Former BlackBerry vice president of foresights Jason Griffin has a lot of first-hand experience with market disruption. After all, his former company has served as a prime example of both a disruptor and a disruptee over the last decade since it first disrupted the traditional mobile phone market and then found itself disrupted by the iPhone and later Android. In an essay posted on Medium, Griffin reflects on what made the first-generation iPhone so disruptive and he makes some points that we’d never considered before.

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Whether you’re a freshman heading off to your first year at college, or a sophomore, junior, or senior who is a veteran with the whole college game, finding technology for your dorm room is tricky. You don’t want to spend too much money, but you also don’t want to get junk. Finding a printer for college is no easy task, but the BGR Deals Team has found a perfect one — and as a bonus, it is currently 40% off on Amazon.

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You want more paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free? We’ll give you more paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. Yesterday’s post had eight great apps, and some of them are still free downloads if you hurry. Today, we’re back with nine more paid iOS apps on sale.

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For those keeping score at home, it’s two even in the Meek Mill vs. Drake dispute. Both rappers came up with a pair raps after starting their feud in mid-July. Drake took an early lead with two attacks against just one Meek Mill response, but the latter came out swinging with a second freestyle rap of his own.

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It’s happening. There’s really isn’t much of a question anymore. Cord cutting is on the rise, driven by movie and TV show streaming services like Netflix. What’s more, television networks have been so slow to respond that they’re only just now beginning to roll out online-only subscription options in an effort to win back some of the millions of households that have cancelled their pay TV service.

Now, a new report sheds light on just how bad the situation is getting for TV networks: In an effort to minimize the sting from declining ratings and dwindling viewership, they’re making all the wrong moves and, most likely, making the situation worse.

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If you have an iPhone, an Android phone, or any other smartphone for that matter, there are certain accessories you really can’t live without. Since battery life is still such an issue on all phones, most of these mandatory accessories involve charging your handset.

Today, we’ve found three great accessories on Amazon that are all on sale for a limited time, and trust us… you’ll definitely want to check them out.

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There are plenty of Windows 10 tips and tricks that you should be aware of – check our Windows 10 cheat sheet to learn about many of them – but there’s one hidden feature that will let you customize Windows 10 in ways you never thought were possible.

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There are toothbrushes, and then there’s Sonicare. It is really that simple. We could spend days arguing about the difference between other electric toothbrushes that cost less, both by Philips and other brands. We could also simply pick one that’s less expensive and does a decent job like some people. But no, the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean rechargable sonic toothbrush is literally the best thing I have put in my mouth aside from the sabayon sauce at Per Se.

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The history of a 390-year old bonsai tree at the National Arboretum that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast is being honored this week. Thursday marks the 70^thanniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.

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The verdict is in: people love Windows 10. Microsoft’s new operating system has been a hit with the tech press and users alike, with millions of people around the world singing the new software praise. Yes, anything is better than Windows 8, but Windows 10 isn’t just “better than Windows 8,” it really is a terrific piece of software that dials back Microsoft’s earlier missteps and encourages productivity.

Of course, nothing is perfect and Windows 10 has a few issues. Beyond the bugs — here are some common Windows 10 problems and how to fix them — Microsoft’s Windows 10 software has some features that can certainly be considered an invasion of privacy, and they’re enabled by default. We told you how to opt out of several of Windows 10’s spying features in an earlier article, but now there’s a new free program that can do almost all of the heavy lifting for you.

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