Category: Technology & Gadgets

• (6 Nov 2022) My thoughts on phone audio quality: Galaxy S7, Galaxy S9+, & Galaxy S21

  Phone audio quality, for the last decade, has been something that’s always bugged me. Switching from one device to another has brought me a fresh experience – even when upgrading to a phone by the same manufacturer – and better security for the future. However, the audio quality has sometimes taken a hit. I’ve blogged…

  Chris JK

  19th Jun 2024

  My Next Phone, Technology & Gadgets

• Quick Update: Blogs in 2022

  Just a quick blog to say I’ve got a few blogs coming up in the next few days, so watch this space! One blog is a review of my Galaxy S21 as I approach the 1 year milestone of ownership. In another blog, I compare the new S21 FE to the other Galaxy S21 phones…

  Chris JK

  2nd Jan 2022

  Technology & Gadgets

• Reddit, Galaxy S21 – How-To Guide: switch navigation types via One Hand Operation+

  

  On Reddit, I noticed a query from a fellow Galaxy S21 user who was trying to switch navigation bar types quickly, without having to keep diving deep into the Settings menu. My solution worked, and the query was solved. But just in case you can’t see it, I’ll leave the question (and my answer) below…

  Chris JK

  10th May 2021

  How To Guides, Technology & Gadgets

  alpha camera, Android, android 12, galaxy, galaxy s21, Google, Google Pixel, guide, how to, how to guide, made by Google, OHO, one hand operation, pixel, quick settings, S21, Samsung, Samsung galaxy, Sony, Sony alpha, team pixel, Xperia

• M42-EOS adaptors: using vintage lenses with my Canon 750D DSLR

  For the past year, I’ve been using my Dad’s vintage lenses with my DSLR. He hasn’t used them for years, mainly because they came with his Zenit EM, a 35mm film SLR camera. He doesn’t even use them with his Nikon D3100. But, his lenses are in good condition: one is a Helios 44M –…

  Chris JK

  4th Dec 2019

  Technology & Gadgets

  35mm, 35mm film, 750d, camera, canon, DSLR, eos, film, focal length, helios, M42, photax, photography, prime lens, telephoto, vintage lens, Zenit

• LG V50, Moto Razr V4, and TCL phone that folds into a watch – more foldable phones!

  As a follow-up to my previous post, which I admit was a long one, LG have announced the LG V50 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s their attempt at a foldable phone, which features the 2nd screen as a detachable accessory. With a gap between its screens, it’s not the most elegant of the…

  Chris JK

  25th Feb 2019

  Technology & Gadgets

  2019, Android, Barcelona, design, fold, foldable, foldable phone, galaxy, galaxy fold, Huawei, Huawei mate, Huawei mate x, iPhone, iPhone se, lg, LG V50, mate x, mobile world congress, moto, Motorola, mwc, pebl, Phone, Razr, Razr v3, Razr V4, royole flexpai, s10, Samsung, Samsung galaxy, Samsung unpacked, sketch, smartphone, smartwatch, tablet, tcl, tcl foldable phone, tcl watch, tech, unfold, unpacked, V50

• Galaxy Fold vs Mate X: folding phones, or unfolding tablets?

  As every tech journalist across the globe jumps on the hype wagon that we’ve finally got mainstream, flagship foldable phones – and while everyone else gulps at the whopping price tags – the only thing I noticed this week, was that Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold isn’t a foldable phone at all. And that Huawei’s Mate…

  Chris JK

  24th Feb 2019

  Technology & Gadgets

  2019, 3ds, Android, axon m, Barcelona, f210, fold, foldable, foldable phone, galaxy, galaxy fold, girls aloud, Huawei, Huawei mate, Huawei mate x, iPhone, iPhone 4, lg, mate x, mobile world congress, moto, Motorola, mwc, pebl, Phone, Razr, Razr v3, royole flexpai, s10, Samsung, Samsung galaxy, Samsung unpacked, smartphone, tablet, tech, unfold, unpacked, zte

• Choosing a DSLR Camera: My Journey

  Just so you know: I’ve had a Canon Powershot A610 since July 2006 – a 5MP ‘compact’ camera with 4x optical zoom, a flip-out screen, and, features-wise, can still outperform modern compact cameras and compete with bridge cameras. It has a mode dial, for instance, and even the P, Tv, Av and M ‘manual’ modes…

  Chris JK

  19th Oct 2017

  Technology & Gadgets

• My thoughts on: Google Pixel and Pixel XL

  Supposedly wiping away any memory of the Nexus line of devices, Google has released the new Pixel and Pixel XL phones, and as I did with the release of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, here are my thoughts on the Pixel and Pixel XL: While it’s great to see an Android phone on the market with…

  Chris JK

  18th Oct 2016

  Technology & Gadgets

• My thoughts on: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

  They’re here. The next versions of the iPhone have been released. Quite frankly, the internet and media went berserk, as per usual with Apple’s device launches, but not everyone is happy with the new phones. Here’s my thoughts on the main talking points on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: No Headphone Port – it’s…

  Chris JK

  9th Sep 2016

  Technology & Gadgets

  camera, dual, haptic feedback, home button, Huawei, Huawei P9, iOS, iPhone, iphone 7, iphone 7 plus, iPod, iPod touch, itouch, leica, lens, lg, lg G5, sensor

• My Review of Outlook Email

  Recently, Microsoft asked me to review/give feedback on Outlook using a feedback service called UserVoice. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, wanted me to say, on a scale of 0 to 10, whether or not I would recommend Outlook to a friend, with 0 being ‘no I certainly/definitely/infinitely wouldn’t’ and 10 being ‘absolutely, who wouldn’t?’ All I…

  Chris JK

  5th Sep 2016

  Technology & Gadgets