This could be the final nail in the Sprint-T-Mobile merger’s coffin
The $32 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile always faced a major uphill climb since U.S. regulators really weren’t keen on the idea of letting …
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Korea’s worst baseball team builds robot fans to cheer demoralized players
When a baseball team hits a slump, it can feel insurmountable at times. It doesn’t help when the fan base isn’t there to support the …
The one thing that Tim Cook really needs to do better
Unlike a lot of pundits and analysts, I actually think Tim Cook has done a very good job of running Apple. The company is still …
T-Mobile swings to Q2 profit, adds 1.5 million net customers
T-Mobile on Thursday morning reported solid second-quarter earnings that sent the stock climbing in pre-market trading. The company says it led the industry in a …
Want to make $1 million per month? Retire from the NSA
Former NSA director Keith Alexander will charge companies up to $1 million a month to keep them safe from online hackers, Foreign Policy reports. Apparently …
The man who said Google Glass would revolutionize computing wants Microsoft to dump Windows Phone
One-time Google Glass enthusiast Robert Scoble is always an entertaining read, although he’s not exactly someone whom tech companies should take advice from. After all, …
A tech fan’s confession: I actually regret helping Amazon kill off bookstores
I’m not normally one to weep over obsolete business models. I can’t bring myself to fret too much about the Internet strangling the life out …
Revenge porn victim wants $0.10 in damages for every Facebook subscriber in the world
A Facebook user who claims the social network has failed to take action against a fake “revenge porn” Facebook page despite being notified about it, …
How ‘Last Blockbuster Syndrome’ dooms empires like Nintendo
For years, Nintendo has believed it could reject smartphone and tablet apps, yet still flourish. The reason for this delusion is familiar — it’s the toxic …
This is what Comcast instructed employees to do following viral-call-gate
Comcast’s customer care service is a mess, as many affected customers and even former and current employees will attest, no matter what the company says in …
The insane process of connecting the world through undersea Internet cables
We’ve oohed and ahhed over interactive maps that detail the world’s mysterious network of undersea Internet cables, but a new report over at Builtvisible is …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Stephen Colbert reviews the Kardashian game
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is the name of a mobile game that took app stores by storm earlier this year, despite the fact that it doesn’t …
Wii U drags Nintendo into $97 million Q1 loss
Nintendo’s struggles continued in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as relatively poor Wii U sales and high costs resulted in yet another loss for the …
Awesome Kickstarter hit revolutionizes water balloon fights
A new, interesting product is taking Kickstarter by storm – Tinnuss Enterprises’ Bunch O Balloons, which has already raised well over $600,000 with 23 days left in the …
Samsung might release six smartwatches before Apple even releases one
In less than a year, Samsung has released five — yes, five — different smartwatches that have released with four different operating systems. And now SamMobile points …
The most shocking thing about the infamous ‘Comcast phone call from hell’
The infamous call between Ryan Block and a Comcast retention agent in which the rep refused to let Block unsubscribe from Comcast genuinely surprised me. Not …
We’re hiring!
BGR has been growing at a phenomenal pace for years, but the first half of 2014 saw unbelievable growth that exceeded even our own lofty expectations. …
BlackBerry’s newest acquisition looks like the smartest move it’s made all year
BlackBerry has been doubling down on its reputation as the most secure mobile device manufacturer lately and the company just made a very smart move …
How one fraudster bought $309K worth of Apple products without paying a single penny
One Apple fan ran a clever con in many Apple retail stores across the U.S., buying products worth $309,768 over 42 purchases made in 16 different …
Uh-oh: New report claims iWatch production has definitely been delayed
Samsung has released five different smartwatches in the last year alone, but Apple is apparently struggling to just get one out the door. G for …
This might be the worst advice BlackBerry has ever received
We’ve seen a lot of different ideas for how BlackBerry can turn itself around over the years but none of them has ever struck us …
Forget Apple – the iPhone alone is as big as McDonald’s and Coca Cola combined
Let’s start with the obvious: the iPhone has been a massive, unequivocal success. Every subsequent release seems to break the records that the last one …
Samsung is ‘hiring like crazy’ trying to come up with original ideas
Samsung’s biggest fear is that it will become just another small-margin smartphone vendor along the lines of LG, HTC, Xiaomi and countless others. This is why …
These incredible 3D holograms make Star Wars sci-fi tech a reality
After decades of incredible technological advancements, we now have a greater understanding of which former pipe dreams might be within reach and which are better left …
TWC hilariously claims Google and Netflix are the real threats to net neutrality
You’ve got to hand it to Time Warner Cable’s lawyers — they certainly deserve an A+ for creative writing. Per The National Journal, both Time Warner …
Amazon’s new 3D printing store lets you build customized gear
If for some reason Amazon’s vast selection of products from every imaginable category wasn’t quite cutting it for you, we have some good news — on Monday, Amazon …
Apple’s $30 million Swell acquisition could be big for iTunes Radio
For the time being, Apple’s iTunes Radio product is something of an also-ran. It’s a nice value-add for iOS device owners, allowing them to stream …
Next big moonshot project puts Google inside your body
Google is far from being done searching for answers for some of your most pressing questions, including many surrounding health and the human body, The …
Massive increase in R&D spending suggests awesome new Apple products are on the way
It’s been a long time since Apple had anything to prove in the mobile world, but as iPhone iterations have become increasingly indistinguishable from one another, …
Interactive map of drone footage gives you a bird’s-eye view of disasters
Earlier this week, we told you about an incredible new website called TravelByDrone, which is basically a Google Maps Street View for aerial drone footage. While …
