It’s not often that we get the chance to be genuinely surprised at an announcement from a major tech company any more, but Microsoft managed to pull it off on Tuesday with the unveiling of the Surface Book.

Yes, we knew that there was going to be a bigger Surface on display, but we didn’t know exactly what it would look like. As it turns out, Microsoft has secretly been developing its own full-scale laptop to compete with the likes of the MacBook Pro, but how exactly did the company’s first laptop come to fruition?

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The world of livestreaming has provided us with no shortage of entertainment in recent weeks. Hot on the heels of a poor fellow in Japan who inadvertently streamed footage of himself burning down his house comes a new video depicting a man not only being arrested, but robbed.

The video below comes courtesy of a Twitch streamer in Washington state whose online handle is Mr_13big. As the story goes, our protagonist Mr. Big was playing some multiplayer NewZ whereupon his excitement at certain points proved to be too loud for his neighbors. Eventually, someone calls the police to complain about excessive noise. Shortly thereafter, a police officer shows up to see what all the fuss is about, and from there, things comically and bizarrely spiral out of control.

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Several issues are affecting iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus buyers, including unexpected shutdowns and burning hot Home buttons, but there’s no iPhone 6 “Bendgate”-like issue for the new phones.

In addition to these first iPhone 6s problems, there’s one other bug some buyers are complaining about, and that’s frozen screens. Luckily, there are things you can do to prevent the handset from freezing.

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While we took a break from telling you about free iPhone apps to cover Microsoft’s big event on Tuesday, we’re back with an impressive new list of eight terrific paid iPhone apps that are completely free to download right now. Normally these apps would cost a total of $34 but you can get them all for nothing if you act fast. Let’s check them out below!

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The other day, my Epson Artisan printer ran out of magenta ink. I wasn’t trying to print anything magenta, but it refused to print anything else until I swapped out that empty magenta cartridge for a new one. So, I hopped on Amazon, searched for the right ink, and found it… for $72.

I have had this printer for years and I’ve used brand name ink in it ever since I first got it. This time, however, I was fed up. I did a quick search for no-name ink cartridges that would fit my printer and found a set with good reviews, so I bought it.

How much did that set of six ink cartridges cost me, you ask? $6.49 with free Prime shipping.

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Lexus is back with one more incredible trick. After making a real hoverboard that can float above ground (assuming certain conditions are met), Lexus partnered up with a U.K. design firm to create a full car made of cardboard, one that you can actually drive around. Yes, even the wheels are made of recyclable cardboard.

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Microsoft on Tuesday had its best product unveiling in years and revealed several interesting products that culminated with the announcement of the Surface Book, which it bill as the “ultimate” laptop.

Microsoft dazzled the audience by revealing the Surface Book is actually more than a MacBook Pro clone, as it’s able to transform into a tablet. To make everything happen, there’s a new hinge mechanism at play that’s not available on any other laptop. The component has a weird, and absolutely cool name – the Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge (DFH) – and here’s how it works.

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Microsoft made a splash during its Tuesday Windows 10 hardware event, as the company unveiled several interesting products, including its first Windows 10 Lumia handsets and also a new family of 2-in-1 laptop/tablets, including the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book.

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Samsung’s profits have been shrinking recently but the company says that trend is about to end… and it’s due in no small part to the success of the iPhone 6s. The Wall Street Journal brings us word that Samsung has “estimated its third-quarter operating profit rebounded sharply from a year earlier on robust sales of chips and displays used in mobile phones and other gadgets.” While this rebound in profits is certainly welcome news for Samsung, it must be a little bittersweet given that its reversal of fortune in large part from selling components to Apple and to rival Chinese smartphone manufacturers.

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Burger King’s special Halloween Whopper has a special trick for people unsuspecting consumers: It apparently turns their poop green. After seeing reports of green poop crop up all over the Internet from people who ate Burger King’s distinctive black Whopper, The Washington Post’s Rachel Feltman engaged in some educated speculation about why it seems to be causing an outbreak in off-colored feces.

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