Video: Here’s how Google’s Project Tango maps indoor spaces
After Google confirmed its 3D-sensing Project Tango smartphone the other day, a developer has already used the prototype device to highlight some of its capabilities, …
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Nokia unveils not one, but three Android handsets
After numerous leaks that unofficially revealed many details about Nokia’s first Android handset, the company has finally unveiled its first ever Android handsets. Nokia early …
Sony targets the mid-range Android market with the Xperia M2
In addition to the Xperia Z2 smartphone and the Xperia Z2 Tablet, Sony also unveiled a mid-range device at MWC 2014: The Xperia M2. Sony claims …
Sony unveils its new flagship tablet: The Xperia Z2 Tablet
Sony scored a minor hit with its Xperia Z smartphone last year but the company has still had no luck coming up with a hit …
Sony’s next flagship smartphone is here: meet the Xperia Z2
We might have already seen every square inch of the device over the past few weeks, but Sony finally made it official — the Xperia …
Here’s how to watch live as Nokia unveils its first (and last?) Android phone
Nokia and Android. Android and Nokia. Smartphone enthusiasts have wondered for quite some time what Android would be like on one of Nokia’s signature handsets. …
Huawei hides a Bluetooth headset in its first wearable device
In addition to new smartphones (including a phablet model) and a new tablet, Huawei on Sunday also announced its first ever wearable device, a smart …
Huawei introduces ‘world’s slimmest’ 7-inch phablet, new 8-inch budget tablet
Huawei on Sunday unveiled a couple of tablets at MWC 2014 including the MediaPad X1 and the MediaPad M1, with the former model being described …
Huawei improves selfies with new mid-ranged 4G LTE smartphone
Huawei on Sunday unveiled a new mid-range smartphone at MWC 2014, the Ascend G6, which will also be available in a 4G LTE version. The …
Samsung ditches Android with Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo smartwatches
Almost six months after launching its Android-based Galaxy Gear smartwatch, Samsung is ready to start flooding the market with more smartwatch models that are an …
Here’s why you should double-check your Facebook privacy settings before you die
Facebook on Friday announced a new privacy change that will affect the accounts of users who pass away. Instead of only letting deceased users’ friends …
The only app you’ll ever need to beat parking tickets
One of the less enjoyable parts of living in a city comes when you go to your car and see a brightly colored parking ticket …
Now we know how BlackBerry will make (some) money with BBM
Getting a popular messaging app is one thing — monetizing it is another. BlackBerry has already said that selling ads on BlackBerry Messenger will be …
Sprint enables Wi-Fi calling… on two Samsung phones that nobody owns
Congratulations, Sprint customers — you have access to Wi-Fi calling… but only if you own the Galaxy S4 mini or the Galaxy Mega. Engadget brings …
Fitbit recalls Force smart band following skin irritation complaints
Fitbit is recalling its Fitbit Force smart fitness wristband following skin irritation reports from various users, after initially offering replacement devices or refunds to those …
CBS CEO admits company wouldn’t suffer at all if Aereo keeps operating
CBS is one of a number of broadcasters enraged that Internet TV startup Aereo is still in business. At one point, the company said that …
New dual-screen Android phone set to make a splash at MWC 2014
Following the original YotaPhone, which started selling in December 2013, a new-generation device may be unveiled at MWC 2014. Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru reports that the new smartphone is expected to …
How Verizon, AT&T blew their chance to be WhatsApp
Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp does a good job of showing just how much the wireless carriers failed to capitalize on messaging. It was their game …
Comcast customers’ Netflix streaming woes might be over… for now
The quality of Netflix streaming has tanked over the past several months at several ISPs because Netflix and the ISPs have been wrangling over who …
DirecTV CEO says Comcast-TWC merger would be awful for consumers and competition
Not surprisingly, we can now count DirecTV CEO Mike White among those who oppose Comcast’s proposed Time Warner Cable acquisition. During the pay TV provider’s …
Google reportedly forcing Asus to ax Android/Windows tablet project
The Asus Transformer Book Duet TD300 Android/Windows tablet/laptop may never move past concept phase, Digitimes says, citing Chinese publication The Economic Daily News, as Google …
Amazon offering traditional retailers a lifeline they can’t refuse
If you can’t beat them, join them. At least that’s what Amazon is hoping its brick-and-mortar competition will say as it extends an olive branch …
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) review
In many ways Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is as faithful of a sequel to the beloved Super Nintendo series as any fan could hope …
Meet the all-new, completely redesigned YouTube
YouTube just got a massive redesign and it looks a whole lot more… Googly. “The way you watch YouTube keeps changing, so we’re making a …
BlackBerry to Air Force: You’ll regret dumping us for iOS, Android
The S.S. BlackBerry keeps springing leaks when it comes to its business with the United States military. Just over a week after the United States …
Apple releases iOS 7.0.6, promises fix for SSL connection verification
Even though iOS 7.1 is likely very close to being released, Apple on Friday released iOS 7.0.6 to fix problems with SSL connection verification. The …
Winner wears all in looming war between Samsung and Google
Samsung’s first smartwatch was a dud. Even when Samsung was pitching the device to the media during briefings, representatives couldn’t always keep a straight face …
Video: Cool iOS 8 concept shows off a great feature we might never see
Apple’s vision of multitasking is a little less refined than many users would have hoped, something Samsung has harped on in its latest attack ad. Bill …
Huawei has created the world’s ugliest smartwatch
We see a lot of gadgets here at BGR. Some of them look very nice and some of them don’t. But it’s been a while …
Surprise: Giving ISPs everything they want hasn’t created a broadband paradise
One thing we’ve heard and will continue to hear over the next several months is that the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger will be an …
