Watch live as Microsoft unveils Office for iPad
Apple tablet users have long since wondered when they could finally get their hands on Microsoft’s famed productivity suite. Well, some of them have. Maybe. The …
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Amazon to finally unveil its Apple TV, Chromecast rival next week
After countless months of rumors, it looks like Amazon is finally getting ready to take the wraps off its TV set-top box. Unnamed sources tell …
Galaxy S5, HTC One (M8) and other leading smartphones square off in new comparison
Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S5 doesn’t officially launch until the second week of April, but people in South Korea can already purchase the hotly anticipated …
How to find the perfect smartphone for your hand size
There are so many different sizes of smartphones these days that it can be tough to figure out which one is the best size for …
Fun iOS 7 messaging app ditches emoji, replaces them with your face
We love covering apps with great designs here on BGR, and we also enjoy covering fun apps with unique and creative features. Every so often, …
The man who took the iconic Windows XP wallpaper photo has bitter regrets
Lush green hills under a cobalt blue sky with precisely the right amount of fluffy clouds floating about. Who hasn’t been lost in reverie staring …
How to take infinitely better smartphone photos in 5 minutes for $15
Over the past few years, cameras on modern smartphones have become shockingly impressive. Well, some of them have, at least. Gone are the days of having …
Obama unveils major changes to NSA phone record collection program
President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled major changes to the “spying” program that previously saw the National Security Agency collect and store millions of phone …
This amazing interactive 6GB photo of our galaxy took NASA 10 years to capture
The photo you see above is one minuscule portion of a staggeringly massive infrared panoramic photo captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope that manages to squeeze …
Here’s more evidence that sapphire screens are coming to the iPhone 6
One of the biggest questions iPhone fans have about Apple’s next flagship smartphone is whether it will have a display made from sapphire. AppleInsider has found …
Apple invents brilliant ‘transparent texting’ solution that has already existed for years
Now this is a good idea. In the age of the smartphone as an extension of our bodies, people’s faces are always buried in their …
Legit Google Play apps found to be covertly mining digital currency
In addition to Android apps sideloaded from unsecure third parties, which can contain malicious code that can turn devices into slow cryptocurrency miners, antivirus provider …
Steve Jobs happily got a Google employee fired for trying to recruit Apple engineers
Pando’s Mark Ames has been doing a terrific job covering fresh revelations about the probably illegal collusion between Apple and Google to not recruit one …
The Galaxy S5 launches on April 11th – but you can buy one right now
Even though Samsung wants to launch the Galaxy S5 on April 11th in multiple markets simultaneously, some carriers are already selling the new handset, apparently disregarding …
This tiny dongle can solve your Android storage worries
Leef on Wednesday announced a new accessory for Android smartphones and tablets that can help users solve any storage-related issues, especially for devices that don’t …
‘Prism-proof’ tech allows websites to encrypt all your data
MIT researchers are working together with the Meteor Development Group on a Mylar project that would allow companies to offer customers fully encrypted Internet services, …
Will HTC ever catch up with Samsung and Apple?
HTC is killing it this week. The decision to release the HTC One (M8) on the same day it was announced was a brilliant move — the …
Comcast won’t force you to rent its modems
While there are certainly many reasons to gripe about Comcast, being forced to rent its modems shouldn’t be one of them. As Ars Technica, Stop …
Ad watchdog agrees that Google customers are getting ‘Scroogled’
Take a victory lap, Microsoft: Your claims that Google is “Scroogling” its customers have stood up to scrutiny. The Guardian reports that the Advertising Standards …
Samsung designed an entirely new OS just for the Gear Fit
Samsung is currently flooding the market with wearable devices. It sells the Galaxy Gear 2, which is its full-featured smartwatch, alongside the Gear 2 Neo, a …
T-Mobile will sell the HTC One (M8) for $0 down, but not until April
In addition to Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, T-Mobile will also offer subscribers the new HTC One (M8) smartphone, although they’ll have to wait until April …
Facebook denies that it plans to rebrand Oculus Rift with its own logo
Facebook on Tuesday made a surprising announcement, revealing that it purchased the Oculus Rift virtual reality startup in a $2 billion deal, although it’s not …
Forget about fixing the HTC One (M8) yourself if you break it
The HTC One (M8) is a well-built smartphone that may survive most beatings and even water damage, but once a component breaks – whether it’s a cracked …
Microsoft employees already like new CEO Nadella vastly more than Ballmer
Glassdoor this week came out with its list of employees’ most highly rated CEOs for 2014 so far and the usual suspects in the tech …
Mini and phablet versions of the HTC One (M8) seemingly in development
As we made clear in our HTC One (M8) review on Tuesday, HTC’s new flagship smartphone is the best Android phone that has ever been …
BlackBerry’s big moment: Can it make money with BBM?
The messaging app market has really started to heat up after Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion and after Alibaba’s investment in the far more obscure …
Survey: 33% of iPhone owners would shell out $300 on contract for a bigger iPhone 6
Tim Cook’s eyes might turn into big fat dollar signs once he sees new survey data published by Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt. Per Barron’s, …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 finally materializes in leaked press photos
Between an upcoming flagship smartphone and a whole line of new wearables, Samsung has put tablets on the back burner for now, but a recent leak …
Here’s the ultimate list of every PS4 game coming out in 2014
Let’s say you’ve already beaten Infamous: Second Son, you’re anxiously awaiting the next big release, but you have no idea when anything is coming out. …
Google denies snooping on Gmail users to hunt down leaks
Responding to allegations from TechCrunch former editor Michael Arrington that Google had accessed his Gmail email address to trace a leak from inside the company, …
