Spotify cuts subscription prices in half for college students
As the music streaming market becomes increasingly crowded, each service is finding new ways to stand out. iTunes Radio teamed up with NPR, Samsung’s Milk Music …
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New app lets you search through Google without being tracked
After Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks, Internet privacy is on everyone’s minds. One way in particular that people are looking for privacy is through their search …
Facebook to buy virtual reality gaming company Oculus VR
Wow. It seems Facebook’s ambitions are growing by the day. Little more than a month after his company bought messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion, …
Google is reportedly cleaning up Android’s security flaws for a major push into the workforce
Is Google finally getting ready to take enterprise customers’ concerns about Android security seriously? Two unnamed sources tell The Information that Google is planning a …
Achievement unlocked: EA escapes a third year as the ‘Worst Company in America’
It’s still up for debate whether EA took anything away from being named the worst company in America for two years straight, but the company’s …
HTC One (M8) review: The smartphone that changes everything… again
It is considered poor form to begin a review with the conclusion, but there’s really no reason to drag this out: the HTC One (M8) …
Live coverage: HTC unveils the all new HTC One (M8)
The sequel to what was arguably the best Android smartphone in the world last year is finally about to be unveiled, and BGR is on hand …
Video: Here’s some amazing footage of a man B.A.S.E. jumping off One World Trade Center
This year has brought us some amazing footage from cameras plummeting from terrifying heights, including a plane crashing into the ocean off the coast of …
We’ll be live from the new HTC One press conference today at 11:00AM!
Is it the All New HTC One? Is it the HTC One M8? Is the HTC One 2014 edition? Is it just the “HTC One” …
The biggest barrier to an Apple-Comcast deal
Apple customers are some of the most fanatically loyal tech fans on the planet. Comcast customers, not so much. For this reason, the two companies might …
Anyone who browses with Chrome will soon be able to use one of Android’s best features
Google has been experimenting with putting its voice-enabled Google Now personal assistant onto desktop versions of Chrome for the past couple of months and now it …
Nest CEO: Google, not Apple, is building ‘the technology we are going to need’
Nest shocked and disappointed many an Apple fan earlier this year when it agreed to get bought out by hated rival Google for $3.2 billion. …
Microsoft finds surprising new ways to undermine Windows hardware
It seems increasingly likely that Microsoft Office will be announced for the iPad within days. This could be a substantial blow for Windows tablet manufacturers …
It’s not just Microsoft: Apple and Google can also read your emails
People concerned with online privacy had a field day last week when it was discovered that Microsoft accessed a French blogger’s Hotmail account and read …
How to kill the DRM in your old iTunes purchases in 4 easy steps
Less than a decade ago, digital rights management (DRM) debates were as common and heated as online privacy debates are today. Apple’s iTunes was, of …
BlackBerry scores big early win against arch nemesis Ryan Seacrest
Every protagonist needs an arch enemy: Sherlock Holmes has Moriarty, Batman has the Joker and BlackBerry has Ryan Seacrest, the American Idol host and onetime BlackBerry …
Apple reportedly working to bring live television to Apple TV
Apple is reportedly in complex talks with Comcast about launching a joint product, a new Apple TV set-top box that would not only offer users …
Netflix calls for ‘strong’ net neutrality as it’s forced to pay tolls
In an extensive post, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings called for “strong net neutrality,” as opposed to the “weak net neutrality” that currently exists, and which …
It had to happen: ‘White Guys Wearin’ Oculus Rifts’
The Oculus Rift is an incredible device. I’ve only had a single experience with the VR headset, but within seconds I became a believer. Virtual …
10 important URLs that every single Google user needs to know
Personally, I love that Google is so creative with my private data. I am fully aware that in order to use Google’s many great “free” …
Girl pulls most hilarious iPhone prank of all time on her mom
In the history of hilarious iPhone autocorrect pranks, we’re not sure one has ever gone quite this well. Twitter user Makenzie (@goddamnirwin) was apparently tired …
Apparently, Microsoft can ‘scroogle’ your privacy whenever it wants
Even though it bashed Google a number of times in ads for the way the Search giant is monetizing its services by accessing personal information …
The shadiest tale in bitcoin just got even shadier
Who would have thought that people would run into problems when a former hub for swapping “Magic: The Gathering” trading cards became the largest bitcoin …
After 2 months on the job, TWC CEO will grab $80 million payout if Comcast buys his company
Talk about nice work if you can get it! Bloomberg reports that Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus will receive a compensation package worth $80 …
This iOS app may solve one of the most annoying problems with city life
If you live in a city and you own a car, chances are you’ve gotten an annoying parking ticket because you forgot to move your …
WTF of the week: Occupy Wall St. cofounder wants Eric Schmidt named ‘CEO of America’
The Occupy Wall Street protest movement as a whole never seemed to have any concrete goals other than to play drum circles in public parks …
China Mobile sold over 1 million iPhones last month
China Mobile will definitely give Apple an iPhone sales boost this year although it might not be as big a boost as many had anticipated. …
Europe may have some looming net neutrality issues of its own
It’s not just U.S. consumers that need to worry, at least for the time being, about recent decisions that affect net neutrality, The Next Web …
