When it comes to customer service, Comcast is an anti-miracle worker, sort of like if Jesus had tried turning water into wine and it came out as King Cobra instead. Sure, it’s still an impressive achievement, but is it really something worth bragging about? Because of this, we weren’t surprised to see CityExplainer’s big report that revealed the Federal Communications Commission has received more than 2,000 complaints about Comcast over just the past three months for reasons spanning from poor customer service to billing errors to data cap policies.

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Apple on Wednesday will release new software versions for its iOS devices and the Apple Watch, with the former being highly anticipated by many current iPhone and iPad owners. According to Apple, there’s tremendous potential for the iOS 9 update, but a mobile app intelligence firm says the upgrade might trail iOS 8 adoption in the first week, as some people still have a bad taste in their mouths from last year.

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Amazon often has the best prices on flat-screen TVs, but there are ways you can even more money on your next HDTV purchase. Buying a model from last year is one way to save some money on your purchase, and there’s nothing wrong with that considering TV tech doesn’t advance very quickly; it’s not like buying an outdated smartphone from last year, after all.

Another way is to take advantage of open-box deals on Amazon, and there are 11 great deals on Amazon right now.

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Welcome to our third installment this week of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and you’re in for a great one today. Yesterday’s list had eight solid freebies on it, and some of them can still be downloaded for free if you hurry. Today, we’re back with our biggest list of the week, featuring 10 premium iOS apps that are all on sale for free today.

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Apple will release the public version of iOS 9 later today, which means hundreds of millions of compatible devices will line up to get the update. Unlike last year, when storage issues prevented users from getting iOS 8 as soon as it was released and revealed a huge unexpected problem with Apple’s iOS upgrade procedure, you should be able to perform the update without much free storage.

To make the upgrade as seamless as possible, we’ll guide you through the most important steps needed to make the experience a pleasant one.

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Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. Computers have gotten faster, phones have become magical portals to nearly every piece and type of information on the planet, and TVs have gotten razor-thin. Concurrently, modern technology has become easier and more intuitive.

Printing, however, is the exception to the rule. Printing, for reasons that defy logical explanation, remains a clunky, confusing, and aggravating endeavor. And to top it all off, printer companies, in addition to blessing us with nothing but frustration, are all too willing to rip us off in the process.

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Remember back in June when the Federal Communications Commission slapped AT&T with a $100 million fine for misleading subscribers on its “unlimited” data plans? Well you can be sure that AT&T remembers, and the nation’s No. 2 wireless service provider just quietly made a huge change to its throttling policy.

At the time, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said that consumers were being “deceived by misleading marketing materials and insufficient disclosure.” We’re not sure whether or not AT&T’s disclosure is anymore sufficient now than it was back then, but changes made this week to the carrier’s data throttling policy will certainly make unlimited plan holders quite happy.

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Bose has been a leader in home audio for years, made famous by its tiny little speakers that pack great big sound. When the company moved into the headphones market, it made waves with its over-ear noise-canceling headphones, and then it moved into earbuds as well.

All of Bose’s products have two things in common: great sound and high price tags. For a limited time on Amazon, however, you can save between 20% and 40% on two great pairs of Bose headphones.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared Tuesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Fans of both Apple and of Colbert had high expectations of the interview, which is indeed something of a rarity for Cook. Of course, anytime the chief executive of the most valuable company in the world does an interview anywhere, it’s a pretty big deal.

Cook and Colbert did not disappoint, and a video of the entire 9+ minute interview is now available online.

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Awesome work, Texas police: You’ve officially discouraged a promising young engineer from doing something productive with his time. The Dallas Morning News reported this week that Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, was arrested after he brought a homemade clock to school that school officials mistook for a bomb.

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