Chris Matyszczyk

Derek Jeter proves iPad is a computer

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So very modern. A lot of hand sanitizer. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s been a source of torture for some time now. Yes, just like watching Derek Jeter’s smuggish expression when the New York Yankees used to win. Wait, what …

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NY restaurant tries tasteful way to get you off your phone

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image So polite. Unlike those who don’t put their phones away. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Going out to dinner has proved at times a depressing experience for me lately. Too often, I see people sitting opposite each other. Their eyes, however, don’t look into …

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iPhone 8 Plus’ camera hyped by Apple in new ad

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Now, that looks professional. Apple; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There’s no point waiting for people to get excited about the iPhone X. You have to keep selling the phones you already have. Especially as — so I was told by an Apple store employee …

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OJ Simpson plans to get Apple’s ‘latest iPhone,’ says lawyer

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Is he practicing for his iPhone already? Pool / Getty Images If I asked you to name the very simple pleasures of life, what would you suggest? Love? Fresh air? The smell of the ocean? How about the iPhone? I’ve come over all philosophical because …

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Apple iPhone X is a sad joke, says ‘Silicon Valley’ cast

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives Not impressed. Funny or Die/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Are you forcing yourself to (still) be excited about the iPhone X? Are you resisting the urge to just go and buy an 8 Plus and instantly enjoy the wonders of wireless charging? Are you worried, though, …

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Bill Gates goes Android, still won’t use an iPhone

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. An iPhone? Don’t be silly. Yana Paskova / Getty Images They were rivals. They were friends.  Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did much to define what the tech industry is today.  Does that mean, though, that the Microsoft co-founder has softened a touch and started …

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Ikea teases Apple about iPhone 8 wireless charging

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Naturally. IKEA You may have spent the whole weekend in rapt excitement about the fact that you can actually charge your new iPhone 8 wirelessly. Your Samsung-owning friends probably haven’t stopped chuckling. Even Ikea has decided that Cupertino embrace of (not very) new technology is …

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Google wants to be Apple again. Here’s the problem

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Can Google turn millions into Pixellites? CNET Try this experiment. Walk up to people who don’t work in tech — surely you know at least one — and ask them what they think about Pixel phones. I fancy they’ll stare at you benignly and wonder …

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Here’s how Apple tried to sell me on the iPhone 8

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Could the wily Apple store employees sell me? No, they could not. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Outside, there was a trolley filled with croissants, pastries, fruit and coffee. It was 9:45 a.m. at my local Marin County, California, Apple store. Why was there still so much food, …

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iPhone 8 survives bend, burn and scratch test

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s made of sterner stuff. JerryRigEverything/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It seems a lifetime ago that the devoted foamed at the gills, as the iPhone 6 was bent out of shape in torture tests. iPhone 7 had a much stiffer upper lip. Now, with the …

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