What two former Android users miss most after switching to iPhone 6s
As we’ve seen in the past, there are good things and bad things about both iOS and Android. One of Google’s very best features is Google Now, its personal voice assistant that delivers capabilities Apple still has yet to match with Siri. Two former Android users who switched to iOS recently took to Reddit’s Apple fan page to vent their frustrations about how much they miss Google Now because Siri just hasn’t been getting the job done so far.
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Become a better project manager with the lean method
Less time, less effort, and better results? That’s the lean project management method in a nutshell—and you can learn all the ins and outs with this Project Management: Lean Project Certified course. Get it for $49.99 at the BGR Store, a savings of 74%.
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‘The Martian’ is a great movie… but it’s also loaded with hilariously outdated tech
The Martian is a spectacular movie, so you should definitely see it. The film paints a believable picture of the first human missions to Mars. The technology that fictional astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) uses to try to survive on the planet is inspired by existing technology, as NASA itself has revealed.
But there’s plenty of laughably outdated tech in The Martian, the kind that tech fans will immediately notice. And no, it’s not the advanced NASA geeky tech Watney uses, but the everyday tech shown in scenes back on Earth. Caution, some spoilers follow, so in case you plan to see/read The Martian, you’d better stop reading this right now.
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Meet Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for music’ app you’ve been waiting for
Despite its questionable legality, Popcorn Time’s popularity hasn’t diminished much since the original forks launched in 2014. In fact, the name has generated enough interest online that other developers are beginning to borrow the model for their own apps.
Today, we’re going to introduce you to one of them — this is Aurous, the Popcorn Time for music.
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No joke: Donald Trump will host Saturday Night Live on November 7th
On November 7th, something ridiculous is going to happen — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will host an episode of Saturday Night Live. As NBC News notes, this is almost precisely one year from election day on November 8th, 2016.
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Unboxing videos emerge of the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X
Android fans in the U.S. are still waiting for their Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X phones to arrive but lucky buyers in India started getting theirs on Tuesday. One of these buyers, YouTube user Intellect Digest, got his hands on both devices and posted unboxing videos for Android fans everywhere to ogle until they get their own versions of the phones. Let’s check them out below!
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One-day Amazon sale: Up to 56% off RAM that will give your laptop an adrenaline shot
We recently told you about a great one-day sale Amazon had on SSD drives for your laptop, and now it’s time to address the other big upgrade you’ll need if you want to speed up your notebook computer: RAM. High-end laptops typically come with good quality RAM chips but most people out there don’t buy top of the line. Now, you can make your laptop hum as if it cost twice as much thanks to this great Amazon deal.
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This is the worst site on the Internet… and I can’t look away
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to stare pure evil right in the face, look no further than vvatch.tv. What is vvatch.tv, you ask? It’s an endless loop of YouTube videos. All the videos. Looping. Endlessly. It may very well be the worst website on the Internet, but it’s practically impossible to look away. What am I watching? What’s coming next? It’s agonizing and glorious. And thankfully, it’s going away soon.
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This iOS 9 trick lets you create folders inside of other folders
Looking to create nested folders in iOS 9 – you know, placing an app folder into a different app folder so you can free up more screen space? It turns out it’s still possible to place a folder into a different folder thanks to an old glitch that’s still present in Apple’s most recent iOS release. Similar tricks existed in previous versions of iOS.
Weirdly enough, Apple has not fixed this issue, but it hasn’t made it an officially supported iOS 9 feature either.
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U.S. military wants to develop a ‘vampire’ drone that vanishes in the daylight
The U.S. military wants to create a futuristic drone capable of physically vanishing just a few hours after carrying supplies to troops on a battlefield. The impetus for this new initiative, which was posted online by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) just a few days ago, is to solve the logistical and strategic problems involved in trying to bring drones and other supply vehicles back to base during battle or on covert operations.
In some circumstances, operational security mandates that no supply vehicles are to be left behind following a mission, thus creating something of a catch-22 when troops in the field are in dire need of supplies.
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