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Good piece on 9to5Google on Google’s unfortunate move to make Nexus phones second rate Android devices: Google’s new Pixel smartphone doesn’t really have much to justify its premium price on the hardware side. It has the “best smartphone camera ever” perhaps (that’s still yet to be
There are two main reasons people will buy a Nexus (now Pixel) phone: 1. They want stick Android, not a heavy third party skin 2. They want to get software updates These are things that are not givens in the world of Android, as the vast majority of people are
There are some pretty credible rumors out today indicating that the new phone from Google will start at $650, just like the iPhone and Galaxy S7. Many Google fans are upset by this, and I don't entirely blame them. The Nexus 6P currently retails for $499, so a
https://youtu.be/8d2AjjLJlYg Split screen multitasking in iOS 9 was my favorite new feature Apple introduced last year, so I was happy to see Android catch up this year and add split screen as well. As is the Android way though, this feature is only really half-baked in this
Samsung's official advice to people is to reboot your phone once a day to ensure it's performance stays solid. Here's a screenshot in case that link breaks: I'm beside myself, I really am. How is it 2016 and Samsung's advice
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: Last year's ABC XYZ suffered from performance issues caused by software bloat, as well as generally poorly optimized software. Today's XYZ 2 thankfully does not suffer from these same problems, and this is one of the fastest
Google Photos is one of the most valuable tools on my phone. It's a wonderfully accessible archive of all the photos I have ever taken. Smart searching is Google Photos' killer feature, as I can find just about any photo by simply typing the name of something
I'm a well-known lover of smart watches, especially the Apple Watch. And while I think Pebble is doing good work in the smart watch space, Android Wear has never really impressed me that much. The hardware looked really bad and the software was way too limited. But Google
Marco Arment wrote a good piece yesterday about how Apple could become the next Blackberry in the smartphone world if they're not careful. If Google is wrong, and computing continues to be defined by a tightly controlled grid of siloed apps that you poke a thousand times a
Each year's Google I/O is a tough time for me. I'm an iOS user, and have been for many years, but Google's big annual developer conference always gets me thinking maybe I should switch to the other side. They show off this cool
First and foremost, Apple needs to look at how Android's notification shade handles access to commonly-used settings. Apple's current solution, Control Center gets the job done for some things, but I would wager that most people don't use it as often as Apple would
Google surprised the world by announcing and releasing the developer beta for Android N today. It's an unexpected move from the company that tends to save these releases for their Google I/O conference or a Nexus event in the fall. The beta only runs on Nexus phones
Mobile World Congress is happening this week and there have been plenty of interesting announcements made by a bunch of differnet companies, but nothing has impressed me more than Samsung's Galaxy S7 line. But why? The LG G5 is a modular smartphone with fancy friends and the VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBbk6HNsXXs I tend to like TechnoBuffalo's reviews, but this one just made me snicker a bit. Their overall impression of the Huawei Mate 8 were incredibly positive, citing build quality, speed, and battery life as the major advantages over this phone. Their
A few months ago, I made this chart showing how far back different phone makers were supporting the new mobile OS’s hitting the market. Some things have changed since then and I only felt it necessary to update the chart (different scale and colors, but same point). So the