Apple shocked fans with the iPhone SE’s low $399 price tag. For just $400 you get a compact phone that’s as powerful as the iPhone 6s and is superior to mid-range Android alternatives. The downside of buying this device is the limited storage that comes with the cheapest new iPhone. You still get just 16GB of memory to play with, which is a woefully small amount of storage in this day and age. However, there are ways of making the most of that limited storage without ever running out of space, which make the $399 iPhone SE a steal.

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Yesterday’s list of top daily deals on Amazon ran late, but we still got a lot of great feedback thanks to a solid list of bargains. Today though, we’re making sure that our collection of the day’s best deals runs bright and early because we’ve got some sweet deals for you. Included in today’s roundup are a Silicon Power 32GB MicroSDHC card for just $8.40, a 200GB wireless flash drive for your phones and tablets, discounts on two different Fire TV models and much more.

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The biggest remaining mystery in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the identity of Rey’s parents. However, there are still lots of smaller mysteries about the movie that have yet to be solved, such as how Luke’s lightsaber wound up with Maz Kanata. J.J. Abrams this week spilled the beans on another mystery that we’ve been wondering about for a while — namely, what’s the deal with the table of ashes where Kylo Ren keeps his helmet?

The answer, it turns out, is creepier than we expected. Also, beware that there are spoilers below if you still haven’t seen the movie.

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They say you get what you pay for, but anyone who follows the BGR Deals team knows that sometimes high-quality products can be had for rock bottom prices. Here’s a perfect example: we just found three different wireless N home routers that are all highly rated and much faster than the old model you’re using now, and any one of them can currently be had for less than $25 — including express two-day shipping!

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Apple has confirmed, via The Washington Post, that it has in fact issued a server-side fix for an iPhone 6s bug that enabled access to a device’s photos and contacts without the need to verify one’s identity either via a passcode or Touch ID.

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That didn’t take long! Just a few days after AMC brilliantly trolled The Walking Dead fans with the season 6 finale, the mystery surrounding that terrible cliffhanger may have been solved already thanks to – you’ve probably guessed it – a die-hard fan of the series.

Beware, spoilers follow below, so this is your chance to avoid them. But if you prefer to know who Negan may have killed, according to this forensic inspection of the episode’s last moments, then read on.

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Now that it managed to hack the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s help, the FBI isn’t ready to tell the press whether any of the data it extracted from the phone is actually useful for the ongoing investigation.

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Imagine a company that specializes in selling high-end technology products, that is supported by a cultish group of devoted fans, and that’s run by a notoriously demanding CEO who’s hellbent on changing the world. That sounds a lot like Apple under Steve Jobs, doesn’t it? It sure does, but it could also be used to describe Tesla under CEO Elon Musk right now.

And those aren’t the only similarities, as Stratechery’s Ben Thompson makes clear in a fascinating new essay comparing the two companies.

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Virtual reality is here and products such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung’s Gear VR are ready to offer various types of VR experiences. And VR content doesn’t have to be only about games, as Ikea will tell you. In fact, the Swedish furniture giant already has the right idea about using VR in unique, creative ways.

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Nest has been in the news quite a bit lately and the company just can’t seem to catch a break. Amidst reports that the company is still struggling to prove its worth following its 2014 sale to Google for $3.2 billion, Nest has reportedly angered customers with the planned shutdown of an automation hub called Revolv. As a quick refresher, Nest acquired Revolv back in late 2014.

What’s has particularly infuriated customers who use Revolv hardware is that Nest isn’t just planning to phase out support for the device, it’s planning on rendering all active Revolv automation hubs in use effectively useless. And hardly a cheap investment, Revolv previously sold for $300.

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