Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. An iPhone? Don’t be silly. Yana Paskova / Getty Images They were rivals. They were friends. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did much to define what the tech industry is today. Does that mean, though, that the Microsoft co-founder has …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives Not impressed. Funny or Die/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Are you forcing yourself to (still) be excited about the iPhone X? Are you resisting the urge to just go and buy an 8 Plus and instantly enjoy the wonders of wireless charging? Are you worried, though, …
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With the flood of iPhone publicity this last month — this last decade, actually — you might think personal computers have become ho-hum. But Ron Coughlin doesn’t. The leader of HP‘s PC division thinks his industry has snatched the initiative for technological improvements back from phones. “The innovation is happening in PCs,” Coughlin said in an interview with CNET. His …
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It might be a bad idea to throw stones in glass houses, but it’s not too smart to throw the new all-glass iPhone 8 either, according to the results of SquareTrade‘s latest breakability tests. The device warranty company subjected the brand new Apple phones with their glass front and back panels to a handful of gadget torture tests and found, …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Can Google turn millions into Pixellites? CNET Try this experiment. Walk up to people who don’t work in tech — surely you know at least one — and ask them what they think about Pixel phones. I fancy they’ll stare at you benignly and wonder …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Naturally. IKEA You may have spent the whole weekend in rapt excitement about the fact that you can actually charge your new iPhone 8 wirelessly. Your Samsung-owning friends probably haven’t stopped chuckling. Even Ikea has decided that Cupertino embrace of (not very) new technology is …
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At first glance, not much has changed on the iPhone 8. Head on, it could easily be mistaken for an iPhone 7, or even a 6 for that matter. But the back is a different story. This year Apple’s iPhone 8 and 8 Plus ditched the iPhone 7’s aluminum backing in exchange for a glass plate. Glass is what makes …
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Looking to get top dollar for your old iPhone to splurge on the new $1,000 iPhone X? Your best bet is to sell your device instead of trading it in. But private sales of expensive and easy-to-steal items like iPhones can be risky. We’ve all heard stories of someone who became a victim of a robbery when a prospective buyer …
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With the Google Pixel 2 likely debuting less than two weeks away, you may be ready to retire your current phone in anticipation. All signs point to Google trying to make the process smoother. The company launched a trade-in program (scroll down on the right-hand side of the page for details) for those who send in their old phone when buying a …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s made of sterner stuff. JerryRigEverything/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It seems a lifetime ago that the devoted foamed at the gills, as the iPhone 6 was bent out of shape in torture tests. iPhone 7 had a much stiffer upper lip. Now, with the …
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