Whichever version of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge you purchase, you’re getting an amazing smartphone. The new S7 and S7 edge feature best-in-class performance, a display that will knock your socks off, the best smartphone camera in the business, and a design and build quality that are outstanding. Oh, how I wish I could ditch my iPhone and switch to a Galaxy S7 myself. But alas…

If you’re not chained to iOS like I am, the Galaxy S7 or S7 edge are definitely the way to go right now. But as it turns out, not all models are created equal. If you buy an S7 from your carrier or from a big retailer like Best Buy, you’re getting the model that’s slower and has worse battery life. Luckily, the global model is now available unlocked in the U.S. at a discounted price.

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Apple announced an exciting partnership last year with French fashion company Hermès for the Apple Watch. But while I was initially thrilled to see the new Watch bands options, I soon realized that you’d have to buy a brand new Watch to get them. However, Apple is ready to address that “issue” by releasing a brand new set of Watch bands: they’re all made by Hermès, they come in various colors, and they’re obviously more affordable than the full Hermès Watch package. They also might just be the hottest Apple Watch bands ever.

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AT&T customers, you’re being selfish. You’re not already spending enough money each month on your wireless bill, and it’s time to stop being so greedy with your hard-earned cash. Instead of saving your money or putting it to work for you using one of the life-changing apps we told you about recently, you should give it to AT&T because, well, just because.

The nation’s second largest carrier saw an opening earlier this week when Verizon’s new smartphone upgrade fee went live. So, beginning immediately, AT&T will charge users a bogus $20 fee to upgrade to a new phone instead of the bogus $15 fee it had been charging.

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Rogue One is this year’s new Star Wars movie. It’s not part of the new trilogy because it’s a “Star Wars Story” instead. Disney is looking to broaden the Star Wars universe by releasing additional stories focusing on certain events and characters related to the trilogy, but that don’t fit into the main movies.

Rogue One tells the story of a band of rebels looking to steal the plans of the Empire’s secret weapon, the Death Star, and now the film’s first trailer has been released.

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LG’s brand new G5 flagship phone is without question one of the most innovative smartphones we’ve seen in a long, long time. The device has a number of hot selling points, but expansion is definitely at the top of the list. The modular design allows users to connect different accessories directly to the phone, and a team of companion devices — or “friends” — furthers the experience.

Since virtual reality is so hot right now, you can imagine that several of the G5’s available expansion devices focus on VR. Well guess what: You can now preorder the special LG G5 VR bundle and save $300 in the process.

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The FBI withdrew its assault on iPhone encryption after it managed to hack its way into the San Bernardino iPhone. Soon after that, the agency notified other law enforcement officials across the country that it’ll try and help out unlock other iPhones from various criminal investigations.

The FBI is yet to tell Apple how it performed the hack, but the Bureau does talk about it with senators. In the meantime, the FBI confirmed that while it may be able to hack some iPhones, the iPhone 6s is impenetrable for the time being.

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Elderly men throwing spinning tops across a room might sound like some kind of fever dream, but in actuality, it’s one of the most impressive things you’re likely to see all week. In a video produced by Kuma Films, a group of Japanese men wind strings around spinning tops and then try to toss them into increasingly tough spots.

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For the past several years, HTC has been known for three things: Killer hardware, terrible advertising and plummeting sales. When HTC delivered a disappointing flagship phone last year, the bottom really fell out from the company and it seemed to be in a tailspin. In fact, HTC’s revenue numbers still look absolutely dreadful and they’ve shown no indication that they’re about to improve anytime soon.

That said: If there’s a company out there that deserves to get a second chance at success, it’s HTC.

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When the iPhone 3Gs was launched in 2008, Apple sold more than 1 million iPhones in just one weekend. At the time, analysts were taken aback. Sure, it was expected that the iPhone would do well, but not many analysts assumed that demand for the iPhone would be that high.

Flash forward seven years and the iPhone is still racking up sales and impressing analysts. The only difference is that the numbers, both in terms of unit sales and overall profits, are far more impressive. This past September, following the release of the iPhone 6s, Apple’s sold more than 13 million iPhones during the initial launch weekend, setting a new record in the process. And with the iPhone 7 launch looming, it’s a safe bet that Apple will once again set a new sales record in just a few months.

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After a teaser that left us wanting more a few months ago, Disney is back with the official trailer for Steven Spielberg’s The BFG. The friendly giant didn’t really make an appearance in the teaser, but the new video makes up for that, showing us the glorious special effects that will define the upcoming movie.

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