We’ve come to associate Amazon with incredible bargains over the years, and with good reason — its Black Friday deals in particular were some of the best we saw last year. That said, Amazon doesn’t always have great deals on everything it sells, even though it’s done a great job of making you think it does. Re/code directs our attention to a new study conducted by a new startup called Boomerang Commerce that reveals how Amazon does a brilliant job of convincing the world that its prices are always the lowest when often they aren’t.

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It has become increasingly difficult for new companies to make their mark in the crowded world of tech startups, but being compared to one of the most valuable startups on the planet is a good way to get noticed. On Tuesday, Dave Mark of The Loop pointed us in the direction of Reserve, an app which he calls “the Uber for restaurants.”

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The annual Detroit Auto Show is always a fantastic showcase for futuristic new cars. Some of them are concepts that will never see the light of day, and others are fairly good representations of cars that will eventually be released to the public. This year, there are two clear stars of the show. The first is Ford’s stunning GT revival, and the second is the brand new Acura NSX, which auto enthusiasts have been waiting years to see reimagined.

But there was plenty more to see at this year’s show.

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It might not be the newest Android phone in the world, and it might not be the most powerful. It also isn’t the fastest phone on the planet, and it doesn’t have the highest-resolution display either. There is little question that the HTC One (M8) is the sleekest phone the world has ever seen though, and it’s also the most solid and well-built.

While we all wait to see what HTC has in store for us in 2015, owners of the company’s 2014 flagship phone still have plenty to look forward to thanks to Google’s major Android 5.0 Lollipop update, which will soon be available for the One (M8). Thanks to a new leak, however, we can see what Lollipop looks like on the M8 right now.

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If there’s one thing British writers do vastly better than we Americans, it’s using subtle but cutting wit to ridicule others’ complete stupidity. Now the United Kingdom’s own prime minister David Cameron has given them quite an opportunity to use their talents after he said he wanted to prevent mobile apps such as WhatsApp from using encryption that would potentially block intelligence agencies from being able to read everyone’s messages. Thankfully, our friends across the pond haven’t let us down — below we’ve found you the four funniest British responses to Cameron’s attack on encryption.

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Listening to music should be an enjoyable experience every single time. When you use headphones though, it can get frustrating when wires get in the way and limit your range of motion. Plus there’s those unfortunate tangles that make enjoying your music one giant headache.

With Bluetooth headphones you can take those nuisances out of the equation, thereby maximizing your listening experience. Bluetooth headphones can be quite expensive but, right now and for a limited time only at BGR Deals, you can get the SPBEAT9 Active Wrap Bluetooth Headphones at just half price, which is an incredible offer.

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Giant great rooms… tennis courts… winding staircases… koi ponds… indoor bowling alleys… impeccably manicured grounds… wine cellars the size of your living room… who doesn’t enjoy gawking at multi-million dollar estates from time to time? We’ve shown you some pretty big mansions in the past here on BGR, but FindTheBest recently took a look at the 25 largest homes currently for sale in the United States, and you won’t believe the size of some of these mansions.

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One of the highlights of the 2002 movie Minority Report movie starring Tom Cruise is the impressive 3D gesture-based computer interface the cops use to dig for clues that help them solve murders before they happen. For years, some people have been waiting for tech companies to be able to actually create such a method of interacting with computers, and various game console makers have are already selling hardware and software that can interpret your gestures in real-time.

But Apple may be looking to bring this particular UI to computers and TVs at some point in the future, according to a patent awarded on Tuesday to Apple, first seen by AppleInsider.

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Facebook, which collects a huge amount of personal data from you in order to serve you better-targeted ads, has gotten so good at profiling you that it might know who you are better than your mother, family members or friends. At least that’s what data from a new study published in the PNAS journal suggests.

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Here’s a shocker: When you ask people who have worked on wearable computers that will go head-to-head with Apple what they think about the Apple Watch, they don’t like it. Business Insider’s Jay Yarow recently spoke with an anonymous person who “has worked on wearable technology” and who thinks that the Apple Watch is a nonstarter because it doesn’t look attractive.

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