Competition can be a beautiful thing. The Arsenio Hall Show/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I struggle with Siri. Apple’s virtual assistant seems not to hear the things I say. She’s convinced, in fact, that I say things that I didn’t say. Today, I said to her: “Siri, you don’t understand my accent, do you?” “Oh, …
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April rules? Josh W/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Phones in class can be more irritating than the students. Not only do they ring, but students surreptitiously peek at them, poke at them, and generally find them far more interesting that the person standing at the front, spouting alleged truths. Stephen Barrows, an economics professor at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, …
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He seems to like it. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I spent much of Saturday night wondering if any of the Final Four teams were in the least bit tolerable. (Answer: sadly not.) However, my lack of enjoyment of this feast of commercialism was interrupted by the sight of Jeff Bezos’ new envoy trying to get me excited. If there …
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Nothing like a free endorsement, is there? David Ortiz/Twitter No one takes a selfie just to take a picture of themselves. Selfies exist to be displayed and disseminated. They are, in their way, self-regarding as well as selfless. When Ellen DeGeneres took a selfie with Hollywood stars during the Oscars, she broke the retweet record. President Obama wasn’t happy about …
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The driver’s sticking to the speed limit. Watch what happens. Florida Driver/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I am currently struggling with the belief in any deity. Even serendipity seems to have got uppity with me. So there’s a certain delight that divine justice might occasionally drop in — even if it’s only on central Florida. For the Interwebs have been …
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It’s hard out there for a phone user. SubGrooveRecTV/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The pipeline of loyalty rarely pumps much substance. It can be gushing at one moment and suddenly dry the next. So today’s existential question is: Are Samsung’s hordes becoming as loyal as Apple’s in the “Game of Phones?” This query blurted from my brain when I read …
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Was he wearing Blahniks? HTC/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET At least he didn’t ram it down our throats. At least he didn’t say it’s the greatest phone since the last great HTC phone. Which was great, but not that many people bought it. Instead, to launch HTC’s new One M3858ZT5XA — or something like that — we have an ad …
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Listen to the Trumpster or your product will be in the dumpster. The ACU/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Success in business is largely about taking credit. Just ask the co-founders of Twitter. Or, more accurately, those who say they’re the co-founders of Twitter. It is said, indeed, that Steve Jobs used to take credit for too much at Apple. But …
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A scene of rage from an Xbox One ad. IGn/YouTube; screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Here at the Family Relations Technology Advice Bureau, we see all kinds of issues. From mothers who wish to shame their kids on Facebook to heartthrobs who wonder if it’s au fait to dump their lovers by text. Our latest case comes from Utah, where a …
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Getting down is a little like getting up. You have to free yourself from all mental concerns. You have to liberate yourself from your cocoon of safety. And you have to believe that once you start moving, the world will accept you for who you are. How, though, can you possibly get down with a phone in your hand? This …
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