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FEATURE REVIEW – iPhone 7 Plus
After the initial out of the box experience, here are my thoughts on the iPhone 7 Plus. Introduction I’m going to try to make this quick, as I’m currently working on a number of longer articles for...
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Galaxy Note 7 Grounds SWA 994
It would have been ok, had it been in the smoking section, right?? Yeah… maybe not so much. Reports streamed in on Wednesday 2016-10-05 about a passenger’s Galaxy Note 7, that despite being powered...
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No Band for You!
You come back, one year! The wearables market isn’t an easy one; and its one that for many, still remains untamed. I spent a great deal of time last year covering the wearables market. Microsoft Band...
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Buy an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, Lose your Job
Buying an iPhone 7 in certain countries is a shortcut to the unemployment office I saw this on BGR and thought that it was totally outrageous. However, outrageous is totally from an American point of...
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Lucid Audio Debuts AMPED Products
I don’t often post press releases; BUT I’m making an exception here. We used to do this back in the day at both pocketnow.com and at Gear Diary, with the caveat that a review was coming and that we...
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Notable Updates for the Week
All this… and it’s only THURSDAY! There are two big stories that I want to cover quickly, as I really don’t want to stretch these out any longer than they need to be. Both are significant, however, and...
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Apple Seeds 5th Beta macOS Sierra 10.12.1
Developers and public beta testers got new bits to play with… macOS Sierra is one of the biggest updates to Apple’s desktop operating system, likely since the implementation of OS X. Or at least, it...
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Microsoft Surface Gets a Desktop All in One
Microsoft will be introducing Surface Studio on 2016-10-26 If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then Microsoft is going out of its way to tell Apple how awesome it truly is. Microsoft...
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Apple’s Wireless Airpods Delayed
If you’re looking for a set of Apple’s newest, wireless tech, you may be waiting a while… With the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the entire world is losing...
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Thoughts on the New MacBook Pro’s with Touch Bar
Here are my initial thoughts, long and winded though they may be. Introduction I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching lately when it comes to PC’s. I’ve got a Late 2013 MacBook Pro that will be 3...
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Apple Releases iOS 10.2 Beta 3 to Developers
There’s some noticeable changes in the latest beta release… Big changes, kids. That’s what can be seen coming in iOS 10.2. Especially, in the US. The most noticeable is that the Videos app has been...
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The State of Consumer Computing
I have NO idea where the industry is going with this… Ok, kids. Sit back. I’ve been cooking up a rant on the direction that consumer/ prosumer computing has been going for a while; and given that the...
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Netflix Now Offers Offline Content
Streamers and video junkies rejoice..! I’ve been a Netflix subscriber for years. I started off as a DVD subscriber and at one point had three to four DVD’s flowing in and out of my house a week. When...
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Am I a Relic from the Distant (Music) Past? – Streaming vs. On Device Music
…And by distant past I mean, like Steve Jobs time frame… or just 15 years ago. I’m an Amazon Prime Member. For this service, I, like everyone else who subscribes to this service, get unlimited, free,...
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Fitbit Looking to Acquire Smartwatch Pioneer Pebble
The fitness tracker maker is looking to acquire smartwatch pioneer Pebble In what is being touted as a really, REALLY cheap deal, Fitbit is close to finalizing a deal with beleaguered smartwatch...
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Apple Releases iOS 10.2 beta 5 Developers and Public Beta Testers
It’s a test-a-palooza-thon over in Cupertino for iDevice owners The guys over at Apple have been really busy. In the past four to five days, they’ve released two different beta releases of iOS 10.2....
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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Ok… so… this is where I’m at… Sometimes being me can be difficult and frustrating. Given the current state of consumer computing, finding a business solution for me and my needs at the office has...
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Apple Releases watchOS 3.1.1
The latest release has a number of different fixes… On 2016-12-12 the day proved to be very busy for Apple’s software release department. They released a number of different updates for their mobile...
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Yahoo Hacked – 1.0B Accounts Exposed
Dude… The Fat Lady is SO singing over at Yahoo… There are a few things that come to mind here: If I were Marissa Mayer, I would crawl under a rock and hide. Like… forever. If I were Verizon, I would...
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Another One Bites the Dust
CyanogenMod is Dead. Ok… so… NOW what?! This is a real head shaker; AND a huge mess. As with so many small companies and/ or startups, what was once meant to concur the world, has ended in a flaming...
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