Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The airline says no one was hurt and the flight landed safely. Ishara S.kodikara / AFP/Getty Images It’s not often that you’re on a flight and an overhead bin begins pumping out smoke. That, however, is what happened on a …
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iPhones take better pics than Android phones, says ex
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Does she know great photography? Is that why she bought an iPhone? Noam Galai / Getty Images What makes a photograph better? Not an Android phone, apparently. This, at least, seems to be the view of former Google executive Vic Gundotra. In a spirited chat on …
Read More »A gun that squirts molten metal?
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. And the watermelon says calmly: “Go on. Take your best shot.” TheBackyardScientist/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Be the watermelon. That’s my life advice. Stay more or less rounded. Have a thick skin. And only let people in when they’ve worked out how to access your …
Read More »Honolulu makes it illegal to cross street while looking at phone
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Should this practice be banned? Richard Levine As a car driver, it drives you mad. But when you’re a pedestrian, have you ever crossed a road while, say, looking at Facebook or even replying to a text? Be honest now, and beware if you go …
Read More »Apple sued by State Farm over alleged iPhone fire
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Did Xai Thao buy a defective iPhone 4S? A lawsuit alleges that was the case. Josh Miller/CNET Exploding phones were all the rage after Samsung’s Note 7 debacle last year. But Samsung is hardly alone among phone makers that have seen, at one …
Read More »Siri ‘movie’ starring the Rock is just another Apple ad
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s so exciting because, well, The Rock is in it. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Oh, how those Hollywood types love to hype. On Sunday, The Rock insisted that he and Apple had made a “movie” together, one that would star himself and Siri and …
Read More »Sprint mocks Verizon for being ‘twice the price’
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Gotcha! Sprint/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Verizon has often enjoyed posing on a lofty perch. It’s always styled itself as the best. Even now, when its competitors appear to be catching up. For months, Verizon has been running a campaign with a big star — …
Read More »iPhones are expensive but ‘a safe bet,’ says Woz
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Woz believes iPhones are worth it. Sean Gallup / Getty Images In the end, it comes down to love. That’s seems to be Steve Wozniak’s view about buying high-priced Apple products. Speaking to journalists in Dongguan, China, earlier this week, the Apple co-founder explained why …
Read More »Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo shows how topless shots go viral
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Just how viral can his underwear go? Denis Doyle/Getty Images It’s hard being an icon. Especially one who’s sculpted to perfection. Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo wants you to know that the web makes his life even harder. Or, perhaps, even more entertaining and …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She sets tough terms for her services. T-Mobile screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Who will be the first to back down? Or, perhaps, just turn the other cheek and offer a handshake? Not Verizon, whose VP of communications, Jeffrey Nelson, recently suggested that T-Mobile’s service doesn’t work …
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