Microsoft’s futuristic storage solution can hold 1,000,000,000 TB

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Bickering about the paltry amount of storage on the cheapest new iPhone might become a thing of the past… at some point in the distant future. Microsoft is currently experimenting with DNA material for the purpose of holding massive amounts of data. How massive? Try a billion terabytes, or a zettabyte. The best part about it is that the whole DNA storage receptacle would weigh just 1 gram.

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Meet the new Cards Against Humanity

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Cards Against Humanity is sooooooo 2011. It’s 2016 and we’ve had our fun with the original — so now it’s time to meet the new game in town. Mobscenity the Totally Bleeped Up Party Game is a card game that was no doubt inspired by Cards Against Humanity, but it takes card-based party games in an entirely new direction. Take just two minutes to read some of the reviews on Amazon and you’ll see that this party game has people in tears from laughing so hard.

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The hilarious Star Wars: The Force Awakens ‘outtakes’ we’ve been waiting for

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The newest Star Wars villain, Kylo Ren, has appeared in various spoofs following the release of last year’s massive hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But what you’re about to see probably takes the cake so far: fake, but hilarious outtakes from the movie. And yes, you’ll grow fond of Stannis Baratheon soon enough because he’s apparently a rebel of sorts.

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How to reclaim the free OneDrive storage Microsoft is about to take away

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If you use Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage with any regularity, chances are that you’re still reeling from the news that free users will have their storage cut from 15GB to 5GB on July 27th. Unless you visited a page on Microsoft’s website before January 31st, 2015, you’re going to lose 10GB of storage this summer.

Thankfully, there are a few ways to counteract the change.

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What’s the purpose of the iPhone 7’s most puzzling new feature?

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I know, I know, it’ll be a few more months before Apple reveals the secrets behind the brand new iPhone 7. But there have already been plenty of leaks that give us a boatload of information about the upcoming handset, with multiple reports agreeing on certain new features. Aside from the iPhone 6s-like design, redesigned rear antennas, dual lens camera for the 5.5-inch “Pro” version and absence of the headphone jack, there’s one mysterious iPhone 7 feature that no one has gotten to the bottom of at this point.

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Biggest list of the week! 15 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now

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Welcome to our biggest list of the week of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. This isn’t just the best list of the week because it has the most apps — 15 in total, if you’re counting. It also has a fantastic variety of high-quality apps and games that will keep you entertained. There’s even a special surprise at the end that might change your life… or at least make you laugh.

Be sure to check out yesterday’s post as well, where you’ll find a few remaining free downloads.

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Apple issues statement following apparent suicide at Cupertino headquarters

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Apple on Thursday morning issued an official statement after a man was found dead on Wednesday at Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. Officials from the Santa Clara County’s Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Wednesday that they responded to a call around 8:35 a.m. local time stating that there was a “person down” on Apple’s Cupertino campus. Upon arriving at the scene they discover the body of a deceased male. The coroner is currently examining the body and the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but reports suggest that the victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Now, Apple has released a statement confirming that the deceased man was indeed an Apple employee.

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How Snapchat and stupidity almost left five people dead

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Snapchat’s speed filter is an awful, awful idea. For those unaware, it’s a feature of the popular messaging app Snapchat that uses sensors in a smartphone to record the speed at which a user is traveling when he or she sends a message. Users earn trophies for reaching high speeds, so needless to say they often try to send snaps from fast-moving cars. And if they’re stupid enough, they try to send snaps while they’re driving fast-moving cars.

Enter Christal McGee, an 18-year-old girl from Atlanta who almost killed herself and left another driver with brain injuries when she struck his car at over 100 mph while using Snapchat.

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10 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ theories that will have your head spinning

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It’s been months since Star Wars: The Force Awakens left theaters, but that hasn’t stopped fans from poring over every moment of the movie to try to discover any hidden secrets they might have missed. So while you’re waiting for Rogue One later this year and Episode VIII in 2017, why not see what they’ve discovered?

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