This weekend is all about the iPhone, but we do have a little bit of iPad news to share with you. With the iPad Pro launch now next on Apple’s slate of upcoming new products, Ars Technica has learned that Microsoft will require iPad Pro users to have an Office 365 subscription if they want to to be able to view and edit documents in Microsoft’s suite of Office apps.

The news might strike some as curious given that Microsoft lets iPhone and current iPad users view and edit Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents free of charge. Explaining why the iPad Pro warrants special treatment, Microsoft told Ars that the iPad Pro, on account of its 12.9-inch display, is not considered a “true mobile device.”

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With new iPhones now populating store shelves, swarms of existing iPhone owners will soon be taking their current devices and selling them back to Apple or to third-party resellers like Gazelle. And because smartphones now occupy a central role in most people’s day-to-day lives, anyone planning to get rid of their current iPhone should take a few precautionary measures to ensure that all of their data is completely wiped from the device before releasing it back into the wild.

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If you want the coolest smartphone-controlled remote toy on the planet, get yourself a BB-8. This little Star Wars droid toy mystifies as it rolls around with a head that appears to magically stay in place. Of course, if you want a great little smartphone-controlled toy that will actually be delivered anytime in 2015, snag a Sphero 2.0 on Amazon.

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How many times did you hear someone say that they’re not buying the “S” iPhone generation following a “non-S” release because it’s basically a slightly updated version of last year’s phone, which they already bought? How many times did you say that yourself?

If there’s one thing that Apple made clear this year with the iPhone 6s it’s that we’re looking at Apple’s best ever S update yet. In fact, we may have been wrong thinking that S generations have to be skipped. It’s the S generation of each iPhone you should consider.

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It doesn’t matter if your car is brand new or 25 years old — if something goes wrong, your battery can die and leave you stranded. It seems like no one carries jumper cables anymore, and waiting for AAA or a tow truck just adds to the frustration. Here’s another option: Grab a PowerGo “Unbelievably Portable” 12 Volt Car Battery Jump Starter Booster and Power Bank at a discount right now on Amazon, and you’ll be able to jump your car yourself.

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Microsoft really wants you to buy an Xbox One this holiday season.

Know how I know? Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson) revealed in a tweet on Friday that the Xbox team is going to announce a new bundle every day next week, from Monday, September 28th to Friday, October 5th.

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The next time the Hamburglar swipes some burgers from McDonald’s in Germany, he’s going to be eat the most environmentally friendly burger he’s ever had. McDonald’s announced on Friday that on October 1st it will start selling the McB, its first hamburger to feature “100% organic beef” along with “Lollo Bionda lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, red onion rings, Edam cheese, various sauces and a dark bread.”

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Just hours before the launch of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Netflix updated its official iOS app to allow users to subscribe to the service from within the app. Previously, users had to sign up over the web or from an Apple TV before they could access the streaming service.

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Competition can be a beautiful thing. Verizon this week announced a new iPhone upgrade program that will allow users to pay off their new iPhone in monthly installments. Under the new program, Verizon subscribers will be able to upgrade to a completely new iPhone model after just 12 monthly payments, provided that they trade-in their existing iPhone. The only overarching requirement is that half of the device’s full asking price must be paid off before a new phone will be handed out.

While Verizon previously allowed consumers to make month to month payments, that financing option was only available over the course of a two-year period, with no opportunity for users to upgrade early.

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Hackers looking to steal money from ATMs have targeted your credit cards for years, trying to obtain access to it by hacking online services and retail shops. However, since more and more markets including America are adopting more secure payment methods like chip-and-PIN cards and mobile payments, some talented hackers are adapting their game accordingly.

Rather than trying to steal credit cards, clone them and only then try to obtain cash out of ATMs, some people are simply targeting the machines with malware that makes them spit out cash on command.

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