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Did you lose your iPhone? Android can’t help you

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One of the worst things that can happen with your smartphone, regardless of operating system, is to lose it or have it stolen. But most devices have measures in place to help owners track them down and hopefully retrieve them, with the iPhone’s Find My iPhone app being among the first of them. However, Apple’s iCloud-based security feature isn’t Android friendly.

In fact, if you’re in a case where you need to use Apple’s iCloud to find your iPhone, you’d better stay away from Android entirely.

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FEATURED — 15 hidden features in iOS 9

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After months of waiting and watching as sites like BGR showed you all the great new iOS 9 features you didn’t have access to yet, the time has finally arrived: iOS 9 has been released. The new OS is better, faster, more efficient and more capable than its predecessors, and you need to install it right away. Trust me — it’s so good it has me wondering why I still use Android.

We’ve already told you about the best new features in iOS 9, but there are plenty of nifty new additions that aren’t quite as obvious. So, in this post, we’ll cover 15 great hidden features in Apple’s new iOS 9 software, and you’ll definitely want to try them all.

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FEATURED — iOS 9: The 9 best new features

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Apple fans, iOS 9 is finally here. Well, “finally” certainly won’t apply to many of you out there, as a huge portion of enthusiastic iPhone and iPad users have likely already been using iOS 9 for months. Developer accounts only cost $99 per year, and Apple decided to release a public beta this year as well, giving average users access to stable beta releases.

If you don’t already have iOS 9 though, today is a big day and you’ll want to know what you’re in store for. In this article, we’ll cover the nine best new features you can look forward to in iOS 9.

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7 big Amazon tech deals that are about to expire

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We’re reminded every day: Amazon giveth, and Amazon taketh away. The site is always home to great deals on a ridiculously wide range of products, but there’s nothing worse than missing a deal by learning about it only after it expires. Well, the BGR Deals Team has your back… here are seven great Amazon deals that will soon expire, so get them while you can.

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New Nexus 5X photos leak, size compared to iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

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Google is about to release a pair of new Nexus devices, including the Nexus 5X and the new Nexus 6 (which some may already refer to as the Nexus 6X). Many reports and leaks have likely spilled all the secrets behind these devices, and Google likely won’t be able to surprise Nexus fans with its announcements in late September.

After a couple of benchmarks made waves on Tuesday, revealing impressive hardware and performance gains for the Huawei Nexus 6, is time for LG’s Nexus 5X to take the spotlight once again.

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FCC complaints reveal the horrors of Comcast’s data caps

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When it comes to customer service, Comcast is an anti-miracle worker, sort of like if Jesus had tried turning water into wine and it came out as King Cobra instead. Sure, it’s still an impressive achievement, but is it really something worth bragging about? Because of this, we weren’t surprised to see CityExplainer’s big report that revealed the Federal Communications Commission has received more than 2,000 complaints about Comcast over just the past three months for reasons spanning from poor customer service to billing errors to data cap policies.

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iOS 9 update has big potential, but iPhone users may be wary at first

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Apple on Wednesday will release new software versions for its iOS devices and the Apple Watch, with the former being highly anticipated by many current iPhone and iPad owners. According to Apple, there’s tremendous potential for the iOS 9 update, but a mobile app intelligence firm says the upgrade might trail iOS 8 adoption in the first week, as some people still have a bad taste in their mouths from last year.

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