Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. One of the most persuasive selling points? Duke University/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It made me chuckle at the time. At the end of last year, I went to a T-Mobile store to see what sort of upgrade its staff …
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It’s go time. You can now preorder the Apple HomePod. (Here’s how to do it.) The company’s inaugural smart speaker will hit store shelves on Feb. 9 in the US, UK and Australia. The release will conclude the HomePod’s tumultuous prologue, which started with rumors of a standalone Siri-powered speaker in 2016. In 2017, Apple confirmed its existence at its Worldwide Developers Conference — …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image All about togetherness? Tyler Lizenby/CNET Have you already ordered your Apple HomePod? Or does your heart hanker for a smart speaker with a camera and a screen that lets Amazon drop in to your life whenever it’s, well, necessary? With perfect timing, Amazon has …
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There weren’t a ton of huge sales on the iPhone 8, 8 Plus or iPhone X over the holidays, but anyone who’s been on the fence might consider Verizon’s offer. Starting Monday, Jan. 29, customers trading in a phone for an iPhone 8, 8 Plus or iPhone X will get $699 towards a second phone. The deal applies for phone …
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For Apple’s HomePod, it’s better late than never. The smart speaker became available for advance orders in the online Apple Store in the US, UK and Australia on Friday. While you can typically put in an order for new Apple products at 12:01 a.m. PT, the HomePod wasn’t available until just before 5:45 a.m. PT. A little patience was required …
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Clues about the next iPad may be hiding in Apple’s latest mobile software. Filipe Esposito, editor in chief of iHelpBR, tweeted that he found a reference to an “iPad_Modern” in the code for the developer preview of iOS 11.3. Apple used “Modern iPhone” as a placeholder to describe the iPhone X before its release, suggesting that this iPad could get …
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If you have an iPhone X, then you too can now send messages as a skeleton. I wrote that weird and unlikely sentence because Apple released the test version of its iOS 11.3 update Thursday. The software, which was announced Wednesday, is now available basically to anyone who wants to install it on their devices. Apple released a test version …
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Apple’s Siri-connected speaker, the HomePod, is arriving Feb. 9, and details on how it works have emerged this week. Whether or not you find the idea of Apple’s take on the smart speaker appealing, its control scheme shows a lot of promise… for AirPods. Here are the basic controls. It’s not a big shock: There’s a short language of taps and …
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In the same week Apple revealed the Feb. 9 availability of its first smart speaker, the HomePod, Sonos has a response: two Sonos One speakers for $349 or £349. The Sonos One smart speaker is $199 or £199 on its own, and the company says the bundle deal will be available from Friday, Jan. 26, for “a limited time.” The HomePod goes …
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On Wednesday’s podcast, we talk to CNET’s Scott Stein about these stories: Apple will offer a fix for that battery slowdown feature. We just don’t know exactly when. Apple’s iOS 11.3 will come with new tricks for ARKit. Virtual reality could cut the cord this year with HTC offering a wireless adaptor for its Vive headset. The 3:59 gives you …
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