Category: My Next Phone
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Galaxy S7 – Android 7 Teething Problems
It happens. You upgrade to the latest OS firmware only for something to go wrong. And that’s exactly what’s happened to me. My beloved music player, Poweramp, doesn’t seem to want to work offline anymore. I parted cash for the Unlocker on the Play Store a few years ago, and the app has worked perfectly…
Chris JK
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 – Official Report to be released Jan 23
It was announced last week that Samsung will go to press on Monday, 23 January with an official report detailing what really went wrong with their Galaxy Note 7. Since killing off the Note 7 and releasing an update that permanently bricks the remaining few devices, Samsung have been conducting an internal investigation to find…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Virtual Assistants
Virtual Assistants have been around in the computing world for a while, but they’re now also available on smartphones. A virtual assistant is supposed to take the smartphone experience to a whole new level, organising your day and reminding you with alerts about appointments in your calendar, weather reports and news headlines. The many variants of assistants…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Which Operating System?
The operating system is one of the most important considerations when choosing a smartphone, because it’s the interface that you’ll interact with every day you use your device. The two biggest platforms are Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. The two other major operating systems, though slightly inferior, are Windows Mobile (recently renamed from Windows Phone)…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Part 24 – Shortlist of Devices
After further thoughts and considerations after compiling my initial list of phones, here is my final shortlist of devices: HTC: One A9S, Desire 10 Pro, Desire 10 Lifestyle Huawei: P9, Nova, P9 Lite iPhones: 6s, SE LG G5 Samsung Galaxy S7 Sony: Xperia X Compact, Xperia XA ZTE Blade v7 Lite Again, as I said…
Chris JK
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My thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S7 (My Next Phone: Part 22 – Device Comparisons)
Taking into account everything I’ve learnt so far about devices, features and accessories, here are my thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S7 The battery of my Samsung tablet has given up after only two years and charges only to 50% of its original capacity, and generally I’ve been unimpressed with the quality of Samsung’s devices.…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Part 21 – Phones I’m Considering
I was going to publish this blog a while ago, but since IFA and various product launches through the winter, I decided to hold back in case I was missing out on a great device. After a lot of thought and consideration, here is a list of the devices which I’m considering: HTC One A9S…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Security – Fingerprint Sensors
The Lock Screen We all do it: we secure our device with a pattern, PIN or password that we use to unlock the device. It’s one of the most simple security measures to use and set up on a mobile device. But for the people who just can’t be bothered to enter a password every…
Chris JK
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My Next Phone: Part 11 – Security
Security has been a huge topic of consideration in the mobile phone world in recent years. In this post, I’ll explore some of the things I need to consider before deciding what device to go with. End-to-end message encryption End-to-end encryption allows a user to send an encrypted message to another person, and vice versa.…
Chris JK
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Samsung Galaxy S7: My Honest Review (after 2 months)
The Galaxy S7 is strange on first use – it’s perfect. It’s weird because I’m so used to getting things that aren’t as great as they should be. I’m used to getting what I think is a brilliant device, only to find something wrong with it, and then having to find a workaround or a solution to…
Chris JK
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