Video: Cortana, Siri and Google Now battle in extensive comparison
One of the main features of Windows Phone 8.1 is Microsoft’s voice-based virtual assistant called Cortana. While Microsoft has extensively demoed Cortana on stage during …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.
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Galaxy S5 has ‘jaw-dropping’ tablet-grade battery life
One of the features the many Galaxy S5 buyers will certainly enjoy is excellent battery life. While Samsung said that the Galaxy S5 can offer …
This is how you can free your Galaxy S5 from bloatware and TouchWiz
As with previous Samsung flagship devices, the recently launched Galaxy S5 handset comes with the company’s custom user interface on top of Android, as well as …
13 of the most memorable things Steve Jobs said
Apple’s iconic co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was essential to the company’s successes, both in its early days and especially after he was hired back to …
New leak again points to major iPhone 6 design overhaul
A new set of leaked images from Weibo seem to indicate that the iPhone 6 production preparations are already underway and the phone will see …
The tale of two Androids: Before and after the iPhone
Taking the stand on Friday in the second U.S. Apple vs. Samsung patent lawsuit, Google’s Android engineering vice president Hiroshi Lockheimer said that the company …
New report says iWatch may be significantly cheaper than expected
The highly anticipated Apple iWatch will be significantly cheaper than expected, one analyst believes, as health insurers could subsidize the cost of the smartwatch in …
Samsung tipped to spin-off Galaxy S5 Zoom into new brand
Samsung will soon unveil the Galaxy S4 Zoom successor, but SamMobile reports the device will not be part of the S5 family, as previously rumored. …
Android’s KitKat is rolling out even more slowly than Jelly Bean did
Even though Google designed Android 4.4 to work on more devices than any of its predecessors, it looks like KitKat’s adoption rate is lower than Jelly …
Samsung doubles down on Galaxy S5 region-locking
Samsung is marching forward with its region-lock policy for new devices, with the Galaxy S5 representing the latest victim of this feature, SamMobile reports. It all …
Video: No, you can’t save this file, it’ll automatically self-destruct instead
DSTRUX is a brand new service that wants to make files even more secure when you share them on the Internet by offering total control on who …
This guide will teach you how to create stronger passwords
The Heartbleed software bug caught the web by storm, affecting a huge number of websites and online services that are now hurrying to patch the security …
Here are some of the crazy things people use Amazon’s Mayday for
Amazon’s Mayday customer service feature introduced last year is one of the company’s inventions that was highlighted in Jeff Bezos’ recent letter to investors. The …
Trying to protect yourself from Heartbleed could land you in jail
The recently uncovered massive Heartbleed vulnerability affecting 66% of websites is currently being patched by many companies, but several online services already offer users the means …
Microsoft Surface mini tablet supposedly launching this spring
Microsoft has been rumored for quite some time to be working on a smaller Surface tablet, but the company has yet to make such plans official. However, Neowin …
Top secret document suggests Samsung knowingly lied about tablet sales
New evidence from the second Apple vs Samsung U.S. patent lawsuit reveals that Samsung grossly misrepresented its Galaxy Tab sales when it first started selling Galaxy-branded …
HTC: Here’s why the HTC One (M8) is better than the Galaxy S5
After leaked Samsung training materials explained why the Galaxy S5 is better than the HTC One (M8,) HTC Source has obtained a similar document that …
Apple: iOS, OS X and ‘key web services’ aren’t heartbleeding
Following the revelation that hundreds of thousands of websites are susceptible to attacks based on the “Heartbleed” flaw in OpenSSL, Apple told Re/code that its …
Video: This awesome robot is actually a tiny mobile printer
Israel-based Zuta Labs has been developing a very interesting product meant to fix the one thing users can’t do on the go, despite the plethora …
OnePlus to launch its highly anticipated Android phone in 16 countries
With less than two weeks to go until the OnePlus One CyanogenMod-running Android handset will be officially launched, the company has started sharing more details …
Sprint scores exclusive edition of the HTC One (M8) [updated]
It appears that not all HTC One (M8) handsets are created equal, at least in the U.S., where Sprint has apparently scored an exclusive version of the …
Video: Star Trek-like communicator does Siri and Google Now, but no teleportation
Inspired by the Star Trek communicator, CommBadge is a new Bluetooth-enabled accessory for smart devices that’s currently in Kickstarter phase and is looking to raise …
Facebook is rolling out privacy-guarding features for a change
Facebook has long been slammed for breaching the privacy of its customers in the past, but the company seems to be interested in introducing more privacy-guarding …
The iWatch will apparently be another big-margin win for Apple
Apple will launch several iWatch models later this year, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who on Thursday also wrote in a note to clients that one …
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone just got real
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has always been an interesting idea for the future of smartphones, although it never really seemed like a commercial product …
Android 4.4.3 KitKat reportedly launching in coming weeks
Various reports have detailed several Android 4.4.3 KitKat sightings and suggested an update was imminent, but it looks like Google is not quite ready to release …
Study shows why Apple absolutely needs a bigger iPhone 6
A new survey from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that a bigger iPhone 6 model would be a huge hit with buyers, revealing that even more …
Facebook will force you to install another one of its apps
Facebook plans to remove the chat features from its main mobile app and force users to install Messenger on their iOS and Android phones in order …
Video: You can now control your Parrot AR drone with Oculus Rift
Berlin-based developer Diego Araos was able to connect an Oculus Rift headset to a Parrot AR drone and actually control it by simply moving his head. …
Meet the man anointed to lead the new Motorola
Now that Motorola is no longer a Google company (well, almost, as the Lenovo acquisition is not yet final) and Dennis Woodside, the former Googler named …
