Why I Am Not Buying the New Nexus 5x Or 6P

NEXUS 5X

The Nexus 5X and 6P are some of the newest midrange and high end phones to be launched right now.  They both will be running android 6.0 right out the box.  We know this year that Google spent a lot of time on bringing these two phones some great quality cameras and great fingerprint scanners.  Thats pretty good and makes them now some competitors towards the other OEMS.  But, dont get me wrong, as of now, they are running the latest processors and memory and both come with USB Type-C. They also are now compatible with Google's Wireless Service,Project Fi.  You can also get a protection plan as well with the two phones and $50 of Google Play Credit.   But, is this really good enough for new users or just Nexus fanboys and Android fanboys alike? For those of you using a iPhone 6s and 6S Plus or Galaxy S6 Edge Plus or Note 5 and G4 user, is this a better upgrade to you?  To me, this isn't really much of an upgrade compared to what I have right now.  Here is why I won't be buying the new Nexus phones anytime soon.

Moto G 2015

In July, Motorola had launched their latest gen of the Moto G and the Moto X.  Moto G and the new Moto X came with a lot fire power at launch.  They both are customizable using the Moto Maker. You can engrave them, swap back covers, emerge them into water for over 30 minutes, front facing speakers, great selfie cameras in the front and great quality in the rear as well.  Both will include a Micro SD card slot that you can hold up to 200GB if you know how to format the cards.  You also can use OTG USB which means on the go memory as well.  Not only all of this, but you even have the choice to choose which 4 major carriers you want to be on a plan with. So pick and choose wisely.  Moto G and X both have stock Andorid and the latest Android versions.  So you dont have to worry about OEMs and their apps and wallpapers taking over the screens and storage.  Lets just be honest, who wants bloatware anymore?  With the Moto G, for causual use, you really can't go wrong.  Also the battery life is wonderful! No complaints about that at all. You also get some neat features as well such as the Moto Assistant and the Moto display and the Moto guestures such as flicking your wrist to open camera and karrate chop to turn on Flash Light.  Now the cons are that it doesnt have NFC, wireless charging and no fingerprint scanner.  But for $150-$200, are you willing to sacrafice the few things that matter today?  Let me know your thoughts.

Google Nexus 6

The Google Nexus 6 has been around for an year now almost it seems.  Do you feel it still lives up to its height?  Now, we all people hate the size of this phone.  We know that.  But, for me as a person that came from a LG G Flex which had a 6 inch curved screen and a 720p display, to me it was still a better upgrade to go with the Nexus 6. Got more RAM usage and memory, a better resolution of 2K! The latest updates from the Android OS.  The Nexus 6 has a better camera and no bloatware, a little smaller batter by 180 Mah.  My Nexus 6 is unlocked for switching to carrier I want based on bands and everything else.  It overall was the better choice at the time.  Even now it still is a better choice to me over the new Nexus 6P.  I have wireless charging and NFC with the Nexus 6. Not only that but I still will be getting Android 6.0 before everyone else and possibly before the new Nexus buyers get the Nexus 6P in hands.  Due a month long pre order shipment.  With the Nexus 6 I also am using the Google Wireless service called "Project Fi".  I can be on Wifi in the house one minute, then heading out on an adventure the next minute and still being able to stay connected thanks to Fi Network being able to switch between T-Mobile's towers and Sprint's towers and identifying Wifi hotspots around in the area.  Sure, it doesn't have the greatest processors or benchmarks and all that stuff in between, but it is still a beast even today as we speak.  No, it doesn't have USB Type-C or a fingerprint scanner.  But there are so many ways I can charge the Nexus 6 up now, thanks to Wireless charging built in and the Moto Turbo charger and the Project Fi 6000 Mah power bank that was including in the Project Fi Welcome Kit.  No, it doesn't have a micro SD card slot.  But you can use the Google Drive Cloud which offers 15GB of storage for free and you can use the app on the phone already because it included.  I also can use OTG USB with just a few minor adjustments by downloading a app or 2 which wont kill my ram or storage and connect my 500GB portable hard drive or my 16GB SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick.  So memory isn't a issue for me at all.  Not only that but you can now pick the Nexus 6 up for only $299 on eBay brand new.

CONCLUSION

In the end, it is really up to you all what you want and need. What are you all willing to give up or not give up to have the most satisifaction out of your smartphone? Is it the screen size, is it the battery life, how about the specs, what about the price range?  There is so many things that one has to consider today when purchasing a new phone. Not only that but which carriers are they compatiable on as well also should play a role.  Well, that sums this all up.  So what phone do you own and why and will you be purchasing the new Nexus or Moto or LG or iPhone or Samsung?

MOTO G 1 MONTH REVIEW

GOOGLE NEXUS 6 8 MONTHS LATER 

Secure World Expo: My Experience

What is Secure World ? The Secure World is about connecting, informing and developing leaders in cybersecurity.  To see globally, but to defend locally.  They are cyber threats everyday and happen anywhere. 

The Secure World Expo brings vendors and a lot of security and IT companies from all over to share and educate the importance of protecting your company's data and your own personal data as well.     At the expo you can attend classes and listen to their keynotes as well.  There is a show floor also with some demos of software and products from each company if they choose so to demonstrate what they can bring to the table.   As a attendee you could get free stuff and have lunch and even win prizes and attend the after party at the casino.  There were plenty of booths to check out and learn more about each one and their products. 

Dr. Charlie Miller, Uber Engineer at the SW Keynote (Image Above)

One of the major highlights of the even was seeing and learning from Uber engineer, Dr. Charlie Miller.  This gentleman was the guy that hacked into a jeep unit.  Somehow, found a loop hole into the system to where he was able to control the jeep right from his computer and laptop.  He also showed the different types of chips that are in the vehicle that he hacked.  Which was very interesting to see.  

While we all should know that enterprise security is being disrupted.  Knowing how to identify the indicators that have been compromise.  Privacy and data are a major issue.  Automation is the future we are in now.  Having single sign-on will offer impressive new capabilities to being secured and protected on your network.

So defend your data and become a hackinnator.  

Secure World Expo STL the Video

Moto G 1 Month Later Review

The Moto G 3rd gen is one of the best low-midrange android smartphones you can buy right now.  This phone is very customizes from the very start.  You can buy it in black or white.  You can also swap back covers to your liking and add engravings to it.  You can even change how it boots up.  This phone is waterproof too.   When removing the back you will have a slot for the sim and a slot for the microSD card.  This phone has a 5 inch 720p display.  Has a speaker in front on the bottom chin part.  It comes with the Moto Assistant and I love it.  Very helpful at times i need it to work. It has stock and pure vanilla Android.  No bloatware or skins.  Just some useful apps from Moto and of course the main Google apps that needed.  For this phone to have SD410 and only 1GB of RAM, it is super speedy and fast.  The performance is great and it just works all around.  Not to forget to mention that  this phone is unlocked and I can take it T-Mobile networks or At&t networks.  It has carrier freedom.  If that what you are missing, then you need to take a look into this phone.  The pictures I took with the 5MP front facing camera showed really great! The 13MP rear camera is as the same it is in my Nexus 6.  This is a close call when it comes to the rear shots. But the cameras wont leave you disappointed at all.  The battery life.  Can't complain at all about the battery life.  It only has a 2400 mah battery, but this battery last me a day and a half! My Nexus 6 can't even last a day without it being on a full charge.  So the battery life is great on the Moto G.  The call quality is awesome as well.  Everyone heard me crystal clear.  The one speaker on the bottom of the front of the phone pushes out pretty loud for video and music.  Great clarity. I have nothing negative to say about this phone! It just works! Oh... On more thing! That price tag! Its just only $179! What more can you ask for? Nothing further more to say. 

Xperia Z5 the World's First 4K Smartphone!

                                          SONY XPERIA Z5 PREMIUM With 4K Display

Why on Earth do we need a 4K display in the palm of our hands? Is 4K displays an overkill altogether including the TVs and PC monitors and cameras that include 4K playback?  Well according to Sony and its new announced smartphone (featured at IFA 2015 in Berlin, Germany).  Its an push to limits of our images and video and more all for the best viewing possible. Some might say its to be the one that brags about their product has the only thing out that no one else has or to be the odd person at the party with the most expensive gadget.  4K on smartphones might help viewing in VRs better.  Although, doubtful think anyone will see the difference.  This phone has some insanely PPis! We are talking close to the 1,000 mark.  Well sort of.  The Xperia Z5 has about 802-806ppi density. Depending on the region.  With only having a 3500 Mah batter built in this phone, you would think Sony would want get bigger and better than the Moto Droid Turbo and Galaxy Note 5.  But, According to Sony, it will have "All day battery life".  Seen in Hands-On videos, the Z5 4K display does look very nice and the 4K video quality is pretty good as well.  This phone also comes with a 23MP rear camera that is suppose to be as good as the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+.  But really havent seen or had any real time with the camera to confirm that statement. You would think mobile gaming would be awesome with the 4K display, but there aren't even games  out now that are optimized for this kind of resolution.  We know that Youtube and Netflix now accept 4K video playback, but what else out there would benefit from this 4K on a smartphone? Below will be just a few hands-on videos and footage of the World's First 4K display smartphone and you be the judge.  Guess Sony wanted to try to outdo the big dogs.

Z5 Hands-On Video

"Whats On My Android" August 2015

Hello guys, I really haven't written anything about how I use my Android phone or even whats on my Android phone.  So I am going to do that today.  Instead of writing a long boring article about each single app and widget I use, I am going to show it through a video.  Also I will have a short list of each app and widget and where you can download the app from.  Now, these are all apps that can be used right from the Google Play Store without needing root access.  Some are just in beta as well.  So if you want donate to the developers of each beta app, you can do so through the Play Store.  Also some have Pro and Premium versions of the free app.  If you feel the free version doesn't satisfy you, then you can purchase the Pro version in the Google Play Store.  So, no  further ado, here is what on my Android phone.

                                      WHAT'S ON MY ANDROID (AUGUST 2015) VIDEO

                                       


APP List:

POCKET
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideashower.readitlater.pro

NOTIFY
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apps.skytek.notify

HD WIDGET
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloudtv.hdwidgets

Bing Search
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.bing

Ink Space
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.openframeworks.inkSpace

Clean Master (App & Lock)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard

ROVERS the floating launcher app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schiztech.rovers.app

Play Newsstand
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines

Link Bubble
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linkbubble.playstore

Wikipedia Beta
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia.beta

IF
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifttt.ifttt

MRU Widget app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=day.cloudy.apps.mru

MLB At Bat app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bamnetworks.mobile.android.gameday.atbat

Why OnePlus 2 Might Fail As the Flagship Killer!

For the OnePlus 2, the HYPE was real! We now have seen hands-on about this device and what it can do and what it brings to the table. But, we also seen what it can not do and what deal breakers it lost and might cause it not to deliver on its promise as the Flagship Killer.  Although, some of its specs are up to par with the Galaxy S6, M9, G4, and the iPhone 6 Plus, it was missing out on some key features.  Last years's OnePlus One came with NFC.  This year's OnePlus 2 doesn't include it as of right now.  This is a major "Oh-no ".  NFC you will need it for one major function "Android Pay".  Android Pay will be Google's revamp of Google Wallet.  Which will allow you to make purchases with your Android smartphones at grocery stores, gas stations, department stores and so on.. Hopefully OnePlus makes a fix. If not, you are not going to want to purchase the phone.  Also another issue here is that this device won't come with a SD card slot. As we have recently seen Samsung make this move with the Galasy S6 and S6 Edge and possibly the Galaxy Note 5, OnePlus has also made sacrifice by not accepting SD card slots into their phones.  Your only choices this year with the OnePlus 2 are a 16GB internal and 64GB internal storage version of the phone.  These are you only choices. For goodness sake, why are companies still making 16GB internal storages on high-end smartphones? Even reports out are even saying that Apple's iPhone 6s is suppose to still bring a 16GB of internal memory to its flagships.  Once again, Why! But, these are besides the points. Also, OnePlus 2 is equipped with the SnapDragon 810, which is also in the HTC One M9.  This chip has been the talk of the year for its overheating madness.  No word yet on if this is going on in the OnePlus 2 right now. But, will keep a close eye on this as more updates and news continue to unfold. day-by-day.  OnePlus 2 also doesnt come with a removable battery as well.  To some, this can be a big deal.  But, once again I must reference to Samsung as this is becoming a infamous trend and it spreading like a wild-fire! With the 3,000 mah battery in the OnePlus 2 and a Snapdragon 810 chip, better pray battery life isn't a pain as this phone isn't equipped with a quick charger! What in the world OnePlus? What are you doing to your consumers!   One more thing! The OnePlus 2 doesn't have is the Wireless Charging! No Wireless Charging at all is discovered here guys. You have to charge your device up using the USB Type C. Which seems pretty cool and nice and gamechanger.  But, there is another issue here.  It will take about up to 4 hours to charge your device up to 100%! Now, who wants to wait that long for their device to charge up?  Are you all not seeing the big picture here?  This should turn you all away from this device! Its really a NO BRAINER! The only thing that look attractive at this point is the price for the 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory on phone is its price tag @ $389.99! We will talk about that in another article. But, remember what all you are missing and losing out of.  This, my followers, and viewers, and readers is why the OnePlus 2 fails as being a "Flagship Killer".

NEXUS 6 One Month Later

Hello everybody, its me again with another incredible article! Now, I know just a little over a month ago I still rolling with the LG G Flex (gen 1).  I'm sure you all remembered bashing every other phone out there including the Galaxies and the Notes when it came to the G Flex. Well, its time came and went. Besides, the G Flex was aging and I would've had to get another smartphone anyways.  But, enough about what to that old phone I had.  Lets talk about the one I been with for the last month!

NEXUS 6

The Nexus 6 is by Google and Motorola. Two of the most innovative tech companies and phone manufactures that are out. Now, you would think by having these two giants come together they are a beast!  I mean sure, not all will like the 6 inch display or that it has 2K resolution.  But, it is definitely a true phablet in my eyes. No need for a 7inch tablet. So, hey no tablet needed then.  No removable battery, but I have been using the Moto Turbo charger.  It works great. It gives me 6 hours of battery life extra when i need it.  The 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM is more than enough for me to use this device. No, it doesn't have SD card slot to insert. No problem for me, I use my cloud accounts such as OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox. They are all secured and I can access them anytime, anywhere.  So thats where all of my videos I record and photos are placed. In the clouds.  The gaming and video picture quality are just great.  I really don't see me upgrading to anything else.  I have stock android and that it is a Nexus 6, so since it is a Google product, it would be one of the few to receive a Android OS update first.  So, no worries in that department. Now, about the Android updates.  As when I first purchase the Nexus 6, I really didnt get to play with Android 5.0.  But, I do know it wasn't the best and yes it was very buggy and laggy and even slow at times.  So glad I didn't live through that. Now with 5.0.1 update right out the box as soon as I had everything setup.  Android 5.0.1 was just to pretty much fixed what 5.0 couldn't do.  Andorid 5.0.1 wasn't bad at all from my experience with the nexus device.  I mean sure, there were times a app didnt open and there were times a app crashed. Sometimes the Google Play Services error would appear on screen.   Didn't say that the phone or OS was perfect. No, it will never be perfect. If that would make the case, then even iOS users would switch real quick!  But that is not the case at all.  For the most part, it can do what it is set out to do.  A little over a week ago, I have received one of the biggest updates of the year for Android and the Nexus 6, Android 5.1. Now Android 5.1 adds more options for alarm toggling in the quick settings for priority settings and  Wifi and bluetooth options as well. Now you dont have to go through the manual settings just to switch Wifi connections or bluetooh.  You switch right from your quick settings mode.  You also get animation with portrait and auto-rotate mode.    There were also some more bug fixes and minor improvements as well.  But a couple of days ago, my phone did stop responding due to the UI not responding.  But I let it play it out and then the phone back to work.  I dont know if that had to do anything with the update or a particular app. So I downloaded the Device Assist app from Google for the Nexus, GPE (google play edition), and the android one devices.  According to the app, my Nexus 6 is doing good.  Which I think is pretty odd, if the UI had stopped responded.  No worries now, because it is working just find.

MY THOUGHTS

After one month of owning the Nexus 6 aka Moto X Nexus, I find this phone to be the BEST out behind the S6 and M9, because fanboys of the galaxies will get their voices heard first. But, its about what I like now and how I feel.  The Nexus 6 has stock android. You really can't go wrong with stock and it also has Google Now Launcher included on board with the phone.  It has all of your favorite Google apps and no BLOATWARE.  So plenty of memory with my 32GB model. It had 25GB available storage and I still have 23GB of storage left. Plus my cloud storage. 2K display is very nice.  Not as great as the Note 4's due to Super AMOLED VS AMOLED. You'll have to see the difference in person.  The camera I forgot to mention is better than what I heard. With my experiences and photoshots, the picture quality came out great and the 4K video is decent. It isn't the best. I'll give it that.  The battery life is average and with the Moto charger, it helps out.  This phone has almost been out for 6 months now on the market. I still would recommend this device.  I would definitely keep the Nexus in the top 10 and even in the top 5 smartphones for 2014-2015.  So, there you all have it.  My take on the Nexus 6.  What are your thoughts on the Motorola X Nexus?  Leave the comments below. 

iOS 8.2 Update List

Hello everyone, below is a list of improvements and enhancements and changes that you can find in the new iOS 8.2 Update for iPhones and iPads.

• Apple Watch Support
• Apple Watch App
• iPhone 5 or Later
•  Health App Improvements

• Stability Enhancements includes
• Mail
• Maps
• Music
• Voice over reliability
• Connectivity with iPhone Hearing Aids

Bug Fixes

• Maps
• iTunes Purchases
• Music
• Call Audio with Siri
• Bluetooth Calling
• Timezone calendar events
• Fixes Certificate Error
• Calendar Event Automatically 
• Show busy events

Netflix and Samsung team up

For Netflix subscribers that are planning on picking up a Galaxy S5, a Galaxy Note 4 or Galaxy Tab S from Samsung, a newly leaked image suggests that a pretty big bonus will be included. As revealed by Android Central based on an anonymous leak, Samsung and Netflix will begin a promotion on Sunday, January 4, that will see a year’s worth of Netflix offered with no extra charge.

As noted on the image above, that’s a $100 value. The promotion also includes access to Milk Music — Samsung’s own music streaming service — for those who are open to new modes of listening to their favorite tunes.

The promotion will only last until January 17, though, and according to the original report it will only be available to the first 115,000 people that go through the steps to access the promotion and reap the rewards. For those who do buy one of the aforementioned devices, just head to SamsungPromotions.com to register the device. Once that’s done, and if the site accepts the information, then the credits necessary for 12 months of Netflix will be forked over. The best news is that this can be used for both new and existing Netflix subscribers.

Qualcomm Snapdragon new images with LG G Flex 2?

Qualcomm released this image of what it seems to be advertising what could come in the up coming week at #CES2015 and for Intel. Also, if you look closely, it seems that this image shows of what seems to back casing of a smartphone.  From the looks of it, this could be a LG device (LG G4 or G Flex 2). Now the past year or so, we have seen LG move the buttons to back of their phones such as the G2, G Flex, and G3.  Now we also know that LG G Flex 2 will be a front runner at #CES as well. So with that being said, maybe putting two and two together and just say that the new processor from Qualcomm will be demoed in the new LG G Flex 2.  So base on the image above, what do you think that Qualcomm and Intel has in store for us @CES? All comments are welcomed.

Subcribe to the new blog site for CES 2015

Hello everyone, its that time again. Yes, we are closer to another year and great new tech and cars and other cool electronics and other gadgets. So that means CES is on its way and rumors are flooding in non-stop as of right now of what we could see in the following year.  So, if you want to follow alone this journey, you can subscribe here and in the link below.  Leave comments and tell me what you all want to see come in the next year and years.

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