Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image So polite. Unlike those who don’t put their phones away. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Going out to dinner has proved at times a depressing experience for me lately. Too often, I see people sitting opposite each other. Their …
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Walmart may have accidentally let the cat out of the bag on the yet-to-be-announced Google Home Mini. Droid Life reported Tuesday that the retailer listed the rumored smaller, cheaper version of the Google Home assistant speaker for preorder on its site. But it quickly took the page down. According to the preorder information, the Google Home Mini, which weighs less …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So very modern. A lot of hand sanitizer. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s been a source of torture for some time now. Yes, just like watching Derek Jeter’s smuggish expression when the New York Yankees used to win. Wait, what I am talking about? Whether …
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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! Seagate’s desktop drive holds a whopping 4TB. Seagate This is a rerun of sorts, though the last time …
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With the launch of the new Apple TV 4K, cable manufacturers such as Belkin are rolling out HDMI cables they specifically claim are compatible with Dolby Vision, a flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) that delivers some of the best image quality available to compatible TVs. Belkin’s cable costs $30 for 6.6 feet (2 meters). Meanwhile Amazon Basics sells the same length …
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Amid Amazon’s latest flood of Alexa-powered Echo devices, it’s easy to lose sight of the tiny new Fire TV. But it could be another big seller for the retail giant. Called simply the Amazon Fire TV, it costs $70, or £70 in the UK. That makes it nearly twice as much as the similarly sized, yet much-longer-named Amazon Fire TV Stick …
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Ever been browsing the guide on your TV, see something you like airing in the future, and say to yourself: “I wish I could watch that right now.” With a new feature on Roku TVs, you can. Smart TVs from brands like TCL, Hisense, RCA and others that run Roku’s Smart TV system have long been among CNET’s favorites. One …
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Google’s next Pixel phones, a Pixelbook laptop and more Google Home speakers. These are the top devices that the tech giant is widely expected to launch at its Oct. 4 event in San Francisco. Hot on the heels of Apple’s iPhone X reveal and Amazon’s deluge of new Echo smart speakers, Google is expected to announce new versions of its …
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Amazon might have fumbled the kickoff and its offense may have sputtered on its first few drives, but after a glitchy start, its first NFL live stream turned in a decent performance. At least that’s how critics online and on Twitter saw it. Thursday Night Football’s Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers match-up was available for Amazon Prime members to stream via …
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The worlds of voice assistants and streaming devices are quickly colliding. In just the past 24 hours, Amazon unveiled a new Fire TV with integration to its Alexa digital butler and the Nvidia Shield became the first TV device to get Google Assistant. For today’s episode, we invited CNET’s TV guru, David Katzmaier, to run through the details of these …
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