#023 – Facial Recognition, New Samsung and Motorola Smartphones

Today on KITV’s “Good Morning Hawaii,” anchor Maleko McDonnell and I discuss the latest tech headlines, including the controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI, and new smartphones from Samsung (including the Galaxy S20 flagship and Galaxy Z Flip folding phone) and Motorola’s Razr reboot and mid-priced Moto G Power. Continue reading #023 – Facial Recognition, New Samsung and Motorola Smartphones

China’s Biggest Phone Manufacturer is Chinese — Now it Faces the Same Foe as its Competitors

You’ve probably never heard of Xiaomi but they’re a pretty big deal in the market most tech companies are eyeing pretty hard. Nope, this market isn’t the US. Its China. The reason why Xiaomi draws a big blank for most people outside of China is because the company does pretty well selling strictly within its boarders in the Middle Kingdom. The company’s been in business … Continue reading China’s Biggest Phone Manufacturer is Chinese — Now it Faces the Same Foe as its Competitors

Your New BlackBerry Tablet is Really a Samsung Tablet

BlackBerry keeps on ticking along — and to prove that it’s still a thing, CEO John Chen announced a new tablet. No, it’s not the return of the PlayBook or the Son of PlayBook or a reboot of the PlayBook. BlackBerry’s cleaned its slate by offering a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 modified by Secusmart, a security company the Waterloo, Canada-based purchased last year. (That’s a lot … Continue reading Your New BlackBerry Tablet is Really a Samsung Tablet