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Current phone (LG G4) to my future phone (Galaxy S6 plus)

2015-08-18T10:10:00.001-07:00

Well guess i'm back. I close friend of mine recently restarted his blog and that got me thinking about mine. Its been awhile but with a move to another state and a promotion at work there has not been much time for this but here we go again. Lets see what have I been up to?? New phones as usual :-) I had the Note 4 for awhile but then the lovely LG G4 caught my eye.

With the promise of a ultra fast focus and a lovely back cover it pulled me away from the Galaxy Note 4. Now i have had it for about 3 months now and it has slowed down, camera does not launch as fast, phone overheats, screen freezes up forcing me to do a battery pull. Battery life not so good either and cannot make it a full day at work without having to switch out batteries. I know what you are thinking...that's just me getting bored of my phone yet again and for that I would say you are wrong. I really like the direction that Samsung is taking when it comes to how the phone looks and feels, I however disagree with them removing the expandable storage.

I know it looks great and with that sexy looking edge. Not to mention it outlasts that Iphone 6 plus in a drop test so that makes me feel a little better about having a glass phone. As you can see from that video it will be fine. The Edge plus is mostly the same as the Note 5 with the exception of the S Pen which I did not see myself using that much with the Note 4 so thats's why I am opting for the edge plus. Now with the incorporation of "Apps Edge" I see myself using that and "People's Edge" alot. Also with built in wireless fast charging no more plugging in your phone every night just drop it on the charging pad and you are good to go. I cant wait for mine to show up and will share my experiences with you once I have played with it and see how it is on a daily basis. So more to come keep in tune and if there is anything you want me to test out for you let me know in the comments below. Talk to you soon.

The New Apple Macbook Air

2013-08-29T18:40:00.000-07:00

Well folks like i said in the last post i was going to try the apple way for the next chapter of my blog so here it is. I finally pulled the trigger and got my self a new 2013 Macbook Air. It does get some getting used to since all i have know is windows, first lets talk about build, the weight on this thing is awesome after picking up a Macbook pro and then having this its like night and day. The quality is great and I love the back lit keyboard.

Like i said everything is just a little different and takes some getting used. Took a little while to get me gmail hooked into the mail but now it is all up and running i have no issues. The track pad and scrolling is a tricky but you get used to it, the short cuts and gestures are cool and makes navigating on here super easy, the internet connection is great, battery life about 13 hours on a full charge, all apps and such are running great with no lag.

Well i have only had it for a day so more to come when i have put it through its paces. For anyone out there that has a macbook air what are some cool accessories out there that i can get for my new toy?? Cases, Bags, docks, stands let me know so i can check them out. Well Thanks guys you'll be hearing from me.

Switching from Android to Apple.

2013-06-03T10:02:00.000-07:00

Ok Boys and girls, believe it or not i am really considering switching from Android to Apple. Lets rephrase, By the end of the year I will be getting rid of my PC getting a iMac and possibly getting an iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 which every one they have coming out. Now most of you that know me know that i have been a die hard advocate of Android but as Steve Jobs always said "It Just Works" and the more I do research on Apple products the more I like it.

Now i know that Android is all about the ability to have it how you want it and apple is not, but while doing my research i have found that if you jailbreak your iPhone you can have most of the things you have in android including widgets. So there goes that argument. The hardware from apple is awesome and the 27 iMac i see in my future looks great, multi gestures with the track pad, Fusion Drive which is a hybrid regular harddrive plus a SSD drive working together to seemlessly let often used applications be put onto the SSD part of the hard drive and then replace them as needed.

Now for all my movie and tv shows that I have and let me tell you I have alot on my harddrives, with the Apple TV3 and Itunes I can have all my media in one spot and stream it to an Apple TV which in the future i see 1 for each of my tv. Which means i can stream from any room.

Ok ok I know there are alot of non belivers out there and will think i am kidding but you stay tuned and see. I will be blogging about the transition from Windows to Mac and from Android to iPhone so let the games begin. Who knows I might be able to convert some of you Android guys after you see my set up.

Leave a comment on if you think i will be able to do it.

HTC One - The New One

2013-02-23T21:52:00.000-08:00

Here come the newest addition the the HTC family the HTC One with a great Machined aluminium shell that incorporates polycarbonate accents.HTC even sourced custom-grade aluminum that's harder than what's found on the iPhone 5. In front are two aluminum bands (top and bottom) separated by a vast sheet of Gorilla Glass 2 covering a gorgeous 4.7-inch 1080p (468 dpi) Super LCD 3 display.Dont forget "Beats" audio on board too to give that stereo speaker sound.The back of the device is home to the main UltraPixel camera and a single LED flash.

The HTC One is powered by Qualcomm's newly minted quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 paired with 2GB of LP-DDR2 RAM and 32 or 64GB of built-in storage,Wireless functionality includes WiFi a/ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS / aGPS, NFC and DLNA.

Stateside, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile will also offer 4G versions of the fresh handset -- but none have mentioned pricing or availability, yet. Sorry Verizon you will have to keep the Droid DNA no HTC One for you guys.

Galaxy Note 8 Its here baby

2013-02-23T21:34:00.001-08:00

Well as you all know I am loving my Galaxy Note 2 and i just heard some great news for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the rumored Galaxy Note 8 is indeed for real and will be released to the world some time in Q2. Here is the break down of the specs.1,280 x 800 TFT display, Exynos 4 Quad with 2GB RAM (clocked at 1.6GHz), TouchWiz-skinned Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 OS, S Pen. I will carry mostly all the same features as the Galaxy Note 2 like multi screen and all the Spen fun, but they are adding a little extra with the Smart remote app which will get you program guide info on your tablet and even change the channel with the built in IR blaster.

Well i have been waiting for something like this for sure as i was contemplating on getting the Galaxy Note 10.1 but who what such a big thing now a days and with the iPad Mini you know this was coming and i love it, oh by the way they fixed a little issue I had with the Note too where the Spen would not work on the Menu and Back buttons on the phone now you can use the spen. Also it will be rocking a nice big battery at 4600 mAh my only gripe is that its not shipping with Android 4.2 it still has the 4.1.2 which i have on my Note and if its not coming with it when am i going to get it on my Note??

I guess only time will tell. Wow so many choices but we have to see how pricing goes and exactly when it will be available.So what is on your list to buy?? A new Windows 8 tablet?? iPad Mini?? Or something along the like of the Galaxy Note 8?? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Chrome Book - Is this the Future??

2012-11-13T08:27:00.000-08:00

Ok Acer just announced starting Today they will start selling a their Acer C7 Chromebook for a low low $199. If you ever considered getting a Chromebook with this price how can you say no?? Here is what you get 11.6’’ (1366x768) display ■1 inch thin – 3 lbs / 1.4 kg ■3.5 hours of battery1 ■Intel® Core™ processor ■100 GB Google Drive Cloud Storage2 with 320 GB Hard Disk Drive ■Dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Ethernet ■HD Camera ■3x USB 2.0 ■1x HDMI Port, 1x VGA port

As you can see you not only do you get 320GB hard drive but you also get 100GB of Cloud storage free for 2 years. I must say im not truly convinced of the Chromebook but with everything being in the cloud why not?? The Chromebook uses google Chrome OS and is all web based. It pretty much a big android phone so we have all these apps that help with our productivity so it should be a easy move right?? Google Docs take the place of your Office Suite and can do all those things and with google drive you can save all you docs in the cloud and pull them up where ever you have an internet connection. No more leaving your stuff at home and not have access.

Music can be streamed using any of the many internet based services out there like Pandora, Slacker, Rdio, IHeart Radio as well as your Google Music collection. Photo editing can be done with apps out there. I sure hope Santa gets me this for Christmas (wink wink) to the wife :-) and then i can do a more indepth review of these Chromebooks for you guys and see if its the wave of the Future.

For more info please see the link below. http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/acer-c7-chromebook.html#overview

Galaxy Note 2 my impressions

2012-11-13T08:03:00.000-08:00

Well I finally pulled the trigger and went and got me the Galaxy Note 2 from T-Mobile. And I have to say I am loving this phone.I thought it would be too big but after using it now for a week It does not seem that big. First it's light and thin so although its big with a 5.5 inch screen it not bulky. Having that quad core in there makes it fast and with it running jelly bean it is buttery smooth. All the apps on there run fast with no hiccups and the included apps that the phone came with are awesome. All the features are great and work well for a person that's very artistic or for someone that that is work orientated like me.

Love the feature where you can cut any picture out with your Spen and either email it or send it as a text message. Taking screen shots are so easy by holding down the SPen button and the pen to the screen for a couple seconds and there you have it a screen shot that you can write on and share with all your friends, either facebook or messaging. I find myself sending more emails and messages because i can make notes on a photo before i send it. The air view feature is great to look at pictures and videos but i really dont find myself using it that often. I do however like how the gallery for your photo's has options to view them either the classic way, time line or the lovely spiral view see pics below

Lets talk Camera and Video. The phone takes awesome pictures with a ton of functions to make it awesome. For fast moving shots try the burst shot that will take 6 shots at once, best faces also takes a few shot at once so you can as you can imagine use the best faces to come up with an awesome photo. You have paranorma, low light mode,and the one i love is where you can use your voice to say "smile" and the camera takes the shot.

Video is the usual suspects apart from the awesome Slow Motion mode. Here you can make some great slow motion movies simply by selecting "slow Motion" and start shooting. Its great to show to your friends.

Ok for sure when you first show off this phone you will get the usual reactions of how big this phone is, but once they hold it and start to play with it a little you came to see how smooth it runs and how fast the apps pull up and run with out a hiccup. 20 mins later after they finally give you back your phone they are really considering getting one also. My brother in-law who has always been a apple wanna be fan boy and loves his ITunes and is always fine tuning it told me that after seeing this phone he is really thinking of jumping on the Android band wagon. And thats a Big wow if anyone knows him. Two days ago he told me he signed up for a google account and started putting his music collection up to Google Music. Just so he can get ready for his eventual move to the Galaxy Note 2 .

Battery Life - Well with a 3100Mah battery you get a full day of regular use and i find myself not having to charge my phone during the day (it is a very hard habit to break) I keep a charger in my office because i am so used to everytime im in there to just plug it in and charge it, same goes for when i'm in the car and plugging it in. I have attached a screen shot of my battery usage where i am at almost 14 hours with the phone off the charger and i still have 53% of my battery left so as you can see you can make a full day easy.

Anyway with all these features on this phone i would be here all day talking about stuff so if there is anything you want me to cover drop me a comment or shoot me an email and i will cover it in another post so for now seeya.

XBOX Smartglass and Microsoft Ecosystem

2012-10-27T10:13:00.001-07:00

I must say I was a little hesitant about this new smart glass tech that Microsoft came out with but now that it's here and I actually used it I think I might have to rethink this Microsoft ecosystem.

First off I was a beta tester for the new xbox 360 update so for weeks I have been playing with the features like Internet Explorer on the xbox and it worked well, it was smooth and fluid not to mention having a 60 inch monitor to surf the Web is just plain awesome. But to have to use the 360 controller was sort of a pain. Well with the release of the new Windows 8 operating system here comes all the cool things for their ecosystem such as the smartglass app for android.

mind you I have only played with it for a day and have to say I am impressed not only can it work over your home wireless network but you can also use it over other networks such as your cellular connection. It just works, mind you its not as smooth as if it were on your home network but it works just the same. Scrolling through Web pages zoom in and out on your Android phone, type in Web pages on your phone and it shows up on the xbox, let's not forget if you have a kinect (like I do) just say 'xbox' and there a lot of voice controls you can use also. If you have an xbox 360 I say jump on there and download the latest version of the software and have some fun oh xbox live membership is needed for these functions of course.

With all these functions working so well it makes me think about all the cool hardware that is coming out such as the Nokia Lumia 920 and the new Surface Tablets from Microsoft. So I went back looked at the Nokia 920 keynote as well as some Surface reviews on YouTube and have to say it has me really thinking about giving Microsoft a shot in the coming year. I remember when Android was in this stage, when they only had so many apps in their app store but look at them now. So this might be a new beginning for Microsoft and their line. And with the ecosystem of Windows 8 I just want to see how they deal with future updates. And let's hope we don't have to wait months for the a release of the most recent software like we do now for Android, that's what really bugs me about android.

Anyway enough ranting for one day look out for more posts coming soon.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 August 24

2012-10-08T11:38:00.001-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Note II Launching In Both White And Gray On October 24th? | | TmoNewsTmoNews

Hit the link above for some recent news if you're on TMO like me and waiting for the Note 2

T Mobile and Metro PCS merger.

2012-10-03T07:23:00.001-07:00

Well folks its in the works T-Mobile and Metro PCS are in talks to merge. Metro PCS to get 1.5 billion our of this. T-Mobile to retain 76% share and Metro PCS 24% more to come later

Limited Edition The Dark Knight Rises Blu-Ray Releasing Dec 4

2012-09-29T09:21:00.001-07:00

December 4th is the official release date.This limited edition Bat Cowl packaging which will be available at launch.The standard Blu-ray edition has an MSRP of $35.99, while the Bat Cowl Limited Edition's tag is $39.99. Additionally, fans can nab the whole trilogy in the The Dark Knight Trilogy Limited Edition Giftset which has a price of $52.99, although they might want to wait until 2013 when The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Collector's Edition will arrive.

Blu-ray Combo Pack $35.99

Single disc Amaray $28.98

Bat Cowl package Blu-ray Combo Pack $39.99

The Dark Knight Trilogy – Blu-ray $52.99

The Dark Knight Trilogy DVD $38.99

Street Date: December 4, 2012

LG Optimus Vu II specs officially unveiled

2012-09-29T09:06:00.001-07:00

Are you ready for this one?? A 5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio The CPU is a Qualcomm MSM8960 that's a newer design than the previous one, but is still a dual-core chip clocked at 1.5GHz. The RAM has been doubled to 2GB, the battery is just a hair larger at 2,150mAh and it will come with Android 4.0 out of the box plus that integrated IR blaster and QRemote software to control your home theater. Lets not forget as well as a Rubberdium Pen 2.0 stylus with a thinner, more precise nub.

Is this the competition for the Galaxy Note 2?? take a look at the picture and let me know what you think.

Is BlackBerry on the come back?? <--Video

2012-09-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

RIM recently had their Blackberry 10 Keynote telling us all about the new Blackberry 10 OS and all of its new features and after watching it i have to say i am intrigued. I have attached the video of them demonstrating some of the features that are to come with their upcoming release.

The "Flow" is what they talk about the most as well as the ability to "Peek" from any screen and get back to the main hub. Blackberry 10 is hoped to launch early 2013. What do you think?? Is that too late for Rim?? After everyone has just spent all their money buying up Apple and Samsung tech for the Holidays?? Are they going to care when it comes out??

Leave your thoughts and comments below we would love to hear from you

To all my SuperHero Loving Friends I give you ARROW

2012-09-28T07:15:00.001-07:00

Ok if you are a fan of things SuperHero-ish and loved Smallville and like superman and DC comics then you will be looking forward to the upcoming new series on the CW called Arrow. Too bad they didnt use that same guy that was in Smallville for the part he would have been awesome. But check below for a full description of the show to come out October 10th 2012, check your local listings for the time. 10.10.2012

Arrow is a modern retelling of the adventures of legendary DC hero Green Arrow. After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante - to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on - and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine. The series stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Colin Donnell as Tommy, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance. Based on characters appearing in comic books and graphic novels published by DC Comics, ARROW is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti ("Green Lantern," "Brothers & Sisters"), Marc Guggenheim ("FlashForward," "Eli Stone"), Andrew Kreisberg ("Warehouse 13," "The Vampire Diaries") and David Nutter ("Smallville," "Supernatural," "Game of Thrones"). Melissa Kellner Berman ("Eli Stone," "Dirty Sexy Money") is co-executive producer. The pilot was directed by David Nutter from a teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim, story by Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim.

Samsung's Next BIG Announcement??

2012-09-27T18:18:00.002-07:00

OK Samsung has sent out save the date for its next Big Announcement. Looks like it will be October 24th 2012 at 7pm in NYC. In the picture you can definately see a stylus, sooooooo is it something to do with the Galaxy Note 2?? Are they offically launching it in the US??. Some more cool new apps for the note?? Something revolutionary? Could it be the followup to the Note 10.1?? Note 10.1 2??? That would be awesome all those cool new features in a 10.1?? Lets just dream and say something in the middle size range?? A 7"Inch or 8"inch Note??

Well like the picture says save the date and we will see what we have to expect. If you think you know whats coming please leave a comment below and we can see how it plays out in the end.

Google Play Store .25Cent Sale

2012-09-26T20:06:00.001-07:00

Google Play Store has hit 25 Billion app downloads and to celebrate they had a .25 cent sale going on for the next 5 days to celebrate. So head over to the play store and enjoy the deep discountssome include:Asphalt 7:Heat, Office Suite Pro 6, Angry Birds Space Premium.

You guys will also discover a curated collection of 25 must-own movies, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and 25 top-selling magazines. Enjoy while you can.

Galaxy Note 2 launches........

2012-09-26T19:49:00.001-07:00

Galaxy Note 2 Launches in Korea. Do you really want that Note?? Then a short trip to Korea will get you one where it launched today on 3 different carriers and all were sporting LTE connectivity there (yeah Baby) They are available in 32GB or 64GB versions.

The Note 2 is said to be heading for 128 countries and we can expect it to be here in the US in November. So keep on the look out here for more news as it comes. I am surly looking forward to the US release on T-Mobile. hmmmmmm Maybe I will get more work done.?

HTC's Windows Phone 8X & 8S Keynote Video

2012-09-22T17:12:00.001-07:00

If you missed my previous post on these phones then fear not please find attached the Keynote of HTC's upcoming Windows phones. Skip to 7:30 and enjoy.

AS always feel free to leave your questions or comments below

Fox to sell Digital HD movies three weeks ahead

2012-09-22T12:46:00.001-07:00

Ok so Fox with its new DHD initiative (Digital HD )will focus on getting DHD movies out to you 3 weeks ahead of Discs and Video on Demand. Not to mention at a reasonable price of $15. This is an awesome step towards going totally digital which i can see happening in the future (My future is Now<---I'm already copying all my media to hard drives).

According to the studio when this kicks off September 18th, it will make more than 600 films available across stores including Amazon, CinemaNow, iTunes, PlayStation, VUDU and Xbox. Prometheus is also Fox's first UV title and its first new release under the DHD program, but if you prefer your digital movies in another format, it looks like you'll be able to get them.

Prometheus will be the first Movie from this studio and will be available to add to your UltraViolet Account. For all of you out there that don't Know what UltraViolet is this is the next step in the Digital age where all your Movies and Tv Shows will all be housed on the Ultraviolet Servers and will be able to stream to any computer, smart phone, tablet, gaming device and laptops at any time. You buy content and it's yours forever to be in your collection. You can download movies at any time for use on your devices for offline use (If you are going on a trip where there is no internet connection). There are alot of companies getting on board with this process including VUDU, amazon, google play amd many more. If you have old DVD's Walmart even has a service that will convert your Movies to Digital. Standard Definition will cost you $2.00 per disc and an HD movie will be $5.00. You might think its a little high in price but think about it, you will never have to worry about scratching your movies and of course no matter where you are as long as you have an internet connection you have access to your movie collection.

I think thats the right step in the Future. What do you think??

iPhone 5 Impressions <---Your Thoughts / Commentary

2012-09-22T11:40:00.001-07:00

Ok now that the iPhone 5 is out and we know what all the spec's are what are your thoughts?? From a company that is supposed to be in the forefront of Innovation and had always seemed to be leading the pack when it came to new features. Does the iPhone 5 leave you feeling let down??

Do all these new features already exist in Android phones? Windows Phones?? What's Missing?? NFC?? Wireless Charging??.

Tell me your thoughts, comments, gribes on this subject below.

Verizon Customers - No more UNLIMITED DATA

2012-09-22T11:27:00.000-07:00

Sad to say for all my Verizon customers out there but straight from the mouth of Verizon's CEO at a recent investor conference "Unlimited is just a word, it doesn't really mean anything." Meaning that they are pushing these new Shared Data plans. If you have been on Verizon for a few years now and were lucky enough to have been grandfathered in on the Unlimited Data for $30 a month your choices are as follows.

1 - If you upgrade to a new phone and renew your contract for another 2 years to subsidize the cost of that awesome new smart phone then you will have to pick one of the shared data plans that the company now offers so Smartphone + $40 Basic Phone + $30 Verizon Jetpack USB Modem + $20 Tablet + $10 Unlimited Talk & Text with 1GB Shared Data $50/month Monthly Account AccessUnlimited Talk & Text with 2GB Shared Data $60/month Monthly Account AccessUnlimited Talk & Text with 4GB Shared Data $70/month Monthly Account AccessUnlimited Talk & Text with 6GB Shared Data $80/month Monthly Account AccessUnlimited Talk & Text with 8GB Shared Data $90/month Monthly Account AccessUnlimited Talk & Text with 10GB Shared Data $100/month

2. To keep the Unlimited Data for $30 a month buy a Unsubsidized phone (off contract full price) and just activate it and nothing chances...yeahhh!!. You have to calculate do you save money on the long run after you just bought a $500 or $600 phone??

Do you even go through that much data?? for some people that use their phone on a daily basis for Voice, email, texts, GPS and as a hotspot you might want to stick with the Grandfathered price. But really for most regular comsumers do you go through 2 GB a month?? That is another consideration when making this choice. Go online check you r accoun to really see how much you use each month and calculate out the price difference if you were to switch to the shared data plan. In the end as we always say it comes down to each individual person and their usage.

T-Mobile Zero down Magenta Sale going on Now

2012-09-22T11:26:00.002-07:00

Now for some T-Mobile Love. From Sept 21-Sept 30, this promo will allow customers to pick up any device for a net cost of $0 after signing up for a qualifying Unlimited Value and Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data (Unlimited, 5GB or 10GB) plans and sending a mail-in rebate. Yes really a mail-in rebate so its not really a Zero dowm you will still have to pony up some money when you go into the store and it all depends on the phone you decide to get. Example the lovely Galaxy S3 will be $149 out of pocket and then you will recieve a $150. rebate which in the end will be $.00 Zero right?? You just have to waith for it to come in the mail. HTC's One S will be $49.00 out of pocket and a $50 Mail in rebate. Alone with all the phone in the store so you can check those out. Also don't forget that there will also be a $20. Monthly payment installment on your monthly bill....its not free free after all.

This sale applies to New and existing customers so if your in the mood for a new phone so you can brag to your friends who are sporting the iPhone 5 and all the cool things your phone can do that theirs cant?? Well here is you chance.

IOS 6 and YouTube

2012-09-19T23:02:00.001-07:00

Ok fans for all of you that have any IOS devices you should know that when you upgrade you will loose the YouTube App that was on there. I have and iPad 2 and silly me downloaded the new software update so i could feeel involved. Well I did it right before i went to work and did not have any time to play around with it much. Only to find out later on that my kids who are avid fans of Youtube <---Littlest Pet Shop videos call to ask me what I did. I had no clue until i got home and did some research and it gone by Apple. Something to do with Google buying Youtube and Apple doesnt want Google things on their phone, bla bla bla bla bla.

Any how there are a few apps out there that will do what you need but the simplest way is probably just to book mark the website in safari and be done with it. If you know of any bugs or something that irks you please feel free to comment below.

Are you thinking of getting a New Phone Soon??

2012-09-19T09:50:00.002-07:00

Ok so I have been talking to a few of my friends and Co-workers and i seem to hear alot of them thinking about getting a new phone. Of course being the Tech Guy at work they ask my opinion....Kidding not just Tech Guy <---Tech Genius :-)

So i tell them just to wait it out for a little longer they are so many announcements, some that have already happened and we know they are coming but just waiting on pricing and dates of release.

Lets Break down your choices so far. iPhone 5 alot of people have been waiting for this one, new design, bigger screen, LTE and IOS 6. Its thinner, its faster (faster than the 4S), great camera and they finally have a somewhat decent navigation (by the way android has had navi for awhile now). All great things but if you're like me and expected more from the company that is know for theu innovation then you might want to think about jumping on the Android train or even Windows.

Android phones a few making waves right now are Samsung GS3 a great all around phone with great speed, great camera, NFC, easy share with friends and loks really nice. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 recently announced said to hit the US before the end of the year. This phone of course begs the age old question "Is it too big?" I've spoken to this in previous post so you can check that out but with a Quad Core at 1.6 Ghz 2 GB RAM and the SPen. If you are into productivity and or creativity on the Go then you might want to look into this one. Motorola and their RAZOR line of phone seems to be getting some hype so you might want to check those out too.

Now the "New" kids on the block Windows Phone 8. Both Nokia and HTC recently revealed their line up of this Holiday Season and they look sleek if you are into bold color and like to be noticed then there you go, with this phone at your ear you are sure to turn some head and have them wondering "what phone is that?" If you are in the mood for something different then you might think of getting one of these. Nokia seems to have some cool innovations with their camera and of course you should'nt have to worry about them getting sued :-)

So what would i do? I would stay tuned here on my blog because i will be posting all release information, including when, where and how much. So you can make a well informed decision and not regret your purchase after you extended your contract for 2 more years.

Anyway if you have any thought or comments please feel free to insert comments below .

HTC's Windows Phone 8X and 8S

2012-09-19T09:19:00.001-07:00

Ok So HTC had their announcement in NYC to to launch their 2 new Windows Phone 8 phones they are Windows Phone 8X and 8S. The 8X will be the top of the line model which is pictured above and will boast a 4.3 Inch Super LCD 2 display with Gorilla Glass. Dual-Core 1.5 Ghz S4 processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB on board storage which from my understanding is not expandable, 1800mAh battery (which is unremoveable), this phone will have all the regular radio bands an LTE for the US.

Its sports a full body color with accents of that color in the earpiece as well comes in California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow, 8MP camera on the front able to record at 1080p and of course has beats audio with a built in amplifer. Not much on the OS as yet as Microsoft will have another press event to delve more into the OS and announce their Own Windows Phone probaly.

On to the Other model the 8S. This phone has little lower specs and they are 4 inch Super LCD display, dual-core S4 processor clocked at 1Ghz with 512MB RAM, 1700mAh battery. It will have a 5MP camera cabable of shooting 720p res videos it comes in a nice Two-tone Polycarbonate body. It however does not have a front facing camera. You can expect this Mid Range phone and its Big Brother to be available early November of course right on time for the Holiday season.

Wow so many choices this Holiday Season I'll be making my wish list and hopefully Santa will know that i've been a good boy this year and bring me something nice :-)

I will post more photo's as soon as i get some more. Stay tuned.