You’ll never guess the critical resource the FBI needs to successfully fight cyber crimes
Weed. Apparently marijuana is the key to a bright, cyber crime-fighting future for the FBI, according to statements made on Monday by FBI Director James B. …
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Here’s how Netflix feels about the FCC’s vote to end net neutrality
One of the biggest stories of 2014 so far has been the death of net neutrality. After the FCC voted last week to move forward …
Heartbleed showed us how shockingly lazy people are with their passwords
Heartbleed, the massive security threat that has recently affected millions of websites, was patched by most large Internet companies and by many site owners, but regular …
Apple will unveil a mysterious new product at WWDC this year
Apple’s 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference might not be as boring as we thought it would be. Unnamed sources tell the ever-reliable Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac …
Forbes: ‘Net neutrality is a dumb idea’
Where do I even begin with this one? The Federal Communications Commission voted last week to move forward with its controversial net neutrality plan, which seems to …
Apple and Google are in hot water over allegedly deceptive in-app purchases
In-app purchases have been a controversial topic in the mobile market ever since they debuted on the App Store. Free-to-play game developers, which had formerly …
GoPro showed us how well defying the smartphone market can work
The biggest consumer market trend of the past decade has been how smartphones have suffocated one consumer product category after another. Portable video game consoles, …
Apple is really not happy that Samsung’s top lawyer called them ‘jihadists’
Samsung’s lawyers didn’t technically break Godwin’s law during interviews following the last Apple-Samsung patent trial… but they came pretty close. The Verge reports that Apple is …
Watch this terrifying video of a giant supercell thunderstorm taking shape
This is hopefully the closest you’ll ever get to a supercell thunderstorm while standing outside. In a new video uploaded over the weekend, the Basehunters storm …
Here’s how Apple will attack mobile payments with the iPhone 6 and beyond
Ever since Apple purchased AuthenTec in July 2012, people have been speculating about the world’s largest tech company doing something with mobile payments as it …
Live streaming video: Watch live as Microsoft unveils brand new Surface tablets
Microsoft’s Surface tablet lineup consists of what are arguably the most exciting and intriguing Windows 8/8.1/RT devices on the planet. They’re sleek and beautiful, they’re fast …
Massive survey finds Comcast and TWC are the two most hated companies in America – period
The only consumer survey that matters has found that among all businesses across every industry, Comcast and Time Warner Cable are the two most hated companies …
Netflix thinks it’s figured out exactly what you’ll want to watch
Right now when you log into Netflix, you’re presented with a sea of titles that can be overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re looking …
You might be helping Google make a fortune without even knowing it
A lot of you out there are helping Google rake in cash without even realizing it. Econsultancy draws our attention to a new study from UX …
Is this the real reason Apple wants to buy Beats?
Two weeks ago, news broke that Apple was about to purchase Beats Technology for $3.2 billion. The deal, which has apparently been delayed, has confused …
New report details big changes for Apple stores under new boss Angela Ahrendts
Apple recently hired a new retail boss in former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts and 9to5Mac’s sources say that she’s planning a big, much-needed shakeup to Apple’s …
How to avoid the annoying SMS bug plaguing people who switch from iPhone to Android
Thanks to an ongoing issue with the way Apple built its iMessage platform, users who switch away from an iPhone to an Android phone or …
A fantastic in-depth review of Beats Music
Apple is buying Beats Electronics. Maybe. Some day. News of the deal broke nearly two weeks ago and at that time, an announcement was supposedly imminent. …
Apple and Samsung reportedly working on dismissing all lawsuits
After agreeing to a ceasefire with Google, Apple may soon find a way to settle all its disputes with Samsung out of court, The Korea …
AT&T announces plan to acquire DirecTV for nearly $50 billion
AT&T announced on Sunday that its board of directors has approved plans to acquire the nation’s leading satellite TV provider, DirecTV. AT&T will play $95 per …
Apple reaches a major patent truce with Google… but it’s still going to keep suing Samsung
The great mobile patent wars are finally coming to an end, at least as far as battles between Google and Apple are concerned. Per The Wall …
Incredible video shows MIT researchers making fresh water out of fog in the middle of a desert
Living in the desert no longer has to mean being parched for drinking water. MIT has posted a video this month that shows how some …
Tech companies still hate the FCC’s net neutrality plan
Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler kept insisting that people would be more open to his plan once they actually read it. However, now that …
Cable companies just had their best quarter since 2011
Cable companies are losing cable subscribers who have decided to cut the cord, but it now appears they are losing these customers at a much …
New campaign aims to make surfing the web miserably slow for FCC employees
If there’s one good thing that’s come from the Federal Communications Commission’s hugely controversial to allow for Internet “fast lanes,” it’s that it’s inspired several …
Here’s more evidence that Google+ is on the chopping block
It might be time to start playing a mournful bugle melody for Google+. Google’s social network, which for a while became the Clippy of social …
Incredible Word Lens app now free following Google acquisition
We first covered Word Lens here on BGR all the way back in 2010, and the app is no less incredible today than it was …
Facebook wants your friends to force you to reveal more details about yourself
In its non-stop quest for personal data, Facebook is rolling out a rather ingenious feature that could help it gather even more info about you. In …
You won’t be able to stop reading this Twitter account that sends out random bits of overheard conversations in NYC
Ever wanted to spend a day as a fly on the wall in a public place and just listen in to what people are talking …
How did this smug, 20-something Swedish hipster become YouTube’s biggest star?
Game of Thrones recently made a splash by hitting 7 million viewers for a recent episode. This was an epic number for HBO, the biggest …
