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Vowing he's the only man who can do the job, Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night. The "blue-collar billionaire" has used social media to propel his once-unfathomable campaign. But Trump's Twitter account, naturally, was radio silent during his more than hour-long speech to close out the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. In his address, he promised to lead America back to prosperity, eliminate political correctness and restore law and order. "Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it," said Trump to a raucous crowd inside Quicken Loans Arena. "My message is that things have to change -- and they have to change ri...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.What do you see here? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When the rumor spread that Donald Trump would choose Indiana Goveor Mike Pence as his presumptive veep, the wags came out on Twitter. Perhaps the most elegantly literary remark came from legendary sci-fi writer William Gibson, who crafted a satirical take on the Bard in response: "Trump Pence. Trumppence? 'I'd not warrant you a harlot's trumppence, thou foul gobshite.' --Shakespeare." On Friday after the official aouncement, also on Twitter, the campaign log...

Never one to shun the spotlight, Donald Trump took to Twitter Friday to aounce Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his pick for vice president. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee originally plaed to name his ruing mate on Friday, but cancelled his press conference in New York City out of respect to the deadly attacks in Nice, France that left more than 70 people dead late Thursday.Trump tweeted he will introduce Pence on Saturday. While Pence's selection comes as no surprise, the aouncement comes a day after key Trump aides, took to (where else) Twitter to downplay the speculation. Trump previously said Pence was on the short list for VP, along with former House...

Twitter took off on the speculation that Donald Trump is making Indiana Gov. Mike Pence his vice presidential pick, according to CBS News and numerous media reports.Pence's name became a trending topic almost immediately after the reports were published. But key Trump aides, including campaign chairman Paul Manafort and spokesman Jason Miller, downplayed the notion Thursday on the social network. They said the presumptive GOP presidential nominee hasn't made a decision regarding the conservative goveor: The denial didn't stop scrutiny of Pence as veep: ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageAsked and answered. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Lawyers tell me they never ask questions in court without knowing the answers.This same general policy doesn't seem to apply to politicians. Some are so (over)confident that they tell people to ask questions, merely believing they know the answers.Or, in the case of Donald Trump, perhaps not wondering whether someone will actually ask the questions he says should be asked.After his numb-mouthed, self-aggrandizing response to the massacre in an Orland...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageTrump's tweet. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Reacting to the horrific terrorist massacre of 50 people in an Orlando gay club, major figures expressed their grief on Twitter.Former Florida goveor Jeb Bush tweeted: "Praying for the victims, their families and Florida in the wake of this horrific massacre and act of terrorism."Republican Sen. Marco Rubio called for practical help: "If you live in Central Florida, blood donations are needed after mass shooting at #PulseNightClub."Apple CEO Tim Cook offe...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageTrump's tweet. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Reacting to the horrific terrorist massacre of 50 people in an Orlando gay club, major figures expressed their grief on Twitter.Former Florida goveor Jeb Bush tweeted: "Praying for the victims, their families and Florida in the wake of this horrific massacre and act of terrorism."Republican Sen. Marco Rubio called for practical help: "If you live in Central Florida, blood donations are needed after mass shooting at #PulseNightClub."Apple CEO Tim Cook offe...

Description This program includes an author's note read by Michael Wolff. The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, best-selling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive audiobook, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations: What President Trump's staff really thinks of him What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama Why FBI director James Comey was really fired Why chief strategist Steve Baon and Trump's son-in-law ...

Description Let Trump Be Trump: The Inside Story of His Presidency is the ultimate behind-the-scenes account of how he became president of the United States. Corey R. Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager who launched Trump's historic bid for the White House, teams up with David N. Bossie, the consummate political pro who helped steer the last critical months of the Trump campaign, to offer the first insiders' account of the most historic campaign in mode political history. Starting from the months leading up to Trump's aouncement all the way through staff shakeups within the White House, Let Trump Be Trump offers eyewitness accounts of the r...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageA wiing sell? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Donald Trump hasn't quite become the rock star with milleials that he is with more disceing types.Neither has Hillary Clinton. Recent polling suggests that 37 percent of the young and restless have a strongly unfavorable opinion of the Democratic candidate. Then again, 50 percent feel the same strongly negative way about her Republican opponent.How can the Trump campaign address this troubling trend in the race to the bottom? On Friday, it offered a twin-pr...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageKliff Kingsbury, on the right, appearing on the podcast. The HawkCast/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET College athletes live an interesting life.They're suddenly placed on a higher plane and asked to perform daily.They're fawned upon when they win and vilified when they lose. In some cases, it's said that colleges are so desperate to persuade these young men to join their athletic programs that schools hire attractive young women to increase the attraction of the school.Once athletes are on the ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageColin Kaepeick. Standing up for his principles? Stack/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET As protests go, it was as silent as you could get.While the rest of his team stood for the national anthem during a preseason game on Friday night, quarterback Colin Kaepeick sat on the bench.When asked about it by NFL.com, Kaepeick explained: "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageWill this move the African-American community? If so, to what? Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Recent analysis suggests Donald Trump doesn't write all his tweets.On Saturday moing, however, his Twitter account was adoed with a musing that felt as if it came instantly from his exalted mind.It read: "Dwayne Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!"On Friday, Nykea Aldridge, cousin of the Chicago Bulls guard, was...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET Try tweeting an eggplant at @NYPLEmoji and see what you get in retu.Created and curated by New York Public Library reference librarian Lauren Lampasone, the Twitter bot will respond to any emoji tweeted at it with a surprisingly relevant image from the library's extensive archive.The Jack O' Lante, for example, retued a vintage Collier's magazine cover. The eye emoji got a Mario Bettini science drawing in retu. The poop emoji gets a look-in too, of course.You can see the full source code for how the bot works, if you're so inclined. Otherwise, you can just revel ...

Don't like something some stranger is saying about you on Twitter? The social network has a solution.Twitter launched a new feature on Thursday that allows users to limit the notifications they see to only those sent by users they follow. It doesn't prevent strangers from mentioning you; it just insulates users from being exposed to those tweets. The new feature appear to be part of Twitter's attempt to address the chronic abuse and harassment that occurs daily on the social network. However, the move is little more than a band-aid since the offending tweets will still be present on the network; you are just choosing not to see them.Harassing and abusive tweets, while not a new occurrence on...

As the homogenization of social media continues, Twitter followed in Snapchat's wake by adding the ability to apply stickers with embedded hashtags. Now the business justification emerges: brands will be able to offer stickers with their own built-in hashtags so that you can promote for them and allow them to track your stickered tweets. The company's Promoted #Stickers initiative was aounced in a blog post on Monday, with Pepsi as the exclusive partner, and the option will be available to "select marketers" with managed accounts. They're pitched to advertisers as "a huge opportunity for brands to drive brand affinity and raise awareness of their message at...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageIn the interests of justice? screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I don't know whether you've heard, but there's no need to vote.The election is apparently going to rigged. At least that's what Republican candidate Donald Trump intimated on the campaign trail this week. It's unclear what evidence Trump has for this worrying assertion. What is clearer is that he's doing something about it.He's using the open and coected power of the web to hire so-called election observers. Well, when I say "hire," I of cou...

Twitter is not responsible for the activities of ISIS on the social network, a federal judge rules. Corbis via Getty Images Twitter caot be held responsible for ISIS' activities on the social network, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in dismissing a lawsuit that accused the company of providing material support to the militant Islamic group.The lawsuit, which was filed in January by the widow of an American killed in Jordan, accused Twitter of knowingly permitting ISIS to use its network to spread propaganda, attract new recruits and raise funds for terrorist activities. While noting that the ISIS-related kill...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThis is more of an Android expression. John Moore, Getty Images I have, over the last months, gained a certain impression of Donald Trump.He seems to be a man who has a toothy, charming side and a slightly more boisterous, blowhardy, thin-skied and insulting side.Naturally, I've gleaned this picture mostly from his Twitter feed. Where else should one go to get a sophisticated image of someone?In recent times, I've noted that there seem to be these two Trumps. One is determined to call Elizabeth Warren "Po...