Recent content by Keith Wallace

How is GPS on this thing? I have a G8, and the one thing I feel is consistently a downgrade from Samsung phones is GPS performance. I lose GPS in a lot of larger buildings, like a Best Buy or Lowe's, and some older, brick buildings. I've even had rare occasions where starting up the GPS takes...

Two thoughts on this: 1. Many expected a new Elite Controller last year, and it never came. Is this still in the works? ETA? 2. After seeing the Xbox Adaptive Controller support USB Type-C, I can't help but wish they would update the main XB1 controller with Type-C. This will soon be the last...

I don't see the point. Microsoft isn't geared towards the consumer mass market. Spotify wouldn't make them better in any market. It's just throwing potentially billions to be affiliated with a product. What would they gain?

I've heard you (Dan), say quite a few times that we shouldn't expect a great camera from Andromeda because that's not the main objective of the device. It reminded me that camera optics were pretty much THE thing high-end Lumias had to separate from the sea of alternatives. It would seem, now...

I don't think prices are climbing to a problematic place, I think people are just expecting tech to hit lower price points than realistically is going to happen. I think that the Surface line has become a terrible value over the past year, thanks to things like removal of the included Surface...

When the original lineup of WMD devices was revealed, Asus showed up with a nice-looking device, the HC102. Since then, we were told it was delayed, but the new launch window has been inconsistently reported. I believe a recent article here said it was a 2017 launch, I'd heard early-2018, and...

Why is it that the only non-Signature Type Cover Microsoft sells these days is in black? We used to have several colors on the previous models, but Microsoft seems to have gone away from that this year. My sister was a BIG fan of the teal Type Cover, and was thinking of getting it to replace...

My sister has a SP3, and the Type Cover's button clicks no longer work. She is looking to get a new one, but is torn between the Cobalt one for the new Surface Pro and the Teal one from the SP4. Both are compatible with the SP3 she has (and a new Surface, should she upgrade). What I am curious...

I use a Lumia 950 as my general use phone. However, I also carry a GS7 to play Pokémon Go, which I do via tethering the GS7 to the 950. As of this morning, I am no longer able to use tethering on my phone. I've tried rebooting, updating, pulling the battery, and trying to do it over Bluetooth...

So, I was starting to think I'd go with he Samsung Odyssey, if I get a WMR headset. Then, I was reading the reviews, and they mentioned that the manual says to not use it with glasses. I went to their site to see what the manual actually says, and I find this on page 17: "Do not put on the HMD...

Me headset is the Arctis 7 from Steelseries. It uses 40mm drivers, and its headband seems considerably thinner than that of the Lucidsound LS20. The reason I consider the earbuds is because some games aren't about spatial/great audio. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is about taking directions...

How the hell is that site the breaking news source for this? Still, good stuff. Just need the aftermarket Vega cards to come out and the new Micro Center ad on 11/13 to give some good deals on components. That, and still have to decide on which WMR headset will be in the running against the...

Well, it's a problem of mediocre information, and a lack of consumer understanding. Microsoft's site says you need at least a GTX 1050 for WMR Ultra. That's a 2 GB card. However, on the AMD side, you are required to at least have an RX 580, which is a 4 GB card. However, it is generally stated...

The SB2's higher-dollar models should fit the bill. However, there isn't a whole heck of a lot of transparency with the system requirements to make 100% sure it will go according to plan. They say you need at least a GTX 1050 on the GPU side, which the SB2 Performance Base includes (1050 and...

I wish the Visor came in black as well. It's probably my preferred headset out right now (since ASUS delayed theirs and Samsung's still a few days out...plus more expensive). I just hate that white so much.