BGR Interview: Nick Cannon
BGR recently had a chance to catch up with actor, comedian, musician, producer, host, tech-lover, and now father, Nick Cannon, to see how tech has impacted …
Twitter unveils redesigned web app
Twitter on Wednesday took the wraps off a redesigned version of its mobile website that has already begun rolling out to select users. The new …
Microsoft to unveil ‘next major release of Windows Phone’ on May 24th
Microsoft has just invited us to a Windows Phone event in New York City on May 24th, 2011, during which the company will “lift the …
Meet ‘The Nest’: Cross-platform, multi-app Twitter sync done right
When it comes to Twitter, we’re just as addicted as every other poor soul who got sucked in. We’re constantly connected on our phones and …
Twitter acquires TweetDeck for $50 million
According to source speaking to TechCrunch, Twitter purchased the popular third-party client TweetDeck for between $40 and $50 million on Monday. The Wall Street Journal …
BlackBerry Bold 9900 headed to T-Mobile later this year; HSPA+ enabled
T-Mobile USA has announced its intentions to carry the “first 4G capable BlackBerry smartphone” later this year, the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Made official earlier today, …
Twitter surpasses 200 million users, more than 70% are international
Twitter’s vice president of international strategy, Katie Stanton, recently confirmed that the social network now has more than 200 million users. With 70% of those …
Visa invests in Square iPhone credit card reader
Visa has made an undisclosed investment in payments startup Square in exchange for a seat on the firm’s board of, Reuters reports. Square is a …
Video chat may be coming to Android 2.3.4
A carefully crafted tweet has sparked rumors of a native video-chat feature coming to Android 2.3.4 in the near future. “Just had a video call …
T-Mobile: LG G2x getting Gingerbread 'soon'
If you read our review of T-Mobile’s G2x, you know we’re fans of the dual-core handset. There is, however, something a little disheartening about buying …
Apple gets failing grade from Greenpeace due to dirty new data center
Greenpeace recently released a report titled How dirty is your data: A look at the energy choices that power cloud computing, which graded Amazon, Akamai, …
Skyfire 4.0 for Android sports eight new features
Skyfire just took the wraps off of Skyfire 4.0 — its latest and greatest Android browser — and it includes a number of noteworthy enhancements. …
Twitter may acquire TweetDeck
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Twitter is in “advanced talks” to purchase TweetDeck — the popular desktop and mobile third-party Twitter …
Tweetbot Twitter client for iOS now available
Tapbot just lifted the veil on Tweetbot, the firm’s newest iOS Twitterclient. We’ve been using the client for a bit now and it’s definitely pretty …
UberMedia has plans to build new social network
UberMedia, best known for its UberSocial Twitter application for Android BlackBerry and iPhone, could have bigger plans up its sleeves. According to CNN, UberMedia is …
Twitter for BlackBerry updated with push notifications, more
Research In Motion has announced a new version of Twitter for BlackBerry that includes a number of noteworthy enhancements. Twitter for BlackBerry version 1.1 is …
Layar 5.0 for iPhone, Android launches with Facebook and Twitter sharing
Layar, the company behind the popular augmented reality app for the iPhone and Android smartphones, announced on Monday that Layar 5.0 is available. The latest …
Issues prompt Twitter to revert site design
Social networking site Twitter has been dealing with some serious performance issues for the past several hours. The problems seemed to begin earlier today when a handful …
Twitter ditches controversial QuickBar from iOS client
Oh QuickBar, we hardly knew ye. Just one month after its debut, Twitter has remove the controversial feature from its iOS client. “Rather than continue …
Twitter beefs up security with forced HTTPS
In a recent blog post, Twitter announced a new measure aimed at keeping its users data a bit more secure as it travels over the …
Qik announces Qik Video Connect iPhone app, launches today
Have you been a fan of Qik, yet kind of depressed its live streaming iPhone app has fallen by the way side? Qik has just …
Phil Schiller: White iPhone coming ‘this spring’
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, has reaffirmed that his company does plan to release a white iPhone “this spring.” Responding to …
Motorola XOOM OS upgrade hits this evening, brings Flash 10.2 support
Motorola’s corporate Twitter account just sent out a tweet announcing that the Motorola XOOM will be receiveing an OTA software upgrade later today. The expected …
Verizon’s ThunderBolt to launch March 17th, tweets HTC sales manager [updated]
An eagle-eyed reader has directed our attention to an interesting tweet published by Imran Shahid, an HTC regional sales manager handling Verizon accounts. According to …
Verizon takes 30% off all devices (except DROIDs, iPhone and tablets) for one day only
Verizon Wireless is in the midst of a one-day sale that offers great value to prospective subscribers and current customers looking to upgrade. Dubbed “Social …
Twitter updates iOS app following mass hysteria over ‘Quick Bar’
Twitter on Tuesday issued another update to its iOS application following an outpouring of public disgust with the app’s new “Quick Bar” feature. Twitter 3.3 …
Leaked roadmap reveals BlackBerry OS 7, BIS updates, more
We already know just about everything there is to know about RIM’s upcoming GSM and CDMA BlackBerry smartphones, and now it’s time for an up …
Charlie Sheen to appear on USTREAM at 7PM PT, live demo how to win
It would be extremely tough to miss Charlie Sheen’s multitude of appearances on TV, radio, and more over the past couple weeks, but with his …
Google Maps 5.2 hits the Android Market
It looks like the gang from Mountain View have pushed Google Maps 5.2 to the Android Market. Aside from the standard performance improvements, the update adds the …
Twitter for iPhone, iPad gets major update
Twitter just pushed out a major update for its iOS application, which is a universal app compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Twitter …
