In an unexpected move, Google announced a “Google Edition” Samsung Galaxy S4 at their IO event. This would be a streamline version of the device running only android, no UI overlays or enhancements. Before the news could full set in, wishes and rumors of a HTC One version started to fly. Low and behold, the HTC … Read more
Google has been on a hell of a roll lately, and from the looks of this new Gmail update, it looks like they’ll be slowing down no time soon. Attempts to tidy up your inbox, or at least bring some sort of calm to it, is not new. But this time around, the “tabs” concept … Read more
Google Maps Navigation is my Old Faithful. It’s polished and given its popularity my guess is that it has better and fresher traffic and road information than anything. Also the voice is pleasant. It’s just polished, you know? Got the top notch voice recognition, layers, street view, screen diming, it’s damn good. Also Google does … Read more
Yes, LG is not interested and won’t be making successor to current Google Nexus Phone. LG’s VP said it is not finding any added value without its “skins” despite the current Nexus Phones it made received well in the market, via Mashable Source: Mashable.com
When it comes to Google Glasses, the concept of wearable technology still needs to warm up to most, but when it comes to the internet, the trolls will take advantage of anything! Check out this video of “The Google Glasses photographer.” They sure do clown these things pretty good!
I’ve kept a close eye on Waze for a number of years now, ever since it’s Windows Mobile days! I must say, it has come a long way, a very long way. The concept behind Waze has always been interesting to me, a crowd sourced experience to ultimately get you where you’re going a bit … Read more
Two of the biggest companies in smartphone cases OtterBox and LifeProof are now one big happy family. OtterBox today announced that it has acquired LifeProof and it’s 250 employees and is now merging the brands together with it’s 650 employees worldwide. Details of the acquisition have not been disclosed as OtterBox is a privately owned … Read more
Daily I try to check around to get a micro snapshot of the important smartphone market. Amazon’s best seller list (updated hourly) is one of the places I rely on to give an indication of a device’s sales appeal. Since the launch of the HTC One I’ve noticed that although highly acclaimed by every reviewer … Read more
If you have a Lumia then you likely already have a Qi wireless charger to go with. Now to add the watch. There’s a new Kickstarter for Agent. It’s a new smart watch that can charge using a Qi wireless charger but it has a 7 day battery life when connected anyway. Style is also … Read more
There is nothing more to say than this is just an awesome piece of work. The cinematography and flow to it is spot on and the timely use of the galaxy s4 hits the right notes. Ladies and gents please check out Hi Hey Hello featuring the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Shortly after their acquisition of tumblr, Yahoo slapped together a public announcement for all. After earlier reports that they would not “screw up” tumblr, aka the Facebook/Instagram promise, they rolled out a whopping 1TB of storage to new and existing users. Did I mention this is a full resolution upload deal? Along with your damn … Read more
On episode 43 of That’s The Lifestyle, we cover Google’s sprawling 4 hour keynote. Specifically some of the more exciting topics, Google really went all out this year! Not to mention, some of the announced features were available same day.