Galaxy Note and Words With Friends Review

April 24, 2012 at 1:55 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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I would definitely say that my love of phones derived from my sister’s obsession. If she doesn’t have it then more than likely nobody else does. She’s like the go to person for breaking news on the latest in phone releases. For quite some time now she has been eying the Galaxy Note by AT&T.

I for one wouldn’t compare this to your average smartphone. Its big enough to replace a PDA for Christ’s sake, if people still use those nowadays. The only thing that’s missing is the jumbo stylus. Aside from my ridicule I’m sure if it’s good enough for her then there are tons of other potential buyers for this phone.

Let’s check some specs shall we. Now even phonearena.com agrees with me on the bulkiness of it, but on the plus side it’s the only noted con. The Galaxy Note has a 5.3 inch display, which means more LCD for the visually impaired like me. I wonder if that’s why she’s going for it (fyi her bifocals are slightly thicker than mine). One thing I love about AT&T is their 4G network. While T-Mobile claims to have to highest speeds, AT&T has no need to brag about what they can do.

This phone is in the heaviest grade of phones, weighing in at almost 6.3 ounces. One of the biggest advantages is the talk time, 26 hours. With the stand-by time at 40 days, you won’t have to charge your phone for weeks with light use. The Note has the highest quality camera, at 8 megapixels. You haven’t heard the best part yet. It’s a 16 gigabyte phone. You don’t see those too often, but if it’s Samsung they normally have this storage capacity. While the phone may be a nice size for a paper weight, it definitely over compensates for tipping the scales.

One app that I have been playing like forever is  Zynga’s Words With Friends, our app of the week. This game resembles Scrabble in a way but the awesome thing about it is its Scrabble on steroids. The object of the game is to place words strategically to get the most points. You can play against friends on Facebook, Twitter, and via email invites. Of course I always win.

HTC Status and Facebook App Review

March 22, 2012 at 8:45 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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The HTC Status also known as the ChaCha is the phone revolutionized for social networking, with a button on the bottom right that connects you directly to Facebook. With this phone you have the standard 5 megapixel camera on the back, facetime on the front, an 800 megahertz processor, and the latest OS operating system 2.3.3 Gingerbread. The weight of the phone is 4.23 ounces, which is rather light compared to the average. This phone reminds me of a pocket sized calculator, the portable version of a TI-83 if there were ever one this small.

The overall form of this phone reminds me of the Motorola Charm, with a full touch QWERTY UIOP keyboard, and without the rear touch pad, but with a slight curvature that fits the face perfectly. The buttons are a reasonable size and they are spaced as so you will not encounter too many typos if any at all. There’s a bit a futuristic feel with the slim call and end buttons, which is one of the features that adds to overall aesthetics, but if its touch screen it’s kind of pointless.

While on the subject of this screen, its 2.6 inches wide. Although it’s not the biggest of screens, it’s a decent size for phone to screen ratio. One of the features that I failed to mention in prior posts is the Gorilla glass that the newer smart phones have. Gorilla is just another way of saying scratch proof, resistant to those constant slip ups when you drop your phone, water proof, nearly invincible (if you can think it your screen can probably resist it).

The Facebook share button enables users to instantly share pictures, view feeds, post status updates, and comment on Facebook friends’ statuses. Along with the Facebook button feature, you can view your friend’s picture and status when receiving a phone call.

There’s no need to download an app to Photoshop pictures with hardware already installed (talk about convenience). That makes me want to buy it. I was sold at the Facebook share button. Now if only there were a phone with both Facebook and Twitter share buttons.

Of course the app of the week is Facebook. While we are on the subject of social networking, Facebook has  845 million monthly users, with 425 million monthly users who use the mobile app. Facebook connects you with friends, family,  celebrities, fan pages, music, games, events posted by friends, and much more.

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