Picked up my kindle to read the other day. It has a 6″ screen, which is smaller than my 6.4″ smartphone display. Yet it’s bigger! And, of course, better. I think. You see, my phone is tall and skinny, so it fits the hand. But the kindle is less rectangular and closer to a square-ish shape. That’s key. The aspect ratio makes the difference. The … Continue reading A Square-ish Screen
My speculation why Motorola dropped the “8” from the 8th gen. Moto G phones in the US only: to avoid any problems that tend to be labeled as a type of gate: Antennagate, Bendgate, Batterygate. “Gate” has a negative connotation. In the US, a “Motogate” (Moto G8) might not work. So we had the Moto G Stylus and Moto G Power. And the latest announcement … Continue reading No Moto G8 In The US
Notification dots are on Android phones – new to me! They’re optional. I tried them, to make my phone familiar like my old iPhone, but ditched them. No more ugly dots! I prefer the Android status bar notification icons. #nerd #geek Continue reading Notification Dots
You and I both know that smartphones don’t last forever. But shouldn’t they last more than a year? I wrote about this recently in relation to a Computer World article that singled out Motorola for not playing nice with phone updates on its new $1,000 phone. Then another article appeared, this time on Android Central, calling out Motorola again on this issue. And you know what? The next day, Motorola responded in the positive! Continue reading Motorola Updates Upgrade Promise
Do you think about what category your smartphone is in? Like, does it really matter to you if your phone is a “flagship?” Maybe that term doesn’t even register. You might be like, “Um, I have a Samsung.” Or, “It’s an iPhone.” Fair enough! Continue reading The Smartphone Spectrum
When you buy meat at the grocery store, you check the expiration or “best used by” date. Nobody wants something that will go bad too soon; that’s a rotten deal. Likewise, technology has an “expiration date.” At some point, your tech becomes obsolete. Smartphones in particular have a “best used by” date. This problem needs a fresh solution. Continue reading Smartphone Expiration Date
Sure, smartphones make phone calls. But really, mine is actually a camera. And an iPod. And a PDA (remember those!?). I rarely use it as a phone. What do you use your phone for most? Continue reading My Smartphone Isn’t Really A Phone
Now that the new iPhone SE 4.7″ display is “small,” an Android manuf. should make a 4.5″ or smaller phone for the sizeable market that wants a small phone! Like a 4″ Moto G Mini w/ a mid-range CPU starting at $199! Continue reading Android Mini
