Amazon has a hot Black Friday deal for Google’s Nexus 9
Android fans looking to buy a discounted tablet on Black Friday or Cyber Monday should consider ignoring the extremely cheap ones available from a variety of retailers — which might come with built-in security threats — and go for a Nexus 9 instead. Google’s latest Nexus tablet is not as affordable the Nexus 7 models before it, but the device proposes high-end features which might make up for the difference in price.
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2014’s biggest shocker: Vinyl records are making a huge comeback
There have been signs of revival in the vinyl record scene for quite some time. Back in early 2013, one of the most high-profile Kickstarter projects was the modern, minimalistic Orbit turntable with a cool USB connection twist. Orbit raced to $230,000 in fundraising, eclipsing its original target of $60,000 handily. Lately, mass market U.S. retailers like Best Buy have started stocking a surprisingly deep range of turntables, including offbeat, faux-’40s curios like Paprika and Victoria.
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This drone-filmed video of Chernobyl is the most haunting thing you’ll see all week
Thankfully, the closest most of us have come to living in a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland has been playing the Fallout series. However, such haunting disaster zones do exist in the world and one of them is located in the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, which was the location of the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986. Pripyat has been abandoned since the disaster, which released huge amounts of deadly radioactive particles into the atmosphere and left the region uninhabitable.
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Clever new iPhone app lets you unlock your Mac with Touch ID
Do you ever wish you had a simple way to unlock your computer just as easily as you unlock your Touch ID-enabled iPhone? Well now there is one, at least for Mac owners. A new app called FingerKey has come up with a clever way to let you unlock your computer using any Touch ID-compatible device.
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Here’s when Microsoft will reveal the key Windows 10 details you’ve been waiting for
Those of us who use Windows 8 on a desktop computer or on a laptop without a touch display are eagerly awaiting the release of Windows 10, which Microsoft has promised will bring back a lot of the desktop-centric features that we’ve missed since Windows 7. Earlier this year Microsoft revealed several enterprise-centric features for Windows 10 to whet our appetites and now The Verge reports that Microsoft is gearing up to show off key consumer-centric features in Windows 10 this January.
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Check out the awesome Android surprise OnePlus has prepared for Black Friday
The OnePlus One has been one of the most interesting Android handsets released this year, a high-end device priced at an unbelievably low price. Perhaps because of this, OnePlus hasn’t always been able to meet demand, annoying some potential buyers with its invite system and other controversies that affected the phone’s launch. However, the company appears to be ready to meet your OnePlus One needs during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and has a special Black Friday deal waiting for you.
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Download these paid Android apps and games at dirt-cheap Black Friday prices right now
In addition to offering Android fans discounts on various devices that are currently available for purchase in the Google Play Store, Google has also listed various Black Friday and Cyber Monday Android app deals in the store.
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HUGE LEAK: Major details on Apple’s gigantic ‘iPad Air Plus’ revealed
Watch out, Microsoft: Apple is designing a tablet that can replace your laptop too. Macotakara.jp has picked up the latest issue of Japanese magazine Mac Fan and has found that it’s printed a leaked blueprint for the so-called iPad Air Plus, a giant 12.2-inch tablet that Apple is rumored to have been working on for the past year at least.
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Black Friday iPhone app blowout sale: Get $34 worth of apps for free right now!
Black Friday doesn’t just offer awesome deals on hardware, as you can get some amazing bargains on software as well. iPhone Tricks has done a nice job of rounding up some of the best Black Friday smartphone app deals you can get this year and we’ve picked out eight apps that are now free for a limited time right now and represent total savings of around $34.
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Google kicks off special Black Friday and Cyber Monday Play Store sale
Joining the many retailers that are already offering buyers a variety of tech deals for Black Friday 2014, Google has listed various special Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals in its Play Store. Customers looking for discounted Android devices and more should check out Google’s offers as well, in addition to what electronics retailers have prepared for them for Black Friday.
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