An entire city tells Comcast it’s not wanted thanks to ‘deplorable and substandard’ customer service
Comcast’s awful customer service has rightly become the stuff of legends and now one city in Massachusetts is telling the company that it wants nothing to do with the cable giant’s unique blend of wallet-incinerating prices and customer service agents who would make Kafka novel bureaucrats blush.
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Yes, there is a smaller Lollipop-running Nexus smartphone that you can buy from Google
Google on Wednesday announced three new Nexus devices, including a first Nexus phablet, a tablet and a media player, alongside Android 5.0 Lollipop, but the company did not launch a smaller Nexus handset that some fans would have wanted. However, that doesn’t mean that a smaller Nexus version capable of running Lollipop won’t be available from the Google Play Store this year.
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Your guide to new titles on Netflix Instant this week: October 12th – October 18th
Navigating your way through Netflix can be tiring. Sometimes you may spend more time looking for something new to watch instead of actually watching something. We’ve all been there. That’s why BGR is here to save you precious time by giving you the best of what is new each week on Netflix for your streaming pleasure.
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The Anonabox Tor browser might be a huge hoax despite topping $500,000 on Kickstarter
Anonabox is a tiny Wi-Fi router that’s supposed to bring Tor-grade encryption to all online activity performed on a computer connecting to the Internet through the device. The gadget has already taken Kickstarter by storm, raising well over $500,000 in just a couple of days from more than 7,700 backers, thus significantly topping its original $7,500 goal. However, the device appears to be a huge hoax, as its creator is simply showing off a gadget on Kickstarter that’s identical to a regular Wi-Fi router that’s already sold on Alibaba for around $20, failing to explain the similarities in a professional manner.
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Bono apologizes for forcing the new U2 album on an unsuspecting public
On September 9th, 2014, Apple revealed several new exciting products and services, including the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch, but what was supposed to be a fun surprise at the end of the event turned into a baffling debacle. The surprise was that U2’s new album, Songs of Innocence, had been automatically stored on everyone’s iTunes account free of charge. Over a month later, Bono has finally apologized for this inconvenience.
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A huge batch of alleged Star Wars VII concept art has been released
On Wednesday, a flood of new concept art from from the much-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII hit Reddit like a lightsaber cutting through a spaceship door.
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This is the official Android Lollipop statue that you’ve been waiting for
There can’t be a major Android release without an official statue going up on one of Google’s front lawn, and the recently announced Android 5.0 Lollipop is no exception. Android Central found the Lollipop statue en route to the lawn outside Building 44, and the site snapped several pictures of it in the process.
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The latest Xbox One bundle contains two free Assassin’s Creed games
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with Ubisoft in order to bring two new Xbox One bundles to market this holiday season. The Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Bundle will contain free digital downloads of both the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity and last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for $399. There will also be a $499 bundle which will include a Kinect. Both bundles will be available worldwide on November 2nd, but Unity won’t be playable until its release on November 14th.
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Samsung’s new batteries put an interesting spin on ‘Bendgate’
It was just days ago that technology fans the world over were growing increasingly concerned about the tendency of their expensive electronics to bend out of shape, but Samsung appears to have found a way to make flexibility a feature rather than a bug. Tizen Indonesia reports that the SDI branch of Samsung’s R&D department unveiled a flexible battery for wearable devices at this year’s InterBattery exhibition in South Korea this week.
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Motorola commits to ‘fast’ Lollipop updates for all 2013 and 2014 phones
After Google announced the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Android 5.0 Lollipop on Wednesday, confirming that many older devices, including the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 will be updated to its latest mobile operating system in coming weeks, Motorola has also revealed that all of its 2013 and 2014 handsets will be updated to Lollipop.
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