Tag: Smartphone
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Digital Minimalism and Minimalism Can Contradict
There’s this thing out there called “digital minimalism.” You may have heard of it. In short, it’s mostly the idea of digitally decluttering, using fewer apps and social media services on one’s phone or computer. In a perfect world, this leads to us being more productive with our technology overall because we have fewer things…
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The Fight for 3rd Place: A BlackBerry 10 Retrospective
I promised I would write about it after my Windows Phone retrospective, and now it’s here. You can consider this post centered around BlackBerry part two in this short series. As stated prior, iOS and Android firmly established a dominance over the mobile market, leaving a vacuum for a third party platform. A third option…
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The Fight for 3rd Place: A Windows Phone Retrospective
This post is part one of a two-part series discussing also-ran competitors to the ever-dominant iOS and Android. You can read the second part on BlackBerry here. It’s no secret that smartphones have taken over the mobile and computing world. While some of us are still old enough to remember when pagers, PDAs, and phones…
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Let’s Be Realistic About “Free Money” Apps
A QUICK ASIDE: Just to keep full transparency, I won’t include any affiliate links or sweeping endorsements here. This whole thing is me just trying to detail my view and experience with these sorts of apps. As a result, I get to be as honest and critical as I like. I found myself using an…
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Use What You Already Have to Get a “Dumbphone”
As I discussed in a few previous posts, I’ve made attempts to simplify my life before starting with my smartphone. Humorously, I remember being a younger Mr. Hyde around 2010 when Android phones were really starting to pick up traction, when the idea of digital convergence was truly exciting. The future looked so bright to…
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