App Review: ASAP Launcher

If you have read some of our articles, you may have assumed that we are launcher junkies, always looking for another launcher to test. You assumed correctly. Today we're looking into a new launcher which is still in its beta phase, and yet looks quite promising. Having in mind that this is an early beta, with just over a hundred downloads, it is not surprising to find quite a simple and bare launcher, which does manage to be aesthetically...

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Chai Time: Does Size Matter?

Today we aim to answer the age long question: is (screen) size relevant when it comes to phones? In less than twelve months I have experienced two abismally different screen sizes. Firstly, with the Moto X: a 4.7 inch phone. After growing tired of the limited storage, I jumped onto the Sony Xperia Z ultra, a 6.4 inch phone. Once again, I decided to break things up with this phone and ditched it for a smaller, more comfortable phone: The Sony M5,...

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Chai Time:Sony Smartband (SWR10) Review

This was the first wearable to lay upon my body, or more precisely, my wrist. It came bundled with our Xperia Z2 at the time (probably because of a lack of sales). Later on, we received another one with the purchase of a Z Ultra.  Being it one of the top wearables at the time, it did get a lot of answers and I got a lot of questions asked about its functionality. In order to use said band, one must download Sony’s apps (Smart Connect and...

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Chai Time: Google is now Alphabet, what does that mean for you?

In a sudden odd turn of events, Google as a company has now changed itself in a sort of unforeseen way. Now what does that mean for you? Well, the company formerly known as Google has now renamed itself Alphabet, and this company known as Alphabet owns Google and a number of formerly owned Google services. The change apparently comes in an effort to make Google "Cleaner and more accountable", and you can find out more details about the announcement here in a new domain from Google with obvious themes from their new company. The short of...

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Chai Time:A week with only Shamu (Part 3)

So its been a few more days on vacation, and ive been able to go the whole day without worrying about charging. This includes light Reddit browsing, some messaging, some GPS navigation and some other light miscellaneous things. Taking pictures has turned out amazing, really happy with the camera on this thing. I've heard reports from other people that the camera is slow, but I've been able to take pretty much all the pics I need/want to in time. The other thing I was worried about when picking this thing up was the size. But not once has it fallen...

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Chai Time:A week with only Shamu (Part 2)

Now on to day two. Today we flew two separate flights to get to our destination, and walked around for a bit within Maine. On the flights, the nexus provided me with some great media choices from my movies to my music. By the time we landed, I had about 40% battery, and this was after being up with my phone from 4am to around 3 o clock. As soon as we landed, I was greeted with some great suggestions of nearby restaurants and sites to visit courtesy of Google now. After a 1 hour drive from the airport to our hotel with some more media consumption...

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Chai Time:A week with only Shamu (Part 1)

After running into battery, camera, and size issues with my moto X over the last year or so. I've finally decided to upgrade my moto to something a little more on the premium side. I needed something with stock Android, a good camera, and awesome battery life. I finally decided on the nexus 6, and after a few days with it I decided to use it as my only device for an entire vacation. Let's see how this goes! Note: most parts of this series will be entirely text due to me writing everything on the blogger mobile app. With that out of the way, let's...

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