Stephen Colbert’s fear: That Trump will drop out of the race too soon
Everyone thought that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign would be snuffed out before the race could begin in earnest. Everyone thought that his past, mired in bankruptcies and indefensible statements, would sink him before he could even climb aboard.
Everyone was wrong.
Donald Trump is, to this day, performing incredibly well in the polls, stomping Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio from sea to shining sea, but Stephen Colbert just hopes he can last at least a few more weeks.
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Study: Android user loyalty has actually surpassed the iPhone
One of the more commonly touted axioms in tech is that iOS users are, on average, more loyal than Android users. New data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), however, suggests that smartphone retention rates among iOS and Android devices may be a lot closer than previously imagined.
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How the iPhone 6s could shake up the market for older iPhones this fall
Apple is the most profitable smartphone maker in the world even though it lags behind Android in overall market share. On top of that, since introducing the iPhone in 2007, Apple has only released flagship handsets that sold at rather expensive prices compared to the competition. At the same time, Apple has kept older iPhones in stock that it’s sold at cheaper prices.
The graphs below explain Apple’s iPhone pricing strategy so far and try to predict how the iPhone 6s will influence Apple’s 2015 iPhone lineup amid speculation that the company might launch three iPhones this fall.
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How to find and block all the companies tracking you on Facebook
Pretty much everything you do on Facebook is tracked by someone but there are ways to limit the amount of tracking that individual companies do of your profile, as a new explainer from Business Insider helpfully shows us.
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KFC can’t even make its new sandwiches look appetizing in photos
You know how fast food never looks as good in person as it does when you see it on television? Well KFC China’s newest pair of sandwiches won’t have that problem because there’s no way that they can look any less appealing than they do in their official photos, as you can see in the picture at the top of the page.
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Give your computer the speed boost it deserves with a SanDisk SSD for 40% off
SanDisk is known throughout the industry as a leader for storage, whether it be solid state drives, hard drives, flash drives or even with connected storage. The BGR deals team has just found a fantastic deal on a product that can give your computer a performance boost it deserves — you can grab a 120GB SanDisk SSD right now for 40% off! This model regularly goes for upwards of $70.00, but you can grab it for just $44.99 today, and it is Prime eligible.
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Windows 10: Five important questions and the answers you’ve been seeking
Now that Windows 10 is available to just about any Windows user who wants it, the questions have started piling up. Not everyone is comfortable jumping on to a new operating system and clicking every button to find out what it does, so we’ve collected five of the most pressing questions and answers from a recent WSJ piece to share with you.
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For when smartphones aren’t enough: The top 4 point-and-shoot cameras on Amazon
Cameras have become an absolute necessity in the modern era, where everything is about sharing. While smartphones can often do the trick, the point-and-shoot market has been improving over the past few years. Now might just be the time to pick one up for when your smartphone camera just can’t cut it, so let’s run through the top 4 bestselling point and shoot digital cameras on Amazon.
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: 12 new photos from the set
Earlier this week, Star Wars fans got excited over a second of unseen footage that appeared in a new trailer for the upcoming sequel. It might sound small, but for a movie being kept as close to the vest as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was a big deal.
On Wednesday, fans were treated to another surprise when Entertainment Weekly unveiled 12 new photos from the set of the film to go along with its cover story.
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A Liquidmetal iPhone might soon become a reality
Every iPhone retail box already comes with a small piece of Liquidmetal in it, the tiny SIM ejector, but that’s the only product currently made from the innovative metal alloy. However, that might change in the future, as Apple is studying new ways of using this exciting metal technology in future devices, including next-gen iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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