Tech Q&A: iPhone 4 vs. Android, My Favorite App & More

This video (the first of many) covers all questions I've received relating to the iPhone 4, including my thoughts on other smartphones, my favorite iOS app and more! Stay tuned as I cover more topics in future Q&A videos. Feel free to contribute your own question below or on Twitter using the hashtag #AskG5!



Thank you so much for watching, as always! What are YOUR answers to the same questions posed in this video?

Kindle Fire Unboxing

Unboxing of the much anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire features a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1024x600, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, and 8GB of internal storage. The Fire allows you to download apps, read books and magazines, watch movies and TV shows, download music, and much more. All of your data is stored free with Amazon's cloud service. The Kindle Fire is available now through Amazon and at Best Buy stores for $199.

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Adobe Kills off Flash Support for Android

Ever since last year, Android owners could argue the fact that their phones provided an experience iOS users did not have - Adobe Flash. Until now; Adobe has officially announced that they will no longer support flash development for the Android platform and will look further toward HTML5 development. Adobe has stated that they will be, "shifting resources to support even greater investment in HTML5". Though, Adobe will no longer support native flash for Android, they will not be completely stepping out of the flash development game. 

Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.

In this video, I state my opinion on Adobe flash on mobile devices as well as HTML5 support. Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion on this move by Adobe. 

Amazon Kindle Fire Released: My Take

After tons of rumors, Amazon finally met our expectations and announced their Amazon Kindle Fire, a 7" Android based tablet. Despite my love for Apple, I'm very seriously considering picking up one of these. Why? And will this be the iPad killer? Watch for my opinion!



Ultimately, I don't think Amazon's Fire is trying to compete with the iPad. With a $199 price tag, the Fire is intended to be a media consuming device. That is the reason I'm interested in it! Since the tablet market emerged, I have wanted something small, cheap and simple to read books, browse websites and watch streaming content on. The only thing that turns me off a bit is your need to be an Amazon Prime member, which requires a yearly fee. What do YOU think of the Fire?

Review: BlueLounge Refresh

The Refresh is a charging station manufactured by BlueLounge. It is advertised as a place to recharge multiple electronics while keeping them organized. Better yet, it seems to do just that. Let's take a look.

The Refresh is a great charging station. The product looks and feels high quality. It is super aesthetically pleasing, and trust me, you will receive several compliments on it- especially if you use it at your workplace. The viewing angle differentiates it from other charging stations, and also adds a very nice feature as you can see if a new text came in or other notifications right from where you are sitting- no leaning involved. All of your products will charge at normal charging time. You will only occupy one outlet on your wall, whether you are in Europe or the U.S. And better yet, there is only one cable.

However, the product does have its faults. The LED indicator is placed inside the product, so you can't tell whether the device is on or off while using the product itself. Also, plugging devices in at first was really awkward. You get used to it over time, however, especially with third party cables, your devices will not lay neatly on the device. Perhaps the biggest downfall is the price. The Refresh weighs in at a hefty $90, which may be a little bit too much to pay for this device, as it does not bring anything new to the table.

If you have the money to spend $90 on the Refresh, go ahead and do it. However, I would wait until you can find it for about $60-70 to make your purchase. You can buy yours here.

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