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The smallest portable charger on Amazon is on sale for less than $9 right now

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It’s great to have a portable charger with a big battery that can recharge your phone multiple times before needing to juiced up again itself. Batteries are quite heavy though, and sometimes you just don’t have the space to lug around a big portable charger. But just because you’re short on space doesn’t mean you have to sit back and watch as your smartphone battery dies. Meet the RAVPower 3,350 mAh Portable Charger.

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Tesla Model S owner test drives a gasoline car, hillarity ensues

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The Tesla Model S may be widely revered and critically acclaimed, but like any new disruptive technology or product, it faces no shortage of critics who remain skeptical that electric cars are the wave of the future. In turn, there are also no shortage of articles which provide first-hand accounts of what driving a Tesla is like in a gasoline dominated autotomotive market.

In a clever flip of the script, Tibor Blomhall, writing for Tesla Club Sweden, put together an amusing first-hand account detailing what it’d be like to drive a gasoline powered car in an automotive market dominated by electric vehicles.

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8 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

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Another week, another five days packed full of opportunities to snag some great paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. This week we’re kicking things off with a list of eight solid iOS apps that span all different genres. We’ve got games, we’ve got photography apps, we’ve got utilities and more. As always though, you’ll have to hurry if you want to download these apps while they’re still free.

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A rare inside look at the Facebook app only celebrities can use

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Facebook’s mobile apps are some of the most popular apps in the world, used by hundreds of millions of people from all walks of life. The main Facebook app is obviously its most popular one, but other apps like Messenger and Instagram also have huge user bases. But did you know that Facebook has an app that almost no one uses by comparison? This particular app is unpopular by design, because it’s not open to the public. Instead, it’s intended for use only by famous people — but you’re about to get a rare inside look at this mysterious app.

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How to speed up iOS 9

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Apple’s new iOS 9 platform is already running on an impressive number of iOS devices right out of the gate, but the operating system isn’t entirely free of flaws. Certain bugs can affect its performance, and older devices might not be as fast on iOS 9 as you’d expect – in fact, a thorough video comparison between all iPhone models that can run iOS 9 showed that the new OS is slightly slower than the iOS 8.4.1, though it does show significant gains when it comes to Wi-Fi speed and browsing.

Some iPhone and iPad owners may experience a slower iOS 9 performance, but there are things they can do to combat lag and speed up iOS 9.

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First images of unreleased ‘OnePlus 3’ may have just leaked

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The OnePlus 2 might not be one of the best-selling smartphones of the year, but it’s easily one of the best. With solid specs, a gorgeous design and a shockingly low price tag, the OnePlus 2 offers value that few rival smartphones in the world can match. You can read our in-depth OnePlus 2 review to learn more.

As it turns out, however, an upcoming smartphone supposedly set to be released in the next couple of months could offer an even better value to Android fans on a quest to get as much bang as possible for their buck. And the company behind the new phone is none other than… OnePlus.

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Amazon deals: Chromebooks are already cheap, but you can save even more on 10 different models

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If you don’t think Google’s Chromebooks are making waves in the PC market, you’re not paying attention. Google’s lightweight desktop operating system is more than capable of keeping pace with Windows for school, light work, browsing, streaming, research and more — and buying a Chromebook instead of Windows machine means saving hundreds in the process.

As affordable as Chromebooks are every day, however, you can still save even more money by taking advantage of a limited-time sale on Amazon.

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WARNING: 85 legitimate iPhone apps that were infected with malware in the big App Store hack

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Apple fans have been criticizing Android for years, fighting back against “walled garden” claims by suggesting that Android’s open nature makes it far more susceptible to hacks and malware. This is indeed often the case, but if you think Apple’s closed iOS app ecosystem isn’t also vulnerable to attacks, think again. Millions upon millions of iPhone and iPad users were affected by a major App Store hack that was just uncovered, and now we have a list of some of the apps that have reportedly been infected with malware.

Here’s the bad news: There are some very popular apps on this list, and the odds are pretty good that one or more of them are on your phone right now.

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