New iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C parts leak as launches near
With Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C mere weeks away from being unveiled, leaks and rumors have kicked into high gears. Parts have been …
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AT&T drops Lumia 1020 price to $199.99 in small regional promotion
We had a lot of great things to say about Lumia 1020 when we reviewed it last month, however the phone’s $300 price tag was …
BlackBerry CEO in line for $55 million payday if company is sold
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has more than 55 million reasons to sell the company. Bloomberg reports that Heins will receive a pay package worth $55.6 …
Solid report claims iPhone 5S will be available in gold, new 128GB option coming
It certainly won’t be as gold as some iPhones, but a new report claims Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S will be available in a new color …
HTC One at long last coming to Verizon on August 22nd
Four months late is better than never. Verizon announced on Friday that it would start selling HTC’s flagship HTC One smartphone on August 22nd for …
Moto X’s Moto Maker: Designing the next two years of your life
There’s no question about it — we have reached a point where smartphones are as much a part of our lives as any device can …
Apple ramps up hiring in China
Apple knows that it has to expand its presence in China and now The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has posted openings for …
JDI reportedly shifts focus to iPhone 5S as launch nears
Were all the leaked parts, various reports, and the fact that Apple has a press conference scheduled for September 10th not enough to convince you …
Study: Facebook is making users miserable
Facebook is the world’s largest social network with more than 1.15 billion monthly active users. From users’ standpoint, the service serves an important purpose by …
Video: Rockstar unveils Grand Theft Auto Online trailer
Rockstar Games is about to let gamers everywhere virtually fulfill their longtime ambitions of knocking off liquor stores with their best buddies. In a new …
Facebook could soon help you with your online shopping
Facebook is always thinking of new ways to generate revenue and its latest venture looks as though it could actually add value to the site without …
Full change log for iOS 7 beta 6
With less than a month left until Apple finally takes the wraps off of its next-generation iPhone 5S and possibly the “iPhone 5C” as well — …
Apple releases iOS 7 beta 6
The world had to wait a bit longer than usual to get its hands on the last iOS 7 beta thanks to a recent security …
Another key Xbox One feature: Hardware that automatically cools itself off
The only thing more dreaded for Xbox 360 owners than the “Red Ring of Death” is the red semi-circle that indicates your console has overheated. …
Proxy war: Bill Gates helps Motorola-suing patent troll get more patents
Bill Gates may no longer be running Microsoft but that doesn’t mean he can’t help his company out in his spare time. Ars Technica reports …
Apple may have some use for NFC after all
Apple has been less-than-enthusiastic about putting NFC capabilities on the iPhone and you can’t really blame them — after all, the only time many of …
Leak reveals which markets will get quad-core Galaxy Note III and which will get eight-core model
Samsung plans to unveil its next-generation Galaxy Note III handset during a press conference on September 4th and details continue to leak ahead of the device’s …
A major American city is officially fed up with Comcast
Comcast has the lowest customer satisfaction rating of any ISP in the United States and now it’s exhausted the patience of an entire city. The …
Microsoft accuses Google of trying to sabotage Windows Phone
The long-running cold war between Microsoft and Google has just turned hot. In response to Google’s decision to once again block Microsoft’s Windows Phone YouTube …
Sony’s surprise triumph over Samsung
Last year, Samsung’s solid sales performance with the Samsung Galaxy S III in Japan was a major milestone for the company. Samsung had managed to …
With BlackBerry exploring a sale, decent BB10 apps may be even harder to find
As if BlackBerry wasn’t already having enough trouble wooing developers and getting top apps on its BlackBerry 10 platform, a new report suggests things are …
Google blocks Microsoft’s Windows Phone YouTube app… again
Google seems determined to make Microsoft’s life miserable when it comes to approving a YouTube app for the Windows Phone store. The Verge reports that …
Don’t do it, Nokia
In the darker corners of my paranoid mind, I’ve always mused about the possibility that Microsoft sent its former executive Stephen Elop to intentionally sabotage …
Apple reportedly begins recruiting for new iPhone R&D center
A report from last week claimed Apple is preparing to open a new research and development center in Taiwan to work on next-generation iPhone models …
Giving up on Jawbone’s UP
The Jawbone UP is the best fitness tracker I have ever used. There is no close second. While similar wristband and app combos do some …
HTC reportedly had plans for its own Moto X-style customizable phone
Google apparently isn’t the only company that has had its eye on releasing customizable smartphones. Unnamed sources tell The Verge that HTC was planning to …
Nokia’s plan to break into the tablet market: Rip off Microsoft’s Surface RT?
If ever there was a tablet to avoid copying when attempting to break into the crowded tablet market, Microsoft’s Surface RT is probably it. While …
Apple to release iOS 7 beta 6 next week, start sending GM to partners September 5th
In line with our earlier exclusive report on Apple’s plans for its iOS 7 beta software, we can now confirm that the final beta software …
Retina iPad mini launch imminent as production kicks into high gear
Just a few short months ago, rumors were flying that suggested Apple’s second-generation iPad mini would launch without a Retina display. BGR noted in June that a …
China Mobile confirms it wants Apple’s iPhone, but troubles persist
China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua on Thursday confirmed to reporters that his carrier, the largest in the world, wants to begin selling Apple’s iPhone. “We are …
