No one can see the future but when it comes to Apple, some things are becoming surprisingly safe bets. For example, when Apple releases a new iPhone we can safely assume that it will be one of the most powerful and well-designed smartphones the world has ever seen. But on the flip side of the coin, it’s becoming equally safe to assume that any new service-based products Apple introduces are going to take a bit of time to mature.

That’s putting it mildly, to say the least. Another way to put it would be to say that Apple’s new software-based products are often a total mess at first, and it looks like we’ll soon see the company reel things in with its latest launch.

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Now that Captain America: Civil War has finally hit theaters, you can expect to be bombarded with Marvel headlines all week long. What’s next for our favorite Avengers? How will Doctor Strange and Captain Marvel factor into the sequels? What will be the final titles of the Avengers: Infinity War movies?

Today, we’re going to pile on with a video highlighting all of the plot holes that have been steadily eroding the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years.

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AMC’s The Walking Dead is a huge hit, and so are many other movies and TV shows about zombies. But as much as we love these undead thrillers, we wouldn’t want to actually come across zombies in real life… or would we? One biotech company in the U.S. will move forward with plans to attempt to revive dead people. Specifically, the company is looking to see if the brain activity can be regenerated in brain-dead people so that death can be reversed.

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There’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this year, and while it’s not Episode VIII, it’ll be a fun story to see unfold. The action of Rogue One is placed between Episodes III and IV and will tell us how the rebels stole the plans for the Death Star. We’ve already seen the first trailer, and we know who the main characters are. On top of that, spoilers have already hit the web, and now we have a major cameo confirmation: The Star Wars character you want to see most is indeed returning in Rogue One.

Spoilers follow below, so stop reading now if you’d like to avoid them.

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We’ve seen plenty of wild experimental smartphone concepts over the years but the new HoloFlex phone designed by Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab is something else. The phone combines 3D holographic images with a flexible display to create what might be a prototype for smartphones of the future.

The Human Media Lab explains that the HoloFlex is “is capable of rendering 3D images with motion parallax and stereoscopy to multiple simultaneous users without head tracking or glasses.” All images on the device’s display are “rendered into 12-pixel wide circular blocks rendering the full view of the 3D object from a particular viewpoint” so you can see every aspect of an object depending on the angle from which you’re looking at it.

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If you’re looking for a sleek and slender iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s case and you don’t want to spend a lot of money to get, we may have just what the doctor ordered. How about an iPhone case that adds just 0.07 inches of thickness to your iPhone — that’s right, 0.07 inches — but still provides good projection and looks nice as well?

The Anker SlimShell Ultra-Slim & Light Protective Case for iPhone 6 / iPhone 6s is just $7 shipped, and it has a 4.3-star rating from more than 400 customer reviews on Amazon.

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Happy Friday, BGR readers! By now you know exactly how we like to celebrate the last day of the week… and it’s the same way we celebrate every other day: by giving you a whole bunch of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free to check out. We’ve got 10 great apps for you today so be sure to grab them before the weekend arrives and these sales are over.

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If there’s one common refrain we often hear from Android fans, it’s that the experience you get with the stock version of Android is always better than whatever version of Android has been modified by manufacturers such as Samsung, LG and HTC. But is this always true? Recently Pocketnow decided to do an in-depth comparison of the Nexus 6P and the Galaxy S7 edge and it discovered that while there are advantages to using stock Android, they don’t always outweigh the advantages of new features added by OEMs.

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Doom and gloom has reached new heights ever since Apple reported its earnings last week for the March quarter. There’s always a soft and steady hum of Apple doomsday prepping, but sharply declining iPhone sales turned that hum into full-blown chorus. Peak Apple has come and gone! No one wants iPhones anymore! Apple can’t survive without Steve Jobs!

Not quite…

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Have you heard of the new $60 plug that claims it can fix all of your most common Wi-Fi problems? Called ResetPlug, the device does several things for you, including automatic router resetting, constant Wi-Fi monitoring, and delivering simple LED light alerts. As a side effect, it’ll also make us just a bit lazier.

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