Game of Thrones gets pirated almost 80% more than any other show
It’s a pretty good bet that HBO could expand its paying audience for Game of Thrones if it gave viewers the option to buy season passes on …
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iOS 7 beta 2 walkthrough [photo gallery]
Apple’s iOS 7 beta 2 update has just landed, but there’s some very noticeable changes, and it means that the company is still working on …
iOS 7 beta 2: Full change log now available, iPad version released
Just as BGR exclusively reported on Monday morning, Apple has released iOS 7 beta 2 to developers. The new build was first released as an …
Malicious Android app holds devices hostage, demands a $100 ransom
Security firm Symantec has discovered a malicious application that is infecting Android devices and holding them hostage for ransom. The fake antivirus software, known as …
Apple releases iOS 7 beta 2
Apple has just released iOS 7 beta 2, the second developer build of its brand new mobile operating system. The company unveiled iOS 7 in …
New iPhone 5S part leak outs more internal modifications
Parts from Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S continue to leak ahead of mass production, and now the redesigned front-facing camera from the next-generation iPhone has seemingly …
HP seriously just unveiled a 21.5-inch Android tablet
In effort to reverse eroding PC sales, HP on Monday announced a new 21.5-inch Android tablet that will be marketed as an all-in-one desktop. The Slate …
Android users might actually be clamoring for BBM
Sometimes nothing can beat the original. While competing messaging services such as WhatsApp have gained millions of users, it is clear that there is still …
New iPhone 5S images leak, revealing several new details
New photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S were published on Monday. The images were posted by MacRumors, and they appear to show the inside and …
Apple’s iOS 7 beta 2 to be released today [updated]
We have been told via our carrier sources that iOS 7, Apple’s brand new mobile operating system to be released sometime this fall, will be …
Instagram video is already hurting Vine
Interestingly, Vine downloads seem to already have started sliding in several key markets just a few days after Instagram began attacking it directly. Last Thursday, Instagram added a notably …
Samsung forms carbon fiber joint venture in bid to back away from plastic
Samsung materials arm, Samsung Petrochemical, has established a joint venture with carbon fiber specialist SGL Group that will aim to “develop new industrial and electronic …
Apple dumps Samsung, inks three-year TSMC chip deal for iPhone 6 and beyond
Apple has reportedly reached deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chip manufacturer, as it continues its efforts to end its business relationship …
Foxconn ramps up hiring to help with Firefox phones
Mozilla’s Firefox OS looks like it’s about to a get a big boost in its quest to make a mark in the hugely competitive mobile …
Top execs’ futures uncertain as Microsoft readies major reorg
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly close to initiating a major reorganization that will look to solidify Microsoft’s transition from software company to “devices and …
5 million videos uploaded to Instagram in just 24 hours
Instagram fans seem happy with their favorite app’s newfound video upload capabilities. Per CNET, the Facebook-owned Instagram said on Friday that users have uploaded 5 …
SoftBank CEO expects Sprint deal to close in early July
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is confident that his company’s deal to acquire Sprint will close early next month, Reuters reported. Dish Network was originally looking …
U.K. issues Google yet another privacy ultimatum
France isn’t the only European country that’s tired of asking Google to clean up its privacy act. BBC News reports that the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s …
Sony to issue PlayStation 3 fix on June 27th
Earlier this week, Sony issued a system update for its PlayStation 3 gaming console. The patch was meant to fix preexisting problems, however it was …
FAA finally looks set to ease in-flight gadget rules
It’s been a long time coming, but the Federal Aviation Administration finally looks like it’s ready to let people use electronic devices during flight takeoffs …
PlayStation 4, Xbox One preorders on Amazon topped 2,500 per minute during E3
The gaming industry is in a downward spiral. The launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall are seen as the only things that …
Apple’s dominance of digital music market untouched by Pandora, Spotify
Despite the rise of new competitors, Apple’s dominance of the market for digital songs remains the same. AllThingsD points out that new research from Asymco …
HTC CEO refuses to quit as executive pay is slashed in half
When HTC posted its worst-ever earnings last quarter as profit plummeted a shocking 98%, all eyes turned to chief executive Peter Chou. “If HTC fails one …
WhatsApp handled more messages over the past year than all U.S. carriers combined
In four years, WhatsApp has grown from a small startup to one of the largest messaging platforms in the world. According to The Wall Street …
Microsoft’s Xbox One backpedaling is a healthy sign the company is listening
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Xbox One. After being positively trounced by Sony at E3, Microsoft executives committed several high-profile gaffes …
Google Glass predicted to be ‘the next iPhone’
A new report suggests that Google’s wearable computing device could become “the next iPhone.” Sarah Rotman Epps, a senior analyst with Forrester Research, believes that …
Samsung’s Galaxy Note III possibly pictured in leaked image
Samsung’s third-generation flagship phablet may have been revealed in a newly leaked photo. The highly anticipated Galaxy Note III has been long rumored to look like …
Microsoft backtracks on Xbox One DRM but refuses to budge on $500 price
Microsoft on Wednesday night shocked the gaming world when it announced that it is abandoning plans to restrict Xbox One game-sharing and used game sales. …
Apple’s ‘rubber band’ patent bounces back to bite Samsung
It’s no stretch to say that Samsung is getting tired of hearing about Apple’s “rubber band” design patent. Reuters reports that a court in Tokyo …
AT&T and Verizon are about to put the squeeze on subscribers
Noted mobile analyst Chetan Sharma has released his latest U.S. Wireless Market Update. It’s a grim road map to rising smartphone ownership costs for most …
