Is Apple due for a lost decade?
February is typically the most popular time for analysts to release gloomy Apple notes since it’s typically the time when Apple is in between product …
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Why Microsoft is smart to let Nokia launch an Android phone
It’s no secret that Microsoft is hurting as the world moves to mobile. Sales of Windows Phones are miniscule compared to the competition, and the …
The most important thing you’ll see today: Internet censorship world map
In developed countries, it’s easy to take the Internet for granted. It’s such a big part of our lives, and access is so readily available, …
WhatsApp’s hidden weakness
WhatsApp’s global success has been nothing short of epic, of course, By now, the app is hitting 450 million monthly active users. It’s a reach …
WhatsApp reportedly turned down $10 billion offer from Google
Why did Facebook just buy WhatsApp for $16 billion? Probably because if it didn’t, Google would have picked up the popular mobile messaging app for …
BlackBerry’s Top Secret Phone Revealed
BlackBerry has been working on a top secret phone internally code-named Windermere, and BGR has learned exclusive details about this peculiar smartphone from multiple trusted …
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $16 billion
When WhatsApp launched in 2009, no one predicted that it would grow to be a multibillion-dollar company. However, Facebook on Wednesday said that it planned …
Get your free 100GB of cloud storage right here
In celebration of the launch of OneDrive, the Dropbox rival formerly known as SkyDrive, Microsoft is offering 100GB of free cloud storage to the first …
Battle between BlackBerry and Ryan Seacrest’s keyboard company begins
Reviewers love Ryan Seacrest’s Typo keyboard for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5. BlackBerry, not so much. BlackBerry announced last month that it was finally …
The quest to build a better Siri
Since Marissa Mayer became CEO, Yahoo has been on a bit of a roll and has released several well-reviewed apps (Weather, News Digest, Sports, etc.) …
Google Fiber’s latest expansion could really mess with Comcast, TWC
What’s that you’re hearing? Could it be the real stirrings of actual competition in the American broadband market? Google on Wednesday announced it was considering …
Video: Beer drinking has just gotten cooler… and geekier
Beer aficionados who also share a passion for Android mobile devices may be interested in backing a Kickstarter project that aims to leverage the power of mobile …
Here’s why Netflix streaming quality has nosedived over the past few months
Have your Netflix streams been much more laggy or choppy in recent months? If so then you’re not alone. As The Wall Street Journal shows, …
Google mulls major Google Fiber expansion to 9 new cities
Google Fiber is now only available in three different markets but that could soon change very quickly. Google announced on Wednesday that it is considering expanding …
Comcast will throttle Netflix’s traffic at its own peril
Comcast has said repeatedly that it has no intention of throttling Netflix’s traffic and there may be a good reason to believe it’s telling the …
MIT lists the 50 smartest companies (and Apple isn’t among them)
As it has done in years past, MIT’s Technology Review blog has ranked the 50 smartest companies in the world. Interestingly, however, the world’s top …
FCC won’t appeal net neutrality ruling, will write new regulations [updated]
The Federal Communications Commission has decided not to appeal a recent court ruling that shot down its net neutrality restrictions and will instead write fresh …
These six organizations secretly run the Internet
Who runs the Internet? Is it Google, the global search leader that trades fantastic free services for borderline frightening insights into user behavior? Is it …
Report claims NSA spied on WikiLeaks and all of its readers
New documents leaked by former NSA employee turned whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA and GCHQ consistently spied on WikiLeaks in the past years, …
Apple in advertising: ‘The best-looking girl at the party, forced to wear a bag over her head’
Despite ruling two giant empires when it comes to personal data they can collect and analyze, Apple and Amazon are not willing to share that …
Study: Only 6% of consumers think the Comcast-TWC deal is a good idea
Get ready to be knocked out of your seats, readers — consumers think a Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger is a bad idea. Comcast and Time …
How a delicious fruit could change tech forever
Believe it or not, one tiny fruit could change consumer technology forever — and no, fanboys, we’re not talking about Apple. It turns out that …
Samsung is very sensitive about being called a copycat
After getting thumped by Apple for alleged patent infringement, Samsung has become more determined than ever to shed its copycat image. That’s why Samsung has …
This is Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s new $22 million Hollywood mansion
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has a whoooole lot of money. And when people with a whooooole lot of money get bored, they buy new houses. …
There will be no escaping Google+
Google’s attempts to more aggressively push its Google+ social network have been controversial but we shouldn’t expect them to stop anytime soon. The New York …
50 of the most incredible natural phenomena you’ve ever seen
As amazing as the technology we typically cover here on BGR is, sometimes nature shows us things that are more incredible than anything man could …
Comcast insists it won’t throttle Netflix or other video companies following TWC merger
There are a number of fears that come to most pay TV and Internet subscribers’ minds when they think about the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable …
Undeniable proof that Facebook knows way too much about your life
There are times when we think that Google and Facebook really want to be Santa Claus, i.e., they see you when you’re sleeping, they know …
The company Apple ‘should fear most’ isn’t the company you’d expect
When asked to name Apple’s top competition, most would likely rattle off names like Google, Samsung and Microsoft — massive, established technology giants that compete …
How Samsung missed out on buying Android
Before being acquired by Google, Andy Rubin’s Android team pitched to Samsung at some point in late 2004, looking for further funding. However, Samsung did …
