The real reason you want an iPhone X

I never planned to get the iPhone.

When the original iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007, I was rocking a Samsung A900 “Blade” flip phone, the company’s actually-pretty-decent copy of the storied Motorola RAZR phone. I was editor of a tech blog for NBCUniversal at the time, and my reporter, Stewart Wolpin, was at New York City’s flagship Apple Store covering the launch of the so-called “Jesus phone.”

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Shortly after the doors opened and he got in, my phone rang.

“They’re letting me buy two,” Stewart said. “Want one?”

The original iPhone cost $600 — a lot of coin for a tech blogger, especially in an era where carrier subsidizing meant most phones cost $100-$200. I hesitated, but only for a couple of seconds. Read more…

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s Halloween family trick-or-treat was Pixar perfection

Looks like Neil Patrick Harris has competition in the adorable-celebrity-family-costumes department.

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel took their kid trick-or-treating for Halloween, and they committed fully to the bit.

If you see us in these streets then have your candy ready! Trick-Or-Treat, little homies! —Woody, Jesse, and Buzz! #HappyHalloween http://pic.twitter.com/9bbbIeZXpM

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) October 31, 2017

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— Jessica Biel News🔪 (@JessicaBielNews) October 31, 2017

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New Yorkers attend Halloween Parade in show of defiance after attack

The incident in lower Manhattan where a truck rammed into pedestrians and cyclists, leaving eight killed and 11 wounded, didn’t stop New Yorkers from taking part in the annual Halloween parade.

Halloween Parade is still on! Getting ready to start!!#NY1Boo #ImaginaryMenagerie #NYCHalloween http://pic.twitter.com/WrjNf2NoAV

— NYC Halloween Parade (@NYCHalloween) October 31, 2017

Thousands of people descended in Manhattan’s West Village wearing scary, theatrical costumes, in a show of defiance and solidarity with the victims.  

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We ain’t scared in #NYC..#Halloween #Parade had a massive turn out as usual… Thank you #NYPD for keeping the city safe..http://pic.twitter.com/LTV9sg7FnR

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Grandson is preserving his grandma’s 120-year-old craft through Airbnb

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Professor helps student ask out a crush using philosophical theory and it actually worked

Dating’s not a science. But, by the looks of this student’s experience, it might well be an art. 

Student Jake—who goes by the handle @squidslippers on Twitter—went to his English professor for advice about asking out his crush, Hannah. 

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“Yooo I have about 0 skills when it comes to texting girls so I legit asked my English professor to help me draft a text to a girl and we straight ethos, logos, pathosed my way into a date,” wrote Jake on Twitter.

yooo i have about 0 skills when it comes to texting girls so i legit asked my english professor to help me draft a text to a girl and we strAIGHT ETHOS, LOGOS, PATHOSED MY WAY INTO A DATE 😭😂🤑 http://pic.twitter.com/oHwIDGEheA

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Ice Cube casually pops up in LeBron James’ ‘Carpool Karaoke’

Even champion basketball players need a lift sometimes.

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A preview for Carpool Karaoke with LeBron James has gone out and it looks pretty cool.

Corden talks to James about being included in hip-hop songs and what it’s like to text Jay-Z, before the two sing along to “It was a good day” — and none other than Ice Cube himself turns up to help them croon. Read more…

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Millie Bobby Brown busted out a ‘Stranger Things’ rap and it was so perfect

We all know that Millie Bobby Brown can move objects with her mind and stuff, but not everyone knows she’s also a pretty badass rapper.

On Halloween night she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and busted out a full-on rap recap of Stranger Things Season 1. It’s genuinely really good, too.

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If all else fails maybe Eleven can go up against that weird tentacle monster in a rap battle? Read more…

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