Welcome to our biggest list of the week of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. This isn’t just the best list of the week because it has the most apps — 15 in total, if you’re counting. It also has a fantastic variety of high-quality apps and games that will keep you entertained. There’s even a special surprise at the end that might change your life… or at least make you laugh.

Be sure to check out yesterday’s post as well, where you’ll find a few remaining free downloads.

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Apple on Thursday morning issued an official statement after a man was found dead on Wednesday at Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. Officials from the Santa Clara County’s Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Wednesday that they responded to a call around 8:35 a.m. local time stating that there was a “person down” on Apple’s Cupertino campus. Upon arriving at the scene they discover the body of a deceased male. The coroner is currently examining the body and the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but reports suggest that the victim died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Now, Apple has released a statement confirming that the deceased man was indeed an Apple employee.

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Snapchat’s speed filter is an awful, awful idea. For those unaware, it’s a feature of the popular messaging app Snapchat that uses sensors in a smartphone to record the speed at which a user is traveling when he or she sends a message. Users earn trophies for reaching high speeds, so needless to say they often try to send snaps from fast-moving cars. And if they’re stupid enough, they try to send snaps while they’re driving fast-moving cars.

Enter Christal McGee, an 18-year-old girl from Atlanta who almost killed herself and left another driver with brain injuries when she struck his car at over 100 mph while using Snapchat.

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It’s been months since Star Wars: The Force Awakens left theaters, but that hasn’t stopped fans from poring over every moment of the movie to try to discover any hidden secrets they might have missed. So while you’re waiting for Rogue One later this year and Episode VIII in 2017, why not see what they’ve discovered?

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This has got to be one of the coolest iOS bugs we’ve seen in a long time, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that Apple doesn’t fix it anytime soon.

Little glitches are common to find here and there in iOS, as is the case with any other software platform. Sometimes they’re serious bugs that compromise the security of your iPhone or iPad, but sometimes they’re harmless little glitches that offer some unexpected side effects. The latest bug found in the iOS platform thankfully falls into the latter category, and it gives your iPhone or iPad an awesome new look typically reserved only for people who jailbreak their phones.

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We got tons of great feedback after yesterday’s daily deals post, which included a number of items we hadn’t seen go on sale before. Well, we’ve got another winner for you today. Our fresh new batch includes 10 products available at deep discounts right now on Amazon, and there’s definitely something for everyone. From the beloved Amazon Fire TV Stick and a 2-pack of iPhone screen protectors for $8 to a 2TB portable hard drive and the Google Nexus 6P phablet, we’ve got all the bases covered and then some. There’s even a killer margarita mixer on today’s list!

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How annoyed do you get each and every time a little alert pops up on your Windows computer insisting that you install the latest available platform updates? Do you keep your cool and just dismiss it? Do you get a little miffed and take your frustrations out on your mouse? Or maybe you’re so tired of seeing these notifications that your blood begins to boil and you have to fight back the urge to break something.

Now imagine you’re reporting a weather forecast in the middle of a live TV broadcast when an alert pops up asking you to update…

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How many streaming DreamWorks movies does it take to eat through a Comcast data cap?

Following rumors that suggested a deal was imminent, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced that it will acquire top animation studio DreamWorks for $41 a share. That figure represents a 27% premium over Wednesday’s close, and it works out to a total of roughly $3.8 billion. DreamWorks Animation will become part of Universal Pictures and will be lumped into the company’s Filmed Entertainment Group.

DreamWorks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will become chairman of the newly formed entity, which will be called DreamWorks New Media moving forward. Katzenberg will also act as a consultant to NBCUniversal as part of the deal.

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These days, many smartphone users have become accustomed to walking down the street and completely oblivious to the people and environment around them. Of course, it’s hard to notice cars zooming by when your eyes are permanently fixated on the smartphone in front of you.

Our addiction to smartphones can sometimes be dangerous, if not downright tragic. Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of smartphone toting pedestrians who have either come close to getting hit or who have fatally been hit by cars while lost in the hazy glow of their smartphone.

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There are so many options out there for people looking to stream movies and TV shows to their televisions. In fact, most TVs have smart capabilities so you don’t even need a set-top box these days. But not all media experiences are created equal and Amazon has managed to put together one of the better offerings that are out there right now.

Today, for one day only, you can save 13% on Amazon’s wildly popular Amazon Fire TV Stick, the #1 best-selling item in Amazon’s entire Electronics category.

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