Vertical Hold hits episode 200, and to celebrate, I’ve taken the show over to the other side of the world to cover the Huawei Mate 20 launch and talk Google’s shaky future in the EU!
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Tag: Android
Which premium Android smartphone is best?
And what’s Google doing with its confusing YouTube Music, YouTube Premium and Google Play Music plans? All this and more in the latest episode of Vertical Hold!
Continue readingGoogle I/O 2018 – Google Assistant impersonating humans, Google News overhaul including podcasts: Vertical Hold – Episode 177
There’s a new, smarter version of Android, a Google Assistant that passes the Turing Test on its way to get a haircut and more in the latest episode of Vertical Hold!
Continue readingMWC 2018 Special Samsung S9, Sony XZ2, 5G and Google Android Go: Vertical Hold Episode 167
It’s our Mobile World Congress special, with not one, not two, not three but five special guest commentators, going behind the headlines to look at the big mobile news of the week!
Continue readingHow to tether Android to Mac OS High Sierra
It is possible to use an Android handset in USB tethered mode with a Mac running High Sierra, although there are a few hoops to jump through. I’m writing this guide largely because I’ve just taken a few hours to work this out myself, and while I can’t take credit for every step, I couldn’t […]
Continue readingiPhone 8 vs Android, NBN finally bends on no-sale regulations: Vertical Hold – Episode 143
Can Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8 unseat some impressive premium Android competition? Does Game of Thrones still hold the piracy crown? All this, plus good (really!) NBN news in the latest episode of Vertical Hold!
Continue readingMobile World Congress Wrap: Vertical Hold Episode 116
Mobile World Congress is done and dusted, and we’re joined by our largest ever assembly of experts to dissect the winners and the losers.
Continue readingStay Safe Online & Note7 RIP: Vertical Hold Episode 97
The Note7 goes up in flames, but where does that leave Samsung and the rest of the Android premium ecosystem? Meanwhile, during Stay Safe Online week, the Vertical Hold crew discuss the best tactics to keep yourself secure while on the Internet.
Continue readingOptus "Free" Netflix, Android N, iPhone Headphone Jack and XboxOnesie: Vertical Hold Episode 90
Optus goes quota free for Netflix and Presto while Google launches Android N and Microsoft gets a lot of coverage for the XboxOnesie in the latest episode!
Continue readingRead This: Wookie Hacking, The Missing MacBook Pro and Silicon Beach.
How to make a Wookie cluck like a chicken, LG’s tricky Android wordplay and where Apple’s headed with its next MacBook Pro update… maybe.
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