How to get a refund on apps you buy from Google Play
As crucial as apps have become to the mobile experience, people still often balk at the idea of paying for mobile applications. Spending $7 on …
Apps & Software
5 great Android apps that do amazing things the iPhone can’t (May 2014)
Welcome to the fourth installment in BGR’s popular series on great Android apps that do amazing things the iPhone cannot. Earlier posts in this series …
Paid apps gone free: This $50 app that teaches you to play guitar is now free
Somewhere within us all lives a rock beast waiting to break free. Those looking to uncage the animal inside themselves have a wide range of new options …
Microsoft shows off its most incredible new product in years
Microsoft at Re/code’s Code Conference revealed that it’s moving forward with its Skype voice and video call translation product, demoing on stage a pre-beta version …
Here are two small but important changes Apple should make with iOS 8
It’s always good to keep up with fan communities online to get a sense of what they both like and dislike about changes made to …
Galaxy S5 could be among the first phones to get an upcoming new version of Android
Samsung isn’t exactly known for releasing fast Android updates to its handsets and tablets, including flagship devices, but it looks like the company is already …
Interactive demo shows what it might be like to use iOS 8’s new Healthbook app
Designer Jayaprasad Mohanan has imagined what iOS 8’s Healthbook app may look like, based on the large number of reports describing what will supposedly be one …
This is the only iPhone photo editor you’ll ever need (and it’s free right now)
There are more photo editing apps in the iOS App Store than you could count in a day. Many of them are terrible. Many of them …
Paid apps gone free: Beautiful and novel iPhone photo editor Since is now free
Falling squarely into the “Why didn’t I think of that?!” category, Since is a gorgeous and unique photo editor for the iPhone that is now available …
Return of a classic: iPod ‘Music Quiz’ game resurrected in a cool new iPhone app
Long before the iPhone came along and shifted consumer interest away from dedicated digital music players, there existed a small, chunky Apple device called an …
The only 6 iPhone apps you need to take stunning, professional-quality photos
The iPhone’s camera is already pretty strong for a smartphone camera but what if you need it to do more? Luckily for you, The Guardian this …
Clever new iPad games force your kids to stop playing with the iPad so much
Founded by two ex-Googlers, Tangible Play is a company that has figured out a clever way to force children not to play on the iPad excessively. …
Now anyone can search Google on a computer without lifting a finger
Siri still has plenty of issues that need to be ironed out in order to help improve usability, but one thing is certain: Apple kicked …
Windows 9 and other key unreleased Microsoft products detailed in new leak
A new leaked image that includes information about future Microsoft Windows and Office versions lists several products including Windows 9, Windows 365, Windows Phone 9, Office 365 …
Amazon will pay you $10 to download these 5 free Android apps
What’s better than a nice paid Android app? A nice free Android app. And what’s better than a nice free Android app? Getting paid to …
6 awesome paid iPhone apps that are now free for a limited time
Here at BGR, we often tell readers when a nifty paid app is available for free for a limited time. Paying for apps is of …
Apple is preparing to release iOS 7.1.2, likely to fix two major bugs
It won’t be much longer before Apple unveils iOS 8 but the company is still going to push out one last update to iOS 7.1 …
Download this app immediately: Convertizo 2 for iPhone is now free
Unit converting apps are an interesting breed in the iOS App Store. While most app categories contain a few real gems buried beneath a mountain …
Awesome new app displays iPhone notifications on your Mac
Wouldn’t it be great if the notifications on your iPhone also popped up on your Mac while you were working or doing anything else on …
Download this app right now: Incredible iPhone translator Speak & Translate is now free
2014 might be a relatively boring year for smartphone fans, but every once in a while you come across an app that makes you appreciate how …
China seemingly takes revenge on Microsoft for ending XP support, bans Windows 8
Oh, so you’re ending support for Windows XP and you want us to upgrade to Windows 8? Not so fast, says the Chinese government. Reuters …
Gmail for Android gets UI tweaks and great new features in new update
Gmail for Android has been updated to version 4.8, which offers various user interface tweaks as well as new features including a very useful “Save …
Is this Microsoft’s ‘touch-first’ productivity suite?
Microsoft Research has accidentally published an extensive document that offers the first images of the company’s touch-first Office productivity suite. The document has since been pulled, …
Untethered iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak shown for first time on a new iPhone
When it released iOS 7.1, Apple thanked the hackers that had jailbroken iOS 7.0, therefore allowing it to patch several security exploits. Since then, no iOS 7.1 …
Here are the 6 best features Google has added to Google Maps this year
Google Maps is far and away the best online mapping service out there and it’s no mystery why: Google has been working on it constantly …
Download this app right now: Calendars 5, one of our favorite iPhone calendar apps, is now free
In a recent feature covering 5 gorgeous free iPhone apps, we discussed a fantastic new calendar app called Magneto that looks to put a new spin …
Download this app right now: Stunning photo editor AFilter for iPhone is now free
There are thousands of paid photo editing apps in the iOS App Store and to be frank, most of them would probably be overpriced even if …
We might not get our first taste of Windows 9 until early next year
The first Windows 9 Preview version might not be released until either February or March 2015, a source familiar with Microsoft’s plans reports. Chinese leaker FaiKee has posted …
This secret tweak will make your Android phone much faster
In the early days of the Android platform, smartphones like the G1 were painfully slow and clunky. Handsets struggled to open apps, freezes were expected, and …
These 9 awesome Android photo apps are free for one day only
What’s the only thing better than an awesome Android app? That’s right — an awesome paid Android app that becomes available for free. Amazon’s Google …
