Deal of the day: Save 26% on the OrbitKey and keep your keys organized
Sometimes it’s the smallest things that make the biggest difference—as is the case with the OrbitKey, now $34.99 at the BGR Store.
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Elon Musk meets with Google CEO Larry Page in a secret apartment to talk about crazy futuristic ideas
Fascinating excerpts from an upcoming book about Tesla CEO Elon Musk are slowly but surely starting to trickle in. Earlier in the week we highlighted a few choice quotes allegedly delivered by Musk, including one instance where, it is claimed, he tore into an employee for missing a company event so that he could witness the birth of his child. Notably, Musk has since come out and denied that any such exchange took place.
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Great deals: 3 top-shelf Android phones are cheaper than ever right now
One of the great things about top Android smartphones is that the older they get, the more affordable they become, since newer models come along and retailers start cutting the price of the older handsets. So if you’re not really interested in buying one of the latest Android flagships available in stores right now, you can always look for a better deal a top-shelf model that’s a year old or even just a few months old.
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Why one iPhone fan dumped Android after trying it for 8 miserable months
When some iPhone fans decide to try out Android, some of them find a lot of things about it that they really like. Others, however, decide they can’t stomach using Google’s mobile platform for even a day. Business Insider’s Matt Johnston has been trying to get used to Android for the past eight months and he’s described it as an utterly miserable experience that he’s regretted right from the very start. In a new essay posted on Wednesday, Johnston describes the palpable sense of relief he’s felt ever since ditching Android for the iPhone 6 Plus.
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FEATURED — The little red dot that saved me from my iPhone
As I discussed on the podcast last week and again on Monday, I got an Apple Watch. Ahead of the Watch’s launch, I said several times that I couldn’t have been more excited professionally and less excited personally for the device; my love of mechanical watches and my experiences with the terrible smartwatches that were already on the market made Apple’s watch a boring proposition for me.
Or so I thought.
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Watch this incredible video of lightning being captured in glass box
Nature is chock full of terrifying phenomena, from hurricanes to tornadoes to celebrities with strong political leanings, but nothing strikes fear into our hearts quite like a thunderstorm. Dogs run under tables, babies start crying and adults pretend it doesn’t bother them, but they know deep down that getting struck by lightning is a real possibility.
Fortunately, like most things in nature, we seem to have found a way to corral that crackling electrostatic discharge.
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HURRY, APPLE FANS! 8 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Our posts on paid iPhone and iPad apps that go on sale for free comprise our most popular recurring series by far. People love taking advantage of limited-time sales on great paid iOS apps, and we’re happy to do our part in eliminating the dozens of low-quality apps that go on sale and focusing only on the best of the bunch.
Today, we’ve got eight great options for you and they’re all free for a limited time. There are also still a few free apps in yesterday’s post as well, so be sure to check that post out before those sales end.
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Video: Ultra-slim ‘iPhone Air’ concept imagines an impossibly sleek next-gen iPhone
With about four more months to go until Apple launches the new iPhone 6s models, reports are already starting to offer more details regarding Apple’s iPhone plans for 2015. At the same time, talented designers are constantly imagining fascinating iPhone concepts, and some more interesting than others.
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10 terrific Gmail features that are hidden in plain sight
If you’ve been using Gmail for a long time, you may think you know every tip and trick in the book. That said, there’s a whole set of incredibly cool Gmail features that you may not know about despite the fact that they’re hidden in plain sight. We’ve picked out the 10 best ones and listed to them below.
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The iPhone 6s won’t fix the biggest problem with the iPhone 6 (and no one really cares)
It’s hard to believe next-generation iPhone rumor season has already begun. It seems like just yesterday that Apple finally came around and launched the larger iPhones users had been clamoring for, and Apple fans couldn’t get their hands on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus fast enough.
With about four months to go before Apple releases its next new smartphones though, attention is now turning toward the future. When the iPhone 6s finally does debut, however, don’t expect it to fix the biggest problem with the current iPhone 6.
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