Following in the footsteps of the original trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens didn’t feature an especially complex story. A girl who was abandoned by her parents finds herself in the middle of a galaxy-spanning adventure while the remains of an evil empire rise from the ashes and attempt to regain power.

But despite the simple story, the movie is still holding on to plenty of secrets.

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The brand new HTC 10 might look familiar on the outside but it’s time to forget everything you know about HTC’s flagship phones and get ready for something fresh and new. In fact despite all the leaks and rumors, the HTC 10 may very well be the most surprising new smartphone of the year. Two-day battery life… a class-leading camera that tied Samsung’s Galaxy S7 for the title of world’s best smartphone camera in DxOMark’s testing… blazing-fast speed… and that’s just the beginning.

Here’s everything you need to know about the hot new HTC 10.

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Last time Amazon tried to build something revolutionary instead of evolutionary, the device failed spectacularly. Of course, we all had a sneaking suspicion the company’s Fire phone would flop long before it was ever released thanks to BGR’s exclusive reporting on the device ahead of announcement. This time around, Amazon will apparently try to inject some innovation into its Kindle line of eReaders, and a huge leak may have just given us our first look at the new Kindle’s radical redesign.

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Captain America: Civil War is one of the highly anticipated movies of the season. The first reactions are already in, and they’re overwhelmingly positive, suggesting the film will be another hit for Marvel. But Civil War is only a stepping stone for the next two Avengers movies, which will fall under the Infinity War title. Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part 2 are going to be released in May 2018 and May 2019, proposing an evolution of the storyline developed so far. And they already sound incredibly exciting, according to a new report.

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HP might not be quite the behemoth it once was, but the company still makes a number of terrific products. Its LED Pavilion monitors in particular offer a great high-quality viewing experience, and the company’s prices are definitely competitive. So when one of HP’s highest rated monitors goes on sale, you’d better believe we’re going to bring it to your attention.

For a limited time only, the HP Pavilion 21.5-Inch IPS LED HDMI VGA Monitor is on sale on Amazon for just $99.99 with free express shipping. It has a 4.5-star rating from more than 1,200 customer reviews, so you know you’re getting a high-quality product at a great price.

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HTC on Tuesday morning unveiled its new HTC 10 smartphone, a powerful new handset that takes everything HTC is known for and mixes in huge improvements that had previously been weaknesses for the company. We knew what to expect weeks ahead of the phone’s official announcement thanks to leaks and rumors, but none of those reports seemed to do the phone justice. It marks a huge step forward for HTC, and fans seem to be excited so far.

But what are the new HTC 10’s best features?

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Apple surprised many fans last year when it began releasing in-house apps for Android. No, we’re not just talking about the Move to iOS app, which helps Android users transfer their data from an old Android phone to a new iPhone. We’re also talking about Apple Music, which is an Android app that Apple built from the ground up for Android users in an effort to broaden the addressable market for its music service.

The company’s willingness to work with rivals took an interesting twist on Tuesday when HTC unveiled the new HTC 10. What does this new flagship Android phone have to do with Apple? As it turns out, it marks the first time ever that an Android phone will ship with support for AirPlay streaming out of the box.

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Is smartphone innovation a thing of the past? According to HTC, not even close. “This is the end of the beginning,” HTC’s product marketing boss Darren Sng said during a meeting last week, suggesting that some exciting smartphone innovations are on the horizon.

In the meantime, we’re at the end of a cycle of refinement that has seen leading vendors master the current formula. Smartphones are sleeker and more powerful than they have ever been before, and they provide users with an experience that is vastly improved compared to where things were as recently as a couple of years ago.

The latest new flagship phone to boast of impressive refinements is the HTC 10, which was just unveiled by HTC on Tuesday morning. And while leaks and rumors may have painted a near-complete picture ahead of the phone’s announcement, the HTC 10 ended up being the most surprising phone of the year so far.

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After what was unquestionably a pretty boring period of time in the smartphone market, 2016 is shaping up to be a breath of fresh air. First Samsung unveiled its sleekest and most powerful smartphone ever in the Galaxy S7 edge, then LG showed off some nice original thinking in the modular G5 flagship phone.

Now, it’s time for HTC to show off its headliner for the first half of 2016 — and the HTC 10 turned out to be quite a headliner indeed.

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The Galaxy Note 6 isn’t due until the second half of the year, with some reports suggesting the phone will be unveiled early this summer, a couple of months sooner than the usual September launch timeframe for Galaxy Note devices. While some people might expect the Galaxy Note 6 to be just a variation of the Galaxy S7, one that comes with a stylus, a new report seems to indicate that might not be the case. In fact, it looks like the Galaxy Note 6 will have a unique chip, and support laptop-grade RAM.

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