One of the more unfortunate trends to pop up at CES 2015 this year was the “selfie stick,” which is basically just a stick that you can attach to your phone and use it to hold the phone farther away from you so you can snap better selfies. The Oatmeal has put together a new cartoon flowchart that will help you decide whether you should buy yourself a selfie stick… and it basically says that you have no reason to do so unless you’re either Japanese or someone who has given up on life.

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We know that HTC is supposed to pushed out Android 5.0 Lollipop to its flagship smartphones soon, but what about all the other devices in its lineup? Phone Probe directs our attention to a new leak from Vietnamese blog HTCViet that purportedly reveals the timeline for when every eligible HTC smartphone will get Google’s latest mobile platform.

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One of the battles smartphone users have to constantly fight is running out of battery life when they least expect it. There are many ways to deal with poor battery life when it comes to software settings and tricks, and plenty of highly portable external battery packs to choose from for extra battery charges. But one company has decided to take a different approach to fixing your battery problems on the iPhone 6, or any Android handset for that matter.

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One of the battles smartphone users have to constantly fight is running out of battery life when they least expect it. There are many ways to deal with poor battery life when it comes to software settings and tricks, and plenty of highly portable external battery packs to choose from for extra battery charges. But one company has decided to take a different approach to fixing your battery problems on the iPhone 6, or any Android handset for that matter.

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Many Mac users are too young to have purchased and used an original Apple Macintosh computer, and now it’s too late for them to do so. But what if some of those same designs were brought back to life in a completely unexpected iMac? That’s exactly what Curved Labs did, imagining a perfect mix between the old Macintosh and today’s Macs, and creating a modern Macintosh that might impress computer buyers.

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The common refrain that we’ve heard from Swiss watchmakers about the Apple Watch is that it’s not beautiful enough to become a timeless treasure like their own devices. However, Neil Cybart makes a strong case that we shouldn’t be looking at the Apple Watch as a luxury item for the well-to-do of the world to pass onto their grandchildren, despite Apple’s reputation as a high-end hardware and software company.

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The most important battle in gaming today appears to be fought between Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One consoles, with gamers choosing either one or the other as their main gaming platform. Those hardcore players who want access to both ecosystems, and who would love to be able to take them on the road, should definitely check out the Playbox, a complex contraption that combines a PS4 and an Xbox One.

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Comedy is tragedy plus time — at least, that appears to be the case with Mark Major’s first iPhone game, Plummet. Eight years ago, Major was walking through the streets of Beijing when, without any warning, he fell into a 30-foot-deep construction shaft, hitting his head on the wall on the way down and knocking himself out.

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The most complex piece of technology that we’re still trying to decipher, and even mimic in certain tech products, is the human body. Think about it: it’s a self-driving biological computer capable of performing amazing things, and it runs on a strange mix of oxygen, water, complex biochemical products and sleep.

While all sorts of companies are trying to understand its most hidden functions and constantly improve its performance, BuzzFeed tried to explain a simpler, yet very complicated phenomenon of the human body: The female orgasm.

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Despite clawing its way back into the conversation at the end of the year, the Xbox One still hasn’t caught up with the PlayStation 4. The best-selling console of the generation is holding fast to its lead, but Sony knows that it wouldn’t take much to rock the boat.

And rocking the boat is exactly what Microsoft plans to do.

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