Reading Time: 3 minWhen it comes to mobile devices, Apple and Google are constantly playing catch-up with one another. One will release a product or concept, and the other will soon follow suit. In this case we’re talking about headphones; the new Google Pixel Buds, which I recently picked up, that were released on the heels of Apple’s […]
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The Galaxy Note 8 vs the Google Pixel 2 XL
Reading Time: 3 minIn mid-2016, I was super excited to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The rumored specs were amazing, and the resulting phone was as well. I got it, and it was an awesome phone with some really neat features. However, as you likely know, the Note was recalled due to battery issues, so I had […]
My favorite smart watch right now is… Pebble?
Reading Time: 3 minI should have seen this coming after my blog post about Android Wear 2.0 back in February, but I’m in love with my “new” old Pebble watch. As I mentioned back then, I really just wanted a dumb smartwatch — so I’d want it to send me some notifications, maybe let me archive some emails, and […]
Add your Foursquare check-ins to Google Calendar
Reading Time: 2 minIt’s a small thing that I set up years ago, but it can be very useful at times. I’ve been a Foursquare user for years (here’s a post comparing them to others back in 2009) and since 2011 I’ve had a magic little IFTTT “recipe” to help push those check-ins to a private Google Calendar […]
My current homescreen icons
Reading Time: 3 minWhile I change my icons around quite a bit, here is a quick look at the current setup on my Pixel homescreen. Here’s what the apps are for Social Folder: All of my basic social media apps are in here, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and others. Google Calendar widget: This widget automatically feeds […]
Verizon’s new commercial is aimed specifically at ripping you off
Reading Time: < 1 minCell phone companies often show hilariously inaccurate commercials (I need to talk about Sprint one of these days), and when I saw this Verizon commercial yesterday I laughed. Watch it and let me know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYOr-CeRCs What’s the problem? They say “the majority of people pay for data they never use“. Then, “most […]
Marco Polo
Reading Time: 2 minThere have been a lot of apps kind of like it over the years, but I’m finding myself increasing drawn to video messaging using the Marco Polo app. It calls itself a “video walkie talkie”, which is pretty accurate. It’s not a live video chat app like Skype or Google Hangouts, but instead you can […]
My favorites things in 2016
Reading Time: 3 minWith 2016 behind us, I thought it might be fun to look at some of my favorite things from last year. Favorite phone I ended up using six different phones last year, largely related to the Galaxy Note 7 fire fiasco. Mine never caught fire, but the various recalls were messy. Droid Turbo 2: I […]
Google+ for Android gets new post abilities, moderation and more
Reading Time: < 1 minA new update for the Google+ Android app has just rolled out, bringing with it a few nice new features: Support for adding a link when creating a post New notifications tray (now slides in from the right) Additional Community moderation features (remove spam posts from the app) In addition, the folks at GooglePlusDaily have […]
Big update to the Google+ iOS app
Reading Time: < 1 minHot on the heels of the Google+ Android app update last week, Google has pushed out an update to the iOS version as well. New features include: Instant Upload! This has been one of my favorite features in the Android app, and it’s finally on iOS. The What’s Hot stream. Shake your phone to send […]