Amazon is taking a pretty hefty discount off of a large SanDisk micro SD card. In fact, you can grab a 128GB ultra micro SD card for only $59.99 on Amazon right now — that’s a savings of 40%.
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Irony: Popular illegal download service wants you to pay for its software
Apps that allow users to download torrent files are usually used for grabbing copyrighted content that’s illegally hosted online. Most such apps are available as free downloads, but one popular torrent app is exploring options to make its users pay for the app.
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Watch ‘The Walking Dead’ season 6 preview trailer right now
We’re almost there. AMC will soon kick off the sixth season of its highly acclaimed The Walking Dead TV series. However, there’s still some waiting left for fans of the series, as the show premieres on October 11th. In the meantime, there’s a new cryptic trailer for the upcoming season, which was released during the Talking Dead show.
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How to control anything in your house with your iPhone or Android phone
Some day, everything in your house will be “smart.” Today, most of the things in your house a pretty dumb. Until we arrive at a point in time where Internet connectivity is truly ubiquitous in all the devices in our homes, gadgets like the Plugable Bluetooth Controlled AC Power Switch will play a huge role in bridging that gap.
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Illegal torrent download sites ban Windows 10 over privacy worries
Microsoft has a mini PR mess on its hands when it comes to Windows 10’s default privacy settings. Microsoft can and will collect all kinds of data from your Windows 10 computer, much of it without your explicit knowledge. However, the company is not quietly covering up these data collection features and is instead explaining to users why they’re in place while offering them measures to disable some of the spy tools. Recent reports have also uncovered a troubling provision in Microsoft’s terms of service that suggests the company may forcefully remove and/or prevent users from enjoying copyrighted content that has been downloaded illegally on machines running Windows 10 and counterfeit hardware.
Torrent sites that provide access to illegal digital content, including movies, TV shows, music, and games, are already worried about that particular revelation and at least three of them looking at banning users that have updated to Windows 10.
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Every free PS4, PS3 and PS Vita game you can download in September
For the first time in the history of the Instant Game Collection, PS4 owners were able to pick one of the two games they’re getting for free in September. Between Grow Home, Armello and Zombie Vikings, Grow Home unsurprisingly won out (which makes sense since it’s already been well-received by PC gamers).
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Deal of the day: You’ve never used a camera like this before
Most cameras produce a flat, static 2D image. The Lytro camera is different—in fact, it’s the first consumer camera ever to harness the entire light field…and completely change how you take photos. Get the first generation 16GB Lytro camera for $79.99 at the BGR Store.
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We can’t stop laughing at this video of a guy who strapped an electrode massager to his face
You know what we love about YouTube? It’s a place where we can see people do stuff that we’ve always had too much common sense to try ourselves. YouTube user Paul Druck did just such a thing two years ago when he strapped an electrode massager to his face and zapped himself with electricity. Even better, Druck posted this wonderful little stunt online in a video that’s just now gaining traction on Reddit.
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New iPhone 6s leak suggests we’ve hit the limit for how thin an iPhone can be
Apple’s new iPhone 6s handsets are going to be unveiled during a September 9th event, a reliable source revealed not to long ago, and should hit stores by September 18th, with preorders supposedly beginning on September 11th. While Apple is carefully guarding iPhone 6s information, many leaks have so far offered details about the specs and design of the phone, including some images of the handset. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are expected to be similar to their predecessors when it comes to overall design but a new report is suggesting the new handsets will differ when it comes to one critical aspect: thickness.
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Stephen Colbert’s first ‘Late Show’ guests to include Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
With the loss of Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, Comedy Central is certainly going through a late night transformation. And while Stewart is, believe it or not, now wrestling in the WWE, Colbert will be taking over David Letterman’s old Late Show spot on CBS come September.
Given the cult like following Colbert has amassed in the last few years, it’s going to be extremely interesting to see how he fares against the likes of Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon. With the show’s first episode set to air on September 8, CBS today released the full slate of guests set to appear on the show during its first week in production.
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