Recent content by SvenJ

Sort of a rant, sort of a PSA. Have a DUO 2, Surface Go 3, Surface Pro 8. Got a Slim Pen when I got an OG Duo, back when they came with a charger. Got the Pro 8 with Slim Pen 2, later. Sold the OG DOU, kept the pen to use with the Surface Go I had then. Used the Slim Pen with the DUO 2 when I...

This is going to be a significant issue. Cortana, as a standalone AI on Android (and iOS) is going away. The Google assistant is pretty good, but assumes Google services. So, when I ask about my next appointment, it tells me nothing is on my calendar looking at the Google calendar. I loaded...

If you look at the dBrand installation video, it has you rubbing down the edges of the skin. That might be tough with the bumper on it. dBrand does provide a short one for the back with bumper, but that will be even tougher to smooth down. Don't know about other brands.

OK, one of you Windows Central guys (Daniel) needs to review one of these things. Looks nice but there are two things that don't add up. It says, 'works with the bumper', but that seems unlikely as their sticky part is right where the bumper is. None of the pictures show a bumper, just the naked...

This isn't a question about the Surface Go. It is more about whether Windows 10 can function without a keyboard, either in desktop or tablet mode. The answer is of course, yes. It has an on screen keyboard, and the apps from the store generally acknowledge you may be interacting with touch. Is...

If the Nokia folks had kept up with their technology I don't think you could touch their quality today. I haven't seen what they've been up to with the new Android phones, but you couldn't touch the camera on a 1020 for many years after it's release. Even then the pictures were outstanding, they...

Oh, hell no. MS is a software company. They didn't build any phones, they built an OS to run on phones that others built. When that wasn't working out that well, they bought a phone company. See how that worked out. Why would they build a phone to run some other company's OS? To run their own...

I think one thing that will hurt the Go is that it can run legacy applications. Why? Because they sort of suck on a small touch device. Always have, always will. We had 10" tablets with XP on them. They were kind of small to use as laptops, and frustrating to use as tablets, unless you used a...

People who don't appreciate quality always say it costs too much. Buy cheap if you want cheap. The build quality is what drives the price up, much like the PixelBook. They did skimp a bit on the processor and RAM type to get the price down as much as they could, but if that bothers you, upgrade...

Have a Surface 3 and this would be its replacement. The 3 has LTE so I am waiting for that version to appear.

Wonderful article about all the Pro's of Windows. Agree with most. Not sure why I should be proud to be a Windows user though. I didn't create it. The world isn't a better place for my using it. Except maybe my use being 1 in billions keeping it alive. My 1 in hundreds didn't help Windows...

Yes, don't ever listen to music again when disconnected or without using up your data allotment.

I think it is more important to allow the battery to cycle periodically than worrying about whether the engineers designed the charging system poorly. If fast charging is an option, it should be designed to not present a detriment to battery life overall. Don't leave these devices, phones...

Of course it needs both. What would be the point of this 'new category' of device if I still need to carry one or more other things? There are plenty of options already if I want to carry two, or three, things.

Whoever does Apple's marketing. MS can technology with the best of them. They can't market worth s**t.