The next city to get Google Fiber may have just been revealed
Google Fiber fans eagerly awaiting news of the high-speed Internet service’s next major location may be in luck. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Google Fiber has filed a franchise application with the state of Tennessee, which signals that “the company is moving forward with plans for gigabit speed Internet in Nashville.”
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These are the hottest pre-Black Friday deals you’ll find today
Black Friday is just days away but you can get some outstanding deals on gadgets and electronics if you act right now. BFAds.net has compiled a huge list of all of the best pre-Black Friday deals available on Tuesday and we’ve picked out some of the highlights for tech fans and listed them below.
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AWESOME PAID APPS FOR FREE: $53 worth of paid iPhone apps you can now download for free (8 apps total)
Black Friday week has everyone in deal mode, and we’ve got plenty of deals for you to enjoy here on BGR. We always share great paid iPhone and iPad apps that are available for free — a few from yesterday’s batch as still free if you hurry — and today we have yet another list of nifty paid iOS apps that are on sale for a limited time. As always, make sure you hurry if you want to download them without paying.
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FEATURED — The holidays are almost here: Here are 10 of the best accessories you can buy
Picking out a smartphone is a tremendously difficult chore considering all of the great choices out there, but picking the right accessories for your phone can be even more difficult. Why? Because instead of choosing from a dozen or so solid choices, there are hundreds or even thousands.
With the holidays fast approaching, we dug through the crates and selected 10 of the best mobile accessories money can buy. Looking for the perfect gift? Looking to treat yourself this holiday season? You can’t go wrong with any of the great devices on this list.
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Apple’s market cap hits $700 billion – but is this the end?
Apple’s market capitalization hit $700 billion during Tuesday morning’s trading session, which is a lot of moolah. It’s more than the value of the entire Russian stock market combined. It’s more than the annual gross domestic product of Sweden, home to such powerhouse companies as Ikea, Volvo, Ericsson, H&M, Spotify, Astra Zeneca and Assa Abloy, the world’s leading lock brand.
The Cupertino-based company also now towers over ExxonMobil, which used to be the world’s most valuable company. Poor Exxon is stuck at around $400 billion.
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23 big Black Friday sales you can shop RIGHT NOW!
If you think we still have three days to wait before Black Friday 2014 kicks off, you haven’t been paying attention at all. The days of waiting for Thanksgiving to come and go before being able to take advantage of the huge savings associated with the biggest shopping day of the year are long gone. Now, Black Friday begins weeks before the actual Friday rolls around, and the savings you can enjoy ahead of time are often just as impressive as they are on Black Friday itself.
We have spent almost two weeks sharing the best deals available this holiday shopping season, and you can find everything you’re looking for in our big Black Friday 2014 hub. If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop, however, you can now find a list of 23 big Black Friday sales that have already begun right here in this post.
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FEATURED — The holidays are almost here: These are the best tablets you can buy
When Apple’s iPad first started blowing up and other consumer electronics companies rushed to copy it, tablets were seen as the next huge growth market. Fast-forward to 2014 and we’re already seeing sales growth slow to a crawl. For many, tablets are nonessential devices and they also don’t needed to be upgraded as frequently as a smartphone, so it makes sense that the market for slates is much smaller.
Of course, tablets are still fantastic devices for millions of consumers out there. They also still make great holiday gifts, so here are the five best tablets on the market.
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HERE WE GO: Best Buy’s huge early access sale for Black Friday 2014 starts right now!
We’re now just a few short days away from full-on Black Friday 2014 madness, but as anyone who has been following BGR’s Black Friday coverage knows, the deals began a long time ago. Retailers across the country and online vendors have turned up the heat on pre-Black Friday sales in an effort to boost revenue this shopping season, and it certainly seems to be working.
Of course, that also means you don’t have to wait for Black Friday or even Thanksgiving Day to roll around to save money, and now Best Buy has kicked off its big early access sale for one day only.
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BlackBerry will pay you up to $550 to dump your iPhone 6 for the Passport
Do you want to be super productive with a rugged phone that will help you work wide and do real work? Even better, do you want to get $550 to buy it just for trading in your wimpy, un-wide iPhone 6? There’s great news for you, then. Per 9to5Mac, BlackBerry has announced a limited-time offer that will give you up to $550 if you trade in the iPhone 6 for the Passport.
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Video: Check out Apple’s hilarious new iPhone 6 commercials
Apple has released a couple of new 30-second iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus TV commercials, following the same theme it has used for various similar clips: The company is basically highlighting certain iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus features with the help of the same two celebrities who did voice overs for the previous ads, including Justing Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon.
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