10 Best Photo and Video Apps

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s a round-up of the best (IMHO) photo/video smartphone/tablet apps I wrote for Digital Photo Industry, a trade magazine:

10 Best Photo and Video Apps

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DVICE: Prepare to pay for premium Internet

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

13 11-21 Verizon net neutrality

The D.C. Circuit Court just ruled that Verizon pretty much is free to create basic and premium access for the Internet like they do for cable TV, to throttle competitive sites and keep sites they don’t like from being available to its customers, neutralizing so-called “net neutrality.” Nice, huh?

This is a column I wrote about this courtroom calumny back in November anticipating this decision, and what it means for you and the future of freedom on the Internet.

DVICE: Prepare to pay for premium Internet

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DVICE: The (unnecessary?) smartphone wireless charging war

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

13 10-22 DVICE wireless charging

Why are there so many different, incompatible yet infuriatingly similar smartphone wireless charging schemes? Patent royalty money, of course. Read all about this greedy stupidity in this DVICE column:

DVICE: The (unnecessary?) smartphone wireless charging war

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Laptop: Best Gifts for Less Than $25/$50/$100

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

A trio of gift guides I assembled for the 2013 holiday season for Laptop Magazine:

Best Tech Gifts for Less Than $25

Best Tech Gifts for Less Than $50

Best Tech Gifts for Less Than $100

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DVICE: Smartphone scoliosis

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

13 11-1 LG Flex Samsung Round

LG and Samsung both announced curved smartphones. Why? Who knows. But here’s my take on these bent devices from DVICE:

Opinion: Smartphone scoliosis

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The Best eBook Reader: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

What is the best e-book e-reader? The headline, from a story I wrote for Techlicious, kind of gives it away, doesn’t it? But read the story to find out why.

The Best eBook Reader: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

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DVICE: Tales of terrible tablet timing

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

13 10-23 Surface event

For some reason, Apple, Microsoft and Nokia all decided to announce new tableta within 24 hours of each other. I don’t think it was a coincidence, and guess who won the publicity battle.

Here’s my story from DVICE:

DVICE: Tales of terrible tablet timing

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DVICE: Are e-readers a dying guilt-free pleasure?

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

13 10-5 Kindle experience

Tablets, especially the 7-inch variety, are an overall better deal than dedicated e-book readers such as the Kindle. But for distraction-free reading, you want an e-book reader. Here’s why, explained in this DVICE column.

DVICE: Are e-readers a dying guilt-free pleasure?

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The Best Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

LG Tone HBS730

A round-up of the best Bluetooth in-ear ‘phones I’ve played with, which you can find at Techlicious, here:

The Best Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones

The short answer: the LG Tone HBS-730. There. I’ve ruined the suspense.

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Opinion: Samsung smartwatch? Stupid. Sony lens camera? Smart!

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Sony QX10_with_Xperia Z1

 

Opinion: Samsung smartwatch? Stupid. Sony lens camera? Smart!

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