iOS 7.1 beta 5 now available for download
Roughly two weeks after its last release, Apple’s has made iOS 7.1 beta 5 available for download. The new release comes exactly two weeks following the …
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As is the case each year with the Super Bowl, the television commercials that aired throughout the night on Sunday evening went above and beyond. …
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I get a tremendous number of messages from BGR readers. So many, in fact, that I recently had to destroy email. Some are looking to …
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Football is a very dangerous sport but fans may face an even bigger risk than the players. What’s this terrifying danger that each and every …
Google smacked with yet another fine for illegal private data collection
Google has been fined yet again for illegally collecting people’s private data. This time around, the fine comes from South Korean regulatory body Korea Communications …
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