Jeff Kibuule ← Thoughts from a tech enthusiast

Google I/O Predictions

May

2013

Lots of stuff will be announced. Maybe 2 things will be remembered 6 months from now. One only needs to look at the Android Update Alliance, Google TV, and Nexus Q to see why pie-in-the-sky thinking really needs to be grounded every once in a while. Anyway, let’s break down what we will probably see: ...

Finally switched to T-Mobile

May

2013

So I finally switched to T-Mobile. I did a few speed tests around my area in Houston was happy with the speeds I got, somewhere around 12-14Mbps on DC-HSPA+ and roughly the same for LTE. Best thing is that I’m paying $30/month for 100 minutes/unlimited texts/5GB high-speed data, which is the right proportion for a ...

“Peak smartphone”

Apr

2013

After the Galaxy S4 event a month ago (which was a real hoot), I think we’ve hit “peak smartphone”. I know it’s not just me either. Several years after the groundbreaking innovation that was the iPhone back in 2007, I feel like the entire industry has run out of steam. The Galaxy S4 event in ...

Poor Windows 8 sales 1

Jan

2013

Paul Thurrott from WinSuperSite: At some point, the cheerleaders—and yes, amazingly, they’re out there—are going to have to face reality: Windows 8 is selling slowly. More slowly than Windows 7 at launch, and more slowly than Windows 7 a year ago. And while a peek at NPD’s publicly released data for the holiday selling season can provide ...

Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro Hands-on

Dec

2012

So my local Microsoft Store finally got the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro in stock and I bought it and played around with it for an hour or so and have a few observations: 1) Screen is nice, but the brightness control randomly caps itself to 1/2 max brightness. It seems the auto-brightness controls are ...

No hope for Start Button in “Windows Blue”

Dec

2012

From Neowin: If you have been hoping, dreaming, wishing, that Windows Blue – which is set to (unofficially) arrive in the Summer of 2013 – would bring back the Start button, you may want to take a seat. According to a new report from CNbeta, who has leaked quite a bit of Windows 8 information previously, they are ...

Google Maps for iPhone

Dec

2012

It’s finally here. The mapping app that will beat Apple Maps. It’s Google Maps for iPhone! It’s cleaner, faster, vector-based, and actually accurate! It has public transit directions, Street View, satellite view, and turn-by-turn navigation. And best of all, it doesn’t suck! Apple’s actual biggest problem won’t be the availability of Google Maps, but people ...

eBay Fiasco

Dec

2012

Note to self (and others), If someone is trying to sell you a $3500 laptop on eBay and you win it easily for $1800, look very closely at what they are selling you. Don’t be an idiot like me and buy a piece of paper which is a “guide” to get a fully loaded laptop (luckily ...

T-Moble and Apple in agreement

Dec

2012

From The Verge: T-Mobile USA has just announced that it’ll finally bring Apple products to market in 2013, making it the last major carrier in the US to do so. The company slipped this major news into a press release detailing T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom’s financial plans for the years 2013 through 2015. So ...

Nexus 10 review 6

Dec

2012

Unlike my previous reviews, my review of the Nexus 10 will be extremely short, but very informative and full of pictures. Pros: Awesome hardware. Very competitive with the iPad hardware in every aspect. Great OS. Cons: Non-existant 3rd party software. Nothing that actually takes advantage of such a wonderful screen. And in pictures: ESPN for ...