By default, Android’s Do Not Disturb (DND) does exactly what you’d expect the so-named feature to do—no matter what app, call, email, or text message tries to find you, the operating system (OS) waits until … Read More
Increase Convenience and Productivity with Android’s Picture-in-Picture Mode
While Android operating system (OS) advocates have, for the past couple years now, been touting picture-in-picture (PiP) as a new and … Read More
The 10 Best Budget, Midrange, and Flagship Android Phones for 2019
Since most Android smartphone makers, especially the leading manufacturers, update their wears annually and at varying times throughout the year, writing an up-to-date comparison of the top models is a bit of a juggling act.… Read More
Android Pie (version 9) Review – The “Techie” Smartphone OS Gets Smarter and Friendlier
Pros
- New Material Design API rules should make for better, more consistent apps going forward
- Improved battery life and battery saver
- Smart rotation button is simple but ingenious
- Digital Wellbeing is the Alcoholics Anonymous for
10 iOS Launchers for Android to Alleviate Your iPhone Envy
While it’s true that Android devices dominate the smartphone market, the users of iPhones seem to have a much more fervent love affair going with iOS than do the users of the world’s most popular … Read More
A More You-Compatible Smartphone with One of The 10 Best Android Launchers of 2019
One of Android’s most popular features, and undoubtedly a primary reason for its dominance of the smartphone market, is the operating system’s (OS) limitless customization options. Personalization possibilities abound, at both the default OS level … Read More
Microsoft Launcher Brings Windows Integration and a Lot More to Android
Android smartphones are capable of many things that you just can’t do on Apple’s iOS (iPhone) devices. One of the slicker Android-only features is the ability to change how your device looks, feels, and behaves—a … Read More
HP’s Tango X Smart Home (AIO?) Prefers Printing, Copying, and Scanning Via Smartphones
A PCMag What’s New Now Top Review, September 25, 2018
- PROS
Small and spiffy. Voice control with supported smart home UIs. IFTTT scripting for extending smart capabilities. Impressive print quality. Competitive ink costs with Instant
Lifeprint 3×4.5″ HyperPhoto Printer – Augmented Reality, Apple Liveprints, and More
- PROS
Prints cool “hyperphotos” that animate when viewed through the Lifeprint app. Easy social media integration. Prints are larger than more-common wallet-size photo printer output.
CONS
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Prints are costly, and inconsistent in quality. A little
Epson’s Fast and Accurate DS-780N Network Color Document Scanner
- PROS
Networkable via Ethernet. Huge color touch screen control panel. 100-sheet ADF. Control panel supports up to 30 configurable users. Wide security options.
- CONS
Somewhat costly. No Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Direct for mobile connectivity.
- BOTTOM