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The sleekest Android phone of the year is getting a massive upgrade next year

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According to a new report from China, HTC is going to unveil its next-gen Android flagship handset next year at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain. Online publication MyDrivers has already gotten its hands on some details regarding the HTC One (M8)’s successor, including specs for next year’s top HTC handset.

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This cool iPhone Touch ID app unlocks your Mac with your fingerprint

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FingerKey is a new iOS application that takes advantage of Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor found on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, giving it an interesting feature that Mac owners, who also have one of these fingerprint-enabled iPhones, will love. As 9to5Mac reports, FingerKey will let you unlock a Mac computer with help of your fingerprint, which is a lot easier than having to type in the password on the Mac each time you want to unlock it.

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OnStar’s in-car LTE and Wi-Fi service looks like a treat for anyone buying a new GM car

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General Motors is giving people who buy many of its 2015 models a treat in the form of OnStar with 4G LTE. The new OnStar with 4G LTE receives LTE data from AT&T and then converts it to Wi-Fi signals that can support up to seven devices in your car at once. This means that anyone you’re driving with can have access to the web on their laptops, smartphones and tablets while you’re driving. Even better, the Wi-Fi hotspot range extends to a 50-foot radius, which means you can have Wi-Fi connectivity from your car even if you’re not inside it.

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Walmart puts a clever spin on Cyber Monday sales with hot Evening Edition deals

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Walmart has announced a special sales event for Cyber Monday, “the industry-first Cyber Monday ‘Evening Edition’ deals,” as well as a special Cyber Monday deal that will bring consumers savings of up to 90%. These Evening Edition sales have been created for “working Americans and Millennial shoppers,” Walmart said in the announcement.

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Miss out on Black Friday? Don’t worry – these retailers will give you the best Cyber Monday deals

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With Black Friday over, savvy holiday shoppers are already looking ahead to Cyber Monday when online retailers offer discounts that are often even better than the ones offered by the brick-and-mortar stores. Mobile shopping app ShopSavvy, which lets its users track major sales at different retailers across multiple brands, has given us some data about which retailers are offering the biggest average discounts on Cyber Monday and it looks like gadget lovers should check out Newegg, Best Buy and ThinkGeek first.

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How to run Android apps on Windows 8 PCs in 15 easy steps

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Android is currently the world’s dominant mobile platform, having more than a billion monthly users according to Google’s most recent stats. These users have also downloaded billions of apps from the Google Play Store on their Android smartphones and tablets, which shows Android apps are in high demand everywhere. Those Android fans that want, for some reason, to run Android on their Windows PCs complete with Google Play Store apps can now do so after performing some 15 dead easy steps, as detailed by PhoneArena.

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South Korea delivers a huge blow to selfie photographers

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Selfie fans who have significantly upped their selfie-taking game by using complex selfie sticks to take better pictures of themselves with or without friends should know the South Korean government has its sights on them… well, not so much on them as on the retailers currently selling these devices in the region. AFP reports that unregulated selfie sticks will be illegal in South Korea, as the country is ready to ban smartphone photo-taking accessories.

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Hurry! You have less than 3 days left to stream these movies and shows on Netflix

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Although Netflix has added an impressive new lineup of movies and shows for you to stream next month, this sadly also means that it will be taking away some movies and shows as well. Below we’ve posted every single title that’s being deleted from Netflix’s online library next month, including acclaimed classics such as Five Easy Pieces, The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Untouchables.

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