People are gross, and people touch their smartphones constantly throughout the day. As such, it stands to reason that smartphones are generally pretty gross. Think about it — how many times has someone handed you his or her phone to show you something, and you do your best to keep from dry heaving when you see all of the greasy smudges and dirt on the screen.

Do us all a favor: don’t make your friends and family want to vomit. Use these simple tips to clean your iPhone or Android phone’s screen before you hand it over.

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If reports that a man was instantly killed after lighting a firework on his head wasn’t enough to make you think twice about firework safety, the government’s safety demonstration video should do the job. Published early last week, this video from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) showcases just how terrible a firework incident can be.

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Not all that long ago, downloading pirated movies was something left to technically savvy folks who knew their way around a BitTorrent client. Originally launched in 2014, Popcorn Time, often described as a Netflix for pirates, instantly changed that by providing an easy to use and intuitive platform that lets users stream movies from within a web browser or a smarpthone app.

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Anyone who’s ever lost important photos or videos from their computer or phone knows how important it is to have a reliable backup system. We’ve all been there, but to keep us from going back, the BGR Store is offering three years of Pogoplug unlimited storage for $49.

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We’ve come to expect a lot of things from Samsung’s Galaxy Note series, including absolutely gorgeous displays, cutting-edge hardware and a bunch of annoying, storage-clogging bloatware. We expect much of the same from the upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and new leaked renders posted over at Nowhereelse.fr may give us our first look at Samsung’s newest flagship phablet.

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Any Apple fan on the planet could tell you that new iPhones are usually announced and released during the same month every year: September. In fact, by looking at the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 launches, one might try to predict the iPhone 6s release date and announcement event.

One site claims to have learned the exact dates for both the announcement and released of Apple’s new iPhones. While the release date certainly makes sense, it couldn’t possibly be more wrong about the date Apple’s next iPhones will be unveiled.

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No one who’s stuck at an airport expects to get a gourmet meal during their time there. Nonetheless, there should be at least some tiny standards that should be honored — as in, if you pay for a ham-and-egg sandwich, the ham and egg used inside the sandwich should be at least close to the diameter of the bread. However this was apparently too much for one vendor at the Edinburgh Airport to handle, as it recently served what can only be described as the most disappointing sandwich in the history of the world.

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Apple released iOS 8.4 last week and within a few short hours, the new mobile OS was already jailbroken — if you want to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad, here’s how to do it. While iOS is more capable now than it has ever been in the past, third-party developers still have to operate within the restrictions put in place by Apple’s iOS developer program. Plenty is off limits, which is why there is still a thriving community of developers who build unauthorized software for iOS that ignores Apple’s guidelines to bring features to iPhones and iPads that most users will never experience.

There are thousands of jailbreak apps and tweaks out there to comb through, and last week we shared a list of 50 that were of particular interest. Now, we’ve got a list of 20 more to share.

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I’m not a hardcore soccer fan, but I keep tabs on the big tournaments and watch them as often as I can. I typically watch men’s tournaments, but the Women’s World Cup final game that ended with a crushing USA win over Japan featured a number of firsts, including an incredible goal — the kind you rarely see on the field, regardless of who’s playing the game.

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There are plenty of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, but to be frank, most of them are awful. That’s why we spend so much time combing through them each day in an effort to weed out the junk and only show you the best apps around. Today’s list includes eight great options for your iOS device, but they’re only on sale for free for a limited time, so you’d better hurry!

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