One of the most popular film franchises of the past five years is finally concluding this fall. On November 20th, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 will arrive in theaters, bringing the four-film saga of Katniss Everdeen to an end as she and President Snow face off one last time.
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When companies willfully ignore viable and increasingly dangerous threats to their business, well, it typically doesn’t end well. Especially in the fast moving world of tech, being able to pinpoint strategic threats and address them quickly is imperative.
That said, Comcast’s seeming obliviousness to growing threats from like the likes of Netflix is so confounding.
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Snapchat, to the surprise of many, has managed to become a bonafide social media platform with nearly 200 million active users. In turn, the service has expectedly become home to a number of celebrities and media personalities who use the app not just to connect with friends, but with fans worldwide.
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Looking for a cheap place to crash while visiting New York City? You can certainly look for great deals, but the cheapest options you can find are probably on Airbnb. Among them, one location is particularly interesting, as it’s priced at just $22 per night.
Of course, there’s a huge catch.
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If you happen to run out of storage on your 16GB iPhone or iPad on a regular basis and need access to more local storage, you might consider purchasing a tiny device that’s not only going to help you charge your device when it’s running low on juice, but also provide a fix for your storage problem.
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Amazon recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a huge Prime Day deals day that generated record sales. Walmart tried to ruin Amazon’s event by launching its own sales, and so did other retailers. Strangely, Best Buy wasn’t one of them.
Now, however, the company is holding a special “Black Friday in July” event this weekend, planning to offer buyers several gadgets at discounted prices. The Black Friday in July Sale takes place on July 24th and July 25th, with deals available in Best Buy’s online store.
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Wow. NASA on Thursday announced the discovery of a planet that could be the first found outside our solar system capable of sustaining human life. The planet, which is officially named Kepler-452b, is being described by NASA’s Jon Jenkins as Earth’s “older, bigger cousin” and it is the smallest planet discovered so far in the so-called “habitable” zone in a solar system in which a planet is capable of sustaining pools of water on its surface.
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If the “Skills” section of your resume lists “juggling multiple Netflix marathons at the same time,” it may be time to revisit your approach. We’re making it easy to master Adobe software and get a leg up on the competition during your next job search with a lifetime subscription to Adobe Train Simple video courses, now just $89 at the BGR Store.
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The impact of the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima is still being felt and a new photograph that’s going viral on the Internet this week is a reminder of just how damaging such catastrophes can be. Per Business Insider, a photograph taken this past May and posted on the Twitter account of @san_kaido purportedly shows daises near the disaster site that are wildly deformed, as you can see in the picture above.
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Oops. Netflix has quickly grown from a nifty little site that streams a bunch of old movies to a game-changing entertainment powerhouse that makes it easier than ever to cut the cord. Long story short, it has become pay TV providers’ worst nightmare. Users love Netflix, investors love Netflix, and the company’s future looks brighter than ever as the cord cutting trend picks up steam.
Typically, service providers try to downplay Netflix’s impact on their business. Of course, one need only look at cable company’s subscriber trends to see how seriously Netflix and similar services are affecting these companies’ bottom lines. In an interesting moment of candor, however, one top cable company lobbyist admitted that Netflix is indeed hurting its business.
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