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The iOS 17 Features We’d Love to See on Android

Kellen June 6, 2023 21

Whenever Apple throws down at WWDC and showcases all that they have planned for their various operating systems and device ecosystems, we take the opportunity to look at what's new in iOS. We don't do it so much as to see if Apple's mobile operating system is...

Apple Didn’t Announce RCS for iMessage at WWDC

Kellen June 5, 2023 67

Google really wants Apple "to fix texting." Their campaign to try and convince Apple to include RCS within iMessage has not slowed and is very much an ongoing focus of their messaging pitch. In fact, at Google I/O a couple of weeks ago, Google once again made...

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Are You Loyal to a Smartphone Brand, Like Google or Samsung?

Kellen May 19, 2023 93

A little over a week ago, a survey made the rounds that showcased smartphone brand loyalty for Apple, Samsung, and Google. For Apple and Samsung, the results painted the picture of a couple of companies whose users are happy and plan to buy another of their...

Google and Apple Team Up to Stop Unwanted Tracking of People

Kellen May 2, 2023 4

The idea of a tracking device like the AirTag being used to pinpoint the location of your missing luggage or purse or keys is a brilliant one. The fact that we are in a position today to locate lost or stolen items with a tiny little out-of-sight gadget shows...

Google Might Help You Find Your Pixel Even If It’s Turned Off

Kellen April 7, 2023 8

I can't imagine the awful feeling that would hit your gut if you realized you lost your phone or that someone had stolen it. Our lives are so attached to smartphones that being without one while on the go, knowing that someone else might be trying to access...

If Buying a Phone Today, Who Makes It?

Kellen March 1, 2023 91

About a year ago I shared an opinion I had about the state of Android smartphones and how so many of you seemed uninterested in any device not made by Samsung. The title was "You Dislike Every Phone Unless Samsung Makes It," and it ran through all of the...

Google Could be Making Their Own AirTag Device

Kellen January 16, 2023 32

Tracking tags like Apple's AirTag and Tile sure seem to be popular. What was once a category of product that people mostly used to track luggage, these tracking devices are now being used for all sorts of ideas or to attach to items that you might not want to...

In 2022, We Didn’t Love: $1,000 Phones

Kellen December 27, 2022 23

A couple of years ago, when Samsung dropped the Galaxy S20 series on us, with price points starting at $$1,000 for the lowest-end model, I was worried. It sure looked like the beginning of a move toward the smartphone industry adopting a pricing scheme where...