If only they’d had this when we were still in college. Chicago Eater brings us news that a Chicago Taco Bell is applying for a liquor license, which would make it the first Taco Bell in America to sell booze.
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Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch on sale for $130
Despite all of our snark and cynicism, the Apple Watch has garnered a fairly positive reaction from critics and consumers since its launch last month. It might have you reconsidering whether or not you need a smartwatch of your own, but if you do decide to take the plunge, you might want to save some cash in the process, which brings us to today’s Woot deal.
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Meet Brease, the device that gives you your own personal cloud
Internet users have plenty of options for cloud storage, and many of them are quite affordable. But it might be even cheaper to control your own cloud that you’d be able to store in your own home and upgrade at your own convenience. That’s exactly what Brease, the white cloud-shaped gadget pictured above, wants to help you with.
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Here are all of the trailers for The CW’s new 2015-2016 TV lineup
On Monday, we shared the cancellations and renewals for the five major networks: NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and The CW. There weren’t too many surprises on the list, but it doesn’t really matter, because what we’re really interested in are the new shows that will be premiering over the next 12 months.
Last but not least, The CW has begun uploading trailers for its new shows (including the highly anticipated Legends of Tomorrow).
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Microsoft’s invasion of Android continues with another fantastic looking app
In case you haven’t noticed, Microsoft has been on a real roll lately when it comes to releasing great Android apps. Microsoft is looking to continue that trend now with the release of Hyperlapse, a new app for Android and Windows Phone that aims to take your shaky handheld video recordings and transform them into first-rate timelapse videos.
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Walmart to take on Amazon with a Prime-like service of its own
A new report from The Information claims that Walmart is planning to roll out a shipping service of its own aimed at taking on Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer.
Walmart’s upcoming shipping service is reportedly codenamed “Tahoe” and is on schedule to launch sometime later this spring or summer. Notably, Walmart was initially hoping to have its nascent shpping service up and running before 2015 but was ultimately forced to delay its release amid technical difficulties with the service’s software.
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Rainbox Six Siege is coming on October 13th – watch the latest trailer right here!
After being out of commission for a majority of the last generation, Tom Clancy’s most famous video game franchise is making its triumphant return this fall with Rainbow Six Siege on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Ubisoft announced today that the game will be released on October 13th.
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How to steal cash from an ATM using just an iPod nano and a piece of plastic
There’s a new and depressingly simple way to steal cash from ATMs and rob other people’s bank accounts, Business Insider informs us. Apparently, thieves have started rigging ATMs to grab people’s ATM cards while at the same time hooking up a concealed fifth-generation iPod nano near the machine to record a video of the users entering in their PINs. Once the users walk away because they figure the machines have simply eaten their cards, the thieves walk in, dislodge their card from the machine and then use their PIN to rob them blind.
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Rdio’s plan to compete with Apple and Spotify: The cheapest music subscription service we’ve seen yet
With an already packed music streaming field poised to get even more crowded once Apple enters the fray, Rdio is planning to introduce a new music streaming service for just $3.99/month.
Dubbed Rdio Select, the new music streaming service will offer subscribers three main options. One will be a Pandora style music recommendation service, albeit without any pesky ads. Two, Rdio Select will allow users listen to any 25 songs of their choosing on-demand. And third, Rdio Select will offer users curated playlists from artists like Mumford & Sons along with “tastemakers like NPR Music and Rolling Stone.” To top it all off, Rdio notes that its songs come in higher 320 kbps quality.
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Does the Apple Watch really need a killer app to succeed?
A common refrain about the Apple Watch is that it won’t ever be a game-changing and popular product until developers come out with a killer app for the device.
For whatever reason, the importance of having a killer app is blindly accepted as fact by many. But if we take a step back, is a killer app really a necessity these days? In other words, does the Apple Watch really need a killer app in order to succeed?
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