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Google Pixel Chromebook Best Buy Deal

Thinking about getting a new laptop? Save $100 off a high performance Pixelbook and Pixelbook Pen, at Best Buy, starting on 3/25 through 4/7. The Pixelbook is the first laptop with the Google Assistant built-in. The four-in-one design contains a 7th Gen Inel Core i5 processor, 8GB or more of RAM, a base of 128GB SSD for storage, and a long-lasting battery. Do more with many apps for productivity and play. Continue reading Save $100 off a Google Pixelbook Chromebook at Best Buy

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Smartphone Review

HUAWEI’s Unlocked Mate 10 Pro is the company’s latest and most innovative flagship smartphone to date. It has an excellent and nearly bezeless screen with two optically stabilized cameras, that are co-engineered by Leica. Its octa-core AI enabled Kirin 970 CPU and NPU neural-network processing unit intelligently analyzes what it sees and adjusts camera settings automatically. A sealed 4,000 mAh battery runs apps for up to a full day and a half. Continue reading HUAWEI's Mate 10 Pro Is a Speedster with Excellent Cameras

ZTE Axon M AT&T Android Smartphone Review

ZTE’s Axon M on AT&T is the company’s latest and most innovative flagship android smartphone, with two full sized folding screens. Its quad-core Snapdragon CPU nicely powers those screens for simultaneously watching video and running apps. A sealed 3,180 mAh battery is rated for up to 28 hours of talk time. Continue reading ZTE's Axon M Tried For Gold with Two Screens

Alcatel PULSEMIX Smartphone on Cricket

The PULSEMIX on Cricket is an overall good value. Its quad-core CPU sips power from a 2,800 mAh battery that is rated for up to eight hours of talk time. The Alcatel Android smartphone has an adequate 5.2” HD screen that provides a mostly responsive experience with rich color. It is one of the first budget phones for under $70 that works with Alcatel’s accessory cover technology, called SNAPBAK, which attach on the back. It did a nice job of quickly downloading apps and surfing the web via Cricket’s 4G LTE nationwide network, which is run by AT&T. Continue reading Alcatel's PULSEMIX Smartphone is a Good Value on Cricket

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Launches in US at CES 2018

The setting was CES 2018, at the Sand Expo Center, in the Venetian Las Vegas. Several announcements were to be made by the Consumer Business CEO of Huawei. The anticipation of what Richard Yu was to announce could be something that would propel Huawei to reach its goal of becoming the number one handset maker in the world, that much faster. Partnering with a US based cellular provider to offer their phones would mean many things and all of the smartphone makers around the world realize these facts.

Several days leading up to Richard Yu’s CES 2018 Keynote saw the fallout of an article that came out in the WSJ reporting that a possible carrier deal with Huawei had been canceled due to a number of reasons. I read the article and several others that outlined possible reasons why a deal, that had been progressing, was canceled at nearly the last minute. Continue reading Huawei Mate 10 Pro Launches in US at CES 2018

Norton Core Wi-Fi Router Best Buy Review

Symantec has released the Core, its first secure router and Wi-Fi hotspot for your entire home that protects all connected devices. Mesh routers are up and coming in the home networking scene, but this one device does it all and adds security on top. This single device is powerful enough to provide speed and signal to stream 4K video and support HD gaming. It has multi-layer, software as a service, cloud-connected approach to security. It integrates Norton Security for Macs, PCs, tablets, smartphones and a secure cloud connection that scans all network traffic. All of this is included in a $279 package that looks nice, even on a table where everyone can see it. Continue reading Norton Core Provides High Performance WiFi & Secure Internet for Your Home