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Consumer Reports pulls “Recommended” rating from the iPhone
Citing the oft-discussed antenna issues of the iPhone 4, Consumer Reports has, for the first time, retracted its “Recommended” rating for the iPhone. It’s official. Consumer Reports’ engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the [...]
Continue reading...More iPhone 4 reviews for your viewing enjoyment
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Walt Mossberg got a review unit? Shocking. I’ve been testing the iPhone 4 for more than a week. In both hardware and software, it is a major leap over its already-excellent predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. Former Macworld Desktop Critic and now NY Times Tech Columnist David Pogue is a fan. Apple releases only one new model a year, [...]
Continue reading...Boing Boing reviews the iPhone 4, gets “full 4 days of battery life”
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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As the iPhone 4 reviews start rolling in, here’s Boing Boing’s take on Apple’s next-gen iPhone. Regarding the build quality: The iPhone 4 face and back side are made from “aluminosilcate glass,” which Apple says has been “chemically strengthened to be 30 times harder than plastic.” Fighting instinct (my… precious!)I banged it on the side of metal [...]
Continue reading...Engadget calls iPhone 4 “the best smartphone on the market”
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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You gotta give props to Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky. His gadget reviews are always well-written, comprehensive, and incisive. Just a few hours ago, Topolsky published his/Engadget’s official review of the iPhone 4, and in case you had any doubt, the iPhone 4 appears to deliver in a big way. Here are some snippets: We can’t overstate how high-end [...]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews the iPad, fawns over iBooks
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Engadget’s review of the iPad - as usual, it’s detailed, informative, and doesn’t pull any punches. Well done Mr. Topolsky. Especially impressive were their thoughts on Apple’s iBooks app: To say Apple is about to put a major dent in Kindleworld is an understatement. The iBooks app is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful [...]
Continue reading...PC Mag video review of the iPad
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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PC Mag has a solid video review of the iPad.
Continue reading...iPad battery life impresses, lives up to Apple’s hype
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Promises of long battery life on tech devices tend to be looked at with skepticism. And rightly so. Often times, when a manufacturer says that such and such a product can run for ‘x’ amount of hours between charges, the fine print typically mentions a few caveats, such as screen brightness turned half way down [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s “history of lousy first reviews”
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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From the original Mac to the iMac to the iPod and even the iPhone, early reviews of revolutionary products tend to evoke a lot of negative reactions. The Week takes us back in time and examines what reviewers have historically thought about Apple’s latest and greatest creations.
Continue reading...Andy Ihnatko on the Nexus One
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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Chicago Sun-Times columnist and MacBreak weekly mainstay Andy Ihnatko recently penned a review of the Google Nexus One. As with every other “iPhone killer” to come down the pipeline, Ihnatko found the Nexus One to be the best of the Android bunch, but far from a true threat to the iPhone. Here are a few excerpts. The [...]
Continue reading...Gizmodo gets hands-on with the Google Nexus One while Engadget reveals the specs
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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The Google phone is a reality, and Gizmodo was able to get a little bit of play time in with the device, though they were unfortunately precluded from taking any pics. In any event, here’s what they had to say.
Continue reading...Apple’s new Magic Mouse looks great, feels okay, and sorely lacks support for Expose and Dashboard
Monday, November 16, 2009
Apple may have introduced the mouse to the masses, but superior mouse design has never been Apple’s forte. That’s not to say that all of Apple’s mice have been subpar (though the ill-fated hockey puck mouse that came with the first iMac comes to mind), but Apple, when it comes to mouse design, often seems [...]
Continue reading...TechCrunch pits the iPhone vs. the Motorola Droid
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Check out Greg Kumparak’s full review over here. If you’re pressed for time and need to get your trick-or-treat on, here are his final thoughts. What do I think of the Droid? It is incredible. It is, hands down, the nicest Android handset on the market. A very significant chunk of this is not so much [...]
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Monday, July 12, 2010
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