Windows’ reign is slowly but surely coming to an end, and there’s no question that Google’s Chrome operating system is playing a role. It is absolutely remarkable what kind of value you can get in a Chrome OS machine, and the Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C4T3 is a perfect example. You get a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, an SSD drive and a large 15.6-inch display for a very reasonable list price. But from now until the end of the day on Saturday, April 30, you can buy one for just over $231 with free express shipping.

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If you’re one of the millions of people around the world who count themselves as Spotify users, we have some troubling news: it looks like Spotify recently suffered a security breach. A list containing hundreds of sets of account credentials was published late last week to popular anonymous text file sharing site Pastebin, and several of the accounts have been confirmed to be real. What’s more, users named in the leak are already reporting that their accounts were indeed breached.

In other words, change your Spotify password immediately.

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Without any warning whatsoever, the developer behind Minecraft released a new game on Steam over the weekend called Crown and Council. Crown and Council is a strategy game from Mojang “about conquering land and obliterating rival monarchs,” built from the ground up by Mojang employee Henrik Pettersson.

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The iPhone 7 is already seen as a boring phone by one well-known insider, one that won’t convince enough buyers to purchase the 2016 flagship, which could result in a significant iPhone sales decline. But next year’s iPhone sounds a lot more exciting than the iPhone 7, and a new report indicates it won’t be an iPhone 7s.

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It’s hardly controversial to say that we as a society have become addicted to smartphones. Walk down the street of any major metropolitan city and you’ll inevitably see swarms of zombie-like people walking around with their eyes glued to the warm glow of their smartphone of choice, completely oblivious to the world around them.

Even in private, many people tend spend an inordinate amount of time checking Facebook, refreshing their email, and literally wasting countless hours hopping around from app to app.

Well, the Pope has taken a look at our smartphone dependence and has boldly declared that enough is enough.

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AMC trolled us big time a few weeks ago during the season 6 finale of The Walking Dead. Long-time fans of the series are wondering who died at the end, and this might be the most annoying cliffhanger yet, especially since we all have our suspicions.

Fast forward to now, and we hear that AMC is casting for a new recurring The Walking Dead role, based on the comics. If accurate, this might indirectly indicate who died at the end of season 6. If you haven’t seen last season’s finale yet, you should avoid reading any further because this post may contain some major spoilers.

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iPhone 7 reports were bound to start flying at this time of year, with most of them agreeing on the phone’s most important features. Far from being confirmed, the iPhone 7 is supposed to be thinner than predecessors, featuring a redesigned antenna system and no standard headphone jack. A premium iPhone 7 Plus model is expected to have a dual lens camera, and this year’s high-end iPhone is also rumored to pack a keyboard-friendly Smart Connector just like the iPad Pros.

But a new report also suggests another key feature is getting a makeover, and it could pave the way for a future major iPhone redesign.

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You pay so much for your home internet service that there’s simply no excuse to live with dead spots in your house. Especially when there are awesome little gadgets like the Asus Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (EA-N66) that will kill those dead spots in mere minutes. Setup is an absolute breeze and even though it looks like a weird little glowing pyramid, it does a good job of extending your network to those hard-to-reach places.

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Nothing lasts forever, including the Netflix streaming library. Late last week, Netflix announced all of the movies and shows that would be added to its service in May as well as everything that would be removed. Thankfully, this time around, only a few of the expiring titles were worth watching in the first place.

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One of the reasons I like the Galaxy S7 edge so much is the fact that it stuffs a large 5.5-inch display into a smartphone that is surprisingly compact and comfortable to use with one hand. Samsung’s S7 edge design is fantastic, featuring curved glass edges on the front and back of the phone. Couple that with practically non-existent bezels on the sides of the handset’s Super AMOLED display, and you’ve got a wonderfully compact phone that still has a big, beautiful display.

And here I am stuck with the tiny little 4.7-inch screen on the iPhone 6s.

I would love to switch to the Galaxy S7 edge. Sadly, I cannot. It would also be awesome if I could switch to Apple’s larger iPhone 6s Plus. Unfortunately, that’s also a no-go. There’s simply no perfect solution for me right now, but an awesome accessory I recently found makes my iPhone 6s screen the size of an HDTV, and I’m shocked at how much I’ve been enjoying it.

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