Steve Jobs gets vindicated one last time
Steve Jobs didn’t get everything right, but it would be hard for anyone at this point to question his decision to keep Flash off of iOS devices. Softpedia notes that YouTube has now moved away from Flash and has made HTML5 its primary technology for delivering videos, which marks a posthumous victory for Apple cofounder Steve Jobs that’s been years in the making.
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This brand new free iPhone app finds you cheap flights by predicting the future
Travelling is stressful enough without the added pain of wondering if you’ll be able to afford this month’s rent if you book a direct flight to your destination. Air travel can be remarkably expensive, to the point where there are hundreds of websites dedicated to finding you the best price for a plane ticket. Most of them operate in much the same way, by scouring airlines’ websites and searching for the best prices on flights that meet your search criteria.
But now there’s a brand new iPhone app that takes a very different approach to finding you cheap flights: It predicts the future.
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You can stream 10 Oscar-nominated movies online right now – here are the details
We’re a little more than three weeks away from the Oscars, which means you still have time to catch up on some of the year’s most highly acclaimed movies before you see which ones win this year’s big awards. Wired has put together a helpful slideshow of 10 Oscar-nominated movies that you can buy or stream online right now and below we’ve listed each movie along with the services you can use to stream them.
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SALE: Set the mood from your phone with the Revogi Smartbulb
Replace the inefficient light bulbs in your home with the remarkable Revogi Smartbulb, discounted for a limited time only at BGR Deals. The Revogi Smartbulb represents a revolution in interior lighting concepts. Simply connect the Revogi to your compatible mobile device to control the bulb and light your interior in any of 16 million colors!
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WTF?!? Forget blizzards, ‘rain bombs’ can be even more terrifying — watch this insane video to see why
The U.S. may have had to deal with a frightening blizzard scare in the Northeast, but that’s not the only kind of weather phenomenon that can be rather terrifying. To prove that point, ABC Australia posted a video showing several “rain bombs” as captured with help of an iPhone by a grazier in Queensland’s southern inland.
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The one reason to not install iOS 8.1.3 on your iPhone 6… and how to downgrade if you did
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 8.1.3, a minor software release that brings several fixes to known problems and vulnerabilities, including one for the annoying storage problem that may prevent some users from upgrading. However, as MacRumors points out, the iOS 8.1.3 update also patches the security issues used by the iOS 8 TaiG jailbreak, meaning that users who want to keep their iPhones and iPads jailbroken should stay away from iOS 8.1.3 for the time being.
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VIDEO: Watch terrified passengers’ reactions when the driver floors it in a Tesla P85D
Tesla’s tuned version of its Model S has been making waves ever since it was announced last year, and we have seen it do some pretty incredible things so far. It beat a Lamborghini Aventador off the line and it absolutely obliterated a Challenger Hellcat in a drag race, and it did it all without a single drop of gasoline. The Model S might not be the most refined luxury car on the road, but there’s no question that the P85D can hang with even the fastest supercars on the market.
Precious few people know what it’s like to actually sit in a Model S P85D when the driver floors it, but now a hilarious new video gives us a pretty good idea of what all that power feels like.
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Here’s every new movie and TV show you’ll be able to stream on Netflix in February
New releases have slowed to a halt on Netflix over the past couple of weeks, but following the mountains of snow that are about to cover the Northeastern United States, a torrent of new movies and TV shows will be available to stream on Netflix.
The Interview ended up on the streaming service a bit earlier than many had expected, but there’s still plenty to look forward to in February, including the third season of House of Cards.
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15 reasons Android can be better than the iPhone
Smartphone preference is always a hot topic among enthusiasts, with the iPhone vs. Android rivalry being the most obvious one since the smartphone revolution started by the original iPhone eight years ago. While Google’s Android is the most popular smartphone OS by market share, Apple is still a significant adversary, one that has never been beaten when it comes to smartphone profits. In fact, Apple on Tuesday announced record and estimates-smashing revenue, and most importantly, iPhone sales.
In light of this, Business Insider‘s 15 reasons why Android phones are better than the iPhone is an interesting read.
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HUGE IMAGE LEAK: The real HTC One M9 might finally have been revealed
Is HTC now taking design cues from… Samsung? Evan Blass, who has a very good track record with HTC-related leaks, has posted a new picture that may show us the final design of the HTC One M9, complete with a feature that none of us saw coming.
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