This might be the most exciting announcement from CES 2016
Last year’s Consumer Electronics Show was the best event I’ve seen in years because it really was a glimpse at the future. We’re currently in …
Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 15 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.
His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.
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Brand new Wi-Fi standard reaches twice as far and uses less power
The show floor at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is packed with all sorts of flashy new consumer devices that are meant …
The iPhone trick you’ve been waiting for: How to hide Apple’s default apps
Since the iPhone was first released all the way back in 2007, there have been a handful of features that users asked for repeatedly but …
11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
Happy New Year, readers! Today might be the start of a brand new year, but some things never change. Among them is our quest to …
Quentin Tarantino sued for hundreds of millions for allegedly stealing ‘Django Unchained’ plot
We’re not sure anyone would argue that Quentin Tarantino’s hit film Django Unchained was anything terribly special where the plot is concerned. After all, Tarantino’s films are all …
Microsoft CEO tries to convince the world that Windows Phone’s failure doesn’t matter
By any measure one might consider, Microsoft’s Windows platform for smartphones has been a failure. While one delusional market research firm tried to convince the world …
Trump slams Obama for watching ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
If there’s one thing Republican presidential candidate and all-around nice guy Donald Trump has been good at during his media blitz, it has been taking any and every …
13 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Happy New Year! Today is the last day of 2015 so you know we had to put together a big list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for …
I hate email again
Email was destroying my life, so I destroyed email. Back in 2013, I decided I could no longer deal with the flood of email I …
You can control this family’s Christmas lights over the Internet
Genius idea ahead of its time? Horrible disaster waiting to happen? You be the judge. You’ve never met Ken or Rebecca-Ellen and you probably never will. But …
11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
It’s Christmas! Look, it’s OK if your presents didn’t live up to your expectations this year. Your family will try harder next year. In the …
This site lets you see your best nine Instagram pics of 2015 – and anyone else’s best nine
Are those selfies you post every 12 seconds on Instagram really doing you any favors? Do your followers like the artistic photos of food that …
Merry Christmas! Now watch this 27-minute video of drone crashes
Drones are absolutely among the hottest Christmas gifts of the year in 2015, though they’re more accurately known as “quadcopters” since they’re not really drones …
Stephen Colbert says there’s one good thing about Donald Trump’s candidacy
Against all logic and reason, the horrifying steamroller that is Donald Trump’s candidacy continues to chug along. Trump’s proposals grow more and more outlandish with …
Samsung’s unreleased Galaxy S7 may have just been revealed in leaked photos
Reports out of South Korea earlier this week suggested that Samsung is preparing for 2016 smartphone shipments that sink by about 12% compared to 2015. …
9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Apps go on sale all the time, but how do you find the best ones out there and cut through the junk? You tun into …
Verizon, longtime enemy of net neutrality, may soon exempt its video app from data caps
Verizon has spent a tremendous amount of money and other resources over the years lobbying against net neutrality. It should be no surprise then that the …
Leak reveals the next major feature coming to WhatsApp
Facebook’s $22 billion WhatsApp deal bought it the most popular messaging app in the world, and the service has continued to grow since the record-setting deal …
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
It’s the night before the night before Christmas, so there’s plenty of stirring in everyone’s houses. But while the rest of your household is going crazy …
The most incredible ski run you’ll ever see doesn’t even involve snow
This is without question one of the coolest videos you’ll see this week. In fact, it might be the coolest video you see all month. …
Stacked is a humpbacked iPhone battery case you might actually like
The new iPhone battery case I refer to as The Hunchback of Cupertino is a great move on Apple’s part. The company makes a killing selling …
The Beatles arrive on 9 different streaming music services
The Beatles used a webpage that looks like it was designed in the late 1990s to announce their arrival in the twenty-first century. Beginning at 12:01 …
Moving Instagram account lets you follow along as humans destroy the Earth
Watching our planet crumble around us has never looked so beautiful. It’s difficult to dispute the impact humans have had on Earth, and the damage isn’t …
The one free iPhone and Android app you need to use if you care at all about privacy
If you’re a somewhat savvy Internet user, you surely know by now that a good VPN service is absolutely essential to ensuring that your privacy …
12 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Honestly, you deserve a treat after spending all that hard-earned cash on holiday presents for your friends and family. As always, BGR is here to …
Watch the SpaceX staff respond to its historic rocket landing
A big step was made on Monday evening in the race to build space-bound rockets that can be used for multiple launches. As you have …
America’s gift to the UK this holiday season: Comcast
According to survey after survey, Comcast is one of the least liked companies in America. And now, according to multiple reports, the company may soon make …
Leaked video reveals HTC’s next phone – is it another iPhone copy?
Samsung skyrocketed to the top of the smartphone industry thanks in large part to two major strategic shifts. First, it spent tens of billions of …
A Lamborghini and a Mustang tear through an abandoned Russian town in this epic drift battle
Promotional videos put together by ad agencies enlisted by companies that cater to “extreme” markets are hit or miss. Sometimes they’re so ridiculous and contrived that …
9 paid iPhone apps that are free downloads today
Following yesterday’s list of 12 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free — some of which are still free downloads if you hurry — we have another nine …
