed release that drastically improved
podcast
The BirchTree Podcast #32: watchOS 4 Review Preview
Why watchOS reviews are fundamentally different from iOS reviews, and 3 of the features in watchOS 4 that I think
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Apple’s removal of the App Store from iTunes screws over users, publishers, and developers
Removing the iOS App Store from iTunes makes a lot of sense. iTunes needs to slim down and become the
Android
The “not really bezel-less” wars: iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Essential
There are 3 big phones on the market that are making a splash this year for having “bezel-less” screens. I
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Looking back on Android Wear 2.0
Jerry Hildenbrand has a nice overview of Android Wear 2 after 6 months over on Android Central. There were a
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2017 iPhone Rumors Roundup
I thought it would be fun to look back on calendar year 2017 and judge all the iPhone rumors now
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Just how impressive is the 38mm Apple Watch with LTE?
I mentioned yesterday that the fact that the 38mm Apple Watch having LTE built in is a technical achievement from
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Apple Watch apps are growing up
David Smith has some great thoughts about Apple’s Watch announcements this week:
While previously there have been technical capabilities
The Power of Apple
I read this Washington Post article this morning and it really hit home how much power Apple has in the