Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Perhaps the emoji should’ve been singing. After all, the school does focus on the arts. Apple Technology has created the possibility for new forms of communication. Some of those forms, though, can border on rudeness. The one-word text, for example. …
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US Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, wants to make sure local authorities never send a mistaken missile alert again. US Sen. Brian Schatz (left), Democrat of Hawaii, said he plans to introduce legislation to make federal agencies solely responsible for sending alerts about a missile attack. A Hawaiian state agency bungled a …
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Half of the US TV market is owned by two companies: Samsung and Vizio. Think of them as the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Samsung is the perennial favorite, steeped in cutting-edge tech and marketing dollars. Vizio is the scrappy upstart, whose working-class TVs earn high marks for value. Just in time for New England and Philly to …
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If you have an iPhone X, then you too can now send messages as a skeleton. I wrote that weird and unlikely sentence because Apple released the test version of its iOS 11.3 update Thursday. The software, which was announced Wednesday, is now available basically to anyone who wants to install it on their devices. Apple released a test version …
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What would you do if your smartphone suddenly told you a ballistic missile was on its way? In Hawaii, residents and visitors got a chance to live out that scenario after getting that message nearly two weeks ago, with people panicking as they searched for shelter and contacted loved ones. The warning, which initially stated it was “not a drill,” …
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CNN is saying farewell to YouTube star Casey Neistat. The news giant brought in Neistat as part of its 2016 purchase of his Beme social media app, which captures and plays four-second video clips. Buzzfeed reported Thursday that CNN will later in the day announce that Neistat and Beme co-founder Matt Hackett are leaving the company. Neistat, an online filmmaker who found …
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One of the first major Apple product updates of 2018 is for Logic Pro X, the long-lived music recording and production app. Jumping up to version 10.4, this version adds a generous helping of new features, new instruments and new recording and production capabilities. Since the 2015 jump to Logic Pro X, this software suite has been an impressive all-in-one …
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In the same week Apple revealed the Feb. 9 availability of its first smart speaker, the HomePod, Sonos has a response: two Sonos One speakers for $349 or £349. The Sonos One smart speaker is $199 or £199 on its own, and the company says the bundle deal will be available from Friday, Jan. 26, for “a limited time.” The HomePod goes …
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This is one fight the tech giants of the world may never hear the end of. On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, she wants to see investors put more pressure on tech companies over extremist content on social networks. May stressed in her speech that social networks should crack down harder …
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