Microsoft is not a force in phones and never has been. The software giant’s $7.6 billion write-off of its phone business makes it even less likely now that consumers will opt for its phones.

The Windows Phone platform is projected to have about 3 percent of the global phone market in 2015, according to market researcher IDC. That compares to about an 80 percent share for Android and over 16 percent for Apple (iOS).

With Android and Apple controlling the global phone market, that leaves very little for Microsoft to build a consumer phone business on. So, here’s a tough question for consumers: Would you buy a phone from a company that has just stated, however elliptically, that its consumer phone strategy is a bust?

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If you ever have the chance to attend Comic-Con in San Diego, you should take it. It’s an incredibly chaotic and suffocatingly crowded event, but it has become one of the most important events of the year for the entertainment industry. There are dozens of panels to attend, stars to meet and items to buy that you won’t find anywhere else.

But the great thing is that even if you can’t attend, you still won’t miss the best part: The trailers.

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We’re really looking forward to seeing what new smartphones Motorola has in store for us this year and Droid Life has flagged some documents that went through the FCC this week that give us more insight into what Motorola is planning to release in 2015.

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If you’re working for the government, how would you handle UFO-related questions? You could choose to give a non-answer or deny that anything like that even exists. Or, if you’re the Star Trek–loving Welsh government, you could troll everyone with an answer in Klingon.

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So you’ve got a website—what next? Optimize your site and boost your online presence by learning the ins and outs of user experience and user interface design. This five-course UI and UX design bundle is 94% off at the BGR Store.

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The relatively successful launch of the Beats 1 radio station isn’t the only reason Dr. Dre’s brand has been in the headlines recently. Nearly a month ago, Bolt prototype engineer Avery Louie popped open a pair of Beats headphones only to discover that the so-called luxury equipment was no more technologically advanced than headphones listed for half the price.

The article reached every corner of the Internet within days, but once the story began to receive some scrutiny, it became clear that the pair of headphones Louie examined was in fact a counterfeit product. But that doesn’t mean Beats is in the clear.

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If you loved the original Heroes TV series, you’re probably anxious to see NBC’s revival of the show set to debut on September 24th. After releasing a first teaser trailer a few weeks ago, NBC put together a longer Heroes Reborn trailer clip for Comic-Con that reveals more details about the story.

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San Diego Comic-Con is the event most people think of when they hear “Comic-Con,” and for good reason. People go all-out for this event each and every year, and it really is a sight to behold.

We’ve seen tons of action out of San Diego Comic-Con 2015 so far, and most of our attention has been focused on the awesome movie trailers that have been popping up. Examples include this heart-pounding Batman v Superman trailer, and a leaked Suicide Squad trailer that looks fantastic.

But forget all those awesome upcoming movies… it’s time to look at some amazing cosplay pics.

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One of American taxpayers’ most baffling traits is their willingness to support using public funds to subsidize stadium construction for professional sports teams that are often owned by billionaires. The most shameless tricks that franchise owners use to get their stadium projects approved by taxpayers is to threaten to move to another city if they don’t get their ways. John Oliver this week called B.S. on these sleazy tactics in a hilarious rant about billionaire owners shaking down American taxpayers for stadium cash.

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Apple’s iPhone operating system started out so painfully simple that many smartphone users at the time just laughed. As it turned out, the world was dying for a simpler operating system for phones, and Apple’s iPhone flipped the industry on its head.

It’s been a long time since the iPhone was first introduced though, and Apple’s mobile software has continued to grow more complex each year. The world has grown accustomed to iOS, of course, so adding new features and flushing out existing functionality is a necessity.

But in the process, some pretty cool things get lost in the shuffle.

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