ITunes Radio

Is iTunes Radio apart of your future? Well it sure looks like its apart of Apple's. They say at the pace that its on, it could surpass Pandora in a month with over 11 million listeners in the first few days. Until we get to that point to find out, find out now if its something you need or want. This is iTunes Radio. 

Think Pandora with the backing of iTunes. What's really cool about iTunes Radio is if an artist has a new song or new album coming out, you can hear that new song or songs from the album streaming live in its entirety on your playlist. Another thing I like is, if you hear a song you like, you can buy it right then and there. You can also tune the radio to your liking. Hit the red information button at the top and you then see a screen where you can purchase the song, create a station from that particular artist or song your listening to. Tune the station by hits of the genre, a variety or set it to discovery and get a whole slew of different songs and song types. Then you can even share it all via air drop, Twitter, Facebook, email or iMessage. The truth is there is a couple of good things to like about iTunes Radio, but again like anything else it does have its faults. 

iTunes Radio has ads. Honestly what doesn't have ads today? Not sure when photos and ads took over human life, but there it is in all its glory. The ads come on about every 4th or 5th song and they are not very long in my opinion. I listen to the smooth jazz station every night as go to sleep and the one problem that I have is that it will stop playing music and ask if I want to continue listening to music. That's a good and bad feature. If you don't answer music cuts off and saves your battery which is good. But the thing is, my iPod/iPhone is off and I am not waking up every few minutes just to answer that question. What would be nice is a auto shut off timer, so I could set it for an hour or let it play until I get up and manually shut it off in the morning. But I am sure as the service grows, so will the features. 

I think that I like the fact that every song in iTunes is available and ready to be added to your radio station based on that artist or that song. I made a radio station based on 2 Chainz. I tuned my services to hits and (even though I skipped all the songs just as a demo) most of the songs included 2 Chainz or had songs by others like him that were in a sense hits on the radio or billboard. The variety tune, gave me 2 Chainz new music off his new album and then the next song was off of Lil Wayne's newest album and the song after that gave new new music off of Drake's new album. I didn't go much further after that. While your listening to the music, you have a star button you can press and that either "play more like this", "never play this", or "add to iTunes wish list".

My Beautiful Playlist

The other features include changing the stations name to what ever you want it to be, sharing the station via email, Twitter, Facebook, and AirDrop support. I shared a link via email with my fiancé and it took her right to my "Bed Time Music" radio station on iTunes on our desktop PC. 

I really don't do a lot of music streaming. When I did, I did use Pandora and that was cool to use when I used it. As for iTunes Radio, I use this every night for bed and other than it asking me the option to keep playing or not (which is not all the time for some reason. Must be a bug) I like the service that it provides. I don't know what differences it holds over Pandora in terms of things that it does over the other. I wouldn't know what would make a person switch between Pandora to iTunes Radio, but I will say that the selection of music is better and I only skipped one song (when I was actually using the service and not demoing the service) and the option to purchase the music right inside the service was nice. I guess the only thing good I can see on it for a person to switch would be the idea of one less app to use or to have on your screen. I like the fact that when I updated to iOS 7, I did delete Pandora and I forced myself to use iTunes Radio to see if I would like it or not. So far so good and I know it should only get better. So my final opinion on this service is that it is a good service that has the potential to be great. I also think you should give it a try and you just might like it. 

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iOS 7

 It has been one week since the gold master version of iOS 7 dropped in an ota update. I have been spending every time that I could using iOS 7 and I must say that the good definitely outweighs the bad. This is iOS 7. 

I have never talked about an operating system, but I guess I should seeing as how there has been Windows 8, any Android updates, and now iOS 7. Soon there will be the anticipated Android 4.4 or Kit Kat and OS X Mavericks, and even Windows 8.1. My computer has been running Windows 8.1 for a couple weeks now and while the new changes are welcomed, there are always time and room for improvements (hint hint). But until those times come, iOS 7 is here now and while its not perfect in any way, I however, do not wish to go back to iOS 6 either. 

What is interesting to me is how the whole operating system has had a major overhaul. Every single app, every single setting, every single thing running on my iPod has been switched over, optimized and ready to go running on iOS 7. What's good about the OS? To me I believe it's all the little things. Of course there are the big things as in the appearance of how it looks and how it runs blah blah blah, but to me it's the things that are little that make a big difference to me and Apple is usually really good about the little things or the minor details to me. So when you hit an app, for example the weather app, the app opens up but as its opening, it flies open onto your screen. And as you hit the home button, it flies right back out of your view into the app it once was. I know some people have complained about it, but I love it. And apps like iMessage, I like how scrolling up and down let's the bubble messages bounce back-and-forth. It's just the little things that make it kind of cool. Another little thing I like is the parallax feature. It's where pictures or background images slightly move with the accelerometer inside of the device. So a picture or background image is then seen slightly leaning left and right or up-and-down as you move or pivot your hand which leaves a nice little effect. 

One of the things I really really like is the updates. I was getting updates for most of my apps about a week before IOS 7 even dropped and then after iOS 7  did drop on the 18th, there was a whole flood of new apps that were updated that were optimizing to iOS 7. It's so crazy how many apps were ready to go and upscaled and do whatever they needed to do to get ready for iOS 7. I also like the multitasking. Double hitting the home button will bring out a row of apps or cards that can let you switch in and out of other apps very quickly. 

If you want to get rid of one of the cards, flick it off the screen, its as simple as that. Or what I also found out is if you want to get rid of two or three cards at the same time, it excepts 2 to 3 fingers and you can just flick them all off the screen at once. 

Smooth Jazz Every Nite For Bed.

Also one of the new features of iOS 7, will not really a new feature more of like a new service, introduced us all to iTunes Radio. Think Pandora with the backing of iTunes. What's really cool about iTunes Radio is if an artist has a new song or new album coming out, you can hear that new song or songs from the album streaming live in its entirety on your playlist. 

Another thing I like is, if you hear a song you like, you can buy it right then and there. You can also tune the radio to your liking. Hit the red information button at the top and you then see a screen where you can purchase the song, create a station from that particular artist or song your listening to.

Tune the station by hits of the genre, a variety or set it to discovery and get a whole slew of different songs and song types. Then you can even share it all via air drop, Twitter, Facebook, email or iMessage.

A fan of the Safari browser, yes that has been me, even though I use Chrome a whole lot more, Safari on iOS has been a very nice upgrade.

Tabs are gone just by flicking to the left just like everything else on iOS 7. But the Browser itself is very appealing and to me it runs a little slow but it doesn't reload as much either. In a whole overview, it seems like iOS 7 is a lot about swipes and gestures even more. One hand operation seems to be a big issue for people at times and because the iPod and any iPhones are the size that they, one hand operation is not a problem and even in iOS 7 it works even better. 

My week with iOS 7 has been a pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting it to blow my socks off like other people were for some strange reason. But I looks great and I think it has been a very good change for iOS and Apple in general. The direction of the OS you can tell is just the ground work for whats to come later. But the 1st phase of the new look iOS has been great in my opinion. I am not sure of what people are really expecting from Apple. They must want Apple to solve all of their problems with a OS. Everyone complains so much about wanting something different and then when they get it, they complain about how bad it is. I think Apple waited so long to change their OS because they didn't want to change it every time someone told them it was crap. Windows phone is totally different from iOS and Android and people bash it left and right. iOS is not perfect, as in you still can't swipe type (I love that) Safari seems to run a little slow, I have been force closed out of an app twice!, the passbook app is still pointless, weather app still uses Yahoo Weather for some odd reason and now you have unlimited items in a folder. The bad with that is, sometimes you forget where something is or you forget that you just scroll left and right. The gesture that you do when you swipe up is good but I think some of the items on the quick settings need labels to let you know what they are. 

Just small gripes and complaints, but they do matter none the less. I like iOS 7 and I look forward to what they have down the pipeline at Apple. Though I didn't go over everything that was new in iOS 7, I feel that you have to figure it out for yourself if you like it or not. My taste in tech may be different than yours and what pleases you may not so much as effect me. But if you base your opinion on others opinions then if you have not downloaded iOS 7 then today is the day that you should absolutely do so. 

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GTA 5 (Best Game Ever!?) (PS3 Edition)

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Lets face, there was a lot of hype to the game and most wondered if it would even live up to these huge expectations. Well I am here to tell you that GTA V is and could arguably be the best game ever. Well that is up until this point. This is my opinion of GTA V.

Honestly, I am tired of hearing about the game but I have to give credit where credit is due, this game is bad ass! There is no if and or buts about it. Let's be honest, we all knew it was going to have great graphics, new physics and all that good stuff. But what we didn't know was how well the game would play. I played GTA 4 and while it was a good game, I still went out and played other games while playing GTA 4 and/or played for a little period of time. I hate to compare here but I have too, GTA 5 has been the only thing I have turned my PS3 on for! I played NBA 2k13 almost everyday but since this GTA came out, I am waiting on NBA 2k 14 because that may be the next game I actually play. I hate to sound like all the other game reviewers or people who do games for a living, but if you have not played this game yet, then there should be two reasons why you have not played: you get paid this weekend and will get it this weekend or you just don't flat out care about games...... well maybe the last one was a little harsh but if you play video games, there should be no reason why you do not own this game. Again, this game is bad ass!

Let's talk about why this game is bad ass. Graphics, check. Good physics, check. Good audio, check. Cast of actors to really bring the game characters to life, check. Now we all know or knew that was a given. But what really makes this game shine is the game play elements the attention to detail and the little things (which in a sense is the detail thing as well). I don't want to give away any spoilers if you are some of the few who haven't played but the missions are super cool. Finally there are mini missions that help you build up or get ready for the main mission. What I mean by that is, now you have to acquire certain things before you can even do the actual mission, which is really cool. In the mission that i am on is, I got to choose which way I wanted to rob a bank, the smart way or the chaotic way. I choose the smart way. Then I was able to pick three people for the job and they have a pay scale and those are the attention to details that I like. So now I'm at a point to where I am looking for three separate things spread out over the city that will help pull of the actual bank job instead of just getting ready to do the job and play that part of the game. Now its like you have to do it all which is real nice. Your way may be the same as my way, but the details can be totally different meaning for a different out come. 

The little things and detail things I like is the way Franklin's homeboy walks and talks Lawrence. I used to know so many dudes just like him it was so funny to see those mannerisms all over again. The walk, the talk, the dialogue is real, real good. This game in my book is already a 10/10 without a doubt, but then you add in things like tennis, golf, I went to the movies and watched a whole movie (which was funny and weird at the same time), I have been hunting deer up by the Vinewood sign, I have also been underwater a couple of times enjoying the underwater sea life. I know normally I should be further in the game, but honestly doing everything else is where its at right now. Not to mention I am still checking out all the cars, going to the shooting range, getting better on my back hand, oh and enjoying a few hours at the strip club making it rain (and yes that is a option). There is an app also for it called iFruit app and it helps you train your dog better and also customize your ride. 

My Car Designed From The iFruit App

I could really talk about this game all day but sadly enough I cannot and also because GTA online is coming in about 2 weeks so I really not going to have anytime for anything else it seems like. I also would like to say that this game has made $800 million in one day and it has not even released in Japan and Brazil I hear. WOW! That is crazy. There is still more for me to find out in the game and so far the story has been real good and the characters are very alive and filled with personality. Thank You Rockstar for this genius game and getting back to the the game we all used to love in San Andreas and making it 1,000 times better. If you are on the fence about this game, get off and get the darn game already or if your a parent thinking this game is too much for your child, you may be right but they will be out of your hair for awhile I can guarantee that. Also the intro to the game was real awesome, that is how it should be done take note games/Hollywood. 

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There are rumors that they have found code (found in an Xbox 360 non the less) suggesting that this game, GTA 5, may be coming to Orbis (Which all of us know that was code name for what is now PS4).
I HOPE that this is true because I will own that version as well. No word on if it will be on Xbox 1....according to this rumor.

Also I will have a Xbox 360 review of this game soon as well. 

GTA 5

No intro! This is GTA 5, pre-game release. 

Run 3rd Street Saints! Run!!

So i have been, for the past 2 days, playing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on PS3. What is odd is how the more i kept playing, the more I started thinking about GTA 5. I have been bitten by the GTA bug all over again. If you have been a fan of the series, then you know GTA goes back a long ways. When I sat down to write this, including GTA 5, I didn't know there have been 15 games in the series and honestly I have played maybe almost 13 out of the 15 (never played Grand Theft Auto Advance). As a game player you just have no idea that the time has gone by so much. I still can here my favorite line in the old GTA, "and remember Jesus loves us!" 

Anyway, the I know that I was saying that I was done with this generation's gaming and was moving on to the next gen in Nov. but after playing San Andreas, I think I really have that feel of playing GTA 5. Honestly to me San Andreas was the last great GTA game, as I liked GTA 4 but its not in my top 5 of favorites to play (it may be 6 or 7). What i did like about 4 was the story once you got time to know it. But when I played San Andreas or GTA 3 or Vice City, I just fell in live with those games and thought they made me lose a lot of my time. The original Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 (my other top 5 games) were so great to just pick up and play that it just amazes me how now I can still pick up those games and still play that top down view. That is why GTA 5 is looking like I need to at least spend a few more weeks playing this generations games. I hate to go back on things that I said, but this game is looking so much and so much more like I will have to download this and keep this forever (digital download for me please). I hope that the game is everything that I want it to be and more. The way it looks and moves is breathtaking. I have been watching the videos for it multiple times to put myself in the playing seat or what I would or will do when I get to those certain parts. 

The funny thing is, is that I almost stopped playing GTA after playing with GTA 4. In the beginning, I just didn't lime it....at all. For a period of time, I had become a Saints Row fan super hard. I liked part 1 on Xbox 360 and when I played part 2, I couldn't help but to compare it to GTA. To me they are the same type of open world game lets you run amok but also have a purpose to the game. When Saints Row The Third dropped, I couldn't help but to buy all the download packs and just engulf myself in that game. I look at Saints Row 4, and I refuse to touch it....at all. To me they went in a direction that just makes me shake my head in disbelief. I know it is selling well and all that, but I will not play that game! Playing 1,2, and 3 and then seeing 4, i just can't do it. But I keep looking at this GTA 5 and all I can do is just respect and love this game even more. So here is to the 17th of September and all of the people who are playing this game on this day. Good luck and i hope to see some of you players out there on PSN playing online. 

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PS Vita TV

If you have not heard, Sony is releasing a device simply called the PS Vita TV. The concept of the device is simple, put your Vita games into the device and play your Vita games on your big screen TV (or any TV in your home with an hdmi output). Sounds simply enough. The thing is, this device does so much more than that and a device this special "may" not even come to our side of the world. This is the PS Vita TV. 

So if the device sounds real good, trust me it gets better. So not only does it play Vita games, it plays PSP, and PS One games. It also streams content like Hulu Plus and has a Sony type ecosystem like their own Video Unlimited Service and Vita like apps such as the LiveTweet (a Twitter client) and Reader ebook. The best and the number one thing for me that this thing does is....wait for it....PlayStation 4 cross-functionality! The cool thing is that it will cost about 9,480 yen, which here in America would be about $95 without tax and is only scheduled, as of today, to come out in Japan on Nov. 14th (and also China and South Korea). If you notice though, this drops just one day before the PS4 drops states side. So everybody gets something the week of the 14th in November. From my understanding, the ps4 will launch sometime in 2014 for Japan so maybe, just maybe, we will get it here as well. One of the best things also about the PS Vita TV is that you play the games with a PS3 controller. They also have a separate bundle coming that's includes a DualShock 3 controller and an 8GB memory card which will sell for about 14,280 yen or about $143 here. 

Streaming duties at its best!

So here is the thing, the PS Vita TV can also be used as an extender (that's a good word) to play  PS4 games. What that means is of someone is watching TV in the living room (where your PS4 is) your could basically have a PS Vita TV in your bedroom (the ideal place for me) and play your PS4 on your bedroom TV, eliminating the need to keep moving your system from here to there (like I used to do) or buying two different systems to play the same games (also something I just got done doing. I miss my other PS3 all ready). You can read here to read more about the new device (it is a PDF). 

Power Button; Memory Card Slot; HDMI; Ethernet; Power Cord Hole

They also Announced a new lighter and slimmer PS Vita 2000

I think the concept of the little device sounds genius. If it does come to the U.S. and/or Europe and has some good exposure, I think it would make sense to people and they will really like what they are getting. If it only comes out in Japan, I have no problem importing because both the PS4 and PS Vita are region free (super smart). I know the sales for the Vita have been....let's say for a lack of better wording, not so good. The good of this is that it had a price drop recently and if you catch the right deal or place you can get a Vita and a bunch of extras for the same price as a basic one. A lot of the problem with the Vita is that a) it was to expensive b) the game selection and c) the memory for it was way over priced and after awhile it was hard to get a hold of (32gb). But now, after a $50 price drop across the board, and all the support from PS4 like streaming the PS4 to your Vita (they said awhile back PS4 and Vita would be working together) and a ton of games (indies and big name games like Borderlands 2) a Vita now doesn't really sound like a bad option. I think that is also where PS Vita TV comes in to play. You almost don't really have to "buy" a Vita, you buy the PS Vita TV and play your games on the big screen. The only problem is you can't enjoy all Vita games (as the were saying,) and you will not be as portable playing a Vita as you would like to be. So buying a Vita, in my opinion is not such a bad deal after all. But until we get conformation that PS Vita TV will or will not be coming to the U.S., I will be keeping my ear to the street and my eye on the prize as I am looking forward to this great addition to my PlayStation family. What are your thought? Let me know and thanks for reading.

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apple vs samsung

New iPhone 5c

The Other iPhone 5C's

Honestly, this is an iOS vs Android posting, however; a lot of things that move Android is Samsung, I went on to call this Apple vs Samsung. Its the fight that everyone loves to hear and read about. Rather its in the media or in the court house, Apple vs Samsung is Ali vs Tyson, Heat (LBJ version) vs Bulls (MJ version). I honestly like it because it brings out the best and worst in both companies and when it comes to the worst, they both share highlights. When you hear Apple and Samsung you automatically think cell phones. Truth is they go at in tablet wars as well. I think sometime next year they will be adding a bigger phone to the market (maybe not a phablet) and then it will be really nice to see a Samsung vs Apple in a smartphone war. But for now we have the Galaxy S4 (and its many variants like Active and whatnot), Galaxy Tab 3 (and its many sizes) the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) and the 8.0 and then the Galaxy Note 3 (now). I use these phones and tablets because the lead the way for Android so it was only right. On Apple's side of things, we have the iPad (4th gen), iPad Mini, an iPhone 5 and now the newly announced iPhone 5c and iPhone 5S.

The New iPhone 5S.

Now lets get to the point of me writing this. I always have these thoughts, and I love to read people's comments on other sites, about what makes the "fandroids" hate iOS and why the "isheep" hate Android? What was it that made them stick with just one single piece of technology and then hate the other? It is also funny to hear another person, who has never owned the object they are downing, talk so bad about the phone or tablet or Apple or Android (Samsung, Sony, HTC, ect..). I am going to share this thought with you and you can think I am way off but if you think about it, it kind of makes sense....well at least to me. I think Apple is like the older generation. The Generation like my mom and her mom and her mom's mom and so on and so on. I am 33, so the generation before me, they don't change an awful lot. They may change small things here and there or do slight upgrades, but not a big change all at once and that is how I see Apple. There is nothing wrong with that, I just see a lot of "old school" tactics in a new era of doing things.

Android, on the other hand, is more like my generation and below. Maybe that is why we (my generation) tend to go with this OS instead. Our generation always welcome change are not afraid to take a shot in the dark (the 1st Galaxy Note, people laughed that out of the building and now look), we want something different. If it doesn't work right, we either tend to work with it/work around it or change it to fix our wants and needs (Cyanogen Mod anyone?). And there is nothing wrong with this either, but the problem with that is that it can bring a lot of inconsistencies later on down the line and then you go through the phase of wanting more or more power or bigger and better.

Our parents and their parents (mainly their parents or our grandparents) were the ones who stayed together for 30+ years through thick and thin and made the vows real. What's crazy to me, in my opinion, our generation is how marriage is today, its almost a fashion statement or an exclusive club and then it barely lasts 5 years. Now that's not true for everybody, but its just my opinion. That is how I see Android and iOS. One is always constantly changing, always trying to out do the other or looking for the next big thing of bigger and better. While the other one is more consistent and almost stuck in its ways. If there is a problem, stick with it (*cough Apple Maps *coughs) and try to improve it next time or just hang onto it (*cough Passbook *cough. Sorry must be something wrong with my throat). And its okay if you don't see it that way or you just think I am in far left field, but to me honestly, that's how I see it.

iPad Mini

iPad 4th Gen.

Another iPad Mini

Apple is so protected and closed off. Is this why people hate them or dislike iOS? They remind me of Xbox 360 in the sense of you have to pay to play you know? Both have closed off platforms, ad agencies and other big market companies can't wait to advertise with them and then nobody has a problem with that. So at the end of the day I think we can say 360 won this generations console war but Apple may not have necessarily won the phone wars, but anybody who is everybody does something with iTunes and the App Store and in that aspect that is way better than the Play Store. Apple is has just one person doing everything or I guess what I mean is, Apple is the only one making iOS products. They are just one company who doesn't do everything in the top 10 all the time but they are very consistent with hitting the 8 and 9 mark across the board on everything.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3. A Beast!

Galaxy Note 3's with new covers.

Android on the other hand, is more like we have a guy for this and a guy for that and then another guy for this and that (guy being companies) and they do that very, very well. Motorola phones are know for being the best when it comes to battery life, its like they pride themselves on that thing, but everything else may be hit and miss. Sony designs some of the most beautiful Android phones out there, but everything else, not so much in the ball park. HTC is one of the few companies that can make Android appealing (as far as the Sense Skin on Android) to look at from their perspective and they also do a few phones actually quite well. Samsung, well Samsung is the king of features (or gimmicks as I like to call them) and nobody out does them. Even if the feature doesn't work right, so what, there it is (I'm talking about you Look Away feature), and they flaunt it to be 1st. I have no problem with that at all, they are great at it (*cough*stealing) (you guys are stealing vacuum designs now?!), features that is, and rather you use them or not, they are the 1st and the top when it comes to something new. So Android has many faces but that's what being open is all about and when you don't like something here, you move on to the next one or you change it, its just that simple.

Galaxy S4

Galaxy S4

 I think when it comes to putting something inside of a phone or tablet, Apple to me, is the best at this and I will tell you why. Apple is the type of company that will "perfect and then display". What I mean by that is, that they will work on something forever, and then finally display it to the world, rather its new, innovate, late to the show or whatever, they will try to perfect it as much as possible and then give it to the people. Android on the other hand (well Samsung at least) is the total opposite, they "display and then perfect". And again, what I mean by that, is that they will drop something first to the market rather it be features or technology, they will display it. I am sorry but after I seen this, I looked at the S4 when it came out and turned my nose up to it. Seriously, You can't show me this and then bring out that! I know it was concepts and trust me I understand, but again that just goes to what I was saying, the first to be able to say 1st and then perfect it later. Even the guy in the video coughed and said look at my tablet, in which i did laugh! If they dropped this phone/tablet (a real phablet in my eye) then there would be no need for any other phone to me. 

Galaxy Note 8.0

Galaxy Tab 8.0

Galaxy Tab 10.1

There were rumors that had suggested, AGAIN THESE ARE RUMORS, that Apple was working on a bigger iPad, but kept scrapping the idea because they couldn't get the battery life right. I don't know what the market for a bigger iPad would be, I hear 13 inches, but I think from Samsung's point of view, they do it and release it and let the people choose if they want it or not. That's what I like about Samsung, there is always something for somebody with them. The have phones from Galaxy S3 mini's to huge 10.1 inch tablets. Sometimes, you just can't go wrong with Samsung and you could build a nice ecosystem around them. The problem is that it runs Android (Android is not the problem but the fact that Android phones are FAR better than Android tablets, especially 10.1 inch tablets) and not everything runs equally as smooth on every device. I think with iOS, Apple really makes developers go out and make content for their iPad's and make them look how they should look on a bigger screen. iPhone and iPad are two different things, but run just about the same and I think that is what makes them so popular.

Galaxy Note 10.1 

What if Apple had custom launchers? Would people flock to iPhones? what if the iPhone was say maybe the size of 4.7 inches or and even 5.0 inches, would people like them then? Do people like the S4 because its the "S4" or do they like it because its an Android phone? In the case that it s because its an Android phone, what if Apple made an Android phone or Apple partnered with Sony And now Apple and Sony makes iOS phones. Would Apple do better, get more people to jump over to iOS? The point of all this is, this is what I think about when it comes to tech. I hear people rant and rave so much about things they know nothing about and won't even try because its iOS or its Android. Why not? I mean people have their own opinion and all but how do you get to the point where you feel that strong about something like that? I really like the people earlier today who went nuts about the iPhone 5c and its almost like they put Apple on the cross and crucified them. I get most of these people don't understand business and think the iPhone 5c was for us, but sadly it was not. The iPhone 5c was made for other markets that Apple was not in real big (namely China). Apple thought why not also sell this in the U.S. because we can make some money here at home as well. Sell it for $99 on a two year contract and its "a new phone" at a sweet price. People have to stop looking at things so one dimensional. The iPhone 5S, was crap, the finger print scanner was crap, blah blah blah. What people won't talk about is that that new phone is ran on 64 bit architecture! The new motion chip set. Just think of the possibilities. Games will look sweet (like Infinity Blade 3) and will be able to handle more data. That's just one thing. Sometimes you can't do what the fans want, you have to build and plan for the future and do what best for business. Both of those phones were fantastic business move in my opinion. In China alone, there are 700 million people who have contracts. If Apple's 5c and pull half of those people, that's about 350 million people, and that's just in one place (or a quarter of the people, that would be 175 million people on the WORLD's largest phone carrier).

I think about things like this all the time and in the next few months, I will go out and buy a phone outright,(I don't do contracts) (people complain about Apple and Android, they need to complain about the phone bills and complain about how those still look the same or haven't changed.) and I have narrowed my choices down to now 3 phones. I think what's best for me is what's best for what I have going on. People choose based off of specs or the way it looks or what it does and does not do and that is fine but in the end, you have to choose (or should choose) something that is going to be the best for what you have going on and what you are invested in. The 3 phones are the Moto X, the iPhone 5s, and the Sony Xperia Z1. I still like the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and the Oppo Find5, but I think for what I have going on, these 3 phones are the one to get. I got caught up in the spec war before with phones and tablets and for the most part they mean something but then again specs are not everything. I used to think they were the only thing. But now, iOS and Android both offer something that a person can use and really get the most out of their hard earned coin. I don't want to build my lifestyle around a brand of only this or that because then I could be really missing out on some really good things. So I am just trying to get the max out of what I put into things and I'm staring down the line of two Android phones and an iOS, and none of them are Samsung. I think this time around I will skip the "features" and get a phone that suits me instead of me suiting the phone. I guess until then, let the wars continue.

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My PS3: Is it time to move on?

If you don't know by now, Nov. 15th, 2013 is the day the PS4 comes out. I know plenty of people (at least one million pre-orders say so) have this day circled on their calender (as I do) and plan on upgrading to the next generation of console gaming. Then again there is one problem, what happens to my current generation PS3? Well hopefully that is what I intend to find out and hopefully I can come up with some real answers on moving on or staying in sync with both generations. This is all about My PS3: Is it time to move on?

Real gamers far and wide have one answer for me without hesitation and its simply "just game on both!" If you don't know, I am referring to moving on from my PS3 and going full blown PS4. Another option is skipping the PS4 and just stick with my PS3 or have both and have the best of both worlds. As true as that may sound and yes I know that would be super awesome, realistically, I don't think I have the time or resources to game on both. In a perfect world, and endless supply of money and all the time in the world to just game away! Ahh the perfect world, so easy to make up and yet so hard to make it a reality. You may also be wondering why even debate it, just get the PS4 and move on. I would love to, honestly but there are still some great games still coming out for PS3 (Beyond: Two Souls, The Puppeteer, and Rain), not to mention the games that I need to finish playing (The Last of Us!!).

As you can see 58 GB left from 465 (500GB)

113 Games in this folder alone

Let's get to the heart of it here. 1st of all I am running out of room on my current PS3. I haven't played an actual disc game in so long, I don't even know if my drive works (of course it does, but its dusty)! 500gb sure does go fast over the years when you just keep putting game after game on there, and not to mention being a PlayStation Plus member, you really run out of room fast. Then 2nd, if you can see the Picture, I have a lot of games on my PS3, so finding something to play is never a problem, but then again there are too many things to play! And 3rd, these games are coming soon, like real soon. I know Rain will be out on the 10th or 11th of September and the other two come out in early October. But then that leads me to my next problem, there are other great games coming out in October/November.


NBA 2K14, Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassins's Creed 4: Black Flag, Rayman Legends, Diablo 3, FIFA 14, Grand Theft Auto V, Watch Dogs, WWE 2K14, and my personal favorite Battlefield 4. See the problem now? Too many great games coming, and not enough time or money. However, most of these games above can be played on the PS4 except GTA V and Rayman Legends (and I think Diablo 3). GTA V is enough to hold on to your PS3 in the first place. MY main thing is I just don't know if I can do both systems at the same time. However, I love the latest and greatest, no matter what it is (tech wise that is). So I  that's one of the main reasons why I want a PS4 in the first place. Me personally, knowing how I am, I will neglect my PS3 because the new hot item is in my house and I just have to play with it.

I am going to be honest, deep down, I think I am going to say good bye to my PS3 and get the PS4 and just hope that one day I would be able to stream PS3 games through their Gaikai cloud service (which is a rumor I hear is highly likely). Plus I would get some more love to my PS Vita because now I can play all the games on my PS4 on my Vita which makes another great reason to own a PS4 and a Vita for that matter. To me that is not a gimmick and I think that makes so much sense to do something like that. Its like they took the Wii U thing and made it better (better meaning the games can be played on PS4 or Vita and if you don't want to use a huge tablet controller, you don't have to). I know I am going to catch some heat for this but I honestly don't know what these guys over at Microsoft are doing with their new system.

Just about everything that Microsoft said they wanted to do, they didn't do or announced it will come later after announcing that it would be there day 1. I am not going to get into that in this posting but I will touch on that soon and I just feel bad for the people that pre-ordered theirs thinking one thing but are getting another. I will have a Xbox 1, but not anytime soon, its just to many uncertainties for me. I know when I get this PS4, things will be there day one and ready to go as soon as I pull it out. I had a good run with my PS3, and in about a month or so maybe around my birthday (later this month), I will retire from playing PS3 and move on to the wonderful world of PS4 and not look back. When it comes to tech, I am so funny acting. I wanted the Galaxy Note 2 so bad when it came out, I got it and then a few months later got rid of it because I wanted to get the Galaxy S4 or HTC 1. I got rid of it because I lost interest in it. Samsung makes really good phones....that is to really good phones that are very gimmick oriented. Look-away and hand swipes and barely touching the phone to do this and that, is crazy. Crazy because I hardly ever used any of those features everyday unless I was showing somebody else what it can do. Samsung is like a trophy wife to me, very, very nice eye candy. Xbox 1 is like that to me as well. I know Sony has their thing with the motion controlled flop that was the PS Move and on the new PS4 the glowing bar in the top of the controller, but they don't force it on you and it doesn't make the controller or the system any more or less useless.

I am a gamer and I want to game wherever I am for as long as I want and playing on my TV and then going to my Vita just seems like that should be mandatory for all systems. That was one of the best features I loved about the Wii U. Beating Injustice: Gods Among Us on the Wii U Game Pad was awesome because I was in my own little world while everyone else was watching TV. I got to game as much as I wanted to with the Wii U, but some games like Lego City was not able to be played on the Game Pad because you HAD to use it for the game itself. So to an extent, the Game Pad is limited and its not HD. The PS4 and the Vita I see are complimenting each other like peanut butter does jelly. After rereading this and starting to finish up with this today (I started yesterday), I think my decision is actually very easy. In a month, I will hang up the PS3 controller, pass on all  those awesome games (especially 2k14 on Oct.1st!!!!) and just wait until the 15th of Nov. and go get my PS4 with a few games (no disc all downloads!) and catch up with a new old friend. If your counting at home, that's about 45 days with no video games (well games on consoles) and I guess I will find some other things to do to pass the time. I guess by then iOS 7 will be out and I will get back to mobile gaming. Maybe Sammy (Samsung) will expose the new 12.1 inch tablet (I hear its a new Galaxy Note 12.1 inch tablet) or maybe they will drop the new Galaxy Gear watch by then I can go grab one and review it or even the Note 3 maybe running a little desert called "Key Lime Pie" (which I'm actually not as excited as I was about the Note 2). I hear my phone is dropping over here in the U.S. (FINALLY!!) with LTE support (THANK GOD!) and that is the Sony Xperia Z Ultra (such a power, powerful phone). Phone is mine (no contract of course).

IFA is this week and I can't wait. Apple is having a press event soon (rumored to be on the 10th of September) to drop the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, so maybe I will get back into the mobile scene for awhile and that would help me pass the time because there are a ton of new and interesting things hitting the market soon. So I guess this month is my final time with my PS3 and while it is sad, the future is looking brighter and brighter so I guess I am not all that sad. Besides, if worse comes to worse, I will just get another PS3 and re-download all my games again and pick right back up like nothing even happened!

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