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What to expect from Apple in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 330)

Now playing: Watch this: What to expect from Apple in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 330) 5:03 Today’s podcast focuses entirely on Apple and the year to come. We discuss a handful of expected changes from the tech titan in 2018, including several new iPhone designs, more augmented reality features and the new HomePod smart speaker. …

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What to expect from Apple in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 330)

Now playing: Watch this: What to expect from Apple in 2018 (The 3:59, Ep. 330) 5:03 Today’s podcast focuses entirely on Apple and the year to come. We discuss a handful of expected changes from the tech titan in 2018, including several new iPhone designs, more augmented reality features and the new HomePod smart speaker. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …

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The complete list of Siri commands

There’s a lot you can do with Apple’s virtual assistant — and some things you can’t do. For example, while Siri can send texts, search Twitter, and open up your front-facing camera, she can’t adjust your device’s ring volume (something OK Google can do). Complicating the matter, Siri doesn’t work exactly the same way on a Mac as she does …

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Apple’s Beats supports Colin Kaepernick in pulsating ad

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. An unseen presence. Beats/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET How many times a day do people tell you that you’re wrong? How many times do you get bullied, one way or another, and told to back off? A new ad from Apple-owned Beats, narrated by Michael …

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They’re already camping outside Best Buy for Black Friday

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not much of a line. CBS DFW screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’d rather thought this Black Friday business was waning a touch. I assumed most people shop online and don’t want to be involved in potential fisticuffs over a discounted TV. It seems, though, that …

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Apple wants you to share your AirPods this Christmas

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Love means sharing your AirPods with strange men. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There’s not enough of them to go around this Christmas. No, I don’t mean loving relationships. I mean AirPods. That’s at least one message sent by Apple’s newly-released ad for the Holidays. …

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The iMac Pro supposedly has an iPhone processor, too

Tucked inside the upcoming iMac Pro — alongside 18 cores of Intel Xeon processors — could be a stowaway chip that comes straight from the iPhone. Now playing: Watch this: New iMac, iMac Pro designed with crisper displays, more… 1:28 The A10 Fusion processor belonged to last year’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and it’s reportedly bringing always-on Siri voice search functionality — aka …

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Apple’s Siri doesn’t really want to talk about HomePod

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She tried to throw me off the scent. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I admit to being entirely unsurprised that HomePod won’t be home for Christmas. Somehow, it seemed inevitable that it would suffer the same fate as so many much-hyped Apple products of the past. …

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Apple delays HomePod to 2018

Now playing: Watch this: Apple HomePod is delayed until 2018 1:07 HomePod is now a 2018 product. James Martin/CNET Expected to launch in December, Apple’s HomePod is being pushed back to 2018, the company announced Friday. “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready …

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4 ways to make Siri smarter on your iPhone

Sure, Siri sounds a bit less like a robot in iOS 11, but Apple‘s digital assistant still fails to understand me and mispronounces names. Siri is also more useful if she (my Siri has a British female voice, so I’ll refer to Siri as a “she” here) knows my daily haunts and connects with any supported apps.  Learn four easy …

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