Matt Anderson 
This is seems like an obligatory post that pops up on Engadget at least once every two days and they’re getting paid the big bucks so I figured let’s give it a whirl. I will however be injecting some uncomfortable and deranged sexual innuendo into the process that I feel is desperately missing from the … Read more
We’ve been all over the board here at the staff since the update. Some of us are claiming constant non-stop drain and others are doing okay. I can’t say we’ve had anyone reporting massive increases in battery life though. Fair disclosure does dictate that I tell you we’re quite the phone junkies so we’re constantly … Read more
Following the Netflix and Comcast agreement we get reports today that Netflix speeds have magically increased from around 1.5Mbps to over 2. Seems like Comcast, with an extra influx of money from Netflix, was able to hire someone to “find” a little extra bandwidth somewhere behind the cupboard. This is irritating although not startling news. … Read more
Most people are locked on to this idea that Cortana is the WP 8.1 show stopper. I disagree. Digital assistants and I have a very tumultuous relationship in every iteration that has existed. Voice controls just feel clunky to me. Being able to process and understand natural language is one thing, but being able to … Read more
I’ve been experimenting with themes on my new yellow 1020. I don’t really dig the yellow tiles myself so I’ve been using blue. What I also realized is that once I find my comfort color, I tend to stick with it. I’ve had three windows phones since they’ve released. I started on the Surround, followed … Read more
So a few days after the update is always a time of trials and tribulations as people settle back into their routines and try and accomplish all their every day tasks with the updated version of Windows. There have always been hiccups in the process of any major and sometimes minor OS updates. I’ve had … Read more
Reports of the 10th have obviously become erroneous at this point. Looking over to WPCentral, they’ve pegged a date for either the 14th or 15th, which would jive well with reports from Microsoft about being the first part of April. So we can all stop hitting our “check for updates” buttons for a while and … Read more
I’ve been waiting all day wondering whether or not to post this. I was going to try and be patient so that Simmons could get a chance to defend his all might leaders but then I got bored, did some soul searching, and realized I didn’t care. Plus he accepted the facebook friend request I … Read more
Now calm down folks. If you’re like me you read that and thought you were about to be doing some phone updates. Not true. This is desktop OS update for Windows 8 to 8.1. Story broke out of Microsoft news and I’m going through the process myself as I type this. They did it in … Read more
Just saw this hit twitter. Still no exact date for when this will happen but keep your eyes peeled between now and then. I’ve heard as early as the 10th or as late as the 14th by this estimation of when things will be sent out. To make sure you’re prepared for the update when … Read more