Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is one of the biggest whiners in tech
Daniel Ek is at it again. The CEO of Spotify — which is the #1 music app on iPhone, according to Apple — has penned …
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Popular Reddit client Apollo now lets you save posts and comments on specific categories
Popular Reddit client Apollo just got a new update improving the experience in one of the most exciting online forums. With this version now available …
Unannounced BlackBerry 10 devices revealed by developer phone
A number of unannounced devices currently being developed by Research In Motion have been revealed by the alpha software included on the developer preview phone …
Microsoft hires 14 Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab
Microsoft has hired 14 Yahoo researchers for its brand new New York research lab, AllThingsD reported. The hires come after Yahoo made significant layoffs last …
‘HackStore’ brings Cydia-like app store to Macs
A group of developers in Russia recently launched the “HackStore,” a centralized location for third-party OS X applications. Like Cydia on iOS, the HackStore is …
Google’s Sergey Brin: Apple and Facebook pose huge threat to Internet freedom
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said during an interview published on Sunday that Apple and Facebook pose serious threats to Internet freedom because of their closed …
New Microsoft software can translate voices into foreign languages
Researchers at Microsoft have created software that can translate a user’s voice into a foreign languages, a solution with the potential to revolutionize communications, MIT’s …
Google developing Android-powered home entertainment system
Google is developing a home-entertainment system to stream music wirelessly throughout a users’ houses, The Wall Street Journal reports. The device will be Google-branded, marking a …
New Path update allows users to opt out of contact sharing; CEO apologizes
Yesterday it was revealed that the popular social networking app Path was uploading entire iPhone address books to the company’s server. The data uploaded included …
Popular ‘Path’ app revealed to secretly upload all iPhone contacts to its servers [updated]
Path, the popular social network that competes with the likes of Instagram, may be uploading your iPhone’s entire address book up to its servers. Arun …
Apple issues major Final Cut Pro X update with multicam editing and more
Apple on Tuesday announced a major update to its Final Cut Pro X video editing software. The company added “multicam editing that automatically syncs up …
Windows Phone Tango may add support for up to 120 languages
Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) currently offers support for 35 different languages, however Microsoft may be planning to add an additional 85 languages in the next …
Another Nokia Lumia 800 battery update coming in two weeks
Nokia said on Twitter Wednesday that a second software update will roll out to Lumia 800 devices over the next two weeks. It is largely …
RIM reportedly intends to license BlackBerry software to Samsung, HTC and others
Research In Motion is reportedly working toward a major transition that will see the company begin licensing its BlackBerry software to third-party vendors including Samsung …
Sprint’s EVO View 4G gets Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb update
Sprint announced Thursday that it is releasing the Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb) update for irs HTC EVO View 4G tablet. The slate originally launched running Android …
RIM responds to claim of BlackBerry 10 software problems
RIM has responded to an exclusive BGR report published on Thursday in which our source claimed BlackBerry 10 was delayed not because the vendor was waiting for …
Galaxy Nexus signal strength bug confirmed by Verizon
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that it is working on a software fix that will address what it refers to as a “signal strength issue” …
Skype security flaw leaves user locations vulnerable
New York University’s Polytechnic Institute has discovered a Skype security flaw that leaves Skype users’ locations and P2P sharing activity accessible to hackers. The security …
Static bug plaguing iPhone 4S users could be hardware issue
It has been a month and a half since Apple released its record-setting iPhone 4S and users are still plagued by a series of bugs …
Consumers spent additional $1.74 billion on video game content in Q2
The NPD Group’s latest Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report suggests consumers spent an additional $1.74 billion on video game content during the second quarter. …
Google's Motorola buy could spell trouble for Android partners
By now, you’ve no doubt seen the news: Google intends to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. What this will do is not only give …
AT&T to offer customers more robust security options
AT&T announced on Thursday that it has teamed up with Juniper Networks to offer improved mobile security options for its customers. AT&T said that it …
Sprint to offer cloud services in Q4
Sprint’s head of business markets Paget Alves recently confirmed to CNET that the carrier will launch cloud-based services during the fourth quarter of this year. The …
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Gingerbread update now available
HTC began pushing out the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) update to the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G on Monday. Customers will receive notifications to update over-the-air or …
Apple TV gets software update, preliminary iCloud support
Apple issued an update to its Apple TV product on Monday that will allow users to stream purchased high-definition TV shows directly from iTunes. Specifically, …
Major software update hitting Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on August 3rd
Samsung announced on Wednesday that it will hold an event on August 3rd during which all Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners can bring in their tablets …
Did RIM lose its BlackBerry software boss just ahead of QNX transition?
BGR has learned that Research In Motion’s head of BlackBerry software may have left the company. Suresh Periyalwar, Senior Vice President of Handheld Software, had …
