Even Google’s Wi-Fi router still sucks
It seems to be an immutable fact that all Wi-Fi routers are doomed to be bad. In fairness, we do ask a lot of them: …
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Verizon is spending big to make its 4G network even faster
Verizon’s pitch has always been simple: pay us more money than any other wireless carrier, get the fastest speeds and best network coverage in return. …
The first live VR rocket launch was a complete fail, because technology is awful
Earlier today, NASA and the United Launch Alliance combined to show the first-ever rocket launch in 360-degree virtual reality. It was meant to be a …
iPhone 8 hype is getting out of hand
Look, the iPhone 8 is probably going to be a really great smartphone. Recent advances in technology are making no-bezel smartphones with zero physical buttons …
Facebook killing suspect dead after police chase
Steve Stephens, the man suspected of killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin and uploading a video of the murder to Facebook, has died following a police chase. According …
T-Mobile got an amazing deal on its $8 billion spectrum haul
Last week, the results of a hugely important Federal Communications Commission auction came out. The Commission was selling the rights to use re-purposed TV spectrum to …
Fresh United horror: ice-cream sundaes stopped after passenger served bowl of glass
Following a week of record-bad PR, BGR can reveal that United and its passengers are facing a new kind of horror: the stopping of United’s signature ice-cream sundaes. …
Relive the golden days of MacOS with this in-browser emulator
Last year, Apple switched from OS X to macOS as the naming scheme for its desktop operating system. But long before the days of Yosemite …
How one man built his own iPhone out of spare parts
Simple phone repairs, like a battery or a screen unit, are easier than people think. Thanks to guides like iFixit and the magic of eBay, information and …
Ditching sports could be the cheapest way to cut the cord
With a raft of new internet-only pay-TV bundles coming out this year, 2017 is looking good for cordcutters. YouTube, Sling, Hulu, and even AT&T have …
The new Android update is breaking fingerprint sensors
We normally make fun of Android updates because they don’t actually happen — it takes months for changes to roll from Google to consumers, which …
Uber can’t stop losing money
Uber has opened up its books for a rare examination, and the news is not good. From figures shown to Bloomberg, it would appear that Uber …
HTC won’t sell you the best phone it’s made this year
HTC has struggled for the last year or two to stay relevant. Its flagship phone, the One M line, is a perfectly excellent Android device …
Apple just got a permit to test driverless cars in California
That Apple is doing something with autonomous vehicles is one of the worst-kept secrets in Silicon Valley. Rumors have circulated for years that Apple is …
T-Mobile just spent $8 billion to get signal across the entire country
T-Mobile: great prices, meh coverage. That’s been the general consensus for years, but things are about to change in a massive way. The results of …
Nintendo is killing the NES Classic Edition, which is totally fine
Deep breaths, deep breaths. It’s not like Nintendo invented a genius product out of nowhere, massively underestimated sales encouraging a rampant black market, then decided …
Tesla’s giant Model 3 tease will finally end in July
I could swear we’ve been here before. Tesla has been drip-feeding us details of the Tesla Model 3 in a series of “launch” events that …
The ‘Star Wars’ producers just made this incredible Carrie Fisher tribute
Lucasfilm just closed its Star Wars Celebration event with this awesome video tribute to Carrie Fisher, drawing attention to her role as Princess Leia and her years …
Skybuds earbuds review: AirPods for people who don’t like Apple
With the launch of the headphone-less iPhone 7, Apple turned truly wireless earbuds into a mainstream thing. The AirPods, much as people make fun of them, …
Court forces PornHub to reveal names and viewing histories of some users
An anti-piracy court case in California could have an embarrassing ending for some individuals, as adult video site Pornhub is being forced to hand over …
Walmart has a new program that’s the opposite of Amazon Prime
Amazon’s yearly Prime subscription is supposed to be the ultimate in lazy shopping: pay an annual fee, and in return order as much stuff as …
Microsoft is having a hardware event May 2nd in NYC, but don’t expect new Surfaces
This morning, Microsoft started sending out invites for a hardware and software launch event, to be held in NYC on May 2nd. According to The Verge, …
Don’t forget to free up gigabytes of space after the Windows 10 update
The Windows 10 Creators Update is here, and you should go download it right now. Not only does it fix bugs and security flaws, it …
This USB-C hard drive can also charge your laptop
I know you probably don’t wake up in the morning, sip your coffee, and think to yourself “damn, I’m really excited for all the possibilities …
Rest in hell, Windows Vista
Ten years after the half-baked software dumpster fire known as Windows Vista was unleashed on an unsuspecting public, the nightmare is finally over. Microsoft is …
AT&T just made a $1.25 billion bet on 5G
5G connectivity is coming, which is good news for anyone who’s ever wanted to stream multiple things in 4K while sitting in a treehouse. All …
Strong Galaxy S8 sales show no one cares about the Note 7
In November last year, things looked bleak for Samsung. It was forced to recall the Galaxy Note 7 for a second time, after already recalling and …
‘Just kill me,’ United passenger says as he drools blood in new video
United’s nightmare morning is getting even worse. A horrifying new video shows the passenger, bloodied and incoherent after being violently removed from the flight by …
Video shows United Airlines violently dragging random passenger off overbooked flight
Video circulating on Twitter shows the moment a man was forcibly dragged off a United Airlines flight Sunday night. According to the passenger who posted the …
Everything you need to know before installing the Windows 10 Creators Update
Windows 10’s big annual update will be available to the public on April 11th. Before you rush to crash Microsoft’s servers with the install, you’ll …
