Carbon dioxide leak kills worker at Samsung factory
A worker died at a Samsung factory in Seoul after carbon dioxide was mistakenly released, according to Korean news agency Yonhap News. The factory’s fire …
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iPads no longer good enough for Russia to handle ‘confidential information’
Russian ministers have decided to swap iPads for Samsung tablets out of fear that the Apple devices may not be secure enough anymore to handle sensitive information. …
LG G2 mini to launch in April, spread globally soon after
LG failed to impress us with its flagship G2 last year, but the South Korean company is looking to try again with an even smaller …
How to avoid wrecking your vision while staring at a computer screen
Nowadays, we spend nearly 6 hours each day staring at a display, whether it’s a desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet. After looking at screens all …
Mysterious new Samsung tablets have been spotted
A new family of Samsung tablets has been spotted at the FCC — the SM-T800 models, which may be a new line of high-end devices for the …
U.S. Department of Defense throws BlackBerry 10 a welcome lifeline
If there’s one mobile platform that needs a lifeline these days, it’s BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry’s hardware sales have been in free fall over the past …
Tim Cook makes his most un-Jobs-like move yet and acts graciously toward Microsoft
Apple CEO Tim Cook may not be a charismatic visionary like legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs but he definitely seems to have a lot more …
Amazon will reportedly launch free video streaming service
Between a rumored set-top box and the evolving price of Prime, Amazon has been making headlines on a daily basis. Now The Wall Street Journal is reporting …
CyanogenMod teases a OnePlus One smartphone ‘revolution’
One of the most exciting Android handsets of the year will be unveiled in less than a month from now, promising a smartphone revolution… or …
Google and Facebook get sued over their ‘incomprehensible’ privacy policies
Have you ever tried to really read through Google and Facebook’s privacy policies? If you have then you might find that your eyes start to …
Video: Here’s how Google handles 50,000 government requests in a year
In every transparency report from Google since 2009, the number of requests from the government has increased at a steady pace, but 2013 represents the largest …
Verizon offers the best deal yet on the HTC One (M8)
Customers that intend to purchase the HTC One (M8) with a new two-year agreement should check out Verizon’s current deals, as the carrier has some …
Watch out Surface, iPad may be getting its own smart keyboard cover
A future Apple Smart Cover protective case for the iPad may come with a built-in, detachable ultra-thin keyboard that may also have multitouch capabilities, a …
Video: Watch a Redditor literally eat his hat for being wrong about Bitcoin
You have to tip your cap to a man who makes a very unwise bet but who nonetheless follows through on it. Digital Trends brings …
Researchers charge batteries three times faster with incredible new tech
Researchers from the University of Tokyo in cooperation with the University of Kyoto and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science are studying a new technology …
Video: Watch Sony go hands-on with its virtual reality headset
If you didn’t attend the Game Developers Conference this year, you missed out on the unveiling of Sony’s latest foray into virtual reality with Project …
New report claims 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will launch ‘as soon as September’
Although there is a heated discussion regarding the exact release date, Apple’s next iPhone is certainly launching some time this year. The more interesting speculation surrounds the issue …
Facebook is growing up: With Oculus buy, a social network prepares for its next act
Social networks aren’t always going to be en vogue. Facebook may have a billion users today, but what happens when that growth stalls? What happens …
At long last, Microsoft brings Office to the iPad
It’s taken a while but the moment has finally arrived for iPad users who are also fans of Microsoft’s world-class productivity software. Microsoft on Thursday announced …
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 …
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 …
