Why Microsoft is smart to let Nokia launch an Android phone
It’s no secret that Microsoft is hurting as the world moves to mobile. Sales of Windows Phones are miniscule compared to the competition, and the …
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New screens of Yakuza Restoration look gorgeous in 1080p on the PS4
With the Japanese launch of the PlayStation 4 just days away, several third-party developers are preparing to release their first games for the Sony console. …
The most important thing you’ll see today: Internet censorship world map
In developed countries, it’s easy to take the Internet for granted. It’s such a big part of our lives, and access is so readily available, …
WhatsApp’s hidden weakness
WhatsApp’s global success has been nothing short of epic, of course, By now, the app is hitting 450 million monthly active users. It’s a reach …
This is Nokia’s Android phone
We’ve heard the many rumors, we’ve read the specs and we’ve seen the numerous leaked marketing renders published around the web, and now the upcoming …
A Google Now smartwatch is reportedly in the works – but not from Google
A Google Now smartwatch may be in the works, Bloomberg reveals, but surprisingly, Google isn’t developing it. The publication has learned that the Google Now …
Is the best Android phone of 2014 doomed to fail?
HTC is facing quite a challenge in 2014. Last year, it released the best Android phone the world has ever seen, but it still wasn’t …
Galaxy S5 release confirmed for mid-March
Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy S5 very soon but it will still be weeks before we see it on the shelves. An unnamed …
BlackBerry passion pays off: T-Mobile gives fans $250 to upgrade… to BlackBerry
T-Mobile wants peace with BlackBerry fans and BlackBerry itself, which were both enraged in recent days by the carrier’s recent marketing push that offered a cheaper …
Video: A smarter keyboard is finally ready for the iPhone (updated)
After an Android keyboard app sort-of launched on iOS devices – SwiftKey’s keyboard tech is only available inside a special Note app – another Android …
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 …
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, …
