Hidden iOS 8 files reveal iPhone is about to get one of Google Now’s coolest new features
Google Now is one of the most exciting things to happen to the mobile industry in years, and Google has been working hard lately at adding …
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A week with iOS 8
All things considered, the past year with my iPhone has been pretty boring. I have discussed the state of smartphones countless times here on BGR. For …
Another report points to September iPhone 6 launch, October iPhone phablet debut
Once or twice a year, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White heads to the Far East to meet with his various unnamed supply chain contacts. Sometimes, …
Secret new iOS 8 features let you do something Apple has never allowed before
Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android software are quite similar in some ways, but there are a number of areas where these two leading mobile …
This key iOS 8 feature will change how you use your iPhone
Apple announced many exciting new features for iOS and OS X last week at its annual World Wide Developers Conference, but the feature that will …
Samsung’s most gorgeous phone yet shown in leaked pics
Do you love Samsung phones but you just aren’t feeling the band-aid-like casing of the Galaxy S5? If so then it looks like you won’t …
Incredible new tech might finally bring shatterproof displays to smartphones
Smartphone accidents often lead to an annoying problem: shattered displays that are costly to replace. However, it looks like one scientist thinks there’s a solution to …
Windows Phone is getting an incredibly cool feature that iOS and Android can’t match
For a while now, we’ve wondered whether Microsoft had a plan to really differentiate Windows Phone from iOS and Android and make it more than …
Apple made a smart change in iOS 8 that will help stop advertisers from tracking you
If it seems like every company out there these days is trying to track your web browsing, mobile usage and actual physical location history, it’s probably …
Key iPhone 6 features detailed in new report
The iPhone 6 will offer buyers access to several interesting new features, VentureBeat has learned from a source close to the situation, including NFC support …
Apple accidentally revealed that transit directions are coming to iOS
One of the most sought-after features for iOS 8 was transit directions in the Maps app, a feature Apple removed when it switched from Google Maps …
Completely redesigned iPhone 6 housing revealed in huge leak
A new set of high-resolution images have hit the web in China, showing what is believed to be an authentic metal housing from Apple’s upcoming iPhone …
LG G3 blows rivals out of the water in battery life tests despite monster specs
LG’s recently announced flagship Android handset has monster specs, including a 5.5-inch 2K display that has no rival – at least when it comes to …
KitKat’s install base is much higher in North America than you think
At Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference this week, CEO Tim Cook bashed Android for its fragmentation by showing a slide with Android’s latest version, KitKat, on only …
The best Apple vs. Google analysis you’ll read all week
At Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference this week, Apple overwhelmed developers with over 4,000 new APIs, a new programming lanuguage, and updated versions of OS …
Here are 6 killer features Android fans want Google to add the most
One of the great things about Reddit is that it gives us a convenient one-stop location where we can check in on all different kinds …
Samsung may cut Galaxy S5 orders because smartphone shoppers are waiting for the iPhone 6
At some point in the next few months, Apple is going to unveil the next iteration(s) of the iPhone. There’s a good chance that the …
Why is cell phone service in America so awful?
Can you remember the last time your cell phone dropped a call or sat lifeless for a few moments, choking as it reconnected to the network …
How LG could have made the G3 even better
Although we haven’t yet used the LG G3 extensively enough to write a full review, the look of the phone alone is terrific and a …
LG G3 is a smash hit in South Korea, selling 100,000 units in less than a week
Just five days after the G3’s May 28th release in South Korea, LG had already sold 100,000 units, the fastest opening week sales of any smartphone is …
New report gives key details on the iWatch’s release date and price
We know Apple is planning to release a huge number of products this fall but the timetable for exactly when each one will launch is …
Can you survive on Android without ever having to pay for an app?
One fierce battle fought between Apple and Google is over apps and developers, and each platform tries to entice programmers with its own strengths. The main …
Video: This is how awesome the new handoff feature is in iOS 8 and OS X 10.10
According to data from market research firm Net Applications, only 7.39% of the personal computers on the planet are Macs. While Mac users clearly aren’t a …
4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 cases show us how much bigger Apple’s next iPhones will be
If a dozen independent reports from insiders, analysts and some of the most respected newspapers in the world are to be believed, Apple will launch …
HTC may have finally come up with a clever way to market its phones
HTC’s marketing for its phones has been… well, the less said about it the better. That said, a new report from Evleaks indicates that HTC …
This is an awesome Google Glass feature you’ll hopefully never have to use
Google’s Google Glass smart eyewear has many fans but also many haters, and the device will be available to more and more users in the …
Galaxy S5 and LG G3 cameras pitted against each other in awesome 4K video
Just about every smartphone vendor out there is touting their devices’ camera quality but which high-end flagship phone actually delivers the best pictures? A new …
Google exec inadvertently explains why Glass is flopping
In the two years since its public debut, Google Glass has gone from being seen as a potentially game-changing wearable computer to being a hopelessly …
Amazon will finally unveil its 3D smartphone on June 18th
We’ve played our part in spoiling the surprise, but it looks like Amazon is finally ready to unveil its 3D smartphone at a launch event …
iOS 8 will fight iPhone and iPad thieves even harder
On top of the already available iOS features that help users track their lost or stolen iPhones and iPads, iOS 8 will have additional iCloud …
