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  • Essential Phone gets a $200 price drop, existing customers get credit

     Essential has an offer that’s honestly very hard to refuse: The price of the Essential Phone (PH-1, going by technical model number), is now $200 cheaper, so $499 off-contract and unlocked. That’s an amazing price for their debut smartphone, which remains my favorite in terms of straight up industrial design (and it has one of …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Download this: Spilly's AR app is like Snapchat filters on steroids

    If you’ve ever watched a YouTube video and wished that you could be part of it, there’s a new augmented reality app that might be able to help. It’s called Spilly, and it takes popular videos of celebrities, YouTube stars, and other famous clips, then allows users to mash them up with Snapchat-like AR effects …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Lost dog rescued from an abandoned mine shaft turns out to be a total superstar

    There are two types of “lost pet” stories: The happy ones, where good Samaritans lend a helping hand and everything works out in the end, and the unhappy ones, which we don’t talk about. Well. Here we are, talking. I’ll let Portia Scovern, the non-canine hero of this story, explain (via her Facebook post): A …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Trump congratulated himself for something he hadn't done, so the White House had to make it true

    Several Americans received something unexpected from the White House this week: a rush-delivered condolence letter from President Donald Trump written to the loved ones of people who died in military service.  After a week of controversy that pivoted around whether Trump — as he claimed — actually did personally contact every bereaved family, The Atlantic …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • James Toback is the latest filmmaker to be outed as a sexual predator

    The Harvey Weinsteins of the world aren’t always household names. Frequently, in fact, they’re nothing of the sort. So it is with James Toback, a longtime (and relatively obscure) filmmaker who is now facing allegations of sexual harassment leveled by 38 different women, as a Los Angeles Times investigation reveals. And much like Weinstein, Toback’s …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Every Halloween I get really excited to watch the only Frankenstein movie

    Halloween is the best time of the year. Many people think this is because you get to dress up, eat candy and fill your house with decorative gourds, but they are wrong. Halloween is the best time of the year because Halloween is the time that I get to watch the one and only Frankenstein …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Here's how you can actually use your phone when you listen to YouTube on mobile

    YouTube is meant for video, but as most everyone has figured out by now, it’s also great for music. You can find just about every deep cut imaginable on the platform — but listening to the tunes on the mobile app isn’t always the most enjoyable experience.  The YouTube app has one particularly egregious flaw …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Freshen the air in your home with this smart planter

    Clairy is a smart flowerpot and natural air purifier that can fill your apartment with fresh air, while sending indoor pollution updates to your phone. Read more… More about Tech, Lifestyle, Climate, Mashable Video, and Energy Source: Mashable | Freshen the air in your home with this smart planter

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel