Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. One of the most persuasive selling points? Duke University/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It made me chuckle at the time. At the end of last year, I went to a T-Mobile store to see what sort of upgrade its staff …
Read More »iPhone X: The five worst features in Apple’s best phone
For well over two months, my days have ended and begun with the iPhone X. Compared to older iPhones, the X feels impressively fast, slim and, with 5.8 inches of screen space, satisfyingly spacious. But as I’ve grown to appreciate some of its finer points, I’ve also discovered the traits that make me roll my eyes, gnash my teeth and …
Read More »Grammys 2018: Start time, how to watch, nominees and more
The Grammys are coming early this year. And moving from one coast to the other. Usually held in mid-February in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday in New York City. The Grammys scoot up a few weeks every four years to avoid competing with the Winter Olympics. And for the first time since 2003, the Grammys …
Read More »Russian bots retweeted Donald Trump 470,000 times in election run
Here’s just the latest nugget to surface as a result of congressional probes of tech platforms used by Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election: Russia-linked accounts shared Donald Trump’s tweets almost half a million times in the run-up to Election Day. In a document posted by the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday (PDF), Twitter revealed that Russian bots retweeted Trump …
Read More »While We Complain About Inflation, India Is Ranked The Second Cheapest Country To Live In
While most of us complain about how expensive our country has become over a period of time, a world survey tells a different story altogether. India is ranked as the second cheapest country to live in the world. This is second to South Africa as the most affordable country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 …
Read More »Rs 40 Lakh Worth Of Food Saved & Distributed To The Homeless, Thanks To Dabbawalas Of Mumbai
It’s 2018 and for most people eating a meal out of a ‘Dabba’ may seem too antiquated, but for millions who live in Mumbai, Dabbawalas are synonymous with home. Read more: Dabbawalas Ensure That No One Stays Hungry In Aamchi Mumbai, Here’s How They Do It Lighthouse People who leave home in quest of a better future, those who forget their tiffins, …
Read More »HomePod ads: A quartet of commercials for Apple’s smart speaker
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Feel that distortion. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET On Friday, I did something I’d never done before. I ordered an Apple product in advance. You see, I need to test this HomePod smart-speaking music machine and see whether its sound really is as Apple promises. …
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Noho Sound & Stereo has a younger vibe than the other high-end shops I’ve visited over the past few years. There’s an energy to the place, which stems from the owners Alex Roy, Ron Kain, Chris Petranis and their desire to attract a younger clientele. Enlarge Image A look inside Noho Sound & Stereo. Noho Sound & Stereo Noho Sound …
Read More »Galaxy S9: Camera upgrades we expect, per Samsung’s own site
Samsung has promised that its Galaxy S9 phone will have camera upgrades. The company said so in its invitation to the Feb. 25 launch event in Barcelona, Spain. (We’ll be there!) The Galaxy S9 will be all about the camera. Samsung Although the invitation doesn’t provide much in the way of visual clues to exactly what those upgrades will be (seriously, we …
Read More »ELAC aims higher with its new Adante AS
ELAC’s Debut line of speakers was a sensational hit with budget-mined audiophiles in 2015, and a year later ELAC’s Uni-Fi series impact was no less extraordinary. Now ELAC is upping the ante again with their Adante AF-61 towers ($5,000, £5,200, approximately AU$10,000 per pair), AC-61 center channel speaker ($2,000, £1,750, approximately AU$4,000 each), and the AS-61 stand mount monitor ($2,500, …
Read More »This Republican lawmaker says tech execs should keep politics to themselves
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Read More »Apple HomePod preorders begin, Intel shares up despite security problems
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Read More »HaptX VR glove makes the virtual feel real
I weigh the rock in my hand, then toss it back to the ground. I run my hand across some tall grass, feeling the stems ripple, flatten and spring back. Then I reach out and take hold of a cloud and pull it toward me. None of these objects exist. The rock, grass and cloud are all figments of virtual …
Read More »MoviePass drops 10 top AMC theaters. Will you still want it?
If you hold a MoviePass, you’ll have to plan to catch your popcorn and show somewhere other than New York’s Empire 25, LA’s Century City 15 or Boston’s Loew’s Bostom Common 19, Deadline reported on Friday. (See the full list below.) MoviePass, the $10-a-month cinema subscription that’s been called the Netflix of movie theaters, dropped 10 AMC theaters in major cities across …
Read More »Amazon’s Jeff Bezos faces disaster in Super Bowl ad teaser
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A prime role for the CEO. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What’s the worst thing that could happen to your favorite tech company? For Samsung, it might be if its phones started exploding again. For Apple, it would surely be if people stopped obsessing over …
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