Plaxo Acquired by Google for a Cool $200M?
What’s $200 Million to Google? A mere drop in the bucket we suppose, but possibly also the amount of cash the internet giant will fork …
Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 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.
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MobileScrobbler for iPhone / iPod Touch Gets Big Update
It’s funny that Windows Mobile users have a mediocre Last.fm player, S60 users have absolutely no Last.fm access, and yet the closed environment that is …
Black Nokia N82 up on Nokia USA Site; No US 3G
Here we go again, people. Albeit backordered until February 12, the black Nokia N82 has popped up on the Nokia USA’s distributor site and is …
Sprint Launches Unlimited Access Plan
Desperations of a sinking ship? The "unlimited" thing didn’t really seem to work out all that well for Voce, but it looks like Sprint is …
AT&T Announces Major 3G Expansion in 2008
AT&T has officially announced this morning that 2008 will be a very big year for its wireless broadband networks. America’s largest cellular provider has plans …
Rogers and Fido $7 Unlimited Browsing Plan Now Official
It looks like we can put another check in the ‘confirmed’ column of the internet rumors tally. As has been passed around for a while …
Joiku Turns Your S60 Handset into a WiFi Hotspot
No, the image to the right isn’t from the Blair Witch Project. It’s the logo of mobile developer Joiku, the Finnish team that has finally …
HTC Magnum Video Surfaces; WTF?!?
What you can’t tell from the video above is that the guy holding the Magnum is actually 11-inches tall… We’re honestly not sure exactly what …
16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch Released
The rumors aren’t rumors anymore peoples. Steve-O chose Super Tuesday to release freshly bloated versions of the devices that everybody loves to hate, or hates …
N-Gage Launches! Almost, Sort of…
Today marks a huge step towards the official release of the N-Gage successor. Of course the revival of N-Gage is platform-based as opposed to the …
New Fashion Phone Unveiled by LG
LG has just unveiled the new KF510, a mid-range fashion phone that will become available in March of this year. They even hired a couple …
Samsung G810 to Butt Heads with Nokia N95
Samsung is said to be preparing to drop a pretty major bomb on Mobile World Congress next week and from the sound of things, hopefully …
Microhoo?
It’s not the first time the west coast software giant has gone after Yahoo, but it’s very likely to be the last. The offer on …
Google Execs Bound for 20 Years by Pinky Promise
In a recent interview, Google’s top three execs told Fortune magazine that they have made a pact to work together for 20 years. Founders Sergey …
MTV, Nseries and My Frame Team up to Make Super Tuesday History
This coming election is likely to be one of the most important elections of this century and a solid showing from young voters will carry …
BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Finally Hits Rogers
Rogers wireless customers can finally breath a sigh of relief and get ready to re-up their contracts. The Canadian carrier announced today that the BlackBerry …
MySpace Jumps on the Open Bandwagon
MySpace has just announced that they will be opening up their platform to third party development. That’s right, scantily clad teens and struggling musicians everywhere …
Garmin Announces nuvifone… Bitch Say What?
In what wasn’t the biggest surprise in recent history, Garmin announced yesterday that it intends to release its first GSM phone in Q3 of this …
tvCompass Stuffs WiFi, Web and Music into Universal Remote
It might look like a Nokia 5700 that has been tortured on a medieval stretch rack, but the SR1500 from tvCompass is actually a Digital …
Bigger PlayStation 3 on the Way as 80GB Bleeds Out
It looks like the rumors were true and the 80GB PlayStation 3 is in fact going the way of the dinosaur. As retailers try to …
N95 8GB NAM Gets FCC Approval
Nokia leaked it, Nokia announced it, and now the FCC has given the Nokia N95 8GB NAM its official Don-like blessing. As our initial information …
Sh-sh-shake it Like a Polaroid Picture!
Mobile developer Tong Ren is at it again, and this time he’s working on a very unique app that accelerometer-equipped S60 device owners are going …
KDDI Whips up Infrared on Steroids
It’s great that we live in an age where any wireless data transfer technology can be considered old school. We still use infrared technology in …
Nokia to Acquire Linux Mobile OS Developer Trolltech
In a very interesting move by the Finnish rubber boot-maker turned mobile giant, Nokia has officially announced the acquisition of mobile-OS developer Trolltech ASA. Nokia …
Nokia 5610 Gets Nod From FCC
The upcoming new edition to Nokia’s XpressMusic line has just officially made its way through the FCC and it looks like a fine edition to …
Random Violence is Making a Comeback
Parents all over the country will soon be primed to sharpen their fangs and break out the picket signs all over again. Rockstar Games, makers …
Tesla Roadster One Step Closer to Production
Tesla Motors has taken a huge step closer to reaching the top of the gigantic mountain that is building an electric car in America. The …
Class-action Settlement has Palm Pulling Plugs
In light of the recent proposed settlement of a class-action suit, Palm has announced that it will be pulling the plug on 34 retail locations …
Free, Legal and Unlimited P2P? This we Have to See
There’s an old saying; "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." While that advice nearly always holds true, we’re sincerely hoping …
Wii Propells Nintendo Earnings in 2007
The first three quarters of the fiscal year have been very, very good for Nintendo. The Wii has had incredible sales this year and of …
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