The question comes sharp and laced with an incredulity borne of too much exposure to the power-user tech-news cycle: you actually like the Pixel C? Why?It’s a fair question. Our review, while largely positive, called into question the Pixel C’s pricing and its apparent identity crisis –is it a tablet or is it a convertible?– while other outlets dove deep to discover its
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The comfortable Airbnb with the log burning in the fireplace is gone, as are the dry sandwiches and free coffee of the press room. We’re back in our respective cities following the crazy hallway podcasting days of CES 2016, most of us wiser, all of us older, and at least one of us with a big ‘ole post-Vegas beard. And now that you’re caught up with where we’re sitting … we’re gonna catch you up with what’s new in mobile tech.Sweet, sweet news on smartphones, tablets, wearables and VR headsets –plus your listener mail– awaits on episode 183 ...
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I’m in the cockpit of a spaceplane, a control stick in my right hand and a throttle in my left. All around me, dotting the space between asteroids, are the explosions of my enemies. Their fiery destruction is recorded by the computer screens surrounding me, bathing me in a serene glow that reflects off the canopy over my head. In short, I’m in my own personal, impossible heaven. So why does it feel so … conventional? The cockpit in Elite Dangerous [Source] The Vive Pre is the updated version of the original ...
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The Google Pixel C is a funny little device. Running stock Android Marshmallow, but with a Chromebook’s branding and design, with an expensive accessory a must-buy if you want to get the most of it, it won’t be on everyone’s shopping list this holiday season. And that’s before you consider all the rough reviews it’s gotten from other publications already.Given that less-than-stellar debut, you might expect our first impression of the Google Pixel C to be equally underwhelming. But 24 hours in, we’re actually quite captivated by this little contradiction of a machine. ...
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It’s taken us a little while to get a hold of one, but thanks to the good people at Clove we finally get to test Windows 10 Mobile on something a little roomier: the Lumia 950 XL. Pay them a visit at clove.co.uk if you want one of these for your own collection, but first join us for a first impressions pass as we take a look at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL! The first thing to note about the 950 XL is that while it’s bigger than the 950, it doesn’t feel that much bigger. That’s an automatic win for the XL, because it’s bringing ...
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Update: BB-8 is overr8’d. See you next week!An Android tablet that doesn’t quite belong. HTC news on both sides of the good/bad divide. An ugly-as-sin Apple accessory. And a Droid Turbo 2 that looks like Star Wars’ own BB-8! Where are you going to find talk like this anywhere else on the internet? If you answered “anywhere I look,” you’re right indeed … but you ended up here so welcome to the party. All of the above – plus your listener mail – awaits on episode 178 of the Pocketnow Weekly!Watch the video broadcast from 1:30pm Eastern on ...
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UPDATE: Congratulations, Justin Reynolds! You win a BlackBerry Priv! Thanks to AT&T and thanks to everyone who entered! And if you didn’t win this one, don’t lose hope: our second BlackBerry Priv giveaway still has two days to go – and it’s open to the whole planet!•The art of re-gifting is a tricky business. Shortly after landing my current gig as Pocketnow’s review czar, I received a Pebble smart watch as a gift – a wonderful device, but also one which ...
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When we reviewed the iPad Pro last month, we did so in a vacuum. Apple’s supersized tablet had beaten its accessories to our front door, so we reviewed only the device itself, reasoning that there were some people who would buy it for its built-in attributes alone. While it’s a fine product, with a huge screen that makes it especially good for media consumption, the iPad Pro still feels hollow without something more.Fortunately for iPad Pro buyers, “something more” is just $99 away in the ...
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Most new device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we’re lucky- as we work on our review.Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it’s a giant explosion of frantic opinion-sharing activity.For about … a day. And then it all goes away. Sure, there’s followup coverage as people find bugs and hidden features, but after that initial blast, not many ...
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Standing alone, the iPad Pro is a pretty confusing product. Priced within a stone’s throw of the much-more-capable MacBook Air and packing dimensions closer to a desktop monitor than anything you’d willingly include in your everyday carry bag, Apple’s latest tablet seems strangely out of character for the company better known for cautious iteration than bold reinvention. Last year’s move to a larger screen size with the iPhone 6 Plus was an essential choice given consumers’ ever-growing appetite for supersized smartphones; by contrast, no one seems to be ...
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The Microsoft Lumia 950 is the highest-end Windows Phone in years, and we’re enjoying test driving it on the way to our full review. But while its Quad HD display, integrated wireless charging, Continuum technology and feature-packed camera are all very impressive, the cladding surrounding those features is … somewhat less so. In a sea of hefty metal and glass phones, the Lumia 950’s lightweight polycarbonate casing seems like a holdover from the Nokia days ...
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Here in the US, Thanksgiving is just around the corner – and right after the turkey and tryptophan comes the crazy consumerism. To help you figure out what mobile tech to spend your money on this holiday season (whether it’s for yourself or for a lucky family member), we’re rounding up all the Black Friday mobile deals we could sift from the internet’s tech trove. Then we’re raiding Pocketnow’s Listener Mail account – because it’s almost the end of the year, dammit, and we’re getting to Inbox Zero one way or the other. It’s all lying in ...
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Everyone’s said the same thing about Apple’s iPad Pro over the past few weeks, and while I’d love to hit you over the head with some new and amazing insights … I can’t. The number-one most noteworthy thing about the iPad Pro is this: it’s huge. The iPad Air 2 was the biggest tablet I regularly used up till now – and the iPad Pro positively dwarfs it. You might as well think of it as a computer monitor or a small TV set, rather than a tablet. It’s that ...
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The first “real” Windows Phone in 20 months landed on our doorstep earlier this week, and we’re finally allowed to talk about its crazy Continuum transforming act. While we’re sticking close to Windows 10 Mobile for the duration of today’s show, we’re also making time for the news, from the bizarre cancellation of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition to the 40-hour BlackBerry Priv giveaway on Good Morning America. All of the above –plus your listener mail– awaits on episode 175 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So flip over your Live Tiles and fire up your iris ...
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The first “real” Windows Phone in 20 months landed on our doorstep earlier this week, and we’re finally allowed to talk about its crazy Continuum transforming act. While we’re sticking close to Windows 10 Mobile for the duration of today’s show, we’re also making time for the news, from the bizarre cancellation of the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition to the 40-hour BlackBerry Priv giveaway on Good Morning America. All of the above –plus your listener mail– awaits on episode 175 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So flip over your Live Tiles and fire up your iris ...
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