Home Depot confirms 53 million email addresses stolen in massive hack
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Here’s how you can have your own Star Trek communicator
While we’re a long way from being able to boldly go explore new galaxies Star Trek-style, a communicator such as the one worn by Enterprise …
Comcast is ‘really sorry’ your TV services crashed twice this week
If you’re a Comcast customer, you may have noticed that you couldn’t watch some of your favorite shows at a couple of different points this …
Video: South Park hilariously shames ‘freemium’ smartphone games
If there’s one tremendously annoying trend over the past few years, it’s been the rise of “freemium” games that are free to download but that …
New report says you shouldn’t expect a 128GB iPhone 6 Plus recall
Some 128GB iPhone 6 Plus owners with large app libraries have complained about unexpected crashes and reboots on their devices, with one report from South Korea …
Samsung is reportedly working on a mysterious new smartphone family
Samsung’s bad recent financial earnings raised a clear signal that the giant handset maker needs to make some changes to its smartphone lineup, and there are …
Samsung conducts its own poll on the Note 4’s camera, discovers that it’s awesome
By all accounts, the Galaxy Note 4 really does have an incredible camera that can shoot beautiful 4K videos and take stunning photos. Samsung, however, …
Huge in-depth comparison pits the iPhone 6 Plus against Samsung’s last two Galaxy Notes
Two months ago, millions of Apple fans the world over picked up an iPhone 6 Plus without a second thought. If you’re already invested in …
Hidden secret behind Steve Jobs’s most epic speech revealed
One of the most memorable speeches Apple’s Steve Jobs ever gave was the 2005 Stanford commencement address, with recordings of it having millions of views …
The ‘Netflix for Pirates’ explains why it will never be taken offline again
Popular torrent streaming Popcorn Time version Time4Popcorn — also informally known as the “Netflix for pirates” — lets users instantly watch pirated movies and TV …
You can download the completely redesigned Google Maps for iOS right now
Android users aren’t the only ones to reap the benefits of Google’s gorgeous new Material Design. On Thursday, a fresh coat of paint was applied to …
Report claims the Galaxy Note 5 will feature a stunning 4K display
The launch of the Galaxy Note 4 in the United States is still a few days away, but it’s never too early to start getting …
10 apps that are killing your Android phone’s battery life
Samsung makes terrific devices but there are definitely things the company does that drive its users crazy, including the laggy performance of its TouchWiz UI …
First Samsung, then Xiaomi – now another big company has ripped off the iPhone
If you thought that just Samsung and Xiaomi might have been significantly inspired by certain Apple products including the iPhone, then you’d be wrong. Lenovo …
Serious bug that might have delayed the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has been fixed
Google is not yet ready to roll out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to supported Nexus devices, as it is dealing with various bugs affecting …
Go buy the Nexus 6 at Motorola’s website right now
Act very fast — the Nexus 6 is available to buy right now at Motorola’s website. And we really do mean act now — within the …
7 awesome paid iPhone apps you can download right now for free
This has been a great week so far for paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, but the week isn’t quite over just …
The death of cable TV is coming
Just as we had all hoped, it looks like HBO’s announcement of an over-the-top service is starting a revolution in the TV industry. The Wall …
Finally: We now know the full title of Star Wars Episode VII
To say the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars films are highly anticipated would be an understatement and now we at long last know a crucial …
Ranked: The 10 fastest smartphones in the world, by data speed
When it comes to the perceived speed of a smartphone, there are many different factors at play. As we’ve seen time and time again when …
A huge overhaul is coming to AirDroid, the awesome app that brings Continuity to Android
We have covered AirDroid several times in the past here on BGR, and there’s a reason it keeps popping up: it’s one of the best …
Video: Crazy man runs from the cops using the same techniques that work in Grand Theft Auto
One of the things that makes the Grand Theft Auto games so fun to play is that they’re hilariously unrealistic — there’s simply no way …
Insanely detailed graphic shows every technological breakthrough that made the iPhone possible
Apple may have revolutionized the mobile computing world with the launch of the first iPhone but it couldn’t have done it all by itself — …
Apple wants you to update to iOS 8 even though you probably still can’t
Adoption of Apple’s latest iOS software, iOS 8, has been far slower than adoption of last year’s iOS 7 update. Some tech bloggers jumped to …
This is the best Nexus 6 unboxing video we’ve ever seen
So close, and yet so far. We’re finally in the home stretch, with Google’s brand new Nexus smartphone for 2014 now available to preorder. But …
You can use Microsoft Office for free on your iPhone or iPad starting right now
Microsoft under Satya Nadella truly is a new company. Microsoft on Thursday announced that you’ll now be able to use its Microsoft Office mobile apps …
Ex-NSA lawyer: Apple and Google may end up like BlackBerry if they make their phones more secure
We’ve heard government officials make a lot of questionable claims to try to get Apple and Google to not encrypt data on their smartphone platforms. However, this …
This is the most advanced iPhone malware yet, and it should terrify you
Apple used its iOS anti-malware security many times to bash Android’s malware problem — which is an issue that affects plenty of Android users — but …
This is Apple’s gorgeous new Mac App Store
Apple released OS X 10.10 Yosemite last month and the new desktop operating system was packed full of great new features. Spotlight has been totally …
EFF: iMessage and FaceTime are best, most secure, mass-market messaging options
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday released a report on messaging apps security, saying that Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime SMS/instant message and video chat …
