Apple TV + DVR = Billions?
A series of patent filings from October 2006 were recently uncovering, revealing a logical next step for Apple’s increasingly popular Apple TV service. The patents …
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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Dell Issues New Wallet-friendly UltraSharp 20-inch LCD
Market trends as far as displays are concerned continue to go in the proper direction; quality and size go up, price comes down. If only …
FCC Tradition of Dirty Dealings Continues; Comcast Sues
The FCC is likely one of the most transparently corrupt government entities in this country. What’s worse, they can be bought cheap. Preferential treatment …
Facebook to Launch Integrated IM, BGR to Yawn
Do you have any Facebook contacts with whom you communicate whose IM details you don’t have? We’re not talking about the kid from third grade …
ShoZu Introduces Desktop Beta
ShoZu, creator of the extremely popular smartphone application bearing its name, has just announced a public beta of a new desktop application. For those who …
Is Google Getting a Bit Too Big for its Britches?
Rich Miner, Google’s VP of Mobile, used eComm yesterday to rekindle buzz surrounding Google’s upcoming mobile OS Android. How did he attempt to accomplish this? …
LionKing800 Mobile Phone Boasts One Year Standby? Hmmm
We’ve seen some handset manufacturers take a few liberties here and there, but at least they typically try to issue specs that bear some semblance …
Monster Releases iSoniCast Wireless Audio Bridge
Hating on Monster seems to be the latest craze but if you’re a music lover and a tech lover, then there’s no denying that the …
AOL: No Takers? What if we Buy Bebo?
Tumbling internet super-company AOL has just announced that it has acquired social network Bebo for a cool $850 million in cash. Although rumors of a …
AT&T Customers, Say Hello to the BlackBerry 8120
It’s ‘out with the old and in with the new’ for BlackBerry fans in the US today as AT&T has finally begun issuing the RIM …
Nokia’s N810 Price Drop Ammended; Oops!
It was reported across the net last night that Nokia’s US online shop dropped the price on the N810 Internet Tablet. Apparently there were some …
Puretracks Announces DRM-free BlackBerry Music Store
As BlackBerry devices continue to expand beyond the classification of "business devices" that they have been pigeon-holed into in the past, RIM needs to ensure …
SDK Limitations? Pfft, iPhone 2.0 Firmware is Already Toast
Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Whoever he is, he obviously hasn’t met the iPhone Dev Team. No firmware is …
LG Glimmer on Alltel Now Official
It looks like the ad that leaked on HoFo a few weeks ago was indeed the real deal. Alltel hasn’t announced it just yet but …
Searchme: Visual Search Engine Spices Things up With Cover Flow
Sequoia Capital has a track record that few could call shabby, especially when it comes to search engines and web services. Among their portfolio …
Hulu Launches Tomorrow with Beefed Up Content; Server Errors Ensue
Online video, television and movie addicts alike are rejoicing this morning as Hulu has officially announced that its private beta blanket will be lifted tomorrow, …
Sansa Fuze Leaked by Amazon
It came and went almost as fast as K-Fed’s time in the limelight, but apparently it up for was just long enough to be leaked …
Sir Paul Snags $400M in iTunes Deal
Ok, so Pauly has to split his loot with a bunch of people but he must be used to the feeling by now, thanks to …
Say Hello to Hulu, Maybe
Could the world finally gets a taste of hulu this coming week? Might NBC and Fox’s baby finally leave private beta? Do you care? Those …
The Trend Continues, iPhone Gets Unlimited Voice Plan
Another day, another new unlimited plan here in the US. One would think carriers might wait a while to better understand the impact that unlimited …
Alltel: Hey, Don’t Forget About Us!
The little engine that could seems to keep popping up and this time Alltel is following the pack in terms of plan offerings, as opposed …
iPhone SDK Honeymoon Over – No Background Processes?!
Don’t get us wrong, we’re still huge fans of the way that Apple handled the iPhone SDK. For the most part, Apple really took the …
Reed Hits the Road; Moto Execs Thinning
Motorola announced yesterday that President of Mobile Devices Stu Reed has parted ways with the troubled handset manufacturer. Reed had been promoted from within Motorola …
HoFo: We’re Ok People, Nothing More to See Here
MobiTV Cofounder and President Paul Scanlan probably won’t be inviting Howard Chui out to the strip club with the boys any time soon, but he …
Free Palm Centro with 2-year Sprint Contract
So maybe Sprint’s unlimited plans aren’t enough of an incentive to make the leap. Maybe you need that little something extra as a kick in …
Mooon+ Phone is a Smoooth Operator
Designer Sunman Kwon has put together quite a gem with this latest project. The Mooon+ Phone is a handset concept that combines style and functionality …
Apple iPhone SDK Event Recap
We all know that Stevie J can put quite an event together. It’s almost cult-tastic. It seems that even the most avid Apple-haters forget themselves …
Vodafone Showcases Image-driven Search at CeBIT
We’re not exactly sure that this type of service will be the next craze in the search engine world, but it is interesting none the …
Analysts Play Guessing Game; Deutsche Telekom to Acquire Sprint?
According to an article this morning in the Kansas City Star, Deutsche Telekom is now an analyst-favorite to swoop in and save the day for …
Swap HD DVD Players for Blu-ray Players at Circuit City
If there’s one thing HD DVD players are good for these days, it’s promoting creativity. Finding something to do with your now-a-big-hunk-of-doorstop is great for …
