Tag Archives: smartphone

Let me just say it.  If you are looking for a new Samsung smartphone for any type of photography, move along.  Keep looking.  Samsung smartphones have a consistent reputation for their abysmal camera qualities and the reputation is well earned. The unfortunate part of this is that most, as I, learn this much too late or pray Samsung has fixed …

The Blackberry Passport has been available for some nine months now and, contrary to initial predictions of failure due to its odd and rather large stature, it has prevailed. Not only has it found success, but also, its initial release experienced a 24 hour sell out of 200,000 units with supply and demand issues remaining even as we write this …

MIL STD 810G – 516.6 … Now to most this just seems like an acronym and jargon, but to UAG (Urban Armor Gear) it’s a proud and strong badge of honour. UAG cases are certified and approved through Met Laboratories Inc. Achieving this certification is no easy feat. Drops from 48” on each face, corner and back totalling 26 falls …

LUCKY NUMBER 10 If any one number could be considered lucky for BlackBerry, it would be the number 10. Their release of the BB Z10 full screen smart phone was followed a short time later by the Q10 with its physical keyboard; both of which contain the totally redesigned BB 10 OS. All of this occurred during the year that …

If you would have told me that I would be starting a report with that title 3 weeks ago, I would have said you were nuts.  A necessary evil of my work, I have been carrying around a BlackBerry for several years now and have never been impressed.  I am sorry but it is true.  Right now, I have in …

Just a day before CES 2013 we were invited to the PNY suite at The Mirage for a product tour. The lovely Bernadette Brijlall showed us a HUGE line up of all current PNY products including their partnership with HP. They were keen to show us a new PowerPack USB battery solution for Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry smartphones available …

Good News Everyone! The Samsung Galaxy Note II is receiving a new 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update! Samsung has been pretty good lately at updating their phones, and keeping on track plans to update the Galaxy Note II powerhouse gradually with a nice 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update just in time for the holidays… well for our international friends at least. Currently, …