6 great Easter eggs found in popular Android apps
Android and iOS app developers are largely responsible for making each platform as great as it is, and the importance of a large, high-quality mobile …
Apps & Software
Lollipop might be the best thing that’s ever happened to Samsung’s TouchWiz UI
Samsung is expected to update various current and former flagship handsets to Android 5.0 Lollipop and some recent videos from SamMobile have shown unofficial Android 5.0 builds …
Apple just made it much easier to switch from the iPhone to Android
One of the problems that may be affecting certain smartphone users who want to switch from iPhone to Android is iMessage, as some people don’t …
8 awesome paid apps you can download free for a limited time (save $35!)
We always like to start the week strong when it comes to our posts about paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for …
Google exec explains why Android got such a massive overhaul with Lollipop
Android 5.0 Lollipop is the biggest overhaul to Android since at least the release of Jelly Bean and might even be the biggest Android design …
Moto X and Moto G might get Lollipop sooner than anyone thought
Some 2014 Moto X users have already received Android 5.0 Lollipop update prompts, Ars Technica reports, with the company posting — and then pulling — documents …
Apple Pay is already having a significant impact at one major retailer
If you’re looking for more evidence that Apple Pay is already a big success, look no further than a recent estimate put out by Mike …
This is the real reason you won’t be able to use Apple Pay in Walmart stores
Most of MCX retailers, including Walmart and many other big names in the retail business, are not taking Apple Pay payments from iPhone 6 and …
Sneaky new app brings all your Amazon Instant Video content to Chromecast
One of the bummers about Chromecast is that it doesn’t have an official Amazon Prime app that will let you stream Amazon content that you …
EFF: ‘Jailbreaking is not a crime’ and we will fight to ‘keep it that way’
Many smartphone and tablet users, whether on the iPhone or Android, prefer to jailbreak or root their devices in order to better customize them. But not all device …
You may soon have a way to bring Lollipop to ancient Android devices
Although Android 5.0 Lollipop will be made available in the coming months for many Android devices released over the past two years, there are several …
Here’s everything you need to install Android 5.0 on your Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and more right now
The world has Android 5.0 fever, and while most Android device owners will have to wait until next year at the earliest to get Lollipop …
Office might be free on iOS and Android, but there are tons of restrictions – here they are
Microsoft set the Internet ablaze yesterday with the announcement that all of the Office mobile apps would be free to download on iOS and Android phones and tablets, …
25 hidden iOS 8 features you really need to know about
IOS 8 has been out for more than a month now. In fact, we already saw Apple release its first major update to the platform last …
Leak: This is what Android 5.0 Lollipop looks like on the world’s best Android phone
When we reviewed Motorola’s second-generation Moto X back in September, we called it the best Android phone in the world. Of course, a lot has …
9 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now (save $57!)
The holidays aren’t quite here yet, but every day is a holiday here at BGR. We showed you seven good paid iPhone and iPad apps …
These awesome free iOS 8 tweaks will make you want to jailbreak your phone right now
Apple doesn’t like it when you jailbreak your iPhones… but the number of awesome tweaks available on Cydia just makes it so, so tempting. YouTube …
Awesome news, Android fans: Office for Android tablets is now available for you to try
Microsoft’s Office for iPad product was a great success last year, but the company did not bring its famous productivity suite to Android tablets at …
The ‘Netflix for Pirates’ explains why it will never be taken offline again
Popular torrent streaming Popcorn Time version Time4Popcorn — also informally known as the “Netflix for pirates” — lets users instantly watch pirated movies and TV …
10 apps that are killing your Android phone’s battery life
Samsung makes terrific devices but there are definitely things the company does that drive its users crazy, including the laggy performance of its TouchWiz UI …
Serious bug that might have delayed the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has been fixed
Google is not yet ready to roll out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to supported Nexus devices, as it is dealing with various bugs affecting …
7 awesome paid iPhone apps you can download right now for free
This has been a great week so far for paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, but the week isn’t quite over just …
A huge overhaul is coming to AirDroid, the awesome app that brings Continuity to Android
We have covered AirDroid several times in the past here on BGR, and there’s a reason it keeps popping up: it’s one of the best …
Apple wants you to update to iOS 8 even though you probably still can’t
Adoption of Apple’s latest iOS software, iOS 8, has been far slower than adoption of last year’s iOS 7 update. Some tech bloggers jumped to …
You can use Microsoft Office for free on your iPhone or iPad starting right now
Microsoft under Satya Nadella truly is a new company. Microsoft on Thursday announced that you’ll now be able to use its Microsoft Office mobile apps …
This is Apple’s gorgeous new Mac App Store
Apple released OS X 10.10 Yosemite last month and the new desktop operating system was packed full of great new features. Spotlight has been totally …
EFF: iMessage and FaceTime are best, most secure, mass-market messaging options
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday released a report on messaging apps security, saying that Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime SMS/instant message and video chat …
You can download Google’s beautiful Material Design Calendar app right now
In addition to redesigning its Gmail app for Android, adding Material Design elements and new features for Android 5.0, Google also has a new Google …
Why Google may secretly love Apple Pay’s early success
Apple Pay’s encouraging early adoption isn’t just a boon for Apple — it seems that it might be a boon for Google and its Google …
Bad news, Android fans: The Android 5.0 Lollipop Nexus update is delayed
Many Android fans rocking a Nexus device are waiting for Google to finally roll out their respective Android 5.0 Lollipop update, but the company isn’t …
