Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Amazon announced on Wednesday afternoon that its first ever Prime Day was a smashing success with peak order rates that “have already surpassed 2014 Black Friday.”
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Hurry! More great Amazon Prime Day tech deals just went live – get them while they last
There are a lot of good Prime Day deals and a lot of bad Prime Day deals. We’ve done our best to highlight the good ones that we think people will actually be interested in and we’ve spotted another round of Prime Day tech deals that just went live. Hurry up and get them while they last!
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Meet the new Desire line: HTC’s secret weapon against other budget smartphones
On Wednesday, HTC announced that it will be bringing four new models within its affordable Desire line of smartphones to the United States. The Desire 520, Desire 526, Desire 626 and Desire 626s will be coming to market later this year with quad-core Snapdragon 210 processors, LTE connectivity, Android L and designs to rival flagship devices.
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Ant-Man review: Marvel’s most perfectly sized origin story in years
Miraculously shrinking in both size and scale
When I stumbled out of the theater after seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron earlier this summer, I couldn’t help but think the stakes had been raised too high. As a Spider-Man and Daredevil fan, I’m better acquainted with villains who don’t immediately threaten to destroy the entire planet, but rather a city, a neighborhood or even just a few city blocks.
Don’t get me wrong — I love a good planetary threat, but the Marvel universe is so much bigger than the Avengers, and Ant-Man is, surprisingly, the perfect vessel to prove that.
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Prime Day backlash: The Internet rages after Amazon tries to unload a bunch of junk
You can get some very good deals on Amazon today thanks to Prime Day — we’ve highlighted several of them here. That said, many of the deals were basically Amazon’s way of unloading a bunch of useless junk that’s been clogging up its warehouses onto unsuspecting buyers. The Internet, as you might expect, is not amused and many people have been taking out their frustrations with Prime Day on social media. A quick sample follows below.
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Deal of the day: Save 28% on the fray-resistant, ultra-strong Titan MFi-certified lightning cable
We’ve all been there: you’re thrilled to get your hands on a new Apple gadget, but after a few months—or sometimes weeks—the cable it came with is falling apart, looking like it was chewed on by angry chipmunks. So you replace it, and not long after…the same thing happens. Ready to stop the cycle? Get this fray-resistant, super-strong Titan MFi-certified cable for $24.99 at the BGR Store.
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HURRY: 10 of the best Prime Day deals still available on Amazon right now
Amazon’s crazy Prime Day sale is still going strong, and our master post has all of the details you need. With so much attention focused on Prime Day though, plenty fantastic deals have already sold out. It was inevitable of course, considering Amazon’s goal was to make Prime Day even bigger than Black Friday, but it’s still frustrating to click on a deal only to find that it’s sold out and the wait list is full.
Don’t worry, BGR’s got you covered.
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Video: Stephen Colbert demands Neil deGrasse Tyson reinstate Pluto as a planet
The photos of Pluto this week have been absolutely stunning, but Stephen Colbert isn’t satisfied. While the rest of us are waiting on pins and needles for more information, Colbert decided to wrangle Neil deGrasse Tyson for an interview in order to bash him for downgrading Pluto to a dwarf planet.
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Watch the first trailer for ‘Sisters,’ starring Amy Poehler and Tiny Fey
They’ve been so busy with their own projects that they haven’t had a chance to team up in years, but now that Parks & Recreation and 30 Rock have concluded, Amy Poehler and Tiny Fey are back together at last. Written by SNL alum Paula Pell, Sisters is being directed by Jason Moore, who made his directorial debut with Pitch Perfect in 2012.
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Prime Day: Walmart wants to crash Amazon’s party with huge sales day of its own
It feels like Christmas in July all of a sudden, as various retailers are ready to offer shoppers some insane deals — the kind that you’d usually see on Black Friday. It all started with Amazon’s special 20-year anniversary Prime Day event that convinced rival companies to kick off similar sales of their own.
And it’s not just Newegg that’s ready to offer you some great prices all day long, but also Walmart.
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