Vlad Savov

Vlad Savov @vladsavov

@Deepakof78 Yes. And image processing was its downfall. Along with a horrible speaker and clunky Android. — PolitiTweet.org

Vlad Savov @vladsavov

Sony put a 1-inch sensor in a silly new phone it's releasing - silly because it costs $1,800 and Sony Mobile can't do image processing to save its life - which is a good excuse to look back to 2014 when Panasonic first did it. https://t.co/evY6EMdZbc https://t.co/OlLfcerip8 https://t.co/FKM2zm7CUV — PolitiTweet.org

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Google, on the same day it reported $21 billion quarterly profit: We rely on the kindness of strangers to moderate YouTube. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bloodymirova Next one will definitely fix this issue while inventing a novel one to take its place. I expect the next Oppo phone will be pretty great and the Vivo X70 Pro+ has my approval. — PolitiTweet.org

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I warned him (and you). — PolitiTweet.org

Vlad Savov @vladsavov

Every sci-fi fear about AI and robots has come true with respect to corporations: synthetic immortal constructs subjugating human thought and action in ruthless pursuit of some goal largely divorced from making this a more habitable planet. — PolitiTweet.org

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@swodinsky @KarlBode @mchowla @ncweaver @alex I don't keep close track of the tragedy. Am on the brink of tears visiting https://t.co/Z9iJCd7h98. It's now some nonsensical content-churning SEO farm, no trace of the deeply nerdy CPU and PC gear reviews that made me fall in love with tech in the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

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@swodinsky @KarlBode @mchowla @ncweaver Founder of HardOCP moved to Intel, founder of Tech Report works at AMD, founder of AnandTech (plus his best writer at the time) moved to Apple. A random startup recently hired two EICs of Android websites. — PolitiTweet.org

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@swodinsky @KarlBode @mchowla @ncweaver It's a sweeping and imprecise term to describe the imbalance of job opportunities for anyone with journalistic or writerly skills past the age of naive exploitation. Countless jobs in PR, product evangelism, internal comms etc. and precious few in journalism with any security. — PolitiTweet.org

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@swodinsky @KarlBode @mchowla @ncweaver Also, "journalists are supposed to" takes can hang back in the decades when more than a half dozen publications could financially sustain newsrooms. Other than Shoshana, the journalists we seek are mostly corporate storytellers now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Which is more naive? — PolitiTweet.org

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@AngelicaOung Can't think of a better endorsement than "never failed me." — PolitiTweet.org

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@dearclarissa Indeed not. I would agree there's a detectable difference between soy sauce and flour. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dearclarissa 😄 English language has its repeat offenders too: pinch of this, not too much. — PolitiTweet.org

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@trengriffin Correction: US and China are interdependent. Most of the rest of the world is just dependent. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AngelicaOung Okay, anyone taking promo shots with knives in hand must know about knives. What brands and types would you recommend? — PolitiTweet.org

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@bragzter @frankie_tech No, it's less refined because it's less refined. This phone has seams where others don't. Materials and colors are a mishmash. And it's slippery as a wet fish. When arguing with strangers online, it's easier if you don't rush to be offended by arguments they don't make. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michele_la @technology Wise choice made more so by Google's own goal with the 6 phones. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michele_la @technology Hi Michele, that's because those were all very fast and accurate. The new in-display scanner on the Pixel 6 creates a problem where there previously was none. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Chapinc Also true of walks and of red lights turning green just in sync with your pace. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MaxWinebach So the Find X3 Pro also has the best display in the world? Even though you haven't seen the Vivo X70 Pro+ in person? :) — PolitiTweet.org

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@emollick Actually, the top two paragraphs of the Dvorak column are impeccably prescient. I'd just blame the headline on the editor. ;) — PolitiTweet.org

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@MaxWinebach Best display? Have you seen what Vivo and Oppo offer these days? I find the Pixel more reflective and glare-friendly than either of those. Also, the Pixel's fingerprint reader, how are you living with that? — PolitiTweet.org

Vlad Savov @vladsavov

Google every year: THIS TIME we're serious about hardware. Same company: but we're only releasing the phone in a dozen countries. End result: https://t.co/yiWCu3mifa — PolitiTweet.org

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@JonErlichman Debatable use of the term "worth" there. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'd absolutely recommend the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro cameras, but the phones themselves? No. Google took a shotgun to its foot with a tragically bad fingerprint reader and the design lacks the refinement of an iPhone, Samsung, Vivo or Oppo phone. https://t.co/IcJxWPj7yy — PolitiTweet.org

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And here's the 4x zoom camera with Night Sight. Telephoto cameras aren't supposed to be good in low light. This is all wildly impressive. https://t.co/PZHIBQK7xk — PolitiTweet.org

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Long Exposure also does exactly what it promises: tripod-free, pro-looking images with the most casual ease of use. 9 times out of 10, new camera creative modes are mere gimmicks. This is that one other time when they're a legit reason to get a new device. https://t.co/katzFCzTGQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Google's Action Pan on the Pixel 6 makes it stupidly easy to take these excellent shots. It even works through the window of the moving car, just deeply impressive. https://t.co/PSvyajLPBW — PolitiTweet.org

Vlad Savov @vladsavov

Yes, Windows, that's exactly what a 2021 smartphone looks like. https://t.co/O8sMf8hiJO — PolitiTweet.org