Entries in Review (54)

Tuesday
Aug142018

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 9


By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 represents the apex of today’s flagship smartphone market in many ways. The overall design remains generally unchanged from last year’s Note 8 offering, but Samsung’s highlighted various areas for dramatic improvement. Read my full review below.

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Thursday
Jun212018

Power Trio: The Huawei P20 Pro Review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today's smartphones are as much about photography than they are about being connected, running apps and serving as the conduits to our digital lives. 

Each year smartphone makers add more cameras, more DSLR-like features, improved filters, and even myriad ways to create emojis or replicate studio lighting.

Over the course of smartphone history, however, there have been standout camera phones that have leapfrogged the market and offered outstanding camera and picture quality.

Super camera phones of the past include the Nokia Lumia 1020 with an outstanding 41-megapixel sensor as well as the Nokia PureView which was even more audacious, albeit much rarer to find. The Huawei P20 Pro is the heir apparent to this throne and this is by design. 

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Sunday
Apr012018

2019 GMC Sierra: This is how to multi-purpose #LikeAPro

 

Text and photos by Emily Chung

I love it when innovation happens in a vehicle – when we take something that already exists and make it so much better. When I think about pickup trucks, I want to know how useful it is to me. In contrast, the performance cars… how fun it is to drive. Full-size sedans… how practical is this for my family? For the 2019 GMC Sierra, I had high expectations as this is one of my favourite trucks already. What new thing could they bring to the table?

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Sunday
Nov262017

Review: Google Pixel Buds

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Few gadgets have been as anticipated as Google's Pixel Buds. These are neck buds which feature Google features and services and are Google's answer to Apple's popular and iconic AirPods.

Just like the AirPods, the Google Pixel Buds are designed to work best with the latest and greatest flagship Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, although they make pretty good Bluetooth headphones for almost any Android and iOS smartphone.

The Pixel Buds work best with Android smartphones, specifically the Pixel 2 devices, which don't just work in tandem with the headphones but also unlock all the features like the real-time language translation.

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