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Apple wins patent for wildest iPhone design you’ll ever see
Meet the iPhone of the (possible) future. Patently Apple notices that Apple has won a patent for a radical new iPhone design that imagines a …
Whatever you do, don’t download this app
If there’s one app in Apple’s iOS App Store that might be called the worst, most evil, horrifyingly sinister app on the planet, it might …
Video: Volvo demos seamless integration with Apple’s new CarPlay
Volvo on Monday posted a short teaser video in which it demos the user interface of Apple’s newly launched CarPlay iOS feature that will let …
This is easily one of the most annoying things tech bloggers do
Tech bloggers do plenty of annoying things. Sometimes they tell multi-billion dollar companies what they “NEED” to do, sometimes they completely miss the big picture …
Mapping and driving is ok, appellate court says
A man who was given a ticket two years ago for using a map app on an iPhone 4 while driving had his conviction overturned …
Former Apple engineer pushes wearables to the next level with Moov
The Jawbone UP24 is the best fitness tracker on the market right now, hands down. The design is great, it’s accurate, the accompanying software is …
How do you save a smartphone that gets soaked? Dunk it in even more liquid
When it comes to smartphones, there are few things more horrifying than dropping a handset into a glass of water, a sink or, heaven forbid, …
5 gorgeous iPhone apps you need to check out right now
The perfect app. It serves its purpose and does its job well, but it also features a user interface that it unique, intuitive and beautiful. …
Former iPhone engineer: First-gen iPhone was ‘not a great phone’
Now he tells us. Bob Borchers, who was part of the original iPhone team at Apple and who now serves as CMO at Dolby, told …
iPhone trade-ins ballooned 48% ahead of Galaxy S5 announcement
We hope you like what you saw on Monday when Samsung finally unveiled the hotly anticipated Galaxy S5 flagship phone, because a lot of you …
Can an iPhone user survive after switching to a BlackBerry?
iPhone users love their phones. It’s a simple fact. Study after study shows that Apple device owners are the most loyal out there — many …
The average Android phone costs just half of the average iPhone
While the average price for an Android smartphone continues to plummet every year, Apple is still refusing to participate in the mid-range battle. Based on …
You can play classic Nintendo games on your iPhone without a jailbreak
Playing classic video game ROMs on the iPhone has typically required jailbreaking in the past, but webNES is a browser-based solution that gives everyone access …
This is what life is like for an iPhone loyalist who switches to Android
The “iPhone vs. Android” debate is an odd one but it’s also quite prevalent among technology enthusiasts, so we cover it often here on BGR. …
The post-PC era takes shape: Apple devices outsold Windows in Q4
Recent research from analyst Benedict Evans reveals that in the fourth quarter last year, Apple shipped more “computers” than all of Microsoft’s Windows partners combined. Evans counted …
$13 billion worth of old iPhones are sitting in our closets and drawers
When you upgraded to your most recent phone, what did you do with the old one? Based on market research group OnePoll’s latest “Mobile Mountain …
This iOS app promises to keep the naked Valentine’s Day videos you send from being shared
As Snapchat has grown more and more popular, it has increasingly become a target for hackers and developers looking to help users save messages that …
Here’s how to make calls on your iPhone sound 100 times better for free
In iOS 7, Apple introduced a feature called FaceTime audio that offers sound quality that is far better than anything we had ever experienced before …
Flappy Bird creator reveals why he made the game so infuriatingly difficult
When Nguyen Ha Dong released Flappy Bird on iOS and Android, he had no idea how different his life would become. The frustrating mobile game …
This tiny smartphone charger might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for
With less than tree days to go, Native Union’s Jump Kickstarter project is approaching $300,000 in pledges, well over its initial $40,000 funding goal. “The …
Flappy Bird devices selling for thousands of dollars on eBay
Flappy Bird developer Nguyen Ha Dong on Saturday surprisingly announced via Twitter that he will remove the popular game from app stores in following hours, …
How to make a killing as an international iPhone dealer
The next time you travel overseas, you might want to bring a hefty stock of unlocked iPhones with you — they might just make you …
Viral hit ‘Secret’ is the stupidest app I have ever seen… and I can’t stop using it
I cannot tell you how much I dislike Secret, the latest social iPhone app to “go viral” and spread through the handsets of early adopters …
5 great Android apps that do amazing things the iPhone can’t
Apple’s mobile platform is quite capable, especially with the additions Apple has made recently in iOS 6 and iOS 7. Developers now have more access …
Apple might have finally found a way to fix its awful autocorrect tech
Apple’s first iPhone was unveiled seven years ago and plenty has changed since the original model debuted. One thing that hasn’t really changed, however, is …
Apple’s wireless charging tech for the iPhone could be revolutionary
A new patent awarded to Apple reveals the company is interested in producing its own wireless charging docks for mobile devices, AppleInsider reveals. However, these …
Apple’s unaired Super Bowl ad for Mac was shot entirely on iPhone
Instead of competing with the usual rivals in the tech business for the consumer’s attention during this year’s Super Bowl edition, Apple decided not to …
Student forced to ‘stop, drop and roll’ when her iPhone caught fire in her pocket
Walking and texting might not be the only risk associated with smartphone ownership. According to the Portland Press Herald, a middle school student in Kennebunk, …
How to make a million stunning iOS 7 wallpapers yourself
I get a tremendous number of messages from BGR readers. So many, in fact, that I recently had to destroy email. Some are looking to …
