Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby Voice is here 1:36 Bixby Voice is a mixture of a personal assistant you can ask questions and command to set reminders, and an automation tool you can instruct to open apps, tap on buttons and enter text without touching your phone. If that sounds confusing, that’s …
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8 things we learned about iPhone 8 from Apple’s huge leak
In 2010, an Apple engineer left a prototype iPhone 4 in a bar, spoiling the biggest redesign to the iPhone since its 2007 debut. Apple has arguably never made as big a mistake since. But history has a way of repeating itself. For its 10-year anniversary, Apple is widely expected to redesign the iPhone yet again — and another leak may …
Read More »Is this the Galaxy Note 8’s dual camera?
Did Samsung just leak the Galaxy Note 8 camera? The Samsung Electro-Mechanics division took to its website to give an in-depth look at its new dual-camera module. The module is intended for smartphones and tablets and could end up on the Note 8. Samsung’s Note brand is reserved for its most premium devices, but the line was thrown into turmoil …
Read More »Smoke on SriLankan flight likely caused by lithium
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The airline says no one was hurt and the flight landed safely. Ishara S.kodikara / AFP/Getty Images It’s not often that you’re on a flight and an overhead bin begins pumping out smoke. That, however, is what happened on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Kochi, …
Read More »Galaxy S8, S8 Plus now compatible with Google Daydream
One of the most popular phones — the Galaxy S8 (and larger counterpart S8 Plus) — is now compatible with Google‘s virtual reality platform, Daydream. Google announced the news via Twitter. Updates will roll out over the next few weeks, but users may notice a difference in timing depending on their carriers. The US carrier Verizon, for example, already rolled …
Read More »iPhones take better pics than Android phones, says ex
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Does she know great photography? Is that why she bought an iPhone? Noam Galai / Getty Images What makes a photograph better? Not an Android phone, apparently. This, at least, seems to be the view of former Google executive Vic Gundotra. In a spirited chat on …
Read More »This is (probably) the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Now playing: Watch this: Is this the Galaxy Note 8? 1:15 The Samsung Galaxy Note 8: bigger, better… longer? VentureBeat’s Evan Blass, who has a long history of accurate leaks, on Tuesday tweeted a picture of what he claims is the Galaxy Note 8, a full three weeks before Samsung is set to officially reveal the device. Samsung Galaxy Note8 …
Read More »I traded my $800 iPhone for a $180 Nokia 6. This happened
I’ve been an iPhone user since the beginning. Occasionally I’ve dabbled in Android, but my brain just likes iOS better. My wallet, however, is increasingly frustrated. Although I’ve been perfectly happy with my iPhone 6S Plus, which I purchased nearly two years ago, the $849 price tag caused me considerable pain. Today’s equivalent — the 7 Plus with 128GB — …
Read More »Galaxy S8 Active rumored to get a shatterproof screen
Now playing: Watch this: We finally killed the Droid Turbo 2 3:07 We all have that friend whose phone screen looks like a mosaic. Some of us are that friend. Enlarge Image Some alleged details about the S8 Active. via Weibo user Kumamoto Technology But shatter-resistant screens are here to put an end to the sadness. And it sounds Samsung’s …
Read More »VR’s new mission: Reunite immigrants with family back home
Marleny, a Guatemalan immigrant in New York, hasn’t returned to her home country in over 15 years. But a few months ago she was able to tour her grandfather’s land in Valle del Rinconcito, Guatemala. She could see the palm trees swinging about and her mom inviting her to explore the estate, talking to her in a soft, familiar voice, …
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