2015 was an awesome year for the Arizona technology community. Infusionsoft treated Phoenix Children’s Hospital patients and their families to the NFL Pro Bowl, Axosoft launched an internationally renowned campaign #ItWasNeverADress to shift perceptions of women in technology and encourage STEAM education, local co-working spaces and incubators continued to sprout promising technology startups and much … Read more
Photo contribution by Austin Paetow With back-to-school in the near future and looking for the next smartphone might be on the minds of some students, the AZTB team chose to review the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. It is a beauty straight out of the box with its unique shape, sleek design, and rounded edges that make the … Read more
Photo contribution Shane D Rymer The new Aurvana In-Ear3 Plus earphones by Creative promises to bring a high-end studio sound with noise-isolation and more to a conveniently sized set of earphones with in-line remote and microphone. While these earphones are not specifically targeted to video production, we asked our Creative Director and a member of the professional … Read more
Photo contribution by Thomas Hawthorne The Sony SmartWatch 3 is sleek and snappy and has some appealing features for those on-the-go. The review committee used this watch during activities, at work, in the sun and on-the-go, here’s what we found… Screen and Hardware: The screen looks fine when in the car or inside, but when glancing … Read more
It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2014, so take some time to look back on all the awesome things that happened this year. As a tribute to the year, we’ve collected some of AZTechBeat.com’s most popular and exciting stories. Enjoy! News GOOGLE FIBER is coming to the Valley– Quite possibly the biggest announcement of the … Read more
There’s no way around it- the Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a good looking phone. What you’re getting with the Galaxy Alpha is a smaller, less featured version of the Galaxy S5 with a beautiful, streamlined design. At $199.99 on contract with AT&T, you’ll pay the same price for the Galaxy Alpha as you will for … Read more
Microsoft fans have been waiting for their fitness wearable, and it’s flying off the shelves. Microsoft released their wearable – the Microsoft Band – with all the bells and whistles you’d expect, with a few more surprises. And the best part, you can buy a cup of coffee from Starbucks with a scan of your … Read more
Co-written with Tishin Donkersley Modest features in a flagship form at a low price: that’s the story of the LG G3 Vigor. The G3 Vigor is the younger sibling to the G3, and offers the same appearance in a slightly smaller, form factor. But the G3 Vigor costs $334.99 without a contract on AT&T, which … Read more
The Amazon Fire Phone attempts to offer a new perspective on the way we interact with our phones. In many ways, it works. But the phone falls short on delivering on some of its core strengths and goals. After building a name for itself with the Kindle Fire line of tablets, Amazon launched their smartphone … Read more
The University of Arizona (UA), Arizona State University (ASU), and Prescott College are three colleges in the state of Arizona to be rated as academically outstanding by The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review, a Massachusetts-based education services company, surveyed 130,000 students at 379 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report … Read more