The 5 biggest announcements from Microsoft’s Build event
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just wrapped up the keynote at the company’s big developer conference, Microsoft BUILD. This year, the keynote was a wild ride …
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Verizon’s new iPhone BOGO deal has shockingly little fine print
Verizon has a new buy-one-get-one free deal on the iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S9, Pixel 2, and Moto Z2 Force. If you’ve already moved your …
Watch the Microsoft Build 2018 live stream right here starting at 11:30 AM ET
Just days after Facebook concluded its annual F8 developer conference, Microsoft will kick off its Build conference on Monday morning with a keynote address covering …
Yet another reason I’ll never switch from the iPhone to Android
As regular BGR readers know, I have been an iPhone user ever since the first model was released back in 2007. I was using Nokia …
The Cambridge Analytica scandal hasn’t really hurt Facebook at all
Despite all of the outrage directed at Facebook on account of the Cambridge Analytica saga, a new poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos reveals that the social …
Apple confirms a serious problem with the iPhone X – and an unlikely solution
Face ID, Apple’s sophisticated 3D-sensing face recognition system, is one of the signature features of the iPhone X. It turns out, however, that Face ID …
AT&T accidentally blocked Cloudflare’s privacy DNS service
Last month, internet performance company Cloudflare announced a “privacy-first” alternative to the domain-name servers that are normally controlled by your internet service provider. By changing …
Steve Jobs introduced the original iMac 20 years ago today and helped save Apple in the process
20 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the original Bondi Blue iMac to the world and forever changed the course of Apple history. While Apple …
This is what Google’s new music streaming service might look like
Google has a complicated relationship with music streaming. On the face of it, Google Play Music is a viable streaming alternative to Spotify or Apple …
An ad-free Facebook might finally be an option, but you’ll have to pay for it
Facebook’s had a rough few weeks after the public learned just how much data the social network can collect about users and how said data …
LG wants us to believe that its notch design has nothing to do with the iPhone X
LG earlier this week unveiled its own iPhone X clone, the LG G7 ThinQ, a phone so hot that not all carriers out there are …
Warren Buffet throws shade at Apple analysts, says guessing iPhone X sales every quarter ‘totally misses the point’
Leading up to Apple’s earnings report this week, many analysts and industry observers were anticipating the worst. And with good reason, a number of reports …
Elon Musk apologizes for ignoring analyst questions in classic fashion
Tesla CEO Elon Musk irked investors this week by outright refusing to answer an analyst question about the company’s financial future. Well, to be fair, …
Google Assistant now lets you purchase movie tickets with your voice
In celebration of May the 4th, Google on Friday announced a new Google Assistant feature for movie fans. You’ll now be able to purchase tickets …
Facebook has a backdoor to your account, and you’ll never know if it’s being used
No matter how strong a password you set for your Facebook account, you should know there is one entity that can access it without your …
I’m obsessed with this AR iPhone app that lets me drift toy cars around my coffee table
Like all smartphones, Apple’s iPhone line will someday be gone. And by “someday,” we’re not talking about the distant future 100 years from now. We’re …
The iPhone X, Apple’s ‘overpriced flop,’ is the best-selling smartphone in the world
While the iPhone X may not have been as outrageously successful as previous iPhones, the new model didn’t have any problems shooting to the top …
Samsung is working on a phone design that would finally be more exciting than any iPhone
A report from a solid source that just hit the wire on Friday morning suggests that Samsung may finally have a launch schedule in place …
Huge leak reveals Samsung’s launch roadmap for the Galaxy S10 and the foldable Galaxy X
It’s barely May and Galaxy S10 rumors are already piling in, which is unusual for the handset. We should see more Galaxy Note 9 rumors …
Don’t expect too many OnePlus 6 surprises on launch day, because the specs just leaked
The next OnePlus flagship is launching in less than two weeks in London, UK, but we already have a treasure trove of information about the …
Google changed video autoplay muting in Chrome… again
Only a few weeks ago, Google announced that it’s ready to automatically block automatically playing video content. Those are so annoying, am I right? However, …
The Avengers-themed OnePlus 6 looks amazing, which is probably why you’ll never be able to buy it
The OnePlus 6 is less than two weeks away, and it’s hardly a secret at this time. We know plenty of things about it, the …
Elon Musk explains how a ‘Fluffer Bot’ slowed down Model 3 production
Tesla’s earnings conference call yesterday was interesting, to say the very least. At one point, an analyst asked Elon Musk about Tesla’s financial situation and …
Problems with the MacBook Pro keyboard have prompted owners to petition Apple for a recall
Over the past few months, Apple’s MacBook Pro has slowly but surely become one of Apple’s more controversial products. Though Apple’s venerable notebook brings a …
Windows 10 April 2018 Update causing Chrome and other apps to freeze
Less than a week after rolling out its latest update for Windows 10, Microsoft is already dealing with a notable issue. In a Reddit thread …
Charter’s wireless service might arrive next month, and the price sounds right
We’ve known for a while that Charter is planning on launching a new wireless service, using a mixture of Wi-Fi hotspots and Verizon’s network, but …
Every Twitter user needs to change their password because someone messed up real bad
Twitter is advising all 330 million users to change their account passwords after a bug logged them in plain text. Although Twitter doesn’t believe that …
The statistic Tesla has been using for Autopilot safety is virtually meaningless
In January last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a report that seemingly gave the seal of approval to Tesla’s Autopilot system. “The …
Samsung patent shows how the Galaxy Note 9’s in-display fingerprint sensor could work
There are few modern smartphone innovations more intriguing than that of the in-display fingerprint sensor. Allowing smartphone makers to include biometric scanners on their flagships …
Hands-on videos show us Nokia’s take on the iPhone X
A few days ago, we learned that HMD Global, the company that now owns the Nokia name, is about to launch its own phone with …
