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 …
Apps & Software
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 …
Samsung is finally taking an axe to some of its least loved bloatware
We learned earlier this year that the bloatware problem on Samsung Android devices had gotten so bad that it reportedly greatly annoyed Google, which told Samsung to stop releasing so …
You absolutely need to check out Fleksy, the fastest smartphone keyboard in the world
Fleksy on Thursday announced that its Android keyboard app has broken the Guinness World Record for fastest testing, a feature Microsoft has recently bragged with …
5 gorgeous free iPhone apps you need to check out right now (May 2014)
BGR’s recurring series on gorgeous iPhone apps has been a big hit so far. Why? Because digging through the hundreds of thousands of apps in …
Download this app right now: ProCam 2 for iPhone is now free
When it comes to the cameras on Apple’s various iPhone models, two things are consistently true. First, the camera quality is better than just about …
Video: Amazing trick lets Android devices run iOS apps
Students from Columbia’s University’s Department of Computer Science have developed Cider, a neat mobile OS compatibility architecture that lets them run any iOS application on …
Guess which Android app just became the first to reach 1 billion downloads
As far as Google is concerned, Android exists in its current form for one reason and one reason alone: to put Google services in front …
New leak offers surprising details about Windows’ future
Microsoft may already be working on quite a few different Windows-related products and some of them are pretty surprising. Myce rdirects our attention to a leaked image …
Download this app right now: Logacal, a smarter iPhone calendar app, is now free
Logacal is a brilliant calendar app for people who need to get things done, plain and simple. Traditional calendars present schedules in a monthly view, …
Download this app right now: Gorgeous Weather Glance for iPhone and iPad is now free
What’s the only thing better than a great weather app with a gorgeous design and great features? That’s right — a great weather app with a …
Here’s a guaranteed way to make money on your smartphone – with a catch
Make It Rain: The Love of Money is the latest addictive iOS game that has gone viral in the App Store, Re/code reports, having been downloaded …
This iPhone app could be the Instagram of 3D images
On its face, Seene looks like another Instagram clone that gives you an easy way to share your pictures. But Seene is one of the more interesting …
Download this app right now: OneKey Pro for iPhone will protect you from hackers for free
It’s time to be blunt: If you’re not using a password manager to help ensure that your online passwords are as secure as possible, you’re …
Here’s an awesome Google Maps trick that every Android and iOS user needs to know
Google has just rolled out a major Google Maps update for mobile devices, available to both iOS and Android users, which brings several interesting features, including …
Awesome iOS jailbreak app brings OS X features to iPad
Even though Apple thinks unifying the iOS and OS X universes — in a similar manner to Microsoft’s “no-compromise” Windows approach — would be a waste of energy, …
Download this app right now: Notability for iPhone and iPad is now free
Note-taking apps for Apple’s iPhone and iPad are a dime a dozen but every once in a while, a truly noteworthy notes app emerges. Evernote …
Google is the top publisher on Apple’s iOS App Store (but not on Google Play)
Here’s a painfully ironic twist of fate if you happen to work for a particular Cupertino, California-based consumer tech giant: Google, maker of iOS’s top …
Download this app right now: Pocketbooth for iPhone is now free
Some time ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, there were no smartphones to help teens and tweens take selfies on the go. Instead, if …
Download this app right now: Vhoto adds an awesome feature to the iPhone’s camera for free
Installments in this series typically focus on paid iOS and Android apps that are available for free for a limited time, but sometimes a regularly …
KitKat slowly pushes forward, but Jelly Bean is still king of the Android hill
Google has updated the Android adoption numbers it features on its Android developers site, revealing that Android 4.4 KitKat has further gained market share at …
5 Android apps that will dramatically improve your phone’s battery life
Newer Android smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8) ship with fantastic new software features designed to combat the biggest problem in …
