Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He has better things to do with his hands than hold a phone. Google/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET You can’t just sit there. If you have a phone to sell, especially a new one, you have to at least try …

An Israeli startup has accused Apple of using its dual-camera technology without permission. In  a lawsuit, Corephotonics says Apple wasn’t authorized to use its patented tech in the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus. The suit, reported eaerlier by Reuters, was filed in federal court in San Jose on Monday. The Tel Aviv-based company alleges that it talked to …

While the iPhone X is expensive to buy, it’s also expensive to make — but maybe not as expensive as you’d think. The iPhone X’s parts add up to about $357.50, according to TechInsights (via Reuters). That converts to about £270 or AU$470. To arrive at this estimate, TechInsights tore down an iPhone X and tallied up component costs. Keep …

Soon, you’ll be able to make payments to friends on an iPhone or Apple Watch via Apple Pay. In the meantime, a public beta will let “friends and family” test it pre-launch. A new public beta of iOS 11.2 launches today with Apple Pay Cash inside. Anyone can try sending payments with it, but the person receiving payments also has …

Amazon has finally brought back its own private-label diapers, though this time under a new name. The e-commerce giant quietly launched the new diapers at sizes newborn and 1 to 6 on its US website, but the products are currently available by invite only. The diapers are offered under the new Mama Bear private-label name — which is used to …

Samsung is adding its first built-in, over-the-top streaming service by partnering with Sling TV, Sling announced Tuesday.  Services such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now and others offer live cable TV channels such as CNN and ESPN, but usually require an extra device, like a game console, streaming media stick or Chromecast, to throw it up on your screen. …

The last few years saw BlackBerry phones slide into irrelevancy as consumers opted for flashier offerings from Apple or Samsung.  Some things never change.  TCL, a Chinese company best known for cheap televisions, as well as budget phones under its Alcatel brand, earlier this year took on the ambitious project of reviving the BlackBerry brand. The result: The company saw …

The Christmas season seems to start earlier and earlier each year. I find that by the time the holiday actually comes, I’m so Christmassed out I’m not even excited. If this happens to you too, I’ve found a way to limit Christmas a little bit: I’ve removed it from my Facebook feed — in my browser at least — until after …

Telstra will now have to compensate 42,000 customers after offering high speed NBN plans that failed to deliver the promised speeds.  The ACCC revealed Wednesday that Telstra sold advertised speeds to its customers, including its 100Mbps  “Super Fast Speed Boost” plan, despite the fact that some of these customers had no way of getting these speeds in the real world. …

Foxtel is looking decidedly un-Foxtelish these days. Pay TV without the cable. Playing nice with other streaming services. A Foxtel box that doesn’t really look like a Foxtel box. The company Wednesday announced the launch of the Foxtel Now Box — a set-top puck created for Foxtel’s pay-by-the-month streaming service, Foxtel Now, a puck which supports other streaming services and …