Earlier this week, Elon Musk officially took the wraps off of Tesla’s completed Model X, an SUV modeled after the wildly successful Model S. Though the Model X has a lot in common with the Model S — it’s purely electric, it features a 17-inch display on the dash — the Model X is a whole lot more than a simple Model S clone in SUV form.

Design wise, one of the more intriguing and unique features of the Model X (aside from its “Bioweapon defense mode“) is that its two rear doors are what Tesla calls Falcon Wing doors. As opposed to traditional car doors which open outward in a horizontal fashion, the Model X’s Falcon Wing doors open up vertically. What’s more, because the Model X doors are double-hinged, they can open up fully even when there’s just 12-inches of space to each side, a feat accomplished by having the doors open up upwards before opening up outwards.

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For at least one more year, Apple is selling its newest iPhone in 16GB versions, albeit the company has several iOS 9 tricks ready to compensate for the lack of additional local memory, and iCloud prices are now cheaper than ever. This marketing method, however, is still proving to be fruitful for the company, according to a recent survey. Similarly, the recently introduced iPhone Upgrade Program is seen as a successful launch for the enterprise.

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When Scott Forstall was unceremoniously shown the door at Apple, Jony Ive’s design sensibilities began to seep more heavily into the look and feel of iOS and OS X. While much of Apple’s software during the Steve Jobs era was skeuomorphic in nature, Ive’s own taste tended to veer towards a flatter and more layered aesthetic.

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The U.S. Army is testing remote controlled weapons systems for base perimeter security.

The tests at Fort Bliss, Texas, involve unmanned, weaponized towers, which aim to make more effective use of military personnel. Using the remote controlled systems, two soldiers inside the base camp tactical operation center can do the security work once done by 10, explained Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, commander, 142nd Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB), 1st Armored Division, in a press release. “Every Soldier I have assigned to securing the perimeter is one I don’t have that can execute support missions,” he said.

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For some time now, Facebook has faced pressure to dramatically increase the size of its user base. As it stands today, Facebook has about 1.5 billion members across the globe, a figure which represents about 21% of the entire world’s population. Consequently, Facebook has long looked toward India as a surefire way to rapidly expand its global reach. With a population of over 1.5 billion people, India is the second most populous country in the world and clearly an important cog in Facebook’s continued expansion efforts.

The only problem is that the majority of people in India (an estimated 800 million) still don’t have Internet access. Facebook’s solution? Provide free Internet access to the masses.

So as part of Facebook’s ongoing effort to develop a working and amicable relationship with India, Mark Zuckerberg earlier this week hosted Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi. If this at all sounds familiar, it’s because Modi over the past week has been on something of a Silicon Valley rockstar tour, sitting down for meetings with Tim Cook, newly minted Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and even Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Sad but true: Millions of Americans are still reliant on dial-up services to get online because major telecom and cable companies don’t want to spend the money necessary to build out faster networks to remote rural locations. However, AT&T is testing out a new fixed wireless Internet service that can not only free people from AOL dial-up hell but can also deliver solid speeds of between 15Mbps and 25Mbps.

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Cord cutting is a real trend and it’s only accelerating. If you still need more evidence for this, look at a new Strategy Analytics study showing that in the most recent quarter “total subscribers among the tracked [pay TV] operators declined at the highest rate we have seen so far.” Samuel W. Bennett has posted a chart that nicely shows how cable TV subscriptions have been steadily declining as Netflix subscriptions have been rising at a significantly faster rate.

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Apple sold more than 13 million iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus units during their debut weekend, and the company is preparing to launch the device in 40 more markets next week, with 130 countries set to offer the iPhones by the end of the year. Suppliers that partner with Apple to provide various iPhone 6s components seem ready to offer details about Apple’s iPhone sales performance for the Christmas quarter, but they’re not all on the same page. Some say Apple will hit a new all-time iPhone sales record while others claim that iPhone 6s demand might not be as strong as we think.

Interestingly, the same blog has offered up both reports.

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Maybe you’re a top secret agent who needs to get rid of files like they never existed. Maybe you need to shred financial documents or you want to discard old love letters. Then purchase the Fellows 100% Jam Proof Shredder on sale at Amazon for $159.98 with free shipping — that’s 58% off the regular price.

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Although millions of Apple fans upgraded to the iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus last weekend, plenty are still waiting for their contracts to expire or simply to gauge the reaction to see whether or not it’s worth buying a new phone this year.

One of the determining factors for many potential buyers is sure to be the improved camera, which we’ve been writing about regularly for the past few weeks.

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