Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was released, I’ve been looking for reviews that really talk …
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Apple’s iPhone may be 15-years-old, but this 20-year-old smartphone was way better.
This year Apple both celebrated the 15 year anniversary of their first iPhone and announced the discontinuation of their last remaining iPod product; something that was first launched 20 years ago back in 2002. What’s interesting to me is how far ahead of Apple, actual smartphones were back 20 years ago. Yeah, Apple got a huge amount of press for their first iPhone (which wasn’t even really a smartphone)… and they also got a huge …
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The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold (2022) is Awesome
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is Lenovo’s next generation of large 16″ laptop tablet style folding screen devices. I got to see an early prototype of this model a while back, and seeing the new version is a huge step forward. It’s better in every way. There are still a few minor software issues to fix before releasing in a few months, but this ThinkPad X1 Fold is looking really good. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 …
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Angry Miao Cyberblade Earbuds Review
The most badass earbuds you can find today From the moment I opened the box I was impressed with the Angry Miao Cyberblade earbuds. That’s saying a lot because I’ve used plenty of different stereo wireless earbuds and many mono Bluetooth headsets over the past 20 years of tech reviewing at Pocketnow. Most of the wireless stereo earbuds I’ve tried were fairly poorly designed. Either they copied Apple’s AirPod designs or they made something that …
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CSS Needs Better Typography Controls
I think it’s about time the WWW started getting better typography controls in CSS. If you look at what typography designers can do in print applications like InDesign, the typography capabilities in CSS are still relatively primitive especially in the context of responsive design. In the late 90’s as a beginning web designer, I would always have to tell my boss (a very experienced typography designer) that the things she wanted to do with type …
Continue readingHow to transfer files between any device on your network; Mac, Windows, ChromeOS, Linux, Android, iOS, etc.
This open protocol from the 1900s works on practically everything. I see a lot of articles on other tech sites about cross-platform and cross-device file transfer problems. For example, there’s this article on XDA developers. Here’s another article on TNW about Google making yet another file transfer protocol. It makes me wonder, “Do people not know about the standard File Transfer Protocols anymore?” I mean, good old FTP has been built into all desktop computers …
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Asus Vivobook S 14X OLED Review
Beautiful OLED screen and excellent H-series performance The Asus Vivobook S 14X OLED is a great new laptop in the $1000 price range that features a gorgeous organic light emitting diode screen as well as a high-performance H-series Intel processor. This laptop is mainly geared towards the 18-30 year old crowd of college students and entry level professionals who are into graphic design, photography, video editing, and other types of content creation. What’s in the …
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