The test we’ve all been waiting for. A longtime Android user will revisit iOS. For some time others have always thought that I’ve never used Apple’s mobile OS, you couldn’t be more wrong as I’ve used it heavily in the past, which is why I know about it and can speak on it to a good degree. However, now the test will begin as I will use the latest version of iOS on an iPhone 5s as my daily driver for one full week.
I will break down what’s good, what’s great and what absolutely sucks.
This update, in not so many words, in phenomenal. In short, Google took a fast phone that performs well and made it fast-ER and perform even bett-ER.
First off, the Nexus 6 is a quad core device; however, out of the box on Android 5.0 the Nexus 6 would only utilize 2 of the 4 cores in the device for any task. This could easily be pointed out by bringing up and app such as System Monitor and view your CPU processes. Now, this device utilizes all of the cores and it is a stark difference. Recents appear instantly after a button process and overall everything just seems so much smoother as if this is the way it was meant to be to begin with.
In conclusion: The complete user experience is overhauled by being able to utilize all cores of the device, which we should’ve been able to use from the beginning. Excellent job Google, excellent job!
In a reactive move Apple Inc. has officially released a beautiful new product line called the Apple Watch. This device will pair easily with your iPhone to display notifications, make mobile payments and make your life easier — or so the company says.
However, the interface seems too difficult to use. Let’s take a step back and remember that this thing sits on your wrist and should require minimal attention and touching in order to initiate a task or act upon an actionable item — this doesn’t seem to be the case.
Of course time will only tell how users interact and feel about the device but it is surely different than the likes of Android Wear devices.
What do you use for smartphone for? Gaming, social networking or just texting and calling — perhaps a plethora of all of the above? Well, for whatever it is worth a smartphone, in my opinion, is only a utility device and when and if it stops making my life easier, I will have to find another device that can do so. I don’t game and I do not spend endless hours on social networks. Today, there are so many people that have smartphones that do not utilize any of the following:
Social networking apps
GPS Navigation
MP3 player qualities
Use of anything requiring data in general
For those that meet this criteria, my question to you is: Why do you have a smartphone to begin with? For those that simply want to talk and text and simple feature phone or flip phone (although a bit archaic at this point) can fully meet your needs. Smartphones come at a cost — a learning curve albeit, that learning curve to technologists is small or non-existent, let’s not forget the older generation or people who simply do not enjoy the technology that these devices have to offer. Bottom line: The next time someone wants a new phone and asks for suggestions remember that a smartphone is a great device and fits the requirements for many if not most people in this technology driven world; however, for some, easy of use and simplicity is key.
6 years ago, while I was still in college, I officially said goodbye to cable and I’ve never let it rear it’s ugly head again in my household. Why? There are far too many options available on the internet that provide the same level of enjoyment.
When you think of TV, you think of something that requires you to sit down at a certain time at a certain interval everyday or every certain scheduled amount of days for you consume some type of event or television show. However, when you think of entertainment in relation to the internet you can get these things whenever and wherever you please so it’s much more of a come as you and grab what you want type of experience. This is the absolute greatest for me because I refuse to build my schedule around what comes on a black box in my living room, it’s ludicrous. Yet, why do we see so many people that conform to the norm of having a cable subscription with more channels than they will ever watch?
Cutting the cord is easy if you have a plan.
It’s easy.
For some, cutting the cord is simply too difficult. However, nothing is too difficult in a day and age where a quick Google search can tell you everything from Obama’s age to how far Jupiter is away from the planet that we dwell on. So being “too difficult” IS NOT a valid excuse.
Options for accessing media:
YouTube
HuluPlus
Netflix
Plex
The above list are just a few avenues that you can take to begin cutting the cord. It is feasible and certainly the way of the future.
Take control of your experience, don’t be the person that creates their lives based on what TV has to offer!
Tech for the masses, meant to empower, educate and inform by Dexter Johnson.
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