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This is my favorite phone as a Photographer
For the past decade or so, my primary criteria for choosing a smartphone has been its camera capabilities. For numerous years after the Nokia Lumia 1020 was released, there was no innovation in smartphone camera capabilities. Happily we’ve finally reached a point where smartphone cameras are better than ever, and here’s my current favorite.
AT&T Reminds Us That 5G Will Be Awesome Someday
We’ve been hearing about the advantages of 5G’s high speed wireless data connections for years now, but if you have a 5G capable phone, you probably rarely see significant speed boosts and you may not even know why you would want higher bandwidth. Now AT&T has some new use-case scenarios that will give you a better idea of what 5G will be useful for in the future.
How to make cloud gaming way better
Isn’t the point of cloud gaming to have a huge amount of computing resources available to gamers? Why do Stadia and Xbox cloud games shut down?
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Why would you want Android apps on Windows 11?
Android apps on Windows 11 sounds like a really great idea, but I can’t really think of any Android apps that I don’t already have better equivalents for on Windows. What Android apps would you really want to run on Windows?
How (and why) Email could become your favorite messaging system
Your email hatred is probably misplaced. The beauty of email is that you can modify it to do anything you want. There’s probably already an easy way to fix what you hate and turn it into a dream hot rod of internet messaging.
NordPass
This is the only password you have to remember
NordPass was designed with security in mind by cybersecurity experts who use state-of-the-art encryption to protect your data.
I dropped Google Photos for Plex
Google Photos’ free compressed unlimited cloud storage is no more. Maybe I should use Plex for my mobile photo management instead? Let’s see how that turns out.
Android 12 themes still aren’t as good as Windows Mobile 2003
With Android 12, we’re finally seeing some resemblance of system-wide themes… Finally!  But older computer operating systems still did it better.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro camera is great with a few gotchas
Ever since the Huawei P20 Pro came out with its 40 megapixel main camera, Huawei has been killing it with some of the best cameras on phones since the Nokia Lumia 1020 from 2013! How’s that Mate 40 Pro camera doing these days?
AirTags
Dear Apple: I tried loving AirTags, but I don’t…
I’m a forgetful person.  I actually got into this tech business because…
protect your privacy
Stop being so negligent when it comes to your privacy!
Nothing is for free. Especially not online. There’s always a price, and it’s your most valuable asset: your data. Protect your privacy!
Windows 10X was probably going to suck anyway
The latest word on the street is that Microsoft’s new Windows 10X operating system has been put on the back burner for now or maybe cancelled completely. That’s probably a good thing.
I divorced WhatsApp and all of Facebook, so my friends threatened to divorce me [Update]
Update: As I said I would, here’s the receipt for those who…
Apple Music lossless
Why you shouldn’t care about Apple Music going “lossless”
If rumors of Apple Music offering lossless quality streams are true, then you shouldn’t care about it. Here’s why, in my opinion, you should go “meh” on it!
Here’s why I’m not upgrading to the 2021 iPad Pro
I already talked about the fact that I’d rather buy the MacBook Air than the 2021 iPad Pro. Now I’m telling you I wouldn’t upgrade either to the M1 iPad Pro.
I have no interest in the new iPad Pro, iMac, or AirTags
Here are my thoughts on everything Apple announced at its Spring event, and I have no interest in the iPad Pro, iMac, or AirTags.
MacBook Air
Here’s why I’d grab a MacBook Air over the 2021 iPad Pro
The iPad Pro was the highlight of Apple’s Spring Loaded event last…
Google UI Design
Google’s starting to learn about Smartphone User Interface Design
The hamburger button has always been bad user experience design. Google is finally following the data and modifying their apps for improved usability.
Google Pixel Watch 1
Is it too late for the Google Pixel Watch?
Is it too late for the Pixel Watch or is it going to be just right, with the proper pricing and targeting?
LG G Flex
LG potentially exiting the mobile business is actually a good thing
You see, even if this story was a joke, LG still has a big problem which it failed to solve for years and years on end.
Windows Phone 8
This is what happens when an ecosystem dies
In the case of Windows Phone 8, the ecosystem was killed, leaving nothing behind but pages of tech history and memories to fuel your nostalgic tech conversations.
13 Reasons why I don’t use an iPad Pro & Apple Pencil for graphic design
I hear some graphic designers have started using an iPad Pro for creative work. But why? Here are 13 reasons why I don’t, and they’re both hardware and software related.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro review
US further chokes HUAWEI’s access to 5G. What that means for its phone biz?
5G will be a key driver in the smartphone industry moving forward, and right now, things appear more gloomy than ever before for HUAWEI.
Flagship smartphone prices are getting out of hand
Smartphone prices are higher and higher with consumers being forced to spend more and more on a flagship every year. Let’s talk about it. What do you think about phone prices? Justified? Outrageous?
Huawei Google
Is HUAWEI preparing to give Google and the U.S. the middle finger?
I’ve said it in the past: there might come a time when HUAWEI might no longer need Google. We’re getting close.