Everyone knows that a handset purchase is just the beginning when it comes to smartphones. Beyond the phone itself, you also need extra wall chargers, car chargers, memory cards, protective cases and plenty more.
If you’re on the lookout for some new accessories to support your phone, it’s always a good idea to check out what’s selling well on Amazon. So today, we’re going to check out the five best-selling smartphone accessories on all of Amazon.
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A horror story with a pulse
I’ve never really been a fan of horror movies. The characters are vapid and dull, violence for the sake of violence rarely entertains me and the big twist is never as exciting as I hope it’ll be. I have nothing against the genre, it’s just not my thing, which is why I was so surprised to find myself unable to step away from the TV until I finished Until Dawn in a single sitting.
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It’s a very, very bad Monday to have money in the stock market, so why don’t you cheer yourself up a bit by getting some paid iPhone and iPad apps that are on sale for free right now for a limited time? Check them out below and beat those Black Monday blues!
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Apple is a few short weeks away from its fall iPhone event where it’ll announce at least two new smartphones, including the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. Many reports have so far mentioned various details about the new handsets that are expected to offer buyers mild updates compared to last year’s iPhone 6. One particularly interesting upgrade concerns an upgrade to the iPhone 6s’s main camera that also offers additional hints about the iPhone 7’s main shooter.
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Not to brag, but I’m something of a soda connoisseur. While I admittedly can’t discern the various notes or hints of oak (that’s a thing, right?) in varying types of wine, I’m pretty adept at all things soda related. Which is to say, I enjoy partaking in the timeless art of tossing back a few cans of the real thing every now and again. You can keep your coffee, your trendy tea, and even your horrid Kale juice. Me? I’ll stick with Coke. Want to spend some time talking about why Coke tastes better coming out of a glass than a bottle? I’m game.
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Now this is intriguing. The Telegraph over the weekend reported that U.K.-based tech company Intelligent Energy has invented a new type of smartphone battery that runs on hydrogen and can purportedly last a week per charge.
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Not long ago, what seemed to be the first real photo of the new Nexus 5 leaked and it showed a device that resembled the previous schematics that were reportedly sent to manufacturers. Since then, detailed concept renders of the new LG Nexus 5 and Huawei Nexus 6 have been published online, supposedly revealing the final designs of the two new Nexus handsets. However, real pictures of the Huawei phablet only surfaced online early on Monday.
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It seems like every week there’s a major new vulnerability found in Android. What makes this even worse for users is that it will likely take them forever to get desperately needed patches thanks to Android’s fragmented and decentralized software upgrade system. All the same, there is something that you can do right now to improve the security of your Android phone’s data: You can enable encryption on your device.
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In the very near future, Google will launch two new Nexus devices, including the new LG Nexus 5 and the Huawei Nexus 6. Many leaks have so far revealed details about the design, specs and features of the upcoming smartphones, and a new report gives us no information about the Nexus 5’s front-facing camera.
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As far as DIY projects go, this overhead control panel may very well be the most impressive contraption we’ve ever seen. Put together by a Reddit user who goes by the name Smashcuts, the control panel — which boasts an awesome design straight out of a Sci-Fi movie — sports a number of captivating and vibrant LEDs alongside 100 programmable buttons which can do almost anything you can think of.
From opening apps and saving documents, to performing specific functions in applications like Adobe Photoshop, the wide array of functions this control panel can carry out is truly remarkable.
The entire project took a few months to put together, with the final creation weighing in at about 40 pounds.
Here’s how it was all put together, from the hand wiring to the laser etching and everything in between.
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