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 …
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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 …
Facebook killed my high school reunion
In a way, the high school reunion is as unashamedly American as apple pie and Chevrolet. Go on — ask your parents if they had …
6 tips for making email less miserable
God, does email truly suck. What used to be the best way to keep in touch with friends and family has now become an annoying …
You’ll soon be able to tell Google to forget the dirty secrets that were spilled online
Google received a potentially devastating blow in Europe earlier this week, where a court ruled in favor of the individual’s right to protect his or …
Only you can save the Internet: Here’s how to fight the FCC’s controversial net neutrality plan
The United States Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved its revised net neutrality plan in a 3-2 vote. Now, for the first time, the full …
This short video explains why you should care about net neutrality
Net neutrality is currently one of the hottest topics in tech, as the FCC voted on Thursdsay on its chairman’s controversial fast lane / slow …
Popcorn Time app brings ‘Netflix for pirates’ to Android devices
It’s been over a month since we checked in on the fascinating Popcorn Time saga, and it appears that even after a few bumps in the …
Apple and Samsung’s next major fight won’t be over what you think
Earlier this week, we shared a video that explained the incredible potential of graphene, a transparent material that is just a single atom thick. According to …
Why you’re going to absolutely hate Comcast’s data caps
If there’s one thing Comcast loves doing, it’s figuring out how to grab even more money from its subscribers. But Comcast has a problem: More …
Comcast’s latest gift to subscribers: Broadband caps for everyone
The confluence of two huge events in the world of tech — the Comcast-TWC merger and the potential death of net neutrality — might have even wider …
Neat trick makes travelling with Google Maps even better
Google has just unveiled a quick, neat trick that’s going to be available to Google Maps users and make their traveling trips even better, especially when visiting …
FCC votes to move forward with controversial net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to adopt a new notice of proposed rulemaking on a controversial new net neutrality plan that could allow Internet service …
Apple’s massive Beats deal reportedly delayed
Apple is poised to buy Beats for a massive $3.2 billion in its biggest acquisition ever, but the two companies are yet to finalize the deal, Re/code …
This is the most ingenious way to protest the FCC’s net neutrality plans
Here’s an absolutely brilliant way to get people to flood the Federal Communications Commission’s phone lines with angry complaints. Ars Technica reports that venture capitalist Brad …
How to make a Star Trek-style Holodeck with an Oculus Rift and 3 Kinect sensors
All proper sci-fi nerds have long dreamed of being able to take a trip in the Holodeck, a virtual reality chamber located on Star Trek’s …
Internet service may soon cost more regardless of FCC’s net neutrality plans
Net neutrality is obviously a very hot issue right now. Legions of web users have taken to Reddit, Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere to voice their …
Verizon just killed your dreams of getting FiOS in your neighborhood
If you’ve been holding out for FiOS as an alternative to your current Internet provider, it might be time to start working on a new strategy. DSLReports …
