A Chinese teen chopped off his own hand to cure his Internet addiction
Internet addiction can indeed be a serious issue that is debilitating for some people, but one disturbed teen’s cure has clearly taken things too far. A …
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The free Internet wins: FCC chair proposes reclassifying ISPs as utilities
It looks like Tom Wheeler isn’t the dingo that many of us feared. In a new article at Wired, Wheeler outlines his plan to enforce net …
The iPhone was a ‘flop’… and look where Apple is now
What does success look like? Well, it looks exactly like the iPhone. I just can’t seem to get this ridiculously stupid CNN article from earlier this …
Apple might be looking to hit Google where it hurts the most
Apple and Google have been locked in a heated battle in the smartphone arena for nearly a decade now, but no matter how successful the iPhone …
The stupidest thing you’ll read today: ‘The Apple Watch will flop’
Ahh, the bitter battle for page views. Sometimes it leads bloggers and journalists to pay closer attention to what readers want, constantly tweaking their content …
Video: Terrifying Taipei plane crash caught by dash cam
A TransAsia plane on Wednesday crashed into a Taipei river shortly after taking off, The Wall Street Journal reports, with at least 23 of the …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Jimmy Fallon is the new Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Tonight Show is moving back to Los Angeles for a week and host Jimmy Fallon took advantage of the move to record a parody …
These are Spotify’s predictions for the Grammys
In just a few short days, the 57th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS, highlighting the best songs, albums and artists of 2014. In …
Video: Jimmy Fallon’s genius video editors make NBC anchor Brian Williams rap Snoop Dogg classics
Jimmy Fallon’s video editors are supremely talented, as evidenced by their ability to edit tiny clips of NBC news anchor Brian Williams speaking individual words and …
Depressing chart shows how misinformed fools are helping measles make a comeback
Virtually eradicating some of the world’s worst diseases thanks to vaccinations is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Despite this, there’s been a growing movement against …
Lenovo’s decision to buy Motorola is actually starting to make sense
There was a lot of head scratching when Lenovo decided to take Motorola off Google’s hands, especially since the iconic phone manufacturer had become a …
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is getting a sequel more than 50 years later
“To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most beloved literary works in American history. It’s also the only book that Harper Lee ever published, …
How Apple beat Android the Tim Cook way
Rather than tumultuously and publicly raging against Android device makers and committing major resources to a thermonuclear war against Google and its Android partners (which …
Is this a bad sign for Samsung’s Galaxy S6?
As we reported on Monday, Samsung is now less than a month away from the unveiling of its most important new smartphone in years. The company’s …
Review: What it’s like to upgrade from a Nintendo 3DS to a New 3DS XL
I’ve owned a Nintendo 3DS ever since the day it launched. It’s not the most inventive or the most attractive portable on the market, but it …
Why you shouldn’t share your iPhone or iPad with your young child
While smartphones and tablets might be helpful when it comes to keeping your kids entertained or teaching them various skills, you may want to hold …
Bill Gates is the latest brilliant person to warn artificial intelligence could kill us all
Worries about artificial intelligence possibly wiping out humanity aren’t just limited to science fiction writers — plenty of the world’s most brilliant people think developing …
This great visualization explains where Apple’s monstrous piles of money come from
Apple pulled in $74.6 billion in the fourth calendar quarter of 2014. Let that sink in for a moment: seventy-four point six billion dollars. That figure …
Mesmerizing graphic shows how much Twitter exploded during the end of the Super Bowl
It’s not surprising to see social media activity exploded during key moments of Sunday’s Super Bowl but it’s still cool to see just how much …
Here is every new movie trailer that aired during Super Bowl XLIX
The big game might be over, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any Super Bowl XLIX content left to enjoy, particularly if you haven’t been …
Apple is bringing special safes to its stores just to house the 18k gold Apple Watch
Apple Stores are about to have something in common with Tiffany & Co. 9to5Mac reports that Apple is bringing in some specially designed safes to its …
Video: This is the most moving commercial from Super Bowl XLIX
When it’s not busy running Apple attack ads that generally miss the mark by a pretty wide margin, Microsoft has gotten exceptionally good at creating commercials …
Facebook can now collect and share more of your data than ever before
Facebook on Friday updated its privacy policy to include additional provisions that give the social network even more power over the user data it can …
Verizon’s net neutrality nightmare is about to come true
Verizon’s lawsuit against earlier net neutrality rules is about to backfire in a spectacular fashion. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Communications Commission …
Apple just kept a $2 billion promise
Apple is keeping its promise to the people of Arizona and it will cost the company a cool $2 billion. After Apple’s sapphire supplier GT …
3 awesome Bluetooth headsets you can find on Amazon for under $30
Here at BGR, we try to point you in the direction of good deals as often as we possibly can. Whether it’s sleek cases for …
Video: Pats fans and Seahawks fans completely lose their minds at the end of the game
What’s really remarkable about professional sports is the extreme emotions they generate from fans, both positive and negative. Nowhere was this more evident than the …
Gorgeous GIFs show what your favorite apps may look like on the Apple Watch
One of the things we’re most looking forward to seeing on the Apple Watch is how our favorite apps will work on the device. The …
How to clean up your Netflix queue in 5 simple steps
If you have been a Netflix subscriber for any substantial amount of time, there are two universal truths you now accept. First, Netflix is awesome …
Spy shots of people wearing the Apple Watch are already hitting the web
In 2015, nothing is safe. Everyone carries a smartphone, every smartphone packs a camera, and everything that happens in public is fair game. If you do …
