Whether you're a new Samsung smartphone user or have been using Galaxy devices for years, the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ have a steep learning curve if you want to get the most out of these phones. Check out these Galaxy S9 tips and tricks!
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We've got four mobile photography tips for you in the video below, which will definitely help you take your imagery to the next (or to a decent) level.
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Digging through our viewer mailbag, we got a question about photography.Does your OP3 over expose & blow out areas not in focus when u tap to focus?-TGCHave you ever focused a phone camera at an object and then produced a photo which was way too bright or too dark? We’ve gotten several questions about this “bug” on various smartphone cameras, and we’re sorry to say this is probably a feature, not a bug.The issue is likely metering, and understanding how your camera decides to adjust exposure based on what you focus on. Let’s dig into this setting on your ...
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Yesterday we took a look at how to improve battery life on Android phones, but fret not iPhone users! We haven’t forgotten about you folks using iOS, and we’ve got a handful of tips for improving run time on your phones too. In fact we have one EXTRA tip that those Android folks didn’t get…We use mobile devices pretty aggressively these days. Think back to where we were five years ago, and we have to acknowledge that we have seen steady and consistent growth in battery ...
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It’s a common gripe from smartphone owners. At some point, after the “new phone smell” has worn off, people will start to complain about performance and battery life.We use mobile devices pretty aggressively these days. Think back to where we were five years ago, and we have to acknowledge that we have seen steady and consistent growth in battery technology and capacity. It’s pretty normal these days to have a shockingly thin handset which also backs a respectably large battery. The problem is, battery tech hasn’t improved at the same rate that display, CPU, ...
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We love finding cool stuff on the internet.Voice assistants have a small (and growing) problem. They’re collectively capable of some pretty in-depth phone controls, but the way we interact with them still isn’t quite as sophisticated as talking to a computer in Star Trek. If you don’t format your command in the right way, you might end up with a plain-Jane web search instead of the action you wanted.We get regular updates from developers, adding additional commands, but often the documentation is lacking when trying to find a comprehensive list. This led web developer ...
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“We live in an age where the only camera a person might own is the one bolted to the back of their phone.”That phrase is one you’re likely to hear from us more often. We’re stepping up how we review smartphone cameras. If you caught our Real Camera Review of the Asus ZenFone Zoom, you’ll see we want to produce video reviews similar to how we might review a standalone camera. Determining whether a camera is “good” is more involved than just counting how many megapixels the sensor has.Smartphones are ...
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There’s a pretty healthy economy online for selling and trading used smartphones. Unfortunately there’s no guarantee that even a well-kept and functional device wasn’t subjected to smoke and tar from a smoker. Maybe you can send the device back to the seller, but if you’re stuck with it, that’s a bummer. A buddy of mine recently found himself in this very situation with a phone, and it inspired me to look up what methods could be employed for cleaning a phone out.This is a problem we used to face with studio recording equipment back in the days when voice over announcers would ...
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Whether you’re a recent transplant from BB10 or a curious convert from another Android phone, odds are you’re facing a steep learning curve if you’ve just bought a BlackBerry Priv. Whether you’re bowled-over or underwhelmed by ...
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Android has gone through a few iterations of “shut up and leave me alone” “Do Not Disturb” mode, but hastn’t gotten it right – until Android 6.0 Marshmallow.At 2am my wife isn’t very supportive of me being “Joe the Android Guy™”. That seems to be when my nightstand lights up with alerts from all over the world. My nightstand typically has an Android Wear smartwatch cradled and charging, a Nexus 9 and Nexus 7 tablet, my Nexus 6, and usually at least one other phone or device that I’m evaluating.When an alert comes in from ...
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Just when we thought we had this whole “quick charging” thing all figured out and knew which car- and wall-chargers to get, Google went and confused everyone all over again. Yes, it’s true that the new Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X support quick charging, but no, despite both phones being built around Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, neither has “Qualcomm Quick Charge” of any variety (1.0, 2.0, or some other version). What they do have is pretty good, if specifications are to be believed (we’ll reserve final judgement after our full reviews), but there is quite a bit ...
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Today’s smartphones and tablets are significantly more useful than phones and laptops of yesteryear. Most of that centers around the availability of today’s devices to access the Internet from virtually anywhere. These days we use our phones more to text and interact with web-based services than to make phone calls, and our tablets consume media (streaming audio and video), let us play web connected games, and keep us in touch with our friends via social networks. All of these are enabled by a ubiquitous, wireless connection to the Internet. However, not all wireless ...
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Contrary to some rumors circulating around the Internet, I’m not dead (not yet anyway) – I’ve just been on vacation for the last two-and-a-half weeks. I had a wonderful time with my family, saw some beautiful places, soaked up some sun, and spent way too much money on food. Since I am “Joe the Android Guy™” after all, I had plenty of tech in tow, but before we dive into that, let me give you a little background about how we went about our trip,then share some vacation tech tips to help your next excursion be more enjoyable.Including my mother-in-law, we ...
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We’ve spent the last week or so talking about smartphone security and how the privacy-centric Blackphone can help keep your communications as well as your data private. We’ve looked at all the technical stuff that’s going on to keep you secure, as well as given it our full hands-on review treatment.But what if you don’t have a Blackphone? If you’re running ...
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At long last, Apple released iOS 7 to the masses today, bringing all newer iOS devices up to speed with the latest features. Visually, the software is quite different than before. Though, fundamentally, it’s the exact same software as iOS has always been. We’ve shown you what’s new in this version of software with a tour of last week’s GM release. ...
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