Are you ready for a battle? Starting this November, the video game industry will be headlined by two major competitors: the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Microsoft Xbox One. And both devices, which promise enhanced graphics and outstanding game libraries, are looking to win this year’s 2013 sales competition. Of course, as history has shown, […]
One of the most engaging bits of technology unveiled this year with the Motorola-made Moto X was Touchless Control, allowing users to say, “OK Google Now” to begin a query with the device. This service is always listening for the voice of the person with which it’s tied, and can be activated even when the […]
Why the Mac Pro, Not the iPhone 5S, Is My Most-Anticipated Apple Product In 2013
Posted in: Today's ChiliWith the possibility of Apple holding a special press event on September 10 looming large in the industry, the excitement surrounding the expected launch of the iPhone 5S has hit a tipping point. Everywhere one turns, they’re finding more rumors and more excitement about the possibility of Apple delivering a new smartphone. Although I’m an […]
This week there’s been suggestion that the next Google Nexus device would be made in collaboration with Motorola – a team-up that’s been expected since the two companies became one last year. In the completion of the Motorola Mobility acquisition by Google, the latter company was pressed on whether they’d give the former special treatment […]
Earlier today, I watched a trailer for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, jOBS. The film, which stars Ashton Kutcher, claims to be the definitive movie source for the life and times of one of the most iconic figures in all of the technology industry. Based on the trailer, it appears jOBS will start out the […]
5500 miles with a smartphone
Posted in: Today's ChiliSmartphones are everywhere. We not only hear this (often with a negative connotation) in our everyday lives, but we witness it, too. It doesn’t matter where you go: to dinner, to the theater, to the bus stop, to the checkout line. It seems every hand holds a smartphone, and every eye is perpetually fixated upon […]
Is the Moto X too expensive?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe first Moto X reviews are in, and the verdict seems good: Motorola’s new flagship takes a little time to demonstrate its worth, with features like always-listening Google Now and “breathing” notifications, but testers seem taken with the Android smartphone. Yet, if there’s one well-repeated criticism, it’s of Motorola’s pricing for the Moto X; even […]
This afternoon the folks at the IDC released quarterly worldwide shipment numbers for tablets, suggesting as they did so that a slump in the market this quarter may be due to Apple’s lack of a new iPad. And we got to thinking: it’s easy to relate the growth of the tablet industry over the past […]
Apple is the company that every other firm in the industry wants to be. And why not? For years, Apple has been generating billions of dollars in profits, and the company’s products are considered the very best in the world by a countless number of customers. Apple is simply the most important technology firm in […]
The Moto X is too expensive. It’s underpowered. It’s ugly. Consumers don’t want color options. They don’t want to talk to their phone, just on it. If it’s not metal, it’s not premium. Man, the Moto X is a disappointment. Some of the instant – and vocal – criticisms of Motorola’s new phone have bordered […]