October, 2017

• 4 October

  Amazon Echo users prefer iPhone to Android, study claims

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Their owners prefer iPhones? Ry Crist/CNET What does your choice of smart speaker say about you?  Other than you have little regard for your own privacy, that is. If you choose a Google Home speaker, does that mean …

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• 4 October

  Siri says the national anthem of Bulgaria is ‘Despacito’

  

  The national anthem of Bulgaria is actually “Mila Rodino,” but you wouldn’t know that if you asked Siri.  That certainly doesn’t seem right.   GIF by Jason Parker/CNET Reddit user wandreylust caught this amazing error on Facebook and had to give it a try. As of this writing, if you ask Apple’s voice assistant, “What is the national anthem of …

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• 4 October

  Google Assistant keyboard key may come to other Chromebooks

  

  Google on Wednesday unveiled a new premium Chromebook called the Pixelbook. The keyboard of the $1,000 convertible laptop and tablet has one key with a bunch of dots on it. It’s a dedicated key for accessing the Google Assistant digital helper. (The dots are the Assistant logo.) Right now it’s just on the Pixelbook, but that Assistant button could start …

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• 4 October

  ‘Stranger Things’ comes to Google’s Pixel 2 as AR stickers

  

  You’ve watched the series. You’ve played the game. Now welcome the cast and creatures of the Netflix throwback horror hit “Stranger Things” to your Google phone. Google announced the introduction of themed augmented-reality stickers during its Pixel 2 smartphone announcement Wednesday, and both Eleven and the beastly demogorgon took part in a demonstration of the new tech.  Google product director Aparna …

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• 4 October

  Apple Watch software update promises to fix cellular bugs

  

  The Apple Watch Series 3 has had problems connecting to LTE networks when around certain recognized public Wi-Fi spots, but a new software update could correct the issues. The new Apple Watch WatchOS 4.0.1 firmware, available now, promises it “fixes issues that in rare cases were causing Apple Watch to join unauthenticated (captive) Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in …

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• 4 October

  Pixelbook Chromebook is Google’s latest Chromebook

  

  Google announced a new Pixelbook Chromebook with a new Pixelbook pen at its event in San Francisco. The lightweight 12.3-inch convertible (meaning it can be used as a tablet) will be available in three configurations with pricing starting at $999 or £999. The Pixelbook Pen, sold separately, costs $99 or £99. It’ll be available in US, UK and Canada. Preorders …

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• 4 October

  Get a huge sci

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image Talk about cheap entertainment: 13 books, 15 bucks. StoryBundle I don’t know about all of you, …

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• 4 October

  The Pixel 2 XL, Home Mini, translating Pixel Buds and more: All Google just announced

  

  Google packed a ton into its event, seemingly updating all of its products (or close) — phones, laptops, VR — as well as announcing a host of new ones. The phones also incorporate the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android Oreo, which was unveiled at Google I/O in May.  The event began with CEO Sundar Pichai offering condolences on recent …

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• 4 October

  Tech firms didn’t take election meddling ‘seriously’: Senators

  

  When it came to interference with the 2016 election, tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google “did not take this threat seriously enough,” Democratic Sen. Mark Warner told reporters at a press conference at the US Capitol on Wednesday. Warner and Republican Sen. Richard Burr addressed reporters to give an update on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into allegations of …

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• 4 October

  Google Pixel 2, Pixelbook and Home Mini up for UK pre

  

  Google showed off a whole bunch of new tech on Wednesday in San Francisco, and the great news for Brits is that it will mostly all be available for preorder in the UK immediately. First up is the Pixel 2, the successor to 2016’s sell-out Pixel phone. The smaller version of the phone, with the 5-inch screen, will cost £629 …

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