PlayStation 4 users can now stream music videos for free
In addition to being available on the PlayStation 3, VidZone can now be downloaded on the PlayStation 4 as well, Sony announced on its PlayStation …
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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Google asked to remove 235M links to copyright infringing content in 2013
Google received more than 235 million takedown requests this year from copyright holders that wanted links to copyright infringing content to be removed from Google …
Dog-to-English translator becomes a reality thanks to crowdfunding campaign
An Indiegogo project that aims to deliver the first gadget capable of translating a dog’s thoughts into the English language has reached its funding goal with …
Target: Yes, hackers got encrypted PINs along with stolen cards
Target on Friday confirmed that hackers managed to steal encrypted data including encrypted PINs, as reported by Reuters earlier this week, but added that the PIN numbers …
Apple still wants to ban Samsung phones that aren’t even for sale anymore
Following its multi-million dollar win against Samsung, Apple still wants to ban some of the devices found to be infringing on its patents, even though …
Exciting new features that could come to Siri have been uncovered
A newly awarded Apple patent describes a technology that would allow the Siri voice-based virtual assistant that’s currently available on various iOS devices to help …
iPhone, iPad crush Android in Christmas Day online shopping war
After winning the Black Friday shopping war against Android, iPhones and iPads scored a similar “win” when it came to Christmas Day online shopping in …
Time Warner Cable adds new content to curtail cord cutting
Amid Charter merger chatter, Time Warner Cable recently played nice during content negotiations with multiple programmers in a move that’s likely related to trying to reduce the number …
This is what it’s like to be an intern for Apple
Apple interns are fully submersed in the company’s culture during their internships, and they’re not just “fetching coffee,” as Business Insider puts it. Despite the …
Reuters: Target hackers got encrypted bank PINs as well
The hackers who managed to steal data for up to 40 million credit cards used in Target stores on Black Friday and in following weeks …
Apple eyeing $4 billion iPad deal in Turkey
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is reportedly going to travel to Turkey in February to attend the official opening of the first retail store in the …
Geohot: iOS 7 jailbreak has not been ‘backdoored’ by China
After the drama that ensured following the “official” iOS 7 untethered jailbreak release, well-known gadget hacker Geohot has cleared the waters surrounding the new Evasi0n …
2013 is almost over, but HP will reportedly launch new smartphones this year
Even though 2013 is almost over, HP is rumored to launch multiple low-cost phablets by the end of the year, The Information reports, in various …
Why you shouldn’t jailbreak your iOS 7 device just yet
The Evasi0n7 iOS 7 unethered jailbreak that was released on Sunday did not come without a pinch of drama, MacRumors reports, as the evad3rs team …
iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 will both lack the latest trendy smartphone feature
The iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 will reportedly not have flexible displays, as some people may have expected, unnamed “industry sources” told The Korea Herald. …
Tim Cook: Apple has ‘big plans’ that customers will love in 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Sunday sent a holiday email to employees, highlighting the main accomplishments of the company in 2013, and hinting at some …
Apple’s iPhone is finally a big deal in China
Apple and China Mobile on Sunday announced the highly anticipated iPhone deal between two companies has been finalized. The Chinese carrier, with more than 760 …
Evasi0n7 iOS 7 untethered jailbreak released as a Christmas present
The Evasi0n team has a Christmas present for those iOS device owners that want to customize their smartphones and tablets beyond what Apple officially lets …
The next big thing coming to Samsung’s laptops: Pleather?
Samsung may use the same kind of faux leather design — or “pleather” — seen on the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone and Galaxy Note 10.1 …
The recording industry’s nightmare: A government-backed torrent site
A new torrent-indexing site comes from Spain using search technology financed by the government and developed by a P2P veteran who managed to defeat big …
iPhone forced Google to start over with Android? Google engineer says not so fast
After a story in The Atlantic on Thursday stirred the iPhone vs Android rivalry waters, revealing that Google engineers were completely surprised by Steve Jobs’ …
Tablets have made us too lazy to bother using PCs
Traditional PCs aren’t as appealing to users anymore compared to tablets, which continue to rise in popularity with consumers not only because more and more …
EU shoots down Google’s settlement proposal in anti-trust case
The European Commission investigating Google in the region has once again rejected the company’s proposals to settle a search-related antitrust case, Reuters reports. This is …
ABI: Over 285 million big brand tablets in use by end of year
There will be over 285 million big brand tablets in use by the end of the year, a new report from ABI Research shows, from …
Samsung Android tablets reportedly going ‘Pro,’ cheap ‘Lite’ next year
Samsung will reportedly launch a variety of new Android tablets in the first quarter of 2014, including models that will get the “Pro” moniker, if …
The BMW i8 might get the coolest key of all time
The eco-friendly BMW i8 may have one more feature that will impress potential buyers, a smart key fob that looks – and performs – like …
How do these awesome Intel robots test touchscreens? They play ‘Cut the Rope’
Intel’s Oculus robots play smartphone games such as the popular “Cut the Rope” title to test the accuracy of touchscreens on mobile devices. The software …
How the original iPhone forced Google to completely rebuild Android
The day Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone model (January 9th, 2007,) Google’s Android team, which had been secretly working on a smartphone for two …
Hackers ‘shopped’ for millions of credit cards at Target on Black Friday [Update]
UPDATE: Target on Thursday confirmed that 40 million credit and debit cards were breached between November 27 and December 15, ZDNet reports, with hackers stealing personal …
U.K. online porn filters have unwanted side effects
The four main Internet service providers in the U.K. including BT, Virgin, Sky and TalkTalk have turned on their porn filters either in full or …
