Maybe the best two mid-ranger phones available in the USA right now! Google and OnePlus sell at the same MSRP, but they offer VERY different experiences. It’s time for a showdown!
ONEPLUS 12 CONTROVERSY! It’s a little concerning. My phone keeps trying to connect to a mystery network, listed as an ISP WiFi that (to my knowledge) doesn’t do business here in California. Has anyone else seen something like this? What’s going on?
The newest Wear OS watch from Mobvoi is not a radical hardware change. Where Xiaomi, Oppo, and Google are only just catching the tech in the Pro 5, the Enduro is a move towards slightly better efficiency and fancier build materials. It’s still a TicWatch though, and while some of the software situation has improved, we still...
I feel a lot of the photography enthusiasts out there are starting to miss some really exciting mobile cameras. Also, we only ever seem to have these kinds of “worth it” concerns after an Android launch… Never after an iPhone launch…
What’s going on with the OnePlus 12 camera? I’ve gotten a number of questions from folks concerned about the new camera sensor in the OnePlus 12, and how it might be different from the OnePlus Open. Is OnePlus trying to pull a fast one? Should folks expect poorer camera performance on the less expensive phone? Why did Sony...
Seems to me that Android as a platform was healthier when there was broader competition, and a wider range of designs and features. Samsung peaked with the S10, and sales have plummeted the more they copy Apple.
It’s the highest praise I can deliver, that a new phone is so good, it’s worth flipping a year-old phone to get it. The Vivo X100 Pro is a monster, but can it entice you away from an X90 Pro?
Well sure, a 5 year old phone will lose most of these performance comparisons against modern phones, but will it lose badly enough for consumers to care?
[Weird little guy in the back of the room.] Hey guys! I still like Qobuz. They pay rights holders better than Apple Music, aren’t nearly as far behind in catalog size as they used to be, and almost the entire catalog is CD quality or higher. No fancy algorithms or podcasts. Just hi-res music. Just saying. It’s an option.
I sat down with two MediaTek executives to chat about their new chip, their relationships with OEMs (chasing benchmark scores), and an aggressive shift towards mobile AI.
Apple still links services like device bricking to the Find My network. If your iphone is stolen, and you don’t want someone to reset it to use or sell, you HAVE to submit your location data to be a part of the tracker network. Disabling that, Apple sends users a scary nag email that their device is no longer protected.
TL;DR the developers of slay the spire created a fun free card game within 3 weeks to explore and learn the Godot game engine. You can play it here: megacrit.itch.io/dancing-duelists
Well at least it’s not Samsung colluding with other companies to fix prices again, right? Surely in a free market, Hynix and Micron will use this as an opportunity to compete with lower prices and consumers will benefit from healthy and robust competition.
A lot of folks are finding out that their bosses never REALLY cared that their job was done well, or even competently. If the company can save money with an AI that gets a bunch of stuff wrong, that’s “good enough”.
Pixel 8a vs OnePlus 12R: The Best Mid-Range Phone Fight in the USA! (youtu.be)
Maybe the best two mid-ranger phones available in the USA right now! Google and OnePlus sell at the same MSRP, but they offer VERY different experiences. It’s time for a showdown!
OnePlus 12 WiFi Mystery! Why is my phone connecting to an #OPTIMUM Network? (youtube.com)
ONEPLUS 12 CONTROVERSY! It’s a little concerning. My phone keeps trying to connect to a mystery network, listed as an ISP WiFi that (to my knowledge) doesn’t do business here in California. Has anyone else seen something like this? What’s going on?
Xiaomi 14: My Camera Lens Fogs Up Too! (youtube.com)
Yup. It happens to mine too. I’m just mad I didn’t think of testing it like this first.
TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro: A Small Refresh to a Nice Wear OS Watch (www.youtube.com)
The newest Wear OS watch from Mobvoi is not a radical hardware change. Where Xiaomi, Oppo, and Google are only just catching the tech in the Pro 5, the Enduro is a move towards slightly better efficiency and fancier build materials. It’s still a TicWatch though, and while some of the software situation has improved, we still...
Infinix Note 40 Pro Plus: A New Premium Look for a Budget Phone (youtu.be)
A new look for Infinix, but this design looks kinda familiar…
Desktop Mode on a PIXEL!!! Android 15 Developer Preview 2 and Video Output on the Pixel 8 Pro! (youtu.be)
Xiaomi 14 and an Omnivision Camera Sensor? Putting Sony on Notice! (youtu.be)
Remember when Google made their assistant worse and we all predicted they were planning on bringing the same features back but using AI bullshit?
Yeah. They did exactly that...
Galaxy S24 Ultra: How PetaPixel (and Other Photographers) Keep Getting Android Cameras Wrong... (youtu.be)
I feel a lot of the photography enthusiasts out there are starting to miss some really exciting mobile cameras. Also, we only ever seem to have these kinds of “worth it” concerns after an Android launch… Never after an iPhone launch…
Does the OnePlus 12 have a Stacked Camera Sensor? Is the Open Camera Better? CONTROVERSY! (www.youtube.com)
What’s going on with the OnePlus 12 camera? I’ve gotten a number of questions from folks concerned about the new camera sensor in the OnePlus 12, and how it might be different from the OnePlus Open. Is OnePlus trying to pull a fast one? Should folks expect poorer camera performance on the less expensive phone? Why did Sony...
Fossil is quitting smartwatches (www.theverge.com)
Google is partnering with Samsung because that’s the only way it can beat Apple (www.androidauthority.com)
Vivo X100 Pro vs X90 Pro: A Worthy One-Year Upgrade? (youtu.be)
It’s the highest praise I can deliver, that a new phone is so good, it’s worth flipping a year-old phone to get it. The Vivo X100 Pro is a monster, but can it entice you away from an X90 Pro?
Netflix might add in-app purchases and ads to its games no one plays (www.vg247.com)
Can a Five Year Old Phone Compete Today? How Far has Android Come Since the LG V50? (youtu.be)
Well sure, a 5 year old phone will lose most of these performance comparisons against modern phones, but will it lose badly enough for consumers to care?
Xbox spends "over a billion dollars a year" on Xbox Game Pass (www.eurogamer.net)
Not exactly right for this sub, but found inside a bustling Target... (lemdro.id)
It’s an almost two year old phone now…
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski (www.theguardian.com)
Interview: Dimensity 9300 - Is Generative AI the Future of Smartphones? (youtu.be)
I sat down with two MediaTek executives to chat about their new chip, their relationships with OEMs (chasing benchmark scores), and an aggressive shift towards mobile AI.
Apple's called Android a "massive tracking device" in an internal presentation (www.androidauthority.com)
https://lemdro.id/pictrs/image/85086591-be8b-43e8-b82d-455c5ed4caeb.webp
Acclaimed roguelike studio behind Slay the Spire releases new deckbuilder after publicly abandoning Unity over fee debacle (www.gamesradar.com)
TL;DR the developers of slay the spire created a fun free card game within 3 weeks to explore and learn the Godot game engine. You can play it here: megacrit.itch.io/dancing-duelists
Samsung Slashes NAND Output by 50%, Prices to Slowly Edge Higher (www.tomshardware.com)
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Asus only cut the PC department in July, and now the commercial department is also going to be cut (Asus Zenfone 10 is their last phone) (finance.technews.tw)
Here is the English translation...