Airfares will soon be the cheapest they’ve been in four years
If you’re planning to book any flights this fall, you might want to wait until August. According to Montreal-based analytics company Hopper, the price of an average round-trip ticket will plummet to $244 next month. That’s nearly a 5% decrease from the average price in August 2014.
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5 common problems people are having with Windows 10 – and how to fix them
There is absolutely no question that the response to Windows 10 has been overwhelmingly positive. True, anything would seem like a huge improvement compared to the disaster that was Windows 8. But people love that the Start Menu has made its triumphant return and replaced the Start screen that everyone hated so much, and new features like Cortana and the Edge web browser are big checks in the pro column as well.
Of course, nothing is perfect.
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Forget the blue screen of death, Windows 10 has the silliest error message yet
It looks like Windows 10 has fixed a lot of issues users had with Windows 7 and Windows 8, even though not all pre-release bugs have been squashed. In fact, you might discover things you don’t like here and there, though Microsoft is ready to fix some of them with quick updates.
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Japanese scientists fire a 2 quadrillion-watt laser, the most powerful ever
Lasers. They’ve captured our imaginations for decades and were even at the center of one of Dr. Evil’s most beloved running gags in the Austin Powers movies. And now a team of researchers at Osaka University in Japan claims that they’ve fired the most powerful laser in the history of the world for the first time… and thankfully it didn’t take out any small planets with it.
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MIT researchers can break Tor anonymity without even touching encryption
Before the arrest of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht made headlines a few years ago, most everyday web users had never heard of Tor. Originally developed by US Naval Research Laboratory employees, Tor (an acronym for “The Onion Router”) is a popular piece of software designed to enable truly anonymous communications online. Today, it’s estimated that approximately 2.5 million users use Tor on a daily basis.
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Microsoft has already released its first big Windows 10 update – here’s how to get it
Windows 10 was released just yesterday — follow these steps to avoid waiting in line if you still haven’t received your upgrade confirmation — but there’s already an update available for the new OS. In fact, Microsoft’s first Windows 10 update is a pretty massive one, and you should download it right away.
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Deal of the day: Build interactive projects from scratch with the Arduino Starter Kit bundle at 85% off
Mood lights? Robots? Self-playing instruments? You can make it all with help from the Arduino Starter Kit bundle, now $75.99 at the BGR Store.
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Where’s the best pizza in America?
There’s never a bad time to eat pizza, especially since there are so many crazy ways of cooking this tasty meal. However, pizza fans looking for the very best pizza pies in the U.S. should check out TripAdvisor’s latest list of the top 10 pizza restaurants in America.
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Motorola figured out how to fix the most annoying thing about Android
Motorola announced brand new Android hardware on Tuesday, including the sleek and affordable Moto X Pure Edition phablet and the significantly updated budget-friendly Moto G. But there’s also one other thing Motorola plans to do starting with these phones in order to fix the most annoying thing about Android.
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The 10 best Netflix shows you didn’t know existed
Once upon a time, Netflix’s streaming service was a vast wasteland of dusty old content that nobody wanted to watch. Today, Netflix is packed full of so much fantastic content that it’s practically impossible for one person to watch it all. Dozens of movies come and go each month, some more popular than others, but there is plenty of must-see content to be streamed by Netflix subscribers.
At BGR, we do our best to recommend good content we come across to help you find solid movies and shows on Netflix. For example, you’ll definitely what to check out the 10 best movies and TV show seasons set to be removed from Netflix in August, since you only have two days to watch them.
We also try to highlight great content recommended by other sites, and today we’ve got a great collection of show recommendations for you.
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