Hello and welcome back Spec Techies to a new year.  Glad to know that we all did NOT vanish on Dec. 21. Let’s catch up on new tech from the CES event last week. First, the show was mostly about 4K television sets.  Don’t know what 4K is?  Well, it is an Ultra High Definition (UHD) pixel resolution.  Its pixel ...

Pop Addict #14   Hello World—Anthony here bringing you the final Pop Addict for 2012. That is if the Mayans are right and the world ends in three weeks. Otherwise, I’ll be back reporting on the ratchetness of the celebrity world in 2013.   If the Mayans are correct, at least we won’t have to deal with Chris Brown’s anger ...

Well, tis the season to want new tech. With all these new and fun devices, I thought I would recommend some products that you might want to ask for Christmas or buy for a family member or a really good friend. First off, for a 10-inch tablet I would recommend either the Google Nexus 10 or the iPad with Retina ...

Hello World—Anthony here to wrap up all the things in pop culture that had us all talking this week.   This week marked the return of the peach state’s version of the Real Housewives franchise, or as I like to call them’ The Really Broke Housewives of Atlanta’.   Not much has changed since we last saw the ladies of ...

Welcome to another issue of Spec Tech. I hope everyone voted Tuesday! In this issue I review the iPad Mini. First off, this looks like a small iPad but also a big iPod Touch.  It is super light at 0.68 pounds and as thin as a pen or pencil.  Videos online do not justify just how thin and light it ...

Hello World—Anthony here, back again to bring you all the latest celebrity news that had us all talking this week. Kicking things off this week, country/pop princess, Taylor Swift, released her long awaited fourth album. The album sold 1.1 million copies in its first week making it the singer’s biggest debut to date. In a world where people download music ...

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! Now stuff your face with candy and read about Google and Microsoft in this issue of Spec Tech! Due to Hurricane Sandy, Google had to cancel its event to announce new devices, but Google revealed these devices online anyway.  The first new device is the LG Nexus 4 smartphone.  It has ...

Hello World—Anthony here yet again to wrap up all the things in pop culture that had us buzzing this week. I promised myself that I wouldn’t talk about Lindsay Lohan anymore, but old habits die hard. Everyone’s favorite hard partying actress has made news yet again– except this time she decided to make it a family affair. Several blogs and ...

Hey Spec Tech readers.  Welcome to a new week with shocking news from Apple and Android about launching some new devices. This week Apple gave another press conference where they announced the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display for $1699.  It has a 2.5GHz dual-core i5 processor with 8GB RAM and 128GB flash storage.  It also has a FaceTime HD ...

Let’s get Tech-nical.  It is a big week for Microsoft, Apple sets a date and the Galaxy Note II finds a carrier. Xbox is now starting to ship out its Xbox Dashboard update.  Those who are informed like me received the update first.  It will roll onto other consoles within the next few weeks.  Is it odd that Microsoft did ...