Electronic Devices Reviews

After several weeks of using Apple's new flagship device I'm ready to get rid of it and switch back to my old iPhone 6 Plus or my new favorite Android phone, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Why? Because despite its amazing face recognition technology (Face ID), that worked for me perfectly even in complete darkness, the iPhone X actually breaks the magical user experience the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology giant got us used to since it launched the first iPhone over 10 years ago. The iPhone X user experience is a major step backward It now takes longer, requires more steps and additional gestures to use and navigate the new user interface of the iPhone X than any of its predecessors, which is a major step backward and the cause of many frustrations. And what's even more surprising is that the iPhone X user interface - which is different than all the other iPhones despite using the same version of iOS 11 - is now sometimes even mo...

Amazon Echo Dot Review Software   Security Big ears.  With the Amazon Dot, we are looking at the smaller of the two speakers from the US-based retail giant. While the assistant Alexa was very convincing in the test, the power consumption and data security provided reasons for criticism. With its Echo and Echo Dot products Amazon is Google's biggest competitor in terms of speaker and home assistant. We have looked a bit closer at the smaller Echo Dot speaker. Amazon's Echo Dot is not much more than a small speaker with seven microphones. The product first becomes really useful with its assistant, Alexa that analyzes and implements voice commands. As well as allowing the user to place orders in Amazon's shop, it can play music and audio books, provide news and weather forecasts. It is also possible to program appointment reminders and Smart Home components. The product costs approximately 60 Euros (~$50). The benefits and risks of Amazon...

Dell Latitude 5280 (7200U, HD) Laptop Review Notebook   Business   Windows   Kaby Lake Small and strong.  Dell has created a significantly lighter chassis now that the aging E-Port is becoming a thing of the past. The lack of Thunderbolt 3, however, severely limits the docking capabilities of this latest Latitude redesign. Like Lenovo, Dell has been slowly moving away from proprietary docking ports to universal USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 solutions on the latest Latitude series of business notebooks. This will inevitably alienate some existing users who have grown accustomed to specialized docks that connect to the bottom of the notebook, but the gains in portability and design from the move are hard to overlook. The latest 12.5-inch Latitude 5280 notebook is an overhaul of the existing E5270 with notable improvements in both size and weight while sacrificing as few features as possible. The lowest-end SKU currently retails for $850 an...