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12/31/2015

BlackBerry making moves.

PhoneArena, on an obtained T-Mobile internal release schedule: "One of our loyal PhoneArena readers has just sent us what appears to be a January 2016 calendar of activities for T-Mobile. We call your attention to the entry for January 26th, which shows that to be the date of the BlackBerry Venice l…

12/31/2015

AT&T is finally abolishing the typical two-year service agreement and replacing it entirely with a new monthly installment model, AT&T Next.

Ina Fried of Re/Code, expanding on an Engadget report from this morning: “With $0 down for well-qualified customers, the ability to upgrade early and down-payment options available with even lower monthly installments, our customers are overwhelmingly choosing AT&T Next,” AT&T told Re/code. “Startin…

08/09/2015

One of our own claimed with certainty that he wasn't going to buy an Apple Watch when Apple announced the product, but he did anyway. And now he's keeping it.

I bought an Apple Watch fifteen days ago, and yesterday was the last day I would have been eligible to return it for a refund, but I didn't do that. I'm not entirely sure that's the right decision, but I'm out of time and I want to see this through to the end. I've always…

08/08/2015

New stuff is coming!

John Paczkowski, writing for BuzzFeed Tech, on Apple's plans to announce new devices on September 9th: Sources familiar with Apple’s plans tell BuzzFeed News the company intends to hold a special event the week of Sept. 7, with Wednesday the 9th being the most likely date. Sept. 9 is the same day on…

07/29/2015

Never slow to counter a punch, Sprint has quickly responded to T-Mobile's latest family plan efforts with a new plan of its own. The carrier just announced a new 10GB shared data plan for 4 family members, for $100 a month. T-Mobile's new plans, however, offer customers 10GB for each line on the acc…

07/21/2015

We owe you an apology.

We've been through tough times here since we embarked on this journey nearly five years ago, but none more serious and concerning than the lull in content that we've been experiencing through the last few months. We've been embattled with ever-changing personal schedules, struggles to develop a cont…

07/20/2015

We won't know the exact number of Apple Watches sold during Apple's earnings release tomorrow, but it probably doesn't matter much right now anyway.

(PS. Take a look at our new format for news post and let us know if you enjoy the change of pace.)

In an interesting Re/Code piece about Apple's upcoming quarterly earnings report, the site references Piper Jaffray analyst and noted Apple investor Gene Munster's latest note about Apple's latest product category: Piper Jaffray offered a similar assessment of Apple Watch sales — estimating a slow s…

06/23/2015

The best iPad keyboard on the market, hands down.

It’s timely that I’m writing this BrydgeAir iPad keyboard review now, just two weeks after Apple revealed iOS 9 at its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and showcased some incredible multitasking and productivity features that are coming to the iPad later this fall. When I was thinking about h…

04/06/2015

One of the spaces in consumer electronics that is quickly exploding is home automation. Believe it or not, my home isn't very automated right now. I live in an older Philadelphia row home, which is more difficult to automate than a modern newly built home. Over the last few weeks, a few companies ha…

03/12/2015

It took a little bit longer than most had anticipated, but the Nexus brand has finally returned to Verizon Wireless store shelves. Starting today, Big Red will be selling the Nexus 6 online; it'll be available in retail stores beginning March 19th. Many believe that Verizon Wireless had waited until…

03/09/2015

Big steps for cord cutters and a great value on a great streaming box.

It may have been glossed over by Apple's announcements of a new MacBook, more MacBook upgrades, and an Apple Watch, but at its Spring Forward event this afternoon, Apple also slashed the price of its AppleTV set-top streaming box by a pretty hefty $30. Prior to today, the device was sold for $99 or…