Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Love means sharing your AirPods with strange men. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There’s not enough of them to go around this Christmas. No, I don’t mean loving relationships. I mean AirPods. That’s at least one message sent by Apple’s …
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I think of Monoprice as the internet’s Radio Shack. The company carries everything from HDMI cables and home-theater speakers to mobile chargers and 3D printers — many of them Monoprice-branded, some absolutely revered by customers. You can already find a variety of Black Friday deals on the Monoprice site, but there will be more. For starters, on Black Friday and …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not much of a line. CBS DFW screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’d rather thought this Black Friday business was waning a touch. I assumed most people shop online and don’t want to be involved in potential fisticuffs over a discounted TV. It seems, though, that …
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YouTube says it’s trying to make the video site safer for kids. After recent criticism that YouTube is not doing enough to crack down on disturbing and exploitative videos aimed at children, the Google-owned video service on Wednesday announced a five-point plan to “toughen” its approach on family-friendly content. The new guidelines are: Tougher application of community guidelines and faster …
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In 2016, NBC streamed the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time. This year the parade is once again available to watch online. Here’s what you need to know: When Now playing: Watch this: Black Friday 2017 survival guide 2:11 The parade starts at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, in New York. For those watching the parade outside …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. An unseen presence. Beats/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET How many times a day do people tell you that you’re wrong? How many times do you get bullied, one way or another, and told to back off? A new ad from Apple-owned Beats, narrated by Michael …
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As my fingers gently tap the right side of my head, I watch the letters pop up on the iPad in front of me: “A, E, I, O, U.” No, I hadn’t suddenly become psychic. I’m wearing a finger strap called Tap that allows me to type on any surface using my hands. I mean any surface. As a demonstration …
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Neha Singh points her iPhone 8 Plus at an empty section of the dark-wood floor by the entrance to the Techstars startup accelerator in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The smartphone’s screen at first simply shows the space in front of us, but then a small digital 3D pop-up store appears. There are three golden mannequins dressed in tank tops and high-waisted …
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It’s no secret that Black Friday deals — like Christmas decorations and pumpkin spice lattes — seem to start earlier every year. But the upside of that is that you can cash in on some good bargains without peeking at your phone during Thanksgiving dinner or waiting in freezing temperatures for the doors to open at Best Buy. To that …
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Black Friday gets all the attention. And why not? It’s all about the “leaked ads,” the doorbusters, the crazy-good deals and the inevitable bad shopper behavior that seems to make the news every year. So where does that leave Cyber Monday? Let’s take a look at some of the common misconceptions regarding the day after the day after the day …
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If you’re a T-Mobile customer, now is the best time to nab the Moto Z2 Force. The carrier is currently knocking $125 off the phone, bringing the full retail price to $375 (not including any sales tax you have to pay). That’s the lowest any carrier is currently offering it. On Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, the phone is still $756, …
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Uber is in hot water for waiting a whole year to announce a data breach of information on 57 million users, and not just with angry riders and drivers. The company is now under a microscope with regulators, who want to enforce rules that required the company to come clean sooner. The New York State Attorney General has opened an …
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Ahead of the December release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” OtterBox has a new collection of Star Wars Symmetry Series cases that will give your iPhone Jedi powers you never knew it had. No, not really. But the cases are pretty cool, if not a little pricey. You can choose among five “unique designs” for the iPhone 7/8 ($45) and iPhone 7 …
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In case you forgot, Apple still has a smaller iPhone in its lineup, the iPhone SE. It was last refreshed in March of this year with new memory configurations, but it’s due to get a processor bump and possibly some upgrades to its camera. China Economic Daily reports a new SE 2 with the same 4-inch screen is coming by …
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants the US government to stop “micromanaging the internet.” On Tuesday he introduced a proposal to repeal the controversial 2015 net neutrality rules that prevented broadband companies from blocking or slowing down access to websites or services. While many people agree with the basic principles of net neutrality, these specific rules have been a lightning rod …
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