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Tech

Sonos Makes It Clear: You No Longer Own The Things You Buy

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By Karl Bode and Matthew Gault
Tech

iOS 12’s Biggest Upgrade: An End to Planned Obsolescence Conspiracy Theories

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By Jason Koebler
Tech

How to Perform Amateur Surgery on a Phone

07.03.15

By Adrianne Jeffries
Entertainment

What’s a Colophon? Artist Recreates Vintage Computer Guides in the Most Analog Way Possible

04.16.15

By Sophia Callahan
All Hail the Fifth Coming of the iPhone

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Music

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Music

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See all the dates and get presale info here.

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Music

Ozzy Osbourne Biopic Lands ‘Phenomenal Actor’ in Lead Role, Says Jack Osbourne

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