Evan Selleck

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Evan Selleck

Evan is a Contributing Editor for PhoneDog. He's been in the mobile industry for more than seven years, in one capacity or another. He's always had a passion for technology as a whole, but smartphones will always hold a special place of interest for him. He's a father, a student, and a lover of food. His other passions include hockey, soccer, baseball, video games, and movies. He'll talk your ear off about all of those things, if you give him the chance.

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Manufacturers need an exchange policy for color swapping

Colorful phones aren't new. They've been around for quite some time, in fact. It's true that we went through a sort of lull, though. For a long time we saw the same black phones, dominated by...

I want fewer gestures and more voice controls for my phone

Eventually, and it could be a day sooner rather than later, we're going to get to a point where we don't actually see the improvements our new phones offer us. Our new phones, with the "fastest...

Are you willing to wait to be on the newest version?

Several years ago, I remember now caring about software updates. Unless something was seriously broken with one of my phones, or there was a gaping feature missing in daily use, I didn't even think...

What's the fastest you've returned a new device?

I love watching a phone get unveiled, and watching a company talk about their latest generation of devices. A lot of hard work goes into those handsets, or tablets, or whatever else, and I love to...

Stick to the tablets, Amazon

During my search for a tablet, I was constantly asking myself what it was I was looking for, exactly. Sure, I knew that I wanted a mobile computing device, something other than my phone and my...

Do Not Disturb has snuck back into my life

There are so many features out there, from phone to phone, from platform to platform, that sometimes I lose a few of them in the transition between all those different devices. Despite the fact that...

Are you jumping on the device financing bandwagon?

Admitting that you switch phones constantly is the first step. It also makes it easier to manage the recurring situation, too. If you're anything like me and pay attention to the release date of a...

We need more phones with self-healing technology

I'm beginning to think that I just don't care whether or not something is a gimmick. I think within the last year I've heard that word used more often than any other year, and with more devices...

A 12-inch tablet is way too big

When Windows 8 was busy going through its launch window, and we were bore witness to the tablet/PC market bending to the onslaught of new hybrid models, I got caught up in the maelstrom and bought a...

What's the perfect display size for you?

Are you afraid of choice? I know that sounds like a strange question, but I'm serious. If you are, then I think a platform like iOS, or maybe even BlackBerry, is the best decision for you. Why?...

Stop limiting smartwatches, manufacturers

As much as a consumer might like any particular ecosystem, it's a sure bet that the manufacturers behind those ecosystems like them more. They have to like them, because their job is to get people...

How can HTC top the One?

For consumers, we're always waiting for the next big thing. The greatest phone since the last greatest phone. I mean, let's face it, when a high-end device lands on the market and we finally get our...

I can't wait to see what Microsoft does next with Windows Phone

Yesterday, while I was walking around a wireless retail brick-and-mortar location, a customer there was having a conversation with a friend of his. They were looking at phones, too. One of them was...

Let's put curved displays on smartwatches instead

So, curved displays. Are they all the new rage? Are these the types of displays we should expect to see from here on out? Both LG and Samsung have offered up their services in creating their own...

The first Jolla Phone is too expensive

Jolla has been hard at work on something new for quite awhile now, and it's been a little bit of time since we heard anything about their Sailfish-powered device. It hasn't necessarily completely...

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