From a design standpoint, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus haven’t changed much from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Yes, they have glass backs to help facilitate wireless charging and cosmetically distinguish them from their predecessors. But their dimensions are within fractions of millimeters of their 7 predecessors. So, what’s that all mean for …
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20 September
Watch public payphones frustrate tech
Nothing will make you feel older than talking to someone who has never used, or even heard of, a public phone. In the latest “Kids React” video by Fine Brothers Entertainment, kids are challenged to use a traditional pay phone with hilarious results. More kids confused by old tech Kids attempt to use rotary phone, confusion ensues ‘Kids React’ drags out …
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20 September
Why won’t iOS 11 download?
iOS 11 was making me crazy, but not for the reasons you might think. It wasn’t crashing or glitching out or erasing my contacts or anything like that. What I saw. Every. Time. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET I simply couldn’t get it. Starting at 10 a.m. PT yesterday, the latest version of Apple‘s iPhone software became available to everyone. Everyone, that …
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20 September
Fired Google engineer wonders if KKK names are cool
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Do you judge someone by his title, or by his actions? Chet Strange / Getty Images James Damore has become a spokesman for, well, what? He seems to believe that he’s a free thinker, there to take on the entrenched liberal views of Silicon Valley. …
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20 September
Amazon reviewing its recommendations for bomb
Amazon said Wednesday it’s reviewing its website after a British TV station found the company may have been helping people buy bomb-making ingredients through its “frequently bought together” feature. The report from Channel 4 News said Amazon’s site would recommend customers buy together combinations of elements required for making crude bombs. In one instance, Amazon cued up a recommendation for …
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20 September
eBay is having a site
This is guaranteed to make you feel old: eBay just turned 18 in Australia. To celebrate, eBay is running what it calls “the biggest ever site-wide sale” for Australian buyers and sellers on Thursday, Sept. 21. From 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. AEST, eBay is cutting prices by 18 percent. No matter whether you’re buying from a private seller or …
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20 September
Chrome and Safari browsers add morphing ‘variable’ fonts
If you like websites that look polished and load faster, good news: A technology called OpenType Variable Fonts is about to arrive. Adobe, Microsoft, Google and Apple created OpenType Variable Font technology in 2016 so designers and website developers could customize their typefaces. A font adapted with the technology essentially comes with a bunch of sliders that let people pick …
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20 September
Trump reportedly using Facebook ads to insist he’s building wall
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Offering wall-lovers reassurance? John Moore / Getty Images In recent days, it’s been unclear whether the much Trump-eted wall between Mexico and the US will be built. Perhaps, though, it’s already being built, after a fashion. After all, the president himself tweeted just last week: …
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20 September
HTC to suspend stock trading as Google acquisition rumors grow
Following on the heels of rumors about HTC’s possible acquisition by Google, the Taiwan Stock Exchange has said trading in shares of HTC will be halted on Sept. 21. The TWSE said in a statement: TWSE announced trading in the shares of HTC Corporation and the securities underlying the company will be halted starting from Sep 21 2017 pending the …
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20 September
Apple wants you to get very excited about, oh, the App Store
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. My plan is to spend the evening finding interesting apps on the App Store. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Please lie here on my chaise-longue and we’ll play word association. When I say “App Store,” what word first comes into your mind? “Whatever,” perhaps. Or …
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