Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image “Yes, an iPhone. From Apple. Made in China.” Drew Angerer, Getty Images We’re used to flipping and flopping from politicians. President Donald Trump, however, was once steadfast in his opposition to Apple. He called for the company to …
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Spotify’s take on “Carpool Karaoke” gets two hip-hop artists stuck in traffic and makes them write beats that get stuck in your head. With a new video series called “Traffic Jams” kicking off Tuesday, Spotify will run weekly episodes that pair a rapper with a producer, putting them in the back seat of a car to create a new song …
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Apple on Monday released the official build of iOS 10.3. The new OS adds Find My AirPods ($165 at eBay), improved CarPlay, and new tools for developers to request app reviews with. Unlike previous beta programs, the final beta of the 10.3 program is not the same build that was released to the public. And for some reason, devices with …
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With just a few taps you can connect your iPad to your iPhone or Android device, turning it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Using an iPhone If you know how to select a Wi-Fi network on your iPad, you already know how to turn your iPhone into a hotspot thanks to Instant Hotspot, a feature Apple added with the release …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 7 wants you to cut the cord 1:49 Last September, Apple finally did away with the abysmal, 16GB model in its iPhone lineup. Starting with the iPhone 7, you have the option of 32GB, 128GB and a whopping 256GB. Even the iPhone SE has kicked the low-storage habit, with Apple recently doubling its base …
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Record stores mean a lot to Zane Lowe. Best known for his 12 years as one of the BBC’s top Radio 1 DJs, Lowe uncovered the earliest recordings of hip-hop by devotedly riffling through record store bins, and he found the way to Nirvana by awkwardly humming the guitar riff to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to his local record store …
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Apple snapped up popular app Workflow on Wednesday, making it free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users. Apple confirmed the Workflow acquisition to TechCrunch. Apple and Workflow didn’t respond to CNET’s requests for comment. Workflow, a task-automation app that previously cost $2.99, is lauded for its mad customization skills and bills itself as a way of getting …
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If someone told you everyone’s jumping off a cliff, would you do it, too? The latest social media craze to go viral is almost as stupidly dangerous: Telling Siri to say “108,” India’s equivalent of the 9-1-1 emergency call line. That’s because Apple made it easy for people to call emergency services from anywhere in the world. Saying any country’s …
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Psst! Did you hear that Apple released a new iPad? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. After all, Apple didn’t bother to hold an event to introduce its newest 9.7-inch tablet, which drops the Air name and gets a $70 price cut along with a faster processor and brighter display. Instead, Apple made the announcement in a press release issued …
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Apple has replaced the iPad Air 2 with a very similar model, now simply called the iPad. Rather than adding new features, this new iPad instead gets a price cut, to $329 in the US, £339 in the UK and AU$469 in Australia. (There’s a small processor jump as well, to Apple’s proprietary A9 chip.) Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad is …
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