The day of reckoning is almost here for BlackBerry fans still clinging to their BlackBerry 10 devices. Per VentureBeat, BlackBerry CEO John Chen told the Code Mobile conference this week that the company is planning to merge BlackBerry 10 with Android in the near future, while saying that he’ll maintain BlackBerry 10 for at least another year presuming the shift over to Android goes as planned. The idea behind the BB 10-Android merger is to bring all of BlackBerry’s top security features over to Android, which would presumably make Android more attractive to enterprise customers.

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BGR readers tend to love the roundups that the BGR Deals Team puts together from time to time, so we’ve got a nice one for you today. We do have some bad news along with this little tech deal roundup, however: each one of the five deals listed below ends today. That still gives you plenty of time to jump on anything that looks appealing though, and you’ll be happy you did because these prices can’t be beat.

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A group of French tourists vacationing in New Zealand got more than they bargained for when a suspension bridge they were walking on unexpectedly broke. The tourists were out on a hike on the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk when the bridge, hoisted up 25 feet above a river, suddenly sent them spiraling down into the water below.

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There are plenty of iPhone 6s reviews that people might be interested in, including complete reviews of the new device and camera reviews that focus solely on photography and videos. Reviewers have already praised Apple’s newest iPhone in their in-depth reviews, so now it’s time to look at what pro photographers have to say about the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

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For people interested in learning a device’s actual performance apart from the baseline specs sheet, AnandTech has long been the gold standard of benchmarking websites. Because of this, we were eagerly anticipating the site’s take on “Batterygate,” the controversy that popped up this week when it was revealed that iPhone 6s models with TSMC-manufactured A9 chips deliver slightly stronger battery life than iPhone 6s models with Samsung-manufactured A9 chips. On Friday morning, the website delivered an early verdict, although it’s not as conclusive as we’d hoped.

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Yesterday’s list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free included 10 great options and plenty of savings for all to enjoy. For Friday, we’ve got eight more apps that typically all cost between $0.99 and $9.99 to download, but right now each and every one of them is on sale for free. And of course if eight isn’t enough for you, there are still a few freebies left in Thursday’s post if you hurry.

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There’s something missing in your life, and the BGR Deals Team just found it.

Whether you live in a house, an apartment, a dorm room or a van down by the river, no home is complete until it’s equipped with a fog machine. Ok, that’s not entirely true, but if you’re being honest with yourself, you really want a fog machine. Why do you want one so badly? We’re pretty sure the better question is, why not?

Thanks to a limited-time deal on Amazon right now, your dream of owning your very own 1byone 400-Watt Mini Fog Machine can become a reality for only $27.

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Flying on planes has gotten worse and worse over the years, particularly since airlines now charge you extra to check in your bags. Thankfully, Alaska Airlines and Boeing have decided to make some major improvements to how planes are designed that will open up significantly more space for your to store your bags so you don’t have to check them in.

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