It’s right around the corner at this point. Mobile World Congress 2017 officially begins on February 27th and runs through March 3rd, but there are a few big events in the days before. And there’s a lot to look forward to. MWC 2017 – What’s expected On Saturday, February 25th Blackberry has their big event […]
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Hey Google, call Alexa! To replace your home phone line?
Hey Google call Alexa! OK, that probably won’t be a request, but both Alexa and Google Home may be your land line in the near future. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that according to “people familiar with the matter”, Google and Amazon are moving towards giving consumers the ability to make phone calls from […]
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Galaxy S8 – do you trust that it’s safe?
Potential Galaxy S8 issues? We all are aware of the multi-layered debacle that Samsung endured with the Galaxy Note 7 and its battery issues. Many claims of the phone catching fire or exploding. Some true and others just seemingly trying to extort some form of recompense from Samsung. But, people did get hurt, both physically […]
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Health, fitness, and tech (This turned out to be more about health and attitude, but tech is included)
I’ll be 72 years old in a few weeks. If you didn’t know why my YouTube channel is Mobile Geezer, you know now. The reason that I bring it up is that we live in a world, especially in the US, that seems to believe that getting older means accepting my health as a matter […]
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My Mate 9 and Blade V8 Pro experience
Last week, in my article about the mid-range phones (blurring the lines), I mentioned the Huawei Mate 9 and the ZTE Blade V8 Pro. This week, I thought I’d let you know a little more of about each, as I continue and begin to use each, respectively. Mate 9 I’ve owned the Mate 9 for […]
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2017 – Blurring the Android expense lines even more
Last year the mid-rangers “brought it” big time. With the One Plus 3, One Plus 3T, ZTE Axon 7, Alcatel Idol S4, Asus Zenfone 3, Nexus 5X, Honor 8. These are just SOME of the supposed mid-rangers that continued the trend from 2015 of more affordable, well-built Android phones. All of a sudden, these so-called, […]
