The iPhone 6s is an absolute beast. With a blazing fast A9 processor and 2GB of RAM under the hood, not to mention Apple’s world-class integration of software and hardware, real world performance on the iPhone 6s has once again left competitors in the dust. Just a few days ago we highlighted how the iPhone 6s, in initial Geekbench 3 testing, absolutely destroyed the Galaxy S6 and other top Android handsets.

Now, in preliminary benchmark results compiled Joshua Ho of AnandTech, it’s clear that Apple’s new iPhones have set a new bar for performance across the smartphone industry.

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Ever since Windows 10 launched back in July, one topic of conversation has overshadowed everything the new operating system does right: privacy concerns. Everyone with a Windows device is (rightfully) terrified that Microsoft is monitoring everything they do, so on Monday, Microsoft decided to finally issue an official response in order to clear the air.

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More than 13 million people took delivery of their shiny new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus handsets this past weekend, and they spent the hours that followed digging through every nook and cranny of the new phones’ software. Apple baked a number of exciting new hardware enhancements and software features into its latest and greatest iPhones, and many are calling them Apple’s biggest iPhone update ever.

Of course, not everyone managed to get their hands on a new iPhone 6s this past weekend. Luckily, there are hundreds of hands-on videos out there that show off all of the phone’s best new features, including the new “Live Photos” feature that Apple showed off on stage earlier this month when it debuted its new iPhone lineup.

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The iPhone 6s looks a lot like last year’s iPhone 6, but don’t be fooled: Apple’s newest iPhone packs a lot of killer improvements. Dom Esposito of 9to5Mac has put together a seven-minute video that gives us the most extensive comparison between the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6s that we’ve seen yet and it does a nice job of highlighting differences big and small.

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The only thing more frustrating that paying your cable company a ridiculous amount of money for Internet service is paying your cable company a ridiculous amount of money for Internet service and then not being able to get a signal in every room of your house. People spend hundreds of dollars beefing up their home WiFi networks, but that’s crazy — just snag the TP-LINK router and range extender bundle that’s on Amazon right now, and you’ll turbocharge your home WiFi network for just $43.

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It’s that time of the week again, and BGR is bringing you a roundup of the best new Netflix movies and shows for your streaming pleasure. A lot of your time is wasted by looking around Netflix for something you haven’t seen yet, so this update will save you some precious ticks on the clock.

It’s a shortened list this week, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated on all the content coming in October as soon as Netflix announces the lineup for next month.

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Is there life on Mars? It’s a question mankind has been asking at least since David Bowie sang about it in the early ’70s. One precondition for life on Mars is a source of water that can act as an incubator for living creatures — and now NASA thinks it’s found its strongest evidence yet that there’s “flowing liquid water” on Mars.

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This past weekend was a huge weekend for Apple, and there are now more than 13 million people in possession of shiny new iPhones. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were huge sellers among Apple fans, but buying a new iPhone is only the first step. Now, you’ve got to fill it with nifty new apps — and perhaps BGR can be of some assistance.

Today, we’ve got a great list of 9 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time, so be sure to grab them all before these sales are over.

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If you’re an Android user who feels tempted by the allure of the just-released iPhone 6s, you owe it to yourself to read what one former Android user thinks after he made the switch just last week. Redditor LurkerPatrol has written up a comprehensive list of impressions about what it’s like to go from Android to the iPhone 6s, and it includes a list of things he still misses about Android.

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Apple’s iOS 9 software is already installed on well over 50% of existing devices, according to what Apple revealed in the first weekend after releasing the operating system. The new iOS version brings over a slew of improvements — though it doesn’t necessarily make older devices faster — as Apple focused mainly on performance gains rather than flashy new features.

Even so, there are plenty neat tricks available in iOS 9, including 3D Touch (only on iPhone 6s series), a smarter Siri and improved battery life. But there’s also one awesome feature that can turn out to be a nightmare for users.

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