Instagram is now completely crushing Vine
On June 20th, Instagram debuted a video-sharing feature that comes very, very close to replicating Vine’s functionality. In less than 10 days, Vine shares on Twitter plunged …
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Samsung reportedly planning several Galaxy Note III models, just like Galaxy S4 lineup
Samsung is said to be planning to debut its next-generation Galaxy Note III smartphone at a press conference on September 4th. But according to a …
Leaked Droid Ultra specs feature 5-inch full HD display, quad-core processor
A new report suggests that Motorola is preparing three new smartphones that will carry the Droid brand forward at Verizon Wireless. According to a report from …
Samsung beat out Apple on Fortune’s Global 500 list
Fortune on Monday released its most recent rankings of worldwide companies based on revenue in their fiscal years ended on or before March 31st, 2013. …
Facebook users in the U.S. to receive Graph Search starting today
Facebook will begin rolling out its Graph Search feature to users in the U.S. beginning Monday. The company announced the brilliant new feature, which allows …
iOS 7 beta 3: Full change log released
Apple released iOS 7 beta 3 right on cue Monday morning, and the new software is now available for developers around the world using the …
iOS 7 beta 3 now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apple on Monday released iOS 7 beta 3 for the iPhone, iPad, iPad mini and iPod touch to developers, just as BGR exclusively reported would …
Leaked images reveal next-gen Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx phones
Even more so than other brands, Motorola smartphones have a tendency to leak ahead of their official announcements. It’s a tradition that dates back many …
Sprint merger expected to close this week as SoftBank is downgraded to junk
SoftBank’s credit has been downgraded following the FCC’s approval of its acquisitions of Sprint and Clearwire, which SoftBank said it expects to close on July 10th. …
Google’s Moto X phone further detailed in new leaked photos
Motorola’s upcoming Moto X smartphone will be the first to feature a heavy influence from Google and it is also likely the most highly anticipated …
As BlackBerry 10 struggles to gain traction, BlackBerry preps new phone with old OS
Imagine Google debuting a new Nexus phone later this year that runs Gingerbread, or Apple getting ready to launch a new iPhone in 2014 powered …
Fifth-gen iPad reportedly set for September, Retina iPad mini still being tweaked
Apple’s fifth-generation iPad has reportedly been finalized and is expected to be released in September. Digitimes reports that “upstream suppliers” have nearly finished preparing to …
Photos: Low-end iPhone assembled from leaked parts, feels less cheap than Samsung phones
If dozens of leaked photos and numerous reports from major media organizations are to be believed, Apple is finally ready to launch a new entry-level …
Top-selling apps, games now free in Apple’s App Store to mark 5th anniversary
Apple on Monday began offering a number of top-selling iOS apps and games for free to celebrate the 5th anniversary of its iOS App Store. …
Video: LG teases next-gen G2 flagship ahead of August debut
With just under one month until LG takes the wraps off of its next-generation flagship G2 smartphone, the company has posted a teaser video in …
BlackBerry faces critical questions going into shareholders meeting
BlackBerry’s stock took a huge 30% hit after the company posted worse than expected earnings last Friday, and executives will likely face difficult and critical …
Apple takes customer satisfaction crown on Samsung’s home turf
Oh, the irony. Apple has taken the top spot in yet another customer satisfaction survey, which is hardly uncommon these days. This time around, however, …
Google ordered to change privacy policy in U.K.
The U.K. Information Commissioners Office on Thursday ordered Google to change its privacy policy to comply with U.K. data laws. The company updated its privacy …
Nokia downgraded following NSN buyout
According to Standards & Poor’s, Nokia’s credit is worse than junk. The ratings agency on Friday downgraded Nokia just a few days after it announced the …
PS Vita is now crushing Nintendo’s Wii U
A fascinating drama is playing out in Sony and Nintendo’s home market — the PS Vita has found a new lease on life, while the Wii …
Motorola reportedly planning Moto X events next week [updated]
Motorola is reportedly planning to brief tech reporters and bloggers on its upcoming Moto X smartphone on July 10th and 11th. Leo Laporte revealed on his …
FCC approves SoftBank merger with Sprint and Clearwire
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved SoftBank’s acquisition of Sprint. The agency also gave Sprint the green light to purchase the remaining 49% …
HTC One Max, One mini mentioned in new leak alongside Nokia ‘Eros’ and ‘Mars’
As smartphone makers get ready to announce their fall lineups each year, we can always look forward to a noticeable increase in the volume of …
Nokia’s 41-megapixel smartphone now said to launch as Lumia 909
We are less than a week away from Nokia’s press event that will reveal the company’s upcoming smartphone with a 41-megapixel camera. The handset, which …
Samsung’s meltdown is nothing like Apple’s
Samsung has a problem on its hands. Despite getting ready to post a record profit of roughly $8.3 billion on $50 billion in revenue for the second …
The specter of a smartphone slow-down haunts the industry
BlackBerry missed BB10 shipment expectations by more than 20%. HTC missed profit expectations by more than 30%. Even Samsung missed profit expectations by 10%. This is starting to …
BlackBerry woes exploited in effort to sell smartphone cases
The past week has been among the roughest BlackBerry has seen in recent history as its share price plunged more than 25% following a huge …
Google again comes under fire for advertising illegal prescription drugs
The attorney generals of Nebraska and Oklahoma on Tuesday blasted Google for selling Internet advertisements for illegal pharmacies that sell counterfeit drugs. Nebraska Attorney General …
iPhone 5 deemed most hated smartphone, Galaxy S4 is most loved
Apple’s iPhone 5 might be the best-selling smartphone in the world, but a new study suggests it is also the “most hated.” The Daily Mail …
Video: Samsung takes a bite out of Apple in bizarre new commercial
It’s never easy to understand foreign television commercials without knowing the local language and culture, but nothing is lost in translation in Samsung’s latest TV …
