After Windows 8 enraged users, Microsoft had to put some serious time and effort into winning back the hearts and minds of PC users. With Windows 10, the company succeeded. Microsoft’s latest OS is a pleasure to use on desktops, laptops and tablets, and with an all-in-one you elements from all of those different experiences in one package. Of course, you typically have to pay a premium to enjoy this type of experience, but not if you follow the BGR Deals team.

From now through Saturday, you can get the Acer Aspire 21.5-inch Full HD Touch Screen All-in-One Desktop with Windows 10 for $549.99 with free express shipping.

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The state of robotics is seemingly moving at warp speed these days. Not only do we have Google’s Boston Dynamics division churning out increasingly adept, capable and nimble robots, we’re also seeing a discernible improvement in the likeness robots bear to humans.

The most recent example of this comes to us via China where university researchers recently unveiled a realistic robot called Jia Jia. Three years in the making, Jia Jia ostensibly looks like a female adult, complete with facial features that can move (she blinks!), realistic facial expressions and human-like hair. Without question, Jia Jia thankfully helps us forget about that eerie looking Scarlett Johansson robot someone built last month.

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While Julia Louis-Dreyfus is naturally associated with Seinfeld and – more recently – Veep, you might be surprised to learn that she actually had a substantive stint as a Saturday Night Live cast member from 1982 and 1985. In fact, it was during her time at SNL during the 1980s that she first met Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.

Over the weekend, both Louis-Dreyfus and David returned to the comedic playground that is SNL where Louis-Dreyfus handled hosting duties. And David, predictably, reprised his spot-on Bernie Sanders impression during the show’s opening sketch.

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Late last year, NASA partnered with video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic to launch a non-commercial Ultra HD TV channel. NASA’s goal was to utilize the clarity and resolution of UHD to “showcase the breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space,” which is exactly what it has done in a new feature.

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If you ask the average politician to talk about anything related to technology, chances are you’ll come away distressed by their total lack of knowledge. However, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau last week wowed the tech world during an event at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo when expertly answered a question related to quantum computing. However, his impressive response to a question on quantum computing may have been too good to be true.

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The VR revolution continues.

On Monday, Google announced that 360-degree live streaming is the latest feature to hit YouTube. It’s been just over a year since YouTube began supporting 360-degree videos on its site, but now creators will be able to stream those videos live, giving viewers an even more immersive experience.

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Word on the street is that Google is tapping HTC to make at least one new Nexus handset this year. The device will likely include 3D Touch support, considering that the latest Android N developer release supports pressure-sensitive displays, but not many details are known about this rumored handset.

A Reddit user tried to imagine what a new Nexus handset from HTC might look like, taking plenty of design cues from the existing HTC 10 smartphone. The result could be the greatest Nexus phone of all time, especially considering the HTC 10 is one of the best new Android flagship handsets ever, with design and build quality being two of its strong suits.

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We all know Apple’s big annual developers’ conference typically takes place in June but it seems that Siri is now giving us the official dates. 9to5Mac notices that if you ask Siri to tell you when WWDC 2016 is, it will respond by informing you that this year’s conference will kick off in San Francisco starting on Monday, June 13th and will wrap off on Friday, June 17th. Apple hasn’t sent out any official invites for the show yet, however, so it looks like Siri’s “announcement” of the show’s official dates might be premature.

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Windows 10 is a fine operating system but if you’re shopping for a new home computer and you want to save some serious cash without sacrificing functionality, it’s time to give Google’s Chrome OS a try. How good a value can you get with Chrome? Check out the Acer Chromebox CXI2-4GKM Desktop with Keyboard and Mouse, which is on sale on Amazon from now through the end of the day on April 23 for just $180.

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2016 has been an embarrassment of riches when it comes to new Android phones so far, as both the Galaxy S7 and the HTC 10 have earned enthusiastic praise from both reviewers and Android fans alike. And while the LG G5 has been getting mixed reviews so far, there’s no doubt that the modular phone is a bold piece of innovation on LG’s part. But which phone is the one that’s really right for you?

To help you find out, Droid Life has put together a thorough 20-minute comparison video that walks you through all the pluses and minuses of this year’s first three flagship Android phones.

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