The Russian government has threatened to block YouTube and Instagram over videos and posts relating to Oleg Deripaska, an oligarch who has been linked to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. A 25-minute video was posted on Thursday by Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. It sources Instagram videos and social media accounts published by a model and …
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki won’t divulge her biggest fear about competing with Facebook, but she will give them some free advice. “They should get back to baby pictures,” Wojcicki said Monday at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, California. (By the way, Facebook’s already aiming in that direction.) Video has been an obsession for Facebook, as it tries to swipe …
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New Galaxy S9 phone, new accessories? A brand-new fast wireless charger may join the ranks of goodies you’ll be able to buy to work with the upcoming handset. An online manual for a new wireless charger (model number EP-N5100) appeared on the Samsung website. Since the model number doesn’t match any Samsung chargers that are currently available, the suggestion that it’ll …
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Verizon is taking an extra step to protect its phones. The nation’s largest wireless carrier said Monday that it would begin locking the phones it sells to consumers, which will prevent them from using a SIM card from another carrier. Initially, the phones will be unlocked as soon as a customer signs up and activates the service. But later in …
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Google’s next version of Android may be designed for phones that look a lot more like the iPhone X than they do like the Pixel 2 XL. Android P — the rumored follow-up to Google’s Android Oreo OS — is said to be optimized for phones with new design types, Bloomberg reported Monday. This includes phones with notches like the iPhone X, multiple …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She waits and she hopes. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Friday sees China begin to celebrate its New Year. You might imagine that many brands would create cheery, uplifting communication to herald the Year of the Dog. Apple thought different. It released a long ad …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives Enlarge Image It really is quite pretty. Andrew Hoyle/CNET It was such a sunny day in Northern California on Friday. Little did I know that it would be clouded by portents of doom. After all, I was wandering along to my local Apple store …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Editors’ note: We recently published our look at the iPhone X, six months after release. Check it out. Not the smartphone of everyone’s future? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images What are people supposed to think? On Apple’s recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook reported slightly …
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Though the XXII Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea started Wednesday, Feb. 7, the opening ceremony wasn’t until Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 a.m. ET (5 a.m. CST and 3 a.m. PST). The schedule is a little tricky, though. The only way to watch the opening ceremony live was through an app Friday morning. But don’t worry — there’s still …
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