Over the past few weeks, a number of varied reports have painted an unflattering portrait of life at Nest. In addition to a challenging and perhaps impossibly demanding and harsh working environment, we’ve also seen indications that Google has been none too pleased with the level of revenue Nest has been bringing in.
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If you really stop to think about it, it’s pretty incredible how sophisticated smartphones have become in recent years. In fact, the name “smartphone” doesn’t quite fit anymore… these are tiny little computers that fit in our pockets. There’s also an added benefit to how capable these devices have become: You no longer need to purchase a top-of-the-line phone for $700 or more in order to get a good device.
As a matter of fact, today only you can get a BLU Advance 5.0 – Unlocked Dual Sim Smartphone for just $59.99 with free express shipping from Amazon. That means no contract, and it’ll work with any GSM carrier in America.
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Here’s a life tip you probably don’t need to be told: You should really avoid having your name put on the government’s drone strike “kill list.” A kill list target named Malik Jalal believes that he’s been wrongfully placed in the government’s crosshairs and he’s written a piece for The Independent describing what it’s like to have predator drones hunting you and potentially firing missiles at you when you least expect it.
Spoiler alert: It’s not a lot of fun.
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A month after releasing the first Developer Preview of Android N, Google has returned with an updated version of the upcoming software. On Wednesday, Google made the second Android N Developer Preview available online and as an over-the-air update for Android Beta Program participants.
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The HTC 10 is HTC’s best Android handset to date, and one of the most remarkable smartphones of the year. We already got up-close and personal with the HTC 10 by looking at its best features. One of them was handset’s primary camera, a 12-megapixel shooter that’s got optical image stabilization and laser focus that’s incredibly fast, and it launches in just 0.6 seconds.
While that’s all great on paper, how does the HTC 10 act in the wild when it comes to taking photos? Expert camera site DxOMark already gave the HTC 10 the same score the Galaxy S7 received a few weeks ago. That means the HTC 10 ties Samsung’s flagship for the first spot on the site, with both devices outscoring the iPhone 6s.
If that’s not enough, then the following real-life camera samples taken with the HTC 10 should offer further proof that the HTC 10 has one of the best camera setups in town.
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Everyone wants a gigantic flat-screen TV for their living room, but what about all the other rooms in your house? Try as you might, not every space can fit a 75-inch screen. Smaller TVs still have their place in a world dominated by big-screen sets, and Amazon is the place to start if you’re in search of a smaller TV for a kitchen, guest room or anywhere else in your home.
Here’s a perfect example: For just $379, you can get the highly-rated Samsung UN40J5200 40-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV (2015 Model) express-shipped to your door in two days.
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Looking for a good reason to update to the latest version of iOS? Over at Krebs on Security this week, Brian Krebs has reported that two security researchers have found a new way to automatically brick a stranger’s iPhone by forcing them to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot that can change the date without their knowledge.
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After leaving fans with half a dozen story threads to ponder over at the end of last season, HBO has done a pretty good job of supplying Game of Thrones fans with trailers and clips to keep them occupied in the weeks leading up to season six.
That trend continued on Wednesday when the official Game of Thrones Facebook page shared an incredible 360-degree recreation of the famous opening credits sequence, filled with easter eggs for fans of the show.
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You pay a ridiculous amount of cash each month for internet service. Are you really getting your money’s worth? Internet service providers love to advertise lightning-fast speeds but unfortunately, but customers rarely see speeds anywhere near as fast as their plan advertises. There are a number of reasons for the discrepancy, including poor Wi-Fi connections (be sure to check out our tips for improving your home Wi-Fi network) and slow speeds at the servers that store the content you’re trying to download. You might have 100Mbps internet, but you’ll never see speeds that fast when you’re trying to download huge files.
With that out of the way, ISP connections to your home and interconnections elsewhere indeed have a big impact on the internet speeds you experience, and Netflix has been raking ISPs in the United States for some time now. The streaming media provider just updated its rankings with new data as of March 2016, and now it’s time to see how your ISP compares to the rest.
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There are few talk show guests more entertaining than Amy Schumer. Her sketch show and her movie and her SNL appearances have all been stellar, but she really seems to thrive on a couch with Ellen, Kimmel, or in this case, Jimmy Fallon.
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