The final quarter of a great year of mobile phones is proving to be somewhat of a Nirvana for those with the money to afford what they want. I don’t count myself as one of that selective group, though I’ll purchase what I can. But, if you have the $, your choices in the latest […]
Author: George Hayes

Apple iPhone event today – delayed release rumored
Well, the big Apple event is today. This one is a big deal, since this will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone Edition? No one is sure of what the new device will be named. There are rumors that the actual availability will be delayed, due to supply chain […]

The Essential Phone – has this become a saga?
I think so. In my last article (essential-phone-andy-rubin-listening), I posted the email that all of us who have pre-registered received, giving hope that the ph1 (the Essential Phone) would arrive very soon. Four days ago, it showed up on Best Buy’s website as” Coming Soon”. That has not changed as of this morning (07/08/2017). So, […]

The Essential Phone – Andy Rubin listening
Back on June 1st, I asked “Essential – will it be that for you?” Essential is the new company of Android co-founder, Andy Rubin and they announced their new phone on May 31st, saying that it would be ready for purchase by the public within the next month. Everyone knows that did NOT happen and a […]

Essential Phone – now you see it – no you don’t
Back in May of this year (see my June 1st article), Android co-founder Andy Rubin said at the Code Conference that his Essential Phone would start shipping in the next 30 days. As the head of the company, one would expect that he would be fairly certain of the facts. Especially, considering Rubin’s vast background […]

EU considers more fines against Google – what a surprise!!
If you read my article from last week, EU’s first salvo at Google, I said more would be coming. So, it was no surprise to learn that the European Union antitrust regulators are considering another record fine against Google. This time involving it’s Android mobile operating system. The Commission’s own panel charged Google with using […]