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TommyLog TECH – Apple Pay vs. Samsung Pay #vzwbuzz #AD

Hey Kids it’s Tommy and for today’s TommyLog TECH I want to take a look at and talk about Samsung Pay versus Apple Pay. One has a head-start on the other, and one has some pretty neat features that might surprise you.

As I put the two payment systems head to head,  I talk about what exactly is NFC? Which system is easier to use? What are the differences between Samsung Pay and Apple Pay. Which is the most secure?

Watch the head-to-head showdown to see who wins and which one is Tommy approved.

Want a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 of your very own? Step right up and click here! http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-note-5/

UPDATE – 11-14-15 – In doing more research, I was wrong about Samsung Pay magnetic secure transmission (MST). It utilized digital tokens and is just as secure as NFC transactions.

DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – HTC One M8 VS One M9 #VZWBuzz #AD

HTC One M9Hi everyone, it’s Tommy and for today’s TommyLog Tech, I want to welcome the new HTC One M9 to the family, provided by my good friends at Verizon. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I have used and loved my HTC One M8.  I just can’t wait to find out what’s in store with the new One M9.

So as I was setting up my new baby, I wondered what are the real world differences between the One M8 and the One M9? Let’s take a look and see.

I am falling in love with my new HTC One M9 and so far, it’s totally Tommy Approved!

For more information on how to get your very own HTC One M9, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/htc-one-m9/

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – 0 to 8 Hours Battery Life in 15 Minutes w/DROID Turbo #VZWBuzz #AD

Okay kids for today’s TommyLog Tech, I want to take a look at my Droid Turbo and one huge claim they make on the website. They say that a dead Turbo, can be charged for 15 minutes and can get up to 8 hours of use out of that 15 minute charge.

The Droid Turbo ships with a special high powered USB changer called a “Turbo Charger” They claim that with this charger is able to go from 0-8 hours battery life in a matter of 15 minutes.
DROID Turbo battery Life
Here’s the math as I see it.

100% Droid Turbo battery = 48 hours of usage. To get 8 hours of usage from a dead state, the 15-minute charge should take the battery to 16.7%.

Well as you can clearly see, the Turbo charged from zero to 16% battery life in 15 minutes, just like the math predicted.

The battery on the Droid Turbo by Motorola is totally Tommy approved.  You can go from 0 to 8 hours battery life in just 15 minutes using their supplied Turbo Charger USB power adapter.

For more information on how to get your very own Droid Turbo by Motorola, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/droid-turbo/

Music – UP by Asthmatic Astronaut

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me to test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – PowerSkin PoP’n2 Battery Charger

PoP'n2 Battery RechargerHey kids, for today’s TommyLog Tech, I want to introduce you to the Pop’n Battery Charger model 4000 from my friends at PowerSkin.

The Pop’n2 is unlike other rechargeable batteries on the market today. You have either external batteries that need to be tethered to your USB charging cables or the other style is where the added battery storage is built into an external case. Each style has its pluses and minuses –but the PoP’n2 is completely different. The PoP’n2 suction cups itself to the back of your iPhone. It comes with a totally ingenious lightning connector to connect the battery to your iPhone. The suction cups do a great job holding the battery in place. You have to really pry the battery apart from the phone. It’s a lot more secure than it appears.

The Pop’n2 has a 4000 mAh lithium polymer battery. Compared with your 1810 mAh that’s inside the iPhone 6, PowerSkin says you recharge you iPhone 6 1 ½ times per charge. I saw a little better than that, but your mileage will very. The build quality of the Pop’n2 is excellent.

The PoP’n2 comes with a micro USB cable for charging the battery as well as a clear iPhone 6 case to use if you don’t already have one. The clear case isn’t anything special and doesn’t give you much more protection than against simple bumps and scratches. You certainly do not need to use the case as the PoP’n2 works just fine suctioning to the back of a bare iPhone. I even found it fits my old IPhone 5 and 5S models just fine too. I also found that the battery suctions to many different iPhone cases I tried, so replacing your pricy case may not need to happen.

The Pop’n2 by PowerSkin is totally Tommy Approved and is part of my tech arsenal when on the road or away from power for an extended period of time.

For more information on how to get your very own Pop’n2 by PowerSkin, Here’s a link http://www.power-skin.com

[DISCLAIMER — I’m was lucky enough to be gifted a PoP’n2 by PowerSkin to test and share. All my words are original and my own.]