The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 2)
In part one of our three-part best of series covering the top smartphones of 2013, we named the HTC One the best-designed smartphone of the …
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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Amazon’s secret weapon (no, it’s not drones)
A new report from market research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reveals Amazon’s not-so-secret secret weapon. The weapon itself — Amazon Prime — is hardly …
Apple’s 12.9-inch ‘iPad Pro’ reportedly coming in 2014 with 2K, 4K displays
If you’re a subscriber to the school of thought that dictates “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” it’s getting hard to see through all the smoke …
This is the future of mobile gaming
Dedicated portable consoles like Nintendo’s 3DS lineup and Sony’s PlayStation Vita provide gaming experiences that aren’t even approached by today’s smartphones and tablets. But as …
Apple’s biggest compromise with the iPhone 5c
Apple bills itself as a company that doesn’t want to make compromises when it comes to its products. The iPhone was slow to get 3G …
The best smartphones in the world, 2013 edition (part 1)
Another year is almost behind us and if you were following the smartphone industry, which continues to be the biggest market in consumer tech, it …
Video: Is this Apple’s best iPhone commercial ever?
Apple is hitting consumers where it hurts ahead of Christmas this year: right in the heartstrings. The company on Monday evening began running a brand …
Google steals star engineer away from Microsoft
Google may be increasing its focus on robots, but it looks like the company still has use for humans as well (even if it only …
Having second thoughts? Here’s how to unsend Instagram Direct messages
At a press conference last week, Instagram unveiled a new feature for its mobile apps called Instagram Direct. With messaging apps having been identified as …
68% of Americans projected to own an iPhone by 2017
Apple’s iPhone lineup is losing ground to Android globally when it comes to smartphone market share, with the latest numbers suggesting Android’s share of the …
Inside the NSA: Former NSA cyber spy shares his story
This has been a very rough year for the National Security Agency. Morale is reportedly at an all-time low as revelations on the extent of …
New report may expose Samsung’s secret weapons for the Galaxy S5
Recent reports have suggested that Samsung is hard at work on multiple new versions of its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. This shouldn’t come …
How to replace a cracked Nexus 5 screen yourself
When it comes to smartphones, is there anything worse than the feeling you get as your phone slips out of your hand and plummets towards …
BlackBerry set to lose two more senior execs as dismal earnings loom
BlackBerry is expected to report earnings for its November quarter on Friday that show substantial declines across the board. Most significantly, perhaps, the vendor is …
The death of roaming charges
For those who travel internationally, there are few things more agonizing than the wait to see how badly your wireless carrier will hose you for …
Apple releases iOS 7.1 beta 2
Apple on Friday pushed out iOS 7.1 beta 2, the latest pre-release version of its popular mobile operating system. The new iOS 7.1 software is …
Android fragmentation vs. iOS fragmentation
Fragmentation. Few words have such an immediate and severe impact on Android enthusiasts. Meanwhile, iOS fans are completely unfazed by the word. Fragmentation has been …
Samsung’s latest move could crush Microsoft’s new handset business
As Nokia prepares to pass the torch to Microsoft and exit the handset business, the struggling smartphone maker is finally gaining some momentum. Lumia smartphone …
Samsung’s next big thing just entered mass production
In our review of the Galaxy Note 3, we said it was probably the best smartphone Samsung had ever made. It therefore stands to reason …
Google’s Nexus 5 is finally back in stock… for now
If you want a Nexus 5 in your hands before Christmas, this might very well be your last chance. Google’s new Nexus 5 was one …
What is Android worth?
The mobile operating system market share war is over for the time being. Google won… by a landslide. Google’s land grab strategy has paid off …
Instagram takes aim at Snapchat with picture and video messaging service
Facebook-owned Instagram on Thursday announced a new addition to its wildly popular mobile app suite that looks to capitalize on the recent boom in mobile …
Apple fanboy explains why he couldn’t stand using the Nexus 5 for more than 24 hours
When we reviewed Google’s Nexus 5 early last month, we didn’t mince words. In fact, we called it the only smartphone Android fans should care about …
South Korean court refuses to ban iPhone, iPad in Samsung patent trial
A court in Seoul, South Korea has determined that several accused iPhone and iPad models do not infringe three Samsung patents. The Associated Press on Thursday …
To compete with Android, Microsoft considers free versions of Windows Phone and Windows RT
Windows RT still might be folded into Windows Phone or canned completely at some point in the near future, but Microsoft is reportedly considering another, …
Finally, some (sort of) good news for BlackBerry fans
BlackBerry found quite a way to wrap up 2013. First, the company put itself up for sale as it realized there was probably no other …
MIT professor tears into Samsung’s ‘painful’ smartphone software
MIT professor and Internet startup pioneer Philip Greenspun seems to always have a Christmas gift in his bag for big tech companies. Last year, he …
Sprint CEO: Forget T-Mobile, 2014 is our time to shine
Beneath Verizon and AT&T’s duopoly lies a pair of scrappy U.S. wireless carriers that have struggled for years to gain ground against the two giants. …
WTF of the week: Apple and Microsoft might merge in 5 years
We don’t always post additions to our “WTF of the week” series each week but when we do, they’re doozies. This week, we really have …
The 9 best-selling smartphones in Japan are all iPhones
Apple’s iPhone 5s is, by all counts, the best-selling smartphone on the planet by a pretty wide margin. On the other hand, the iPhone 5c …
