Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A prime role for the CEO. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What’s the worst thing that could happen to your favorite tech company? For Samsung, it might be if its phones started exploding again. For Apple, it would surely be …
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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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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Can Apple’s HomePod capture emotions? James Martin/CNET If you’re only moved by the displays at CES, Google and Amazon have this smart speaker thing sewn up. They’re infiltrating every product they can, while Apple can’t even get its HomePod launched. Yet, as Apple’s …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She’s not happy with Alexa. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images We’re perched in an era where the very definition of intelligence is being questioned. The intelligence of our government and the intelligence of our gadgets. It seems as if almost every new gadget claims to …
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Hey, Bixby. How do you work on my refrigerator and TV? Next week, we’ll likely find out. Samsung will talk up its newest products when it hosts a CES press conference at 2 p.m. PT on Monday at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. You can expect a parade of televisions, home appliances and other electronics, though it’s likely …
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Hooray, a new iOS update is here! Oh no, my old iPhone is ripping through battery life at an alarming rate! Updating to a new version of iOS can be a rollercoaster of emotions. If your iPhone doesn’t hold a charge like it used to (despite Apple’s best efforts to preserve battery life on older phones), here are 11 ways you …
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I can’t quit the stock iOS Mail app. I’ve had brief dalliances with the Gmail app and a handful of other email apps that promise to improve my life, but I keep coming back to the Mail app. As a result, this long-time Mail app Gmailer has picked up a few tricks along the way. 1. Archive vs. Trash You’ve …
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Aimlessly wandering around the airport to find the good food may now be a thing of the past. Apple Maps now includes detailed maps for more than 30 airports around the world. The list includes John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia in New York, Newark Liberty in New Jersey, LAX in Los Angeles and Heathrow and Gatwick in London. Notably missing …
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