Android fans who rock Nexus devices, rejoice: Android 6.0 Marshmallow is available for download right away though you’ll have to install the OS manually for the time being.
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Microsoft is bringing our most requested feature to the Xbox One controller
In the coming weeks, Microsoft is going to completely reimagine your Xbox One dashboard with the New Xbox One Experience, but the changes aren’t stopping there. Over the weekend, Mike Ybarra, Director of Program Management for Xbox, confirmed that every Xbox One controller is going to gain the ability to have its buttons remapped “soon.”
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No iPhone is safe: Newly found malware can harm any iOS device
Gone are the days when iOS malware reports were a rare thing. Following a wave of malware attacks on the iPhone and iPad – including a massive App Store hack and an Apple ID theft operation – a new security report reveals there’s dangerous malware in the wild that can harm any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch regardless of whether they’re jailbroken or not.
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Change the way you use the Internet with these 10 incredible tips and tricks
Every once in a while, we’ll share some of the most interesting life hacks we find around the Internet — simple ways you can improve your life without drastically changing your daily habits — but this week we found something slightly different.
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Crazy video: Livestreamer in Japan accidentally burns down his house
I’m not sure if the Darwin Awards is a global contest or not, but if so, this poor guy from Japan definitely needs some consideration. In a video that instantly went viral over the weekend, we see a man accidentally light his house on fire.
Things begin innocently enough as the man unsuccessfully tries to light a match. Eventually, he winds up lighting up an entire matchbook instead. Still, at this point, things didn’t seem all that grave. Until, of course, he opts to throw the entire lit matchbook into… wait for it… a bag filled with paper. That portion of the video starts at about 4 minutes and 52 seconds in.
What follows next is a sad comedy of errors.
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8 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free to download right now
Welcome back, free iPhone app fans. Let’s start your week off right with eight paid iPhone apps that would normally cost a total of $17 but that are completely free to download if you act right now. Check them all out below!
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The 5 best camera deals on Amazon right now
Amazon sales often work off of a theme, and this week’s top theme is one that shoppers are going to love. From now through October 10th, dozens of cameras are on sale on Amazon, with discounts ranging from just a few dollars to deep discounts of 35% or even more. The BGR Deals Team spent some time digging through all of Amazon’s limited-time camera deals this week, and we’ve come up with the five best sales on Amazon right now based on the size of the discount. You’ll want to act fast though, because there is no way supplies are going to last with some of these deals.
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Secret iPhone apps you can only use if you work for Apple
Apple is a very secretive company, which is why we shouldn’t be surprised that it has a large stable of secret iPhone apps that only its employees can use. Business Insider has put together a compilation of secret iPhone apps that are for Apple employees only and some of them seem incredibly cool. We’ll go through three of the best looking ones below.
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Apple’s newly acquired company to transform Siri into HAL9000
In iOS 9, Apple made Siri even smarter by giving its voice-based virtual assistant additional powers to aid iPhone and iPad owners. But Apple isn’t stopping there, as the company apparently plans to improve the quality of Siri in future updates, both when it comes to understanding human speech and predicting the user’s needs.
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Renowned critic is stunned by Apple Music: ‘How could they get it so wrong?’
A lot of people are using Apple Music, but how many are staying around to pay for it now that the free trial period is over? One person who certainly won’t be shelling out cash for Apple Music is highly respected music industry analyst and critic Bob Lefsetz, who is simply stunned at how much he disliked using the service during the three-month trial period. In fact, the major question he has for Apple about his experience with Apple Music is, “How could they get it so wrong?:
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