Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are set to be released later this year. While the handsets are expected to look very similar to their predecessors, we all know that Apple’s “S” updates are all about huge internal upgrades and big performance improvements.

While nothing is certain until Apple introduces its new iPhones on stage this coming fall, history has taught us that there are some sources who can definitely be trusted to dish all the details about Apple’s unreleased iPhones with near-perfect accuracy.

With that in mind, let’s run through the six best and most exciting new features we can expect to see on Apple’s upcoming new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

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In the long and storied history of gameshow blunders, what you’re about to see below may very well take the cake. Sure, we’ve seen contestants embarrass themselves before. And sure, we’ve most definitely seen contestants lose a lot of money before.

But never before has a gameshow contestant lost so much money in such an embarrassing way as in the clip you’ll see below. This Wheel of Fortune contestant literally had $1 million dangling right above his hands only to have it snatched away in a fraction of a second.

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While encryption and secured messaging has long been a topic of interest in tech circles, the issue became a mainstream and hot-button issue in 2013 following a series of Edward Snowden leaks detailing the NSA’s extensive efforts to bolster their electronic snooping capabilities.

In the back and forth battle over consumer privacy, one tends to think of government cryptographers looking to outwit engineers at companies like Google and Apple who help churn out some of the most widely used software across the globe.

But playing an instrumental role in this cat and mouse game is a man you might not ordinarily expect to see in such a discussion.

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Samsung has announced every Galaxy Note flagship in its history at the beginning of September, during the German IFA trade show. But after four years, that’s apparently going to change, and the Galaxy Note 5 might hit stores much sooner than expected.

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There’s an old and unwritten rule in advertising which states that a market leading company should never reference competitors by name. This is why you don’t often, if ever, see Coke mention or even reference Pepsi, or McDonald’s reference Burger King.

Similarly, with the iPhone controlling the high-end of the smartphone market for years on end now, most of Apple’s advertising efforts have focused on what users can accomplish with their device rather than taking potshots at Android handsets. On the flip side, it seems as if Samsung can’t go 3 months without releasing some sort of anti-iPhone ads.

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Apple has finally released its first-ever public iOS beta, which is available to download and install on any compatible device, including old gadgets like the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2.

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The popularity of shows like HBO’s OZ and Netflix’s Orange is the new Black underscores America’s fascination with prison life.

Speaking to that point, a recent post from The Marshall Project highlights an aspect of prison life that isn’t often discussed — the food prisoners eat. While some prisoners can receive certain amenities or special privileges for good behavior, the meals served, by and large, remain consistently uninspired.

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HTC is in a lot of trouble, and that’s putting it mildly. Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo has done a thorough rundown of why 2015 has been a total disaster for HTC, which wasn’t exactly crushing it in 2014 either. Nonetheless, 2015 represents a decisive turn downward for the company, which has traditionally won high praise for its top-notch hardware that it’s supported with some of the absolute worst marketing campaigns the world has ever seen.

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Yesterday, the NYSE halted trading, The Wall Street Journal went offline and United Airlines flights around the country were grounded, all within a matter of hours. Many of us were suspicious that the inconceivable timing of these mishaps might indicate foul play, but the New York Stock Exchange was quick to release a statement ensuring us that there had not been a cyberattack.

A few hours later, everything went back online and the world kept spinning, but sadly, future talk show host Stephen Colbert had already gone off the deep end.

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When you think of the most popular video games, a few titles probably come to mind: Halo, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, The Legend of Zelda. Each of these franchises has millions of fans all over the globe, but not a single one even cracks the top 25 on the list of highest grossing video games of all time.

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