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In 2022, We Didn’t Love: $1,000 Phones

Kellen December 27, 2022 23

A couple of years ago, when Samsung dropped the Galaxy S20 series on us, with price points starting at $$1,000 for the lowest-end model, I was worried. It sure looked like the beginning of a move toward the smartphone industry adopting a pricing scheme where...

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In 2022, We Loved: All of the Frosted and Matte Glass

Kellen December 27, 2022 9

We were one of the earliest in this space to share our distaste for the excessive use of glass in smartphone designs. We questioned why anyone would call glass "premium," when it is without a doubt an incredibly fragile material that can be easily scratched or...

Sunbird Promises iMessage on Android and Blue Bubbles

Kellen December 2, 2022 70

Apple has made it clear that they have no plans to bring iMessage over to Android. They know it keeps their users on the platform and are apparently fine with the green bubble bullying of Android users that is a result of the broken messaging experience iPhone...

Wednesday Poll: Do You Stick to One Brand or Switch It Up?

Tim November 23, 2022 59

There are plenty of companies out there making good products. For me, I have zero brand loyalty, because why should I? I'm always going to use what works best for me. That means if I want to use the Pixel Watch with the Galaxy Z Fold 4, you best believe that's...

Physical SIM or eSIM For You?

Kellen November 4, 2022 61

When Apple launched the iPhone 14 line a few weeks back, they made a pretty major move to the way they'll connect to a cellular network. Apple removed the physical SIM card slot and instead forced everyone in the US who bought one to connect via eSIM. This...

Apple Raises Prices of Apple Music, TV+, and One

Kellen October 24, 2022 11

Google isn't the company raising its subscription rates at the moment. Apple is joining the party by raising subscription fees on Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple One, the first time it has done so. Apple's new rates are $1-$3 higher per month, an example...

Apple Tries Its Own Fix for Android Message Reactions, Causes Confusion

Kellen September 29, 2022 24

The ongoing back and forth between Google and Apple concerning RCS and green bubbles took on a new level of confusion this week, when someone noticed that Apple is either taking credit for Google's work or has created its own cross-platform reactions idea....

3rd-Party Theme Developers Bring Apple’s Dynamic Island to Android

Tim September 13, 2022 56

It's no secret that we think Apple's Dynamic Island is a great way to make use of the display cutout on the latest iPhone models. We wouldn't mind seeing something similar come to Android in the future, should the notch/cutout design trend continue. For some...