Android’s KitKat is rolling out even more slowly than Jelly Bean did
Even though Google designed Android 4.4 to work on more devices than any of its predecessors, it looks like KitKat’s adoption rate is lower than Jelly …
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Samsung doubles down on Galaxy S5 region-locking
Samsung is marching forward with its region-lock policy for new devices, with the Galaxy S5 representing the latest victim of this feature, SamMobile reports. It all …
Dow Jones: Amazon’s 3D smartphone is real and it will ship by September
Every year at around this time, we get word that Amazon will at long last launch a smartphone of its own to go along with …
Video: Samsung shows us how great the Galaxy S5 is without once bashing Apple
Launch day for Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, has finally arrived. In order to ring in the new generation, Samsung has released another …
LG G3 specs apparently leaked, including 2K display and 3GB of RAM
It can be difficult for an Android device to stand out in the crowded smartphone market. Without a unique feature or a killer set of specifications, …
One way the Galaxy S5 is better on T-Mobile than on other carriers
One of the many new features in the Galaxy S5 is something called Download Booster that Samsung says is “an innovative Wi-Fi technology for boosting …
10 terrific things you can do with the Galaxy S5 but not the iPhone 5s
In the past, Samsung has had problems with what we here at BGR often refer to as “feature spam.” As was most painfully apparent in …
Leaked 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 cases point to big redesign
Are case manufactures already starting to crank out cases for the yet-to-be-released 5.5-inch version of the iPhone? Nowhereelse.fr has spotted a leaked picture posted on …
Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy S5 now on sale in 125 countries
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 was one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2014. In fact, considering last year’s Galaxy S4 fell well short of expectations …
HTC: Here’s why the HTC One (M8) is better than the Galaxy S5
After leaked Samsung training materials explained why the Galaxy S5 is better than the HTC One (M8,) HTC Source has obtained a similar document that …
OnePlus to launch its highly anticipated Android phone in 16 countries
With less than two weeks to go until the OnePlus One CyanogenMod-running Android handset will be officially launched, the company has started sharing more details …
The Galaxy S5 has a built-in kill switch that can brick the phone if it’s stolen
There are plenty of terrific new features in Samsung’s soon-to-be-released Galaxy S5 but the one that’s gone unheralded is a built-in kill switch that you …
Sprint scores exclusive edition of the HTC One (M8) [updated]
It appears that not all HTC One (M8) handsets are created equal, at least in the U.S., where Sprint has apparently scored an exclusive version of the …
Video: New teardown shows that the Galaxy S5 is a huge pain to repair
The most highly anticipated Android phone of the year is just days away from release, but no smartphone launch would be complete without a detailed …
New iOS app eliminates everything you hate about managing email on your phone
Do you have friends that send you long-winded emails that take forever to get to the one point that you actually want to respond to? …
Get ready to meet the sleekest smartphone of 2014 – but you can’t buy one
The brand new HTC One (M8) features what is hands down the most beautiful design we’ve seen on any widely available smartphone. If Xiaomi’s short …
Google to allow anyone in the U.S. to buy Glass for one day only
Whatever your opinions are on Google Glass, you’ve probably never had the opportunity to pick one up for yourself. The Explorer Program has been closed to …
The iWatch will apparently be another big-margin win for Apple
Apple will launch several iWatch models later this year, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who on Thursday also wrote in a note to clients that one …
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone just got real
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has always been an interesting idea for the future of smartphones, although it never really seemed like a commercial product …
Redesigned iPhone 6 seemingly revealed by third-party case maker
There has already been enough Apple news this week to last us the month, from reports of an Apple TV with motion controls to an iWatch that …
Study shows why Apple absolutely needs a bigger iPhone 6
A new survey from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that a bigger iPhone 6 model would be a huge hit with buyers, revealing that even more …
Completely redesigned iPhone 6 fully detailed in huge leak from insider
While some industry watchers issue Apple research covering things that never seem to materialize — like the “iRing” and “iTV,” for example — Ming-Chi Kuo …
CEO Chen denies BlackBerry is planning to dump handsets
BlackBerry CEO John Chen didn’t get his reputation as a turnaround specialist by losing money for his companies. That’s why, in an interview with Reuters, …
Apple’s iWatch said to come in two sizes, high-end model to cost thousands of dollars
Does Apple plan to launch a diamond-encrusted iWatch to compliment its gold iPhone 5s? Probably not, but well-connected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities …
New report says major Android update ‘Project Hera’ is real
A report from Android Police said earlier this week that Google is working on a major update for Android that will offer users some advanced …
Google Glass might appear on the battlefield as Air Force begins tests
Google Glass has received more than its fair share of flak since the unveiling, but relentless teasing hasn’t dissuaded the United States Air Force from testing …
Video: Samsung hypes the design of the Galaxy S5 in new ad
Samsung wants to direct your attention to the design of the Galaxy S5 in its latest TV spot, posted to the company’s YouTube account on Wednesday. …
Smartphones may have gotten ‘boring’ but they’re still the most interesting tech around
It’s become fashionable lately to whine about how “boring” smartphones have become, especially among Wall Street analysts who insist on telling us that Apple/Samsung/Microsoft/Everyone is …
These 3 tricks will help keep your Android phone running smoothly
One of the problems Android device users may encounter — especially on devices that ship with low on-board memory, lack microSD expansion or have plenty of preinstalled …
Does this leaked image show iOS 8 on the iPhone 6?
An screenshot that supposedly shows iOS 8 running on an iPhone 6 has been posted on Weibo, seemingly revealing what Apple’s upcoming new iOS build will look like on a …
