Here’s a very quick outside shot sample test between the iPhone and Lumia. These are straight shots with no adjustment or change in settings. Looking out at the deer path leaving our backyard … Lumia 820 iPhone 4S To my eye the Lumia is delivering a richer shot. Color is better – the sky shows … Read morevery quick camera test: iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 820
Today is a dreary, rainy day and while waiting for the train I was in the mood for some music. I somehow stepped back into time to find Rocket From the Crypt, but then immediately thought of King Kong another older indie band I was introduced to in 1995. I’m not really sure why they … Read moreMonster Music Monday
I picked up a Wii U system for the kids and we have definitely been enjoying it. First impressions are solid. Setup is pretty simple and the gamepad charged up while we had dinner. As with quite a few devices I’ve owned the system wanted to connect right away to check for an update. Though … Read moreWii U
Amazon has a very cool subscription manager for magazines which I’ve just seen today thanks to a holiday gift subscription from my dad. But check out the estimated delivery window …
Gotta hand it to PayPal … they pretty much have every base covered now. Whether people use all this stuff is another thing, but the pre-paid enablement for eCommerce is very smart. I don’t see any mention of fee structure … which is typically and unfortunately fairly predatory in under-banked products. via TechCrunch.
I’m a long standing TripIt user and have largely been satisfied, though lately there’s been some rumbling in social media land about the loss of rewards tracking. For whatever reason Airlines are removing Tripit’s ability to track rewards as their own apps become more sophisticated. To be honest using Tripit’s rewards tracking feature is really … Read moreBooking flights based on real-time rewards
The inevitable reality of ads appear to be en route to Instagram via the Facebook acquisition. I get it, it can’t all be free (I do work in marketing) but I was hoping there might be more attention to things like integration as a first priority. Only recently have Facebook notifications been including Instagram content … Read moreWhere’s the real Facebook + Instagram integration?
Google News – now optimized for tablet consumption … check it.
When I learned via The Verge that Twitter’s long rumored photo filters were live for Android, I loaded up the Google Play Store and updated my app to snap my first filtered pic. The experience was certainly functional, but that’s about it. Twitter image with filter. Probably won’t use this much. twitter.com/atmasphere/sta… — Jonathan Greene (@atmasphere) … Read moreTwitter photo filters go live, but why?
Googles Lost Social Network is a terrific walk down memory lane for Google Reader. While I consume content from lots of sources today, Reader still remains central to my process. I miss all of the features that have been cut like everyone else … Seems there’s actually still both time and a real platform on which … Read moreAn Ode to Google Reader
In case you missed the update or perhaps don’t use the app, Google updated their GMail iOS app to 2.0 today. I updated mine and have decided to give it a more permanent go vs the exchange push I’ve had running in the mail.app. Notifications work great and you get the richer power of Gmail … give … Read moreGoogle’s automagical mobile opportunity #gmail