More good news for Microsoft: Nokia now No. 4 U.S. smartphone vendor
Beating out Motorola may not mean much these days, but Microsoft nonetheless has to be happy that Nokia has blown past Motorola to become America’s …
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How Google is flexing its muscles to take more control of Android
Google’s Android is still free for anyone to use but the company has started asserting more control over the mobile platform by making its default …
A list of every phone set to get Android 4.4 KitKat so far
Google finally (FINALLY) announced and simultaneously launched its new Nexus 5 smartphone on Thursday and Android fans were ecstatic. Google’s initial supply of the black 16GB …
Intel’s first 4G LTE modem is heading to smartphones and tablets
Intel might have given up on TV, but the company is looking to take the smartphone world by storm with the introduction of its first …
Motorola’s budget Moto G phone specs, pictures purportedly leak
Earlier this week, Motorola temporarily listed an unannounced device on its website — the Moto G. The mention was very quickly removed, but the Moto …
Google Glass accessory store goes live for Glass Explorers
It was only a matter of time. After revealing the redesigned Google Glass on Wednesday, Google reportedly put an official Glass accessory store online, complete with …
Space gray iPhone 5s steals the show, gold is America’s least wanted
We already know that Apple has smashed previous sales records with its new iPhone models, but a new report breaks down precisely which colors flew …
The wait is finally over: Google debuts new Nexus 5 hero phone
After months of leaks and rumors, it was starting to feel like this day would never come. But it did. The Nexus 5 is real. …
Another big barrier blocking widespread wearable tech adoption emerges
The general geekiness of early wearable technology offerings like Google Glass and Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch is obviously a significant barrier to widespread adoption, but …
Android 4.4 KitKat details revealed in leaked document, screenshots
Google hasn’t released a major new version of Android for more than a year now and has instead been content to make some minor adjustments …
Nexus 5 gets torn apart in high-quality photo gallery ahead of launch
Google hasn’t even launched its new Nexus 5 yet but the highly-anticipated handset has already been torn apart. Smartphone parts leaker Fanatic Fone awoke from …
Woman gets ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving
Maybe this is why Google has been investing so much money in self-driving cars: Because it knows that Google Glass users will endanger themselves and …
Sprint Spark enhanced LTE brings 1Gbps speeds to smartphones
Enhanced 4G LTE service has finally started making its way around the globe, and now Sprint has announced Spark, its own technology that will debut …
Does anyone really want smartwatches?
We have covered smartwatches with increasing frequency over the past year here at BGR, and almost every time we do, we can’t help but wonder …
BlackBerry market share falls to just 1.5%
While BlackBerry continues to enjoy stunning adoption rates for its new cross-platform BBM messaging apps, its smartphone business is in free fall. Industry watchers issued …
Galaxy Note 3 shipments rocket to 5 million in first month
Big is bigger than ever before in the global smartphone market. Samsung recently debuted its new Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the handset had some …
Google redesigns Glass, makes it look even more geeky than before
Google on Monday evening unveiled a slightly redesigned new version of its Google Glass Explorer Edition connected eyewear… and it doesn’t help. In fact, if anything, …
Nexus 5 shown unboxed in new leaked picture
We’ve already seen leaked press shots of Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 and now we’re getting a look at the device in a more casual setting. …
Is your iPhone 5s battery life awful? Apple might replace it for free
If you upgraded to a new flagship iPhone 5s recently and you’re now finding that your battery drains particularly quickly, it might be Apple’s fault. …
Spotify-Tango collaboration takes messaging apps in a whole new direction
Tango and Spotify are kicking off a collaboration aimed at offering a new music sharing opportunity for Tango messaging app users. Anyone using Tango can …
Apple to reportedly tap LG for iWatch display
Life’s about to be good for LG’s smartwatch display supply business. The Korea Herald reports that Apple plans to tap LG Display as its main …
Great news for Microsoft: Lumias start to break through in the U.S.
One nugget buried within Nokia’s less-bad-than-expected earnings report released Tuesday was that the company’s Windows Phone-based Lumia devices may finally be breaking through in the …
Motorola’s Project Ara: The modular phone you can own forever
As the strange, exciting Phonebloks social media campaign reaches its potentially explosive conclusion, one major smartphone company announced its intentions to jump on board the …
Why Samsung may get the last laugh with the Galaxy Round
Samsung’s Galaxy Round has been dubbed a useless gimmick by many in the media but maybe we’re just not looking at the device the right …
Smartphone shipments surge in Q3 as Apple falls further behind
Smartphone shipments surged to a record high in the third quarter, but Apple continued to lose ground as lower-cost devices proliferate in emerging markets. Research …
iPhone 6 with 5-inch 1080p HD display reportedly launching next year
Apple’s new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c aren’t even two months old and we have already seen a half-dozen iPhone 6 rumors pop up since …
Leaked specs again show what a beast Google’s Nexus 5 will be
If you didn’t believe the previous 512 leaks, hopefully the 513th will convince you: Google’s upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone is going to be a snarling …
WSJ: Google’s smartwatch will launch in the next few months
Following Samsung’s critically panned Galaxy Gear, Google is next in line with an answer to Apple’s nonexistent “iWatch.” According to a report on Tuesday from …
Samsung Galaxy Gear compatibility finally expanding to more phones
When Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear smartwatch earlier this month, its status as a niche device was made even more apparent by its lack of …
Still kicking: Nokia has yet another Lumia phone in the works
Nokia has announced six new devices since it jointly announced a deal to sell its handset and services divisions to Microsoft, and now a leaked …
