Samsung vs. Apple: How did their holiday quarters compare?
Samsung posted earnings in line with expectations early Thursday morning, noting a sharp slowdown in growth that the company believes will continue through 2016. Samsung …
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You’re probably going to hate Sprint’s latest plan to save you money
T-Mobile turned the wireless industry on its head when it began its “Un-carrier” initiatives a few years ago, and it instantly became the most important …
Why Facebook is about to drastically change its iconic Like button
The Like button has been Facebook’s most iconic feature since its inception. Over the years, many users have asked the company to institute a “dislike” …
Crazy Video: Physics teacher shoots himself underwater to prove a scientific principle
Physicists love conducting strange, if not wholly bizarre and seemingly dangerous, experiments in order to showcase whatever scientific principles they’re trying to impart to students …
Wefre is a Spotify for pirates that might actually be legal
When it comes to questionably legal streaming music services, they’re often more hassle than they’re worth. Not only do they typically lack the features of …
A drone racing league took over the Miami Dolphins’ stadium to film this insane video
Competitive drone racing is now a real thing and it takes advantages of two of the hottest trends so far in early 21st century technology: …
There’s finally a better browser than Safari for your iPhone
Despite being a diehard Chrome user on both my Windows 10 laptop and my MacBook Air, I’ve never made the switch from Safari on my …
Apple and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Record-Breaking Quarter
Apple bloggers typically have trouble understanding the market’s reaction when things turn south after Apple reports a phenomenal quarter, but even they understood investor trepidation …
Tim Cook explains why iPhone sales will decline for the first time in history
As is typically the case, the strength of Apple’s recent earnings report really depends on how you choose to prioritize the report’s more important data points. On …
McDonald’s chocolate fries deemed delicious in first video review
I declared myself intrigued by the new chocolate-covered french fries that McDonald’s Japan began experimenting with earlier this month. My reasoning was straightforward: Having chocolate …
There are now more than 1 billion active Apple devices in use around the world
In conjunction with Apple’s earnings report, the company on Tuesday also announced that the cumulative number of active Apple devices (a tally which includes the …
‘Doomsday Clock’ remains set at three minutes to midnight
You might not worry too much about the probabilities of a global catastrophic event that will wipe out life as we know it, but there are …
What it’s like to restart your life after spending a decade in jail
If you’ve been watching the addictive Netflix documentary Making a Murderer, you know that it’s tough to rebuild your life after a long stint in prison. A number …
Apple beats earnings expectations but future iPhone sales raise concerns
Apple just posted its earnings for its 2015 holiday quarter and delivered an interesting report to say the least. Specifically, Apple posted revenue of $75.9 billion, …
Will Apple finally reveal Apple Watch sales figures today?
Tim Cook, and Apple executives in general, simply love numbers. Curious about how many iPhones Apple sold during a launch weekend? They’ll tell you. Wonder …
Famed physicist spars with forgotten rapper over whether the Earth is flat
The best thing and the worst thing about Twitter is that it gives everyone a forum where they can instantly voice their opinions. On the …
The secret ad-free Facebook site that’s hidden in plain sight
Admit it: You use Facebook on your computer a lot, even when you’re not supposed to do it. And often, you use Facebook at work …
All eyes will be on iPhone sales ahead of Apple’s Q1 2016 earnings report
Shares of Apple have been slumping quite a bit lately. After reaching an all-time high of $137/share in July, Apple’s stock price embarked on a slow …
Watch this robot solve a Rubik’s Cube in just one second
In today’s modern world, where cars can park themselves and be summoned with the press of a button, it perhaps shouldn’t come as much of a …
Breakthrough battery prototype can store five times the energy of current Li-ion batteries
It’s the question that smartphone users have been asking for years: When will we get vastly better battery power in our devices? Thanks to some …
Chinese scientists have genetically engineered autistic monkeys
Scientists in China have successfully created monkeys that suffer from autism. Wait, what? Why would anyone do such a thing? It turns out that they …
Snowboarding with the NYPD: The only way to party during the blizzard
Just as predicted, Winter Storm Jonas turned out to be a massive blizzard that hit the East Cost hard over the weekend with an almost record-breaking amount …
World’s most accurate Apple analyst drops major info on Apple’s early 2016 releases
The iPhone may be Apple’s primary revenue driver, but the Mac over the past few years has remained a steady and perhaps surprising contributor to …
The crazy things that happen when you dump salt into a bottle of Coke
The wacky guy behind the CrazyRussianHacker YouTube account has been a little obsessed with doing things to Coca Cola lately. You may remember his previous video where …
Microsoft Surface tablets ‘fail’ spectacularly during live NFL broadcast
The old adage of there’s no such thing as bad publicity might very well be a rule of thumb for celebrities, but it certainly doesn’t apply to …
$35 Polar Ice Tray will make you the star of every cocktail party
We’ve all seen the little round ice cubes that some people serve in restaurants and some of us have even gone out and purchased the …
This video of cats tackling kids is the funniest thing you’ll see today
There’s an old joke that says no one ever goes out of their way to own a cat. People might find one lurking around outside …
Where to sit on an airplane to avoid being killed on impact
So you’re anxious about flying to your next destination, but you have no choice. Curing your fear of flying is a difficult thing to do, if …
Stoned drug dealers arrested when they called 911 on themselves
The following isn’t the silly plot of an upcoming movie starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, though the story of Leland Ayala-Doliente, 22, and Holland …
Amazon’s 10 best deals of the day for January 22
It’s the end of another long week but hopefully the BGR Deals team helped it slide by a bit more smoothly by saving you a …
