AT&T just increased fees to activate a new phone – even if you bring your own
AT&T customers, you’re being selfish. You’re not already spending enough money each month on your wireless bill, and it’s time to stop being so greedy …
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No company deserves a second chance more than HTC
For the past several years, HTC has been known for three things: Killer hardware, terrible advertising and plummeting sales. When HTC delivered a disappointing flagship …
Bernie Sanders wants Apple to manufacture ‘some’ of their devices in the U.S.
Earlier in the year, we bore witness to Donald Trump exclaiming that if he gets elected, he will make sure that Apple “builds their damn computers” …
Caught on video: Flight attendant opens emergency slide and goes on a joyride for fun
A United Airlines flight attendant recently made national news after she decided to exit a landed plane by opening up the aircraft’s emergency slide and …
Flamethrower shoots fire 50 feet in the air in this amazing 4K slow-mo video
Here at BGR, we love flamethrowers. We’re also big fans of Britons Gav and Dan (a.k.a., The Slow Mo Guys), who have made a name for …
24 hours with the HTC Vive was enough to turn me into a VR believer
Over the past several years, I’ve had the opportunity to play around in virtual reality dozens of times. Whether it was a 360-degree movie on …
Can you see the hidden image inside this mysterious red dot?
Do you remember the mysterious dress where some people saw it as white and gold, while others saw it as blue and black? Well there’s …
Amazon’s 12 best deals of the day: A 200GB wireless flash drive, 32GB microSD card for $8, more
Yesterday’s list of top daily deals on Amazon ran late, but we still got a lot of great feedback thanks to a solid list of …
The striking similarities between Apple and Tesla
Imagine a company that specializes in selling high-end technology products, that is supported by a cultish group of devoted fans, and that’s run by a …
Ikea has already found a great use for virtual reality
Virtual reality is here and products such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung’s Gear VR are ready to offer various types of VR experiences. And …
Nest angers customers with planned shutdown of Revolv, may offer affected users compensation
Nest has been in the news quite a bit lately and the company just can’t seem to catch a break. Amidst reports that the company …
Ecstasy may become an FDA-approved medical treatment in five years
As long as it’s used for medical purposes and obtained lawfully, marijuana can be legally purchased in the United States. The same might soon happen …
John Oliver’s plan to punk the New York Yankees is a hilarious success
Since jumping to HBO after as a stint as a Daily Show correspondent, John Oliver has made quite the name for himself. Almost without fail, …
Why it’s exciting that scientists discovered a new state of matter
It might sound boring to most people, but the fact that scientists have finally been able to prove there’s a new state of matter is …
Two guys on YouTube show us how to make every item on Taco Bell’s menu
Even though Taco Bell these days is known for experimenting with crazy new food concepts, the fast food chain used to have some really solid …
Anonymous Nest engineer rips into the company, details toxic working environment
There’s something brewing over at Nest and it ain’t pretty. Though once one of Google’s more promising acquisitions, the company that helped put a friendly face …
Twitter wins the rights to live stream Thursday night NFL games this fall
On Tuesday morning, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that Thursday Night Football games will live stream on Twitter this coming fall, confirming that Twitter had won …
FCC unveils a simple way to see if your ISP is giving you a raw deal
So you’ve signed up for a new Internet service and it seems like it’s a great deal… but that’s before you consider things like data caps …
Massive data leak reveals dirty secrets of the world’s wealthy elites
One of the biggest stories in the world right now is the massive data leak of the so-called “Panama Papers” that reveal in great detail …
Uber CEO to face class action lawsuit over price fixing
Despite Uber’s best efforts, the ridesharing company was unable to persuade a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss a pending class action lawsuit against company …
Man spends $50,000 to build a lifelike Scarlett Johansson robot
Plenty of guys out there have the hots for Scarlett Johansson, but most of them haven’t taken their obsessions to a level that’s this unhealthy. Mirror.co.uk brings us …
Chrome is on the verge of knocking Internet Explorer out of the top spot
One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our time is the enduring popularity of Internet Explorer. Not only is it one of the least functional …
How to use all of Snapchat’s new features from the Chat 2.0 update
On Tuesday, Snapchat unleashed one of the more meaningful software updates its app has seen in recent months. Dubbed Chat 2.0, the new update allows …
MIT figured out how to secure Wi-Fi without passwords
PC and smartphone users tend to have a love-hate relationship with wireless networks. It’s great to have Wi-Fi Internet at home, at the office, and in …
April Fools’ roundup: All the best jokes from around the web
It’s April 1st, which means that you should distrust almost anything you see on the web today. Tech companies in particular love to prank their fans …
This floating building would make it possible to walk on water
Jesus may have walked on water on his own, but the rest of us would need some help to manage that kind of miraculous behavior. And as it …
Even Google views its Nest acquisition as a disappointment
When Google in early 2014 generously opened up its wallet and forked over $3.2 billion in cash for Nest Labs, it ostensibly appeared to be a brilliant, …
Fact-checking Trump: He lied once every 169 words during the last debate
How does Trump get away with all of the crazy things he keeps saying in interviews, debates or on Twitter? Why don’t his supporters seem to care at all …
10 U.S. cities with the highest quality of life
Earlier this month, we highlighted which global cities ranked the highest in terms of quality of life, a ranking based on a whole array of …
Amazon’s 15 best deals of the day for March 31
March came in like a lion and if you follow the BGR Deals team, it’s going out like a lion as well. We’ve been keeping …
