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Top Useful Samsung Bixby Commands

It's no joke when Samsung says that "the next big thing is already here." Take their new intelligent assistant for a drive and you'll see it's very capable of being the right assistant for you. From our testing period with it, we have to say that Bixby outshines Siri by a long shot in functionality, but lacks the AI of Google Assistant. What is Bixby good at? It's very good at manipulating the software as if it was your own fingers doing the work. Not only that, it has the capability to parse your voice command well in order to execute what you want it to do. For instance: Try, "Hi Bixby,... ... send the last 3 photos I took to Angela on WhatsApp ... show me my pictures of food" ... take a wide angle selfie ... send this photo to mom on Facebook Messenger ... delete the last reminder I made ... optimize my phone ... close all recently used apps ... adaptive display on ... video call with John on WhatsApp ... post a pho...

Apple Airpods Exploding

A man in St. Petersburg, Fla. had his Airpods explode immediately after using them during his workout. He said he was lucky to have taken then off in time, or else he thinks his ear lobes would have been gone. Electronics are powered by batteries and having batteries that malfunction can cause a lot of damage. Most recently, Samsung had to come to gripes with their own major battery problem with the Samsung Note 7. See the original story here

Samsung Note 8 Initial Impressions

If you're an iphone user and you want to know what it feels like to switch over to Samsung's flagship — you've come to the right place. And, if you're an android fan and you're here to read about my take on the Note 8 after having using an iPhone for the past few years, you'll be glad to know I really love this device. First, let's get some of negative impressions out of the way so we can focus on the positives. And let me tell ya, the positives definitely outweighs the negatives by a lot. Negative Impressions Now, the obvious hurdle for switching over to the Note 8 is the size of this device. Granted... that it's naked slim profile makes it a little easier to handle, but when you add on a case – and you probably want to with a an expensive device like this – it can sometimes feels like you're carrying around a brick. If you're coming from an iPhone 6S Plus like I am, the switch over will feel like a breeze. My second gripe is ...