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You won’t believe how cheap this Bose speaker system is on Amazon right now

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There are certain purchasing decisions that technology enthusiasts refuse to make lightly. Televisions, smartphones and computers all come to mind, but sound systems are usually on that list as well. It’s an investment — you want something that’s going to justify its price tag, something that will last for years to come.

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NO WAY: It’s time to start taking those Apple Car rumors seriously

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We’ll admit it — we were highly, highly skeptical when earlier this week rumors started bubbling up that Apple might be looking into making a car. And while we’d still bet against an “Apple Car” coming out in the near future, a new report in The Financial Times shows that it’s time to start taking rumors about Apple getting into the car space seriously.

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Microsoft comes up with another sneaky way to drive a wedge between Google and Android

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Microsoft is smart enough to realize that Android has soundly beaten out Windows Phone in terms of smartphone market share. However, this doesn’t mean Microsoft is a powerless spectator the mobile world and the company has been absolutely brilliant recently in coming up with ways to loosen Google’s control on Android.

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BRILLIANT LIFEHACK: Video shows how to shovel snow in seconds… without a shovel

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This winter started out pretty tame, but now many areas of the country are getting slammed by winter storms. Sure, the crazy East Coast “snowpocalypse” never happened, but we’ve gotten plenty of snow so far this season. To make matters even worse, northern states on the East Coast are about to get hit hard once again as Winter Storm Neptune batters New England this weekend with as much as 20 inches of additional snow in some areas.

Shoveling snow can be a huge pain. In fact, it can even be deadly; dozens of people across the country die each winter after suffering heart attacks while shoveling.

Now, however, there’s a new snow removal lifehack that could literally save your life.

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The Galaxy S6’s release date is now all but confirmed

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We know when Samsung will officially unveil the Galaxy S6 and now it’s been all but confirmed when you’ll be able to buy it yourself. One of Android Police’s Samsung retail sources has sent in a new notice the company sent out informing retail staff that it’s issuing vacation blackout dates first between March 22nd and March 30th, and then again between April 19th and April 27th.

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TAKE IT NOW! This simple quiz will tell you whether or not you’re a smartphone addict

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Do you use your smartphone way more than you should? Do you have a panic attack when you reach for your iPhone and it’s not where you thought it was? Do you find yourself starting to sweat when the remaining charge on your Android handset gets down to a single digit percentage? It might be time to admit you have a problem. Of course, simply being a heavy smartphone user doesn’t necessarily mean you’re addicted, so how can you tell if your usage has crossed the threshold from frequent to addiction?

Rather than guess at the answer, let’s take a look at a simple new smartphone addition quiz put together by an expert at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business.

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One more way the Galaxy S6 will be more like the iPhone 6 – and why you’ll totally love it

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Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S6 during a special media event set for March 1st in Barcelona, Spain. It also looks like the company might launch the handset a lot sooner than anticipated, with a recent report offering an alleged internal Samsung memo revealing a potential Galaxy S6 launch window for mid-March.

Now, a new report from Polish publication KomputerSwiat seems to confirm that detail and provide an additional bit of information about the Galaxy S6 family, which should generate even more excitement.

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BIGGEST LIST OF THE WEEK: 10 awesome paid iPhone apps that are all free downloads right now

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Another week is almost behind us, but at least it was packed full of great paid iPhone and iPad apps that were all on sale for free. If you missed some of the great apps on sale that we showed you over this past week, don’t despair. Today, we have our biggest list of the week with 10 paid iOS apps, and they’re all on sale for free for a limited time.

Be sure to hurry so you can grab each and every one before these sales end. And as a bonus, a few really good ones from yesterday’s post are still free right now as well.

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Epic Beyonce-Beck mashup might be the best song you’ll hear today

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Both Beyoncé and Beck put out great albums last year, which is why we understand why a lot of people felt Beyoncé really deserved to win this year’s Grammy for Album of the Year. That said, Kanye West went way too far in his remarks after the awards ceremony when he said that giving Beck the award was an insult to “artistry.”

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