Apple has its nose in front of Samsung once more. Apple’s phone sales fell second to the Korean electronics giant for the first three quarters of 2017, but with the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X going on sale in the fourth quarter, it’s back in front, according to IDC’s quarterly report on smartphone market …
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Are kids ready for social media? Until December, the answer was no. Even Facebook had rules against children under the age of 13 joining more than 2 billion other people around the world who logged on to the service each month. But since then, the company has created an app called “Messenger Kids,” designed to let children communicate with people …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. One of the most persuasive selling points? Duke University/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It made me chuckle at the time. At the end of last year, I went to a T-Mobile store to see what sort of upgrade its staff would recommend from my iPhone …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. “What are you looking at, Twitterface?” John Parra Does anyone like social media anymore? Former Facebook President Sean Parker is worried about what social media does to children’s brains. Apple CEO Tim Cook won’t let his tween nephew near it. And now there’s an even more …
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Following an uproar from customers, Apple said Wednesday it’s adding a feature to an upcoming iOS update that will let them turn off software that slows down older iPhones. Apple in December revealed it had released software about a year earlier that makes older iPhones run more slowly to prevent problems with aging lithium ion batteries, such as unexpected shutdowns. As …
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Games that let you bounce virtual balls off the floor and wall. Apps that make you feel like you’re at the 1969 moon landing after pointing your phone at a poster. These are a couple of the new things you’ll be able to do on your iPhone and iPad with Apple’s augmented reality update, ARKit 1.5. The software, which …
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You want to stay safe from hackers while still using an older version of Apple’s MacOS, the underlying software that runs its laptops and desktops. Now, there’s a patch for that. On Tuesday, the company released updates to the Sierra and El Capitan operating systems that will protect users from Meltdown, the design flaw that could let hackers access sensitive …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Scorning lesser tech souls? Kimberly White And now they turn on their own. It used to be that Silicon Valley was one vast love-in, with so many of its senior figures believing they were angels brought together to deliver the world to a better place. …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Not a Facebook fan? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Facebook and its ilk have taken a beating of late. Even former executives have admitted they fear social networks are doing terrible damage to kids’ psyches. Now there’s another senior tech figure who seems to be …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A little inattention from Apple? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Apple squirmed a little after it was revealed that it was secretly slowing older iPhones to protect their batteries from excessive degradation. Cupertino subsequently apologized and instituted a battery replacement program for a mere $29. On …
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