How printer companies are ripping us off

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Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. Computers have gotten faster, phones have become magical portals to nearly every piece and type of information on the planet, and TVs have gotten razor-thin. Concurrently, modern technology has become easier and more intuitive.

Printing, however, is the exception to the rule. Printing, for reasons that defy logical explanation, remains a clunky, confusing, and aggravating endeavor. And to top it all off, printer companies, in addition to blessing us with nothing but frustration, are all too willing to rip us off in the process.

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AT&T changes ‘unlimited’ data throttling policy following $100M fine from FCC

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Remember back in June when the Federal Communications Commission slapped AT&T with a $100 million fine for misleading subscribers on its “unlimited” data plans? Well you can be sure that AT&T remembers, and the nation’s No. 2 wireless service provider just quietly made a huge change to its throttling policy.

At the time, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said that consumers were being “deceived by misleading marketing materials and insufficient disclosure.” We’re not sure whether or not AT&T’s disclosure is anymore sufficient now than it was back then, but changes made this week to the carrier’s data throttling policy will certainly make unlimited plan holders quite happy.

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Two pairs of Bose headphones are available at deep discounts on Amazon

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Bose has been a leader in home audio for years, made famous by its tiny little speakers that pack great big sound. When the company moved into the headphones market, it made waves with its over-ear noise-canceling headphones, and then it moved into earbuds as well.

All of Bose’s products have two things in common: great sound and high price tags. For a limited time on Amazon, however, you can save between 20% and 40% on two great pairs of Bose headphones.

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Video: Watch Tim Cook’s entire interview with The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert

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Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared Tuesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Fans of both Apple and of Colbert had high expectations of the interview, which is indeed something of a rarity for Cook. Of course, anytime the chief executive of the most valuable company in the world does an interview anywhere, it’s a pretty big deal.

Cook and Colbert did not disappoint, and a video of the entire 9+ minute interview is now available online.

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14-year-old arrested for bringing homemade clock to school, cops insisted it was a bomb

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Awesome work, Texas police: You’ve officially discouraged a promising young engineer from doing something productive with his time. The Dallas Morning News reported this week that Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, was arrested after he brought a homemade clock to school that school officials mistook for a bomb.

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iOS 9 will fix a massive iOS vulnerability that silently lets malware apps inside the iPhone

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Apple will release the final version of iOS 9 later today, and the software update will bring several new features and performance improvements. On top of that, the new release will fix a massive iOS vulnerability that would allow a third-party to gain control of a user’s iPhone. The bug also affects Macs, and will be squashed in the upcoming El Capitan release (set to launch on September 30th).

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Huge Android lockscreen vulnerability lets you unlock password-protected Lollipop devices

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Just because your Android screen is protected by a password doesn’t mean is as safe as you thought it would be. In fact, if you chose a password instead of a PIN or pattern unlock to protect your Lollipop device, then anyone can get into your phone with a trivial hack that was just discovered and shared with the world.

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Ashley Madison warned users they’d be flirting with fembots right in the terms of service

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Ashley Madison users who are annoyed that they wasted money chatting with robots have no reason to be upset — it turns out the company told them all about it in its terms of service. The Guardian points out that before signing up with Ashley Madison, users had to agree that they understood that not all profiles on the site would be of real people and that the website created its own profiles for its own purposes.

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Ashley Madison warned users they’d be flirting with fembots right in the terms of service

%name Ashley Madison warned users they’d be flirting with fembots right in the terms of service by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

Ashley Madison users who are annoyed that they wasted money chatting with robots have no reason to be upset — it turns out the company told them all about it in its terms of service. The Guardian points out that before signing up with Ashley Madison, users had to agree that they understood that not all profiles on the site would be of real people and that the website created its own profiles for its own purposes.

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Video: Stephen Colbert wastes no time burning Donald Trump to a crisp

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Stephen Colbert has been host of The Late Show for less than two weeks but he’s already spent ample time taking shots at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. This isn’t that surprising given that Trump’s presidential campaign was tailor made for comedy but we’re nonetheless happy to see Colbert hasn’t lost his touch after switching over from Comedy Central to a major broadcast network.

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