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 …
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Sprint is the first U.S. carrier to update the Galaxy Note 3 to KitKat
After being the first to release the Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update a few days ago in the U.S., Sprint is also the first …
Video: Did this Ubuntu superphone concept inspire the upcoming iPhone 6?
In a Town Hall Hangout on Wednesday, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed that the Ubuntu Edge – a high-end expensive concept smartphone the company failed …
Samsung’s own ‘marketing gimmick’ may be unveiled at MWC 2014
While some said Apple’s A7 64-bit processor found in some of the company’s 2013 iOS devices was nothing more than a “marketing gimmick,” Apple will …
Video: Here’s how Flappy Bird should end
A new video posted on YouTube imagines how the endless Flappy Bird game might actually end. User pipocaVFX proposes that once the 999 score is reached, the …
Nokia unveils the one smartphone accessory you’ll actually want to use
We see countless smartphone accessories released every year but how many of them are actually useful? The latest accessory from Nokia seems like it could …
Here’s our first look at Windows Phone 8.1’s notification center
Microsoft is finally bringing a notification center to Windows Phone in the next major update. Action Center, as it has been dubbed, works almost identically …
Samsung, Paypal may secretly be working on joint mobile payment solution
Details are scarce at the moment, but Samsung and PayPal may secretly be working on a joint mobile payment solution that will launch sometime in …
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 …
More purported iWatch display details trickle out in new report
What do we really know about Apple’s upcoming iWatch? Not too much at this point, unfortunately, because Apple has done an unusually good job of …
Mobile games have become ridiculously lucrative over the past year
Why was there such a media storm over Flappy Bird? Why is the upcoming IPO of King getting so much coverage? Maybe because mobile game …
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 …
This is the thinnest smartphone money can buy
The Vivo X3 isn’t the slimmest phone out there anymore, Engadget reveals, as Gionee has launched the Elife S5.5, which appears to be the thinnest smartphone …
Legere burns BlackBerry with a brutal MySpace comparison
Uh-oh. It looks like T-Mobile CEO John Legere is tired of playing nice with BlackBerry and has issued a not-so-subtle dig at the smartphone pioneer …
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.) …
Would you wear Google Glass if it looked more fashionable? Get ready for Icis
Last May, we published an opinion piece that suggested Google Glass as we know it right now is no iPad, and it will almost certainly …
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 …
Big-name developer thinks Xbox One resolution debate is ‘tedious’
Microsoft has been receiving a great deal of grief recently for the seemingly impaired visual quality of some upcoming multiplatform releases on the Xbox One, …
Elop’s last gift: Nokia’s brand value is swirling down the drain
The latest Brandirectory survey on global brands is out and it’s got some grim news for Microsoft: The value of the handset brand it bought …
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 …
Video: Galaxy Note 3 ad mocks the iPhone’s puny, inadequate 4-inch display
You know what they say about guys with big smartphones? OK, they don’t really say anything about them but Samsung is nonetheless trying to convince …
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, …
One of the best jailbreak apps ever is now available for iOS 7 and the iPhone 5s
For those who use BiteSMS, upgrading to iOS 7 was a painful decision that you likely agonized over for days. On one hand, iOS 7 …
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 …
Video: This is what iOS in the Car should look like
Touchscreen car displays are notorious for being terrible. Either the screen isn’t very responsive to touches or the interface is incredibly clunky. Of course, both …
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 …
Video: Samsung goes back to its roots, bashes Apple in new tablet ad
Apple’s latest, greatest tablet has dominated the sales charts since it launched in November, but Samsung still isn’t impressed. In a very blatant response to …
Video: In-depth comparison shows how much better Metal Gear Solid V looks on PS4 vs. Xbox One
Owners of Microsoft’s new Xbox One already have several awesome games to choose from, and there are plenty more coming down the road. The console …
