Verizon says when it comes to protecting your data, ‘don’t look at us’ [updated]
As some high-profile technology companies make an effort to shed more light on issues surrounding user privacy in light of recent NSA spying revelations, most …
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Video: Here’s how Microsoft rebuilt Kinect for the Xbox One
The motion sensing technology in the current generation of video game consoles left something to be desired. Despite a successful launch and some impressive tech …
The dark side of Apple’s iBeacons
Alongside the introduction of Apple’s latest mobile operating system iOS 7, the company also rolled out its answer to the NFC technology it has gone …
BlackBerry’s recent filing was so scary that Bernstein downgraded the stock 72 hours after upgrading it
Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferregu is known for his dramatic whiplashes — he was strongly optimistic about Nokia during its big dive and then turned deeply …
Samsung: We don’t cheat on benchmarks
BGR reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 recently and said that the humongous handset is likely the best smartphone Samsung has ever made. As good as …
Just in time for Android 4.4 KitKat, Jelly Bean adoption rate nears 50%
It’s taken more than a year but Jelly Bean is finally approaching a 50% adoption rate among Android users. The latest numbers posted on the …
ZTE announces U.S. availability for Grand S, nubia 5 hero phones
ZTE quickly ascended the ranks to become a top-five smartphone vendor earlier this year, and it hopes to capitalize on that success with the release …
Amazon’s secret smartphone project seemingly detailed
Rumors of an upcoming Amazon smartphone have been swirling for well over a year now. BGR has independently confirmed with several sources that the company …
Leaving no stone unturned, BlackBerry ponders property sale
As struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry continues to look for outs, the company must explore every possibly avenue that might be helpful in raising cash. One …
Bitcoin bust: Feds break up country’s largest Bitcoin drug ring
It’s a shame that Breaking Bad had to end before we could see what would have happened if a distributor had tried to pay Walt …
Dell unveils the Venue 11 Pro, a Windows 8.1 tablet priced to beat the Surface Pro 2
Anyone who thinks the new Surface Pro 2 looks terrific but is put off by the price may have a new alternative. Dell on Wednesday …
BlackBerry layoffs to cost $400 million, quadrupling earlier estimates
BlackBerry’s cash reserves look set to take another hit. Bloomberg reports that BlackBerry said in a regulatory filing this week that laying off 4,500 workers …
WhatsApp’s engagement drop could be a big red flag
Even as rival messaging apps such as WeChat, LINE, Kik and Tango have made progress in various markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia, it has seemed …
‘LG Z’ smartphone with flexible display might launch this month
Hot on the heels of Samsung’s recent curved display smartphone announcement, LG has revealed that it too will soon launch the LG Z smartphone with …
Chart: HTC lost 90% of its market value in two years
They say that deaths come in threes, but we’re not sure they were referring to smartphone makers. Either way, it seems that HTC might be …
Apple’s $147 billion cash pile accounts for 10% of all U.S. corporate cash
So it seems as though Apple has been doing pretty well for itself over the past few years. Per The Wall Street Journal, Moody’s now …
BlackBerry filing shows that company is falling apart everywhere in the world
When BlackBerry 10 first rolled out, many believed that the platform could be successful even if it never caught on in the United States as long …
iPad 5, new iPad mini will reportedly feature 8-megapixel cameras
We are only a few weeks out from Apple’s iPad event, but there is still plenty we don’t know about the new tablet lineup. According …
Another blow for HTC: Company must change chip design after losing patent fight with Nokia
HTC is working with Qualcomm to alter a chip design that has been judged to infringe on Nokia’s radio patents, The Wall Street Journal reports. …
Samsung isn’t the only smartphone maker boosting benchmark scores
Tuesday’s news that the Galaxy Note 3 was found artificially increasing its own benchmark scores caused a bit of a stir. There’s no question that …
Study suggests Microsoft’s ‘Bing-it-on’ claims are false [updated]
Surprise! It turns out that people who take Microsoft’s “Bing it on” challenge don’t actually prefer Bing to Google by a rate of 2-to-1. Yale …
BlackBerry reportedly draws buyout interest from Cerberus and co-founder Lazaridis
With the Fairfax Holdings deal all but certain, BlackBerry is reportedly drawing interest from at least two other suitors, a potentially positive note that could …
Google exec reviews Google’s new Nexus 7
Normally when an employee of a major technology company reviews or even discusses one of the company’s products in public, inevitable skew means any comments …
Comcast seen increasing speeds solely as a way to further gouge customers
It’s true that Comcast has been aggressively boosting the speeds on its network, but it may only be a pretense for getting its customers to …
New website instantly checks nearby Apple Stores for available iPhone 5s stock
With 9 million people around the world already having bought new iPhones by the end of their debut weekend, one might think supply would now …
Qualcomm exec calls Apple’s 64-bit iPhone 5s processor a ‘gimmick’ [updated]
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the iPhone 5s’s new 64-bit processor ever since Apple unveiled the chipset last month. Some have applauded the …
What do people want in a smartwatch?
BGR reviewed Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch earlier this week and to put it mildly, we were not impressed. The design of the watch wasn’t …
Comcast CEO says a la carte programming will never happen
The idea of a la carte cable programming that would allow subscribers to pick and choose the stations they pay for is one that we …
BlackBerry’s death benefits will be paid out to Apple, Samsung
The BlackBerry story is far from over and regardless of whether or not the Fairfax buyout happens, the company will live on in one form …
Apple moves closer to joining Google, Intel in the cable-killing game
We’re starting to get a better sense of Apple’s ambitions for television in the future. AppleInsider points out that Apple has now hired Jean-François Mulé, the …
