Great news: You won’t have to worry about the iPhone 6 bending like the 6 Plus
When reports of the iPhone 6 Plus warping under pressure began to spread earlier this week, many users became concerned about the durability of their brand new devices. Once Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy released a video of himself bending the iPhone 6 Plus with his bare hands, #BendGate (or as we prefer to called it, “Bent-gazi”) started trending all over social media.
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Pick up Samsung’s Gear S smartwatch at every major U.S. carrier this fall
Despite the seemingly endless string of releases over the past year, Samsung hasn’t had a great deal of success in the wearable industry. There’s no question that each subsequent release has improved upon its predecessor, but from the original Galaxy Gear to the Android Wear-powered Gear Live, the company hasn’t made enough significant progress to cement its place in a growing market.
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The funniest (or saddest) thing you’ll see today: The iOS 8.0.1 update song
For the last month, Apple has been on top of the world. The Cupertino-based company recently sold 10 million smartphones in a single weekend, unveiled a new product that has the potential to dominate the wearable market, and already has fans excited about an October event that hasn’t even been announced. But the reason that Apple is dominating the headlines this afternoon isn’t because of its success; instead Apple is trending online because of a ridiculously botched update to iOS 8.
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Widely respected experts say the iPhone 6 Plus is the ‘gold standard’ for smartphone cameras
Does the iPhone 6 Plus bend too easily in your pocket? The jury’s still out but it seems that the iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 6 both deliver when it comes to picture quality. Per CNET, the widely respected experts at DxO Labs have run extensive tests on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus cameras and have found that both devices deliver the best camera quality of any smartphones on the market.
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Comcast’s infamously bad customer service isn’t incompetence – it’s a choice
For the past couple of months, every time a new recorded phone call surfaced showing Comcast delivering poor customer service, the company’s response has been pretty much the same: We apologize to the customer for this poor experience and this is not representative of our customer service as a whole. However, once you get enough examples of this kind of service, it’s clear that this is actually representative of what Comcast customers often experience when they try to get their problems solved. And it just so happens that a reader has sent us a recording of yet another bad Comcast customer service experience, which we have uploaded onto SoundCloud for your listening displeasure.
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The Galaxy Note 3 seems to do better in bend tests than iPhone 6 Plus
Apple has an unexpected iPhone 6 situation on its hands, as it appears various iPhone 6 Plus users have managed to bend the device while holding it in their pants pockets. YouTube channel Unbox Therapy did a manual iPhone 6 Plus bend test, managing to significantly bend the device in the process, and the video quickly went viral. Soon after that, Unbox Therapy returned with a similar test for the similarly sized iPhone 6 Plus rival from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 3.
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This is what happens when the iPhone 6 Plus meets a 50-caliber bullet
From the same guys that brought you the critically acclaimed will-it-blend and the liquid-nitrogen-and-sledgehammer combo iPhone 6 torture test comes another hit video: The iPhone 6 Plus meets bullet shot from 50-caliber rifle.
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Bad habits that will ruin your car
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Most things you own will last longer if you take good care of them and treat them well. Your car is no exception to this rule. While neglecting your car may seem harmless in the short term, regular neglect and mistreatment will add up to costly repairs and reduce your car’s lifespan. To keep your car running longer and stronger, click here to find out and avoid the bad habits habits that will ruin your car.
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BlackBerry’s secret weapon
The new BlackBerry Passport has received some notably snarky, even sneering reviews in the United States media. The Wall Street Journal plastered a square of American cheese on top of its display to demonstrate its size. Mashable branded the square build and relatively thin keypad design downright bizarre. But interestingly enough, BlackBerry’s share price ticked up another 2.5% the device’s launch day and it has now doubled from the dark days of December 2013.
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URGENT: How to fix your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus after the iOS 8.0.1 destroys it
Apple just released a brand new software update for its mobile device lineup. If you install it on an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, it will break your phone. That’s right, Apple’s meticulous quality control team allowed iOS 8.0.1 to be released with some of the worst bugs we’ve ever seen; after installing the update on an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, your phone will no longer be able to connect to cellular networks and Touch ID will not work anymore.
Luckily, there’s a relatively easy fix.
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