The 2016 presidential campaign is about to become a clown show of epic proportions. Famed ignoramus Donald Trump, who was one of the prominent leaders of the so-called “Birther” movement that questioned whether Barack Obama was really born in the United States or in Kenya, is officially seeking the Republican Party’s nomination of president in 2016. While this is undoubtedly not good news for our republic, it is very good news for anyone who enjoys watching crazed carnival barkers howl about utter nonsense. Speaking personally, we think this news is fantastic.

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When it comes to using your cell phone abroad, international travel has gotten much less painful in recent history. Several U.S. wireless carriers offer more wallet-friendly international roaming plans than they have in the past, but there are always caveats and limitations. For example, T-Mobile recently added free unlimited data in more than 100 countries for Simple Choice plan holders, but it’s only low-speed 2G data. If you want faster data speeds, it’ll cost you $100 per GB — and those rates can climb even higher with other carriers.

As it turns out, however, there are some ways to save money while traveling abroad.

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After Monday’s terrific list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, we’re back with a new list that might be even better. There are nine paid iOS apps in today’s post, and you stand to save a bunch of money by downloading them now while they’re on sale for free.

There are still a few paid apps on sale for free in yesterday’s post as well, so be sure to head back there and grab them while you still can!

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How many times did you hurry to make a last-minute purchase only to find out that a certain store had closed for the day while you were stuck in traffic? That kind of annoyance might soon be a thing of the past, as Google has found a way to fix it inside Google Maps.

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The finale to Game of Thrones’ fifth season was gut-wrenching for a lot of reasons but fans seem to be particularly depressed about the death of an iconic character who’s among the most beloved on the show. Spoilers obviously follow below.

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Last month, we told you about a huge redesign that was being tested by Netflix. While the service itself is loved by subscribers around the world, the service’s website has been pretty terrible for quite some time. Slow, janky animations and slow-moving carousels characterize the site now, and the entire look of Netflix.com has always seemed a bit behind the times.

Now, however, all that is a distant memory.

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The Apple Watch is finally here. We have been told by trusted sources that Apple Stores around the country have begun to receive shipments of the Apple Watch for sale through in-store reservations for personal pickup when purchased online. We’re not sure if this means you can buy the watch today or if the stock will be used for overnight purchases and available for pick up tomorrow. There’s no word on the product mix at this point, but we’re still investigating.

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We all have favorite songs that we humming all day long, and some people go ahead and sing them in front of an actual audience rather than enjoying the privacy of a shower. That’s exactly what one teenager did in a shopping mall during a singing-based fund-raiser of sorts. But little did she know that the artist who actually sings the song she chose would happen to walk by and jump on stage unannounced to help her.

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Press day at the annual E3 video game conference is behind us and the show itself has officially begun. Day -1 was action packed, to say the least, and there were several big events we covered live. Among them were the two biggest ones of the year: Microsoft and Sony.

Microsoft’s event still has gamers buzzing, and the star of the show was definitely a mind-blowing previous of Minecraft for the HoloLens. Could Sony possibly top that awesome demo? No… but Sony company had plenty of big announcements of its own in store for us during last night’s press conference — here are the five most important ones.

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Just launched, Jurassic World enjoyed terrific success at the box office, setting a new opening weekend record by grossing well over half a billion in sales. In other words, people seem to really like dinosaurs and stories about special dino-themed parks, so a website decide to calculate how much it would actually cost to build a real Jurassic Park and maintain it. Obviously, people would visit such a park rather than seeing a movie about it.

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