When it comes to smartphone design, there are always compromises. If you want a high-resolution camera with OIS technology, you may have to put up with an unsightly camera bump. If you want a device with a big battery, you won’t get the lightest and slimmest device around. However, one IndieGoGo project is aiming to show that it can get around all these compromises… and we have a very hard time buying into its legitimacy.
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Since launching about three months ago, Apple Music hasn’t exactly provided a consistent and pleasurable user experience on iOS. While Apple Music really nailed music curation right out of the gate, overall usability on the app left a whole lot to be desired. As we highlighted on numerous occasions over the past few weeks, the initial incarnation of Apple Music was fraught with a number of frustrating bugs, with one of the more prominent issues being the inability to consistently add songs to a selected playlist.
Also problematic is that mobile performance was at times erratic. Often times, Apple Music would seemingly stall for minutes on end. Compounding matters is that some of the service’s more basic functions were hidden behind a rather unintuitive UI. Even worse, some functions — such as hopping from a song to the album it came from — seemingly worked just 30% of the time.
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Amazon’s main deal of the day today offers up to 75% off dozens of different wedding rings and anniversary rings for men and women. It’s a great deal, but the site’s secondary Gold Box sale is what drew our attention. Today only, until midnight PDT tonight, Amazon is offering big savings of up to 60% off already discounted prices on networking gear and storage solutions.
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Buying a new iPhone used to seem like such a simple process, or at least comparatively less confusing than it is nowadays. All carriers used to offer you the option of purchasing the handset for just $199.99 with a new two-year contract or paying outright for the handset. Apple would also sell you full-price unlocked devices if you so desired. But things have changed a lot since then, and you’ll also have to consider one more important factor when buying the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, especially if you want carrier freedom.
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One of the mantras of last year’s iPhone 6 reviews was that the iPhone 6 Plus was amazing when it comes to battery life, while the iPhone 6 had better battery life than predecessors but not necessarily enough to meet daily heavy usage needs. This year, the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have similar designs to Apple’s 2014 smartphone, but that doesn’t mean they have identical batteries.
In fact, on both devices, Apple had to use slightly smaller batteries as it needed extra space inside the phones to accommodate the taptic engine required for 3D Touch. However, battery life quotes remained exactly the same for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on Apple’s site, suggesting there aren’t any reasons to worry about battery life. And fresh battery life tests seem to indicate exactly that.
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Of all the late night talk show host departures of the past several months, none have been quite as difficult to accept as Jon Stewart’s. That’s not to say that we won’t miss David Letterman, but after more than 30 years on the air, his retirement didn’t come as much of a shock.
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The iPhone 6s is finally here and 3D Touch stands front and center as the device’s most intriguing new feature. With over 90 sensors packed into the display, the iPhone 6s can granularly detect how much pressure a user is applying to the screen. As a result, the iPhone 6s features the most efficient and powerful incarnation of iOS we’ve seen to date.
While the possibilities for 3D Touch are endless — especially in the realm of gaming — Apple has already found a number of good uses for the technology across its own selection of bundled apps. For instance, a heavy press on the camera icon enables users to quickly take a selfie. If a user heavy press on the Maps app, they can easily and more quickly share their location with friends or access directions home. Even more useful is Apple’s implementation of peek and pop, a feature which allows iPhone 6s users to preview content without actually opening up a new application.
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Here you have this incredible portable computer that you spent hundreds or even thousands of dollars on, and you carry it around in a ratty old laptop bag that’s about to fall apart. It’s time to upgrade your gear and protect your investment in style.
Amazon has tons of great laptop bags and backpacks available in all shapes and sizes, but we’re going to focus on three in particular today. Why these three? Because they’re all on sale at huge discounts right now.
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Google just officially announced its new Nexus 5X phone, but Android fans are already complaining about it, just like they’ve done about every new Android phone this year. Granted, the complaints about the Nexus 5 aren’t as vociferous as the ones we’ve seen about the OnePlus Two or the Galaxy Note 5, but they’re there nonetheless. Judging from the fan reaction over in /r/Android and other Android forums, these are the five biggest complaints Android fans have about the new devices.
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Google might not be as well known for its hardware as it is for its search engine and the incredible apps its brings to mobile platforms, but after unveiling two new Nexus phones as well as two new Chromecast devices, the company took a few minutes to showcase a gorgeous new tablet it’s calling the Pixel C.
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