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Android Oreo Review: Notifications
This is part 7 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
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A Minor Change to BirchTree
The end of the year is always a good time to look back on what you have done in the
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Apple May be Adding a 4th Activity Goal to watchOS
Exclusive: Mindfulness to become the fourth circle to fill:
Continuing on the success of the activity, people familiar with the
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Homebridge: HomeKit support for the impatient
Homebridge: HomeKit support for the impatient:
Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that
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Portrait Mode's True Value
https://twitter.com/carreteronacho/status/939215505205886976
Some people will look at the above tweet and say "that's
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Android Oreo Review: Using AirPods with Android
This is part 6 of a multipart series on Android Oreo. The subsequent parts in this series will be posted
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The BirchTree Podcast #44: Back on iOS
I put my SIM card back in the iPhone!
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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 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
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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
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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
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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
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The “Android Love Curve”
The “Android Love Curve” is something I’ve experienced numerous times when doing these Android experiments, and I was wondering
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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
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31 days
31 days ago I ran home from work because a FedEx delivery person had delivered the package I had been