Every once in a while Rosetta Stone’s $279 Power Pack software will drop to $199 on Amazon and when that happens, you’d be crazy not to get it. Rosetta Stone offers what are easily some of the best tools in the world when it comes to learning a new language. $199 is an incredible price, of course, but Amazon is outdoing itself with today’s big sale. For one day only, you can get a Rosetta Stone Power Pack in any of five different languages including American English, French, German, Italian and Spanish for just $189 shipped. What are you waiting for?

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Uber and Lyft have made taking a car to get around a surprisingly affordable method of transportation. But right now, the rivalry between the two is driving prices to be ludicrously cheap.

Starting today, all weekday Lyft rides in Manhattan will be 50 percent off. And before you point out that this will screw over drivers, don’t worry — they’re getting to keep 100 percent of the non-discounted fare, with no commission going to Lyft.

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There are two reasons we love this new video of an Android fan showing off Android N’s hot new animations so much. First, it does a fantastic job of giving users a preview of all of the slick new animations Google baked into Android N. Transition animations might not seem like they would be a pivotal part of the overall Android experience, but we assure you they are. They add a tremendous amount to the user experience and that’s why mobile platform makers like Apple and Google put so much time and effort into their animations.

The second reason we love this video so much is because the YouTube user who made it is really excited. Like, really really excited.

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Apple’s iPhones have long used LCD screen technology, which is great, if you like settling for second-best. OLED panels are lighter, look better, and can be curved into more interesting shapes. The best Android phones have been using them for years, and according to a report, iPhones due out in 2017 will be packing OLED panels.

A Bloomberg article cites a sudden spike in demand for screen-manufacturing technology as an indicator of suppliers preparing for a big increase in demand for OLED displays, and it doesn’t take much to connect the dots.

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A 20-year old man in Santiago, Chile over the weekend attempted to commit suicide by breaking into a lion enclosure and subsequently stripping off all of his clothes at a local zoo. As one would expect, the man’s presence quickly drew the attention of a pride of three lions who shortly thereafter began to play with the man before beginning to outright attack him in front of a group of stunned onlookers.

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After ending last week with a killer list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, we knew we had to begin this week on the right foot. As such, we’ve put together a solid list of 10 paid iOS apps that are all free downloads for a limited time. You’ll find nifty photography apps, a top-rated game, some productivity apps you won’t want to miss, and more. As always though, these sales could end at any time.

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Opportunities to save money on Sonos speakers are few and far between, to say the least. In fact, Black Friday is pretty much the only time of year that Sonos speakers ever go on sale. They’re best-in-class and Sonos knows that people are going to seek them out whether or not they’re on sale, so it never really bothers playing the discount game like most other companies do.

But right now, with less than a month to go before Father’s Day 2016 arrives, you can save money on every single Sonos speaker Amazon sells.

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June is going to be a great month for fans of popular TV shows with Netflix subscriptions. Along with the fourth season of Orange is the New Black, Netflix is also adding The League season 7, Scandal season 5 and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3. Oh, and a new Voltron series to top it all off.

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Although drones can be a bit of a nuisance in the wrong hands, there’s no question that they have allowed us to see the world from fascinating new perspectives. For example, over the weekend, the Eco Abrolhos cruise line out of Australia was able to capture footage of a tiger shark feeding frenzy on a whale in Australia’s Shark Bay.

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Buying a smartphone used to be a relatively straightforward experience. You’d simply walk into your local carrier and fork over some cash for a new device and, more often than not, a new 2-year contract.

But over time, carriers got tired of subsidizing pricey smartphones, a sentiment which quickly ushered in the era of installment pricing. Today, buying a new smartphone or upgrading to a new device can be an exercise in frustration thanks to a dizzying matrix of installment plan pricing options.

To help alleviate the frustration, AT&T today announced a welcome change to its smartphone purchasing plan that promises to make the overall upgrade experience much simpler.

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