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usb cables — One of the potential downsides to the newest two Nexus phone models, the Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P, as well as the new Google Pixel C (among all its other downsides) and the Chromebook Pixel is that they both switch out the usual microUSB ports that are the standard […]

Google Engineer is Sherlock Holmes for USB Type C Cables

14 Dec, 2015 in Tech tagged android / smartphone / tech / usb by Colin Dorman (updated 1183 days ago)

When Google announced the Pixel C – a combination tablet/laptop similar to a Windows Surface or Apple iPad Pro, but running Android and not ChromeOS – it seemed like a bit of an odd announcement. The “Pixel” name is used for high-end Google-designed hardware devices. It has recently been used for the […]

The Google Pixel C – What’s Up With That?

10 Dec, 2015 in Tech tagged android / google / tech by Colin Dorman (updated 812 days ago)

External Battery — If you have (and constantly use) a smartphone, you’re probably familiar with the feeling of “battery anxiety”. The constant need to plug in your phone wherever you can to make sure you don’t run out (or run low) of juice seems to be one of the bigger stressors of smartphone ownership (along […]

External Battery – You (Probably) Need One!

3 Dec, 2015 in Tech tagged cell phone / horn equipment / practice / smartphone / tech by Colin Dorman (updated 1237 days ago)

T-Mobile Band 12 rollout in Louisville — Although I’ve used T-Mobile happily for years, I was very much looking forward to their implementation of 700 Mhz Band 12. This new frequency was supposed to give much better building penetration for T-Mobile’s high-speed LTE network, which not only would have meant better reception, but also potential improvements in […]

T-Mobile Band 12! Eventually…

17 Nov, 2015 in Tech tagged cell phone / tech / tmobile by Colin Dorman (updated 823 days ago)