Despite Apple’s efforts, the iPhone 6 won’t be Samsung-free
Apple may be desperately trying to reduce its reliance on Samsung-made components for its devices, but that’s not an easy process, and its largest supplier/rival …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming new movies and TV shows, or training to run his next marathon.
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The awesome smart payment card Coin is looking for 10,000 more beta testers
Coin, the popular smart payment card that can store data for multiple credit cards, gift cards and loyalty cards for convenient use, is looking for …
Samsung’s most interesting Gear smartwatch yet reportedly coming soon
Samsung is not done spamming the market with smartwatch designs – after all, it’s a policy that’s worked well for the company in the smartphone …
There’s a stupidly simple but tedious trick to identify your friends on Secret
Popular app Secret may offer you a way to publicly and anonymously share some of the things you’re really not supposed to tell or you …
You’ll be very lucky to get your hands on a 5.5-inch sapphire iPhone this year
A new report from Asia claims that Apple will indeed use sapphire glass covers for some of its iPhone 6 models, but that the sapphire …
Take that, Galaxy S5: iPhone survives being dropped while skydiving
In case you plan to go skydiving in your friends and for some reason you’ll want to pull out your iPhone after you have jumped …
New Samsung promo teases the one Galaxy Note 4 feature you’ll never see on any iPhone
Samsung is getting ready to announce the Galaxy Note 4 at IFA 2014 in Germany early next month, and the company on Friday released a …
Samsung explains how hard it is to make an iPhone 6 ‘killer’
Samsung has already announced one of its two iPhone 6 “killers,” the Galaxy Alpha that’s supposed to compete against the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and the …
HTC’s hot Nexus 9 tablet might launch sooner than you think
Google is expected to unveil two Nexus devices this year – at least according to some recent reports – including the HTC Nexus 9 tablet and the …
This is the Moto X+1
Motorola is reportedly going to launch up to eight devices this year, including the company’s upcoming flagship that will be known as the Moto X+1. …
Research reveals there are almost 19,000 different kinds of Android devices in use
No wonder you may be having trouble buying the right Android smartphone and/or tablet for you, as there are simply so many devices to choose from. OpenSignal …
Microsoft’s plan to rescue Windows RT: Give everyone more Metro
Microsoft is getting ready to unveil the Windows 9 preview, but that’s not the only Windows product the company is working on. Myce has learned …
Functional hard drives have already been built in Minecraft
Minecraft players have taken a huge step towards building a functional computer inside the game by creating a critical computer component: A hard drive that …
Move over Potato Salad, a butter knife is the next Kickstarter craze
You might not be looking for the most Stupendous Splendiferous ButterUp butter knife out there for your cold butter, but almost 7,000 backers on Kickstarter …
Galaxy Note 4 to reportedly showcase Samsung’s selfie camera bloatware
Everything about the Galaxy Note 4’s camera has been leaked well ahead of its official launch, thanks to , including plenty of details about the upcoming selfie bloatware that …
Researchers learn how to hack your phone’s Gmail app at a stunning 92% success rate
While Android is usually the mobile platform of choice for hackers, new research that’s about to be presented at the USENIX Security Symposium in San …
You can download OS X Yosemite Public Beta 2 for your Mac right now
After releasing OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 6 to developers earlier this week, Apple has just released Yosemite Public Beta 2 complete with a new …
Don’t want the bigger iPhone 6? Then check out these killer iPhone 5s and 5c deals
Not all iPhone fans will want the bigger iPhone 6 models, and many people might be waiting for Apple to finally unveil its 2014 iPhones …
This stylish smart bracelet gives you a smartphone battery boost when you need it most
The QBracelet from Q Designs is a stylish, lightweight, unisex bracelet that packs a 1,160mAh battery capable of delivering that extra battery boost for your smartphone …
Awesome new Samsung accessory charges up to three mobile devices at once
Handset makers have managed to constantly improve battery life for smartphones, although battery life will hopefully be significantly further improved in future smartphone generations. Until …
Huge leak shows the 5.5-inch iPhone’s rear shell side-by-side with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6
An image showing the alleged rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 next to the same component for the 5.5-inch version has been leaked from …
The Nexus 6 might be one of eight hot new phones Motorola launches this fall
After reporting that the Motorola Shamu – also known as the Nexus 6 in most rumors – might actually be called the Moto S a …
Key next-gen iPad Air components revealed in leaked pics
In addition to the highly anticipated iPhone 6 that’s set to be unveiled on September 9th, Apple will also update its iPad line this year and …
UPS is the latest company to acknowledge major malware breach
Following the many cases of malware attacks targeting various retail stores to steal personal customer data, including Target, Neiman Marcus, or P.F. Chang’s, UPS is …
The official Flappy Bird sequel is now available for iPhone and Android
After pulling the incredibly popular, yet silly, Flappy Bird game from the App Store and Google Play Store, for fear it was too addictive for …
Researchers can easily fool former TSA X-ray scanners and sneak in dangerous weapons
This isn’t the first time someone managed to sneak by a weapon past a TSA Rapiscan full-body X-ray scanner, but Wired reports that scientists have …
Someone at Sony actually thought this hideous selfie camera was a good idea
A new episode in the selfie cultural phenomenon saga has been written – and no, it doesn’t have anything to do with the actual Selfie …
Brazil wants Apple and Google to remotely wipe Secret from all iOS and Android devices
Secret is a popular iOS and Android social networking app that lets users chat anonymously, but authorities in Brazil aren’t too fond of it. That’s …
Netflix rails against ISPs even as it agrees to pay off yet another one for better connections
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Tuesday penned an editorial in Wired in which he defended the free Internet and advocated against the FCC’s Net Neutrality proposals, as well …
Google may be working on a version of Glass that you might actually wear
Google Glass is far from being a ready-for-primetime commercial product, and the wearable device may undergo several changes before it’s sold in stores. In fact, …
