Google’s entire year couldn’t beat Apple’s blowout holiday quarter
The past quarter has definitely been an eventful one for Google. The company has released its highly acclaimed mobile operating system Android 5.0 Lollipop, it’s announced an ambitious plan to expand its Google Fiber service to four new markets and decided to shift responsibility for Google Glass over to Nest founder Fadell. But was this eventful quarter as profitable as analysts had hoped?
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This cool new accessory completely changes the way your iPhone (or any other phone) captures photos
The images below are stills taken from a video, and no apps or clever visual effects were added. Instead, they were captured using a nifty new iPhone accessory called the “Trippy Clip,” which can clip onto any iPhone, iPad, Android device or even a laptop. The device is a small, inexpensive accessory that is currently in development, and it’s set to launch this summer.
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Surprise hit movie from Sundance was shot entirely on an iPhone
To prove how insanely dependable the iPhone 5s’ camera is, Apple shot entire commercials using the device in early 2014 before using Macs to edit the raw footage. While that was a marketing stunt, it doesn’t mean the iPhone can’t be used to shoot professional video, and one filmmaker proved just that at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Microsoft may have found the perfect way to cap Google at the knees
Google’s Android platform has basically become to smartphones what Windows has long been for desktop computers and laptops — that is, it’s the dominant player in terms of raw market share. Microsoft is obviously not happy that it missed the boat on the smartphone revolution but it may have come up with an ingenious way to undermine Google’s control over Android.
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Samsung teases Galaxy S6 with a ‘special’ new feature
Samsung will soon unveil its next major flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, which might be released in two distinct versions in the coming months, including a regular model and an “Edge” version. Reports from South Korea detailing some of Samsung’s statements related to its recent earnings report — it’s fifth quarterly decline in a row, and the first annual earnings decline in three years — have revealed more details about the Galaxy S6.
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This is SO AWESOME! Photographer compares GTA 5’s Los Santos to the real Los Angeles
One of the best things about video games replicating real world locations is finding out just how close they come to capturing a perfect digital representation of those places. For example, the city of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto 5 is based not-so-loosely on Los Angeles.
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GIVEAWAY: Enter to win a pair of wireless Beats studio headphones
Music lovers look for the best quality headphones money can buy and many of those people choose the stylish and functional Beats by Dre. You could win yourself a pair of prestigious studio Beats, valued at $380, when you enter The Beats by Dre Giveaway at BGR Deals.
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FCC commissioner makes the most boneheaded argument against raising broadband standards
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to raise the standards of what constitutes broadband from any service that offers download speeds of 4Mbps or higher to any service that offers download speeds of 25Mbps or higher. ISPs were obviously not happy with this vote since it means that a lot of their service offerings — particularly AT&T and Verizon’s DSL networks — no longer count as broadband services.
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Watch this immediately: The trailer for ‘Ted 2′ is out, and it’s amazing
It’s hard to believe that Ted, a movie about a talking stuffed teddy bear, is as funny as it was. But Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane can do no wrong these days, and now he’s back with the hotly anticipated sequel, Ted 2. The movie again stars Mark Wahlberg and MacFarlane does Ted’s voice of course, but they’re joined by a new cast of characters that includes Amanda Seyfried and even Morgan Freeman.
And now, the official trailer for Ted 2 has been released.
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This new router will slow your internet speeds to a crawl – and you’ll be glad it did
When I was a kid, I didn’t have access to an Internet-connected smartphone or tablet filled with all sorts of interesting ways to help me pass the time. But that’s an argument I’ll try not to bring up (too much) when I’ll eventually have to talk to my own kids about how much time they’re spending online compared versus homework or chores. No, my plan is to limit their mobile device use without taking their gadgets away, and now there’s a company that can help me do it.
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