For a while now I’ve been very wary of AT&T’s “sponsored data” program that allows companies to pay AT&T money in exchange for their services being exempt from the carrier’s data caps. This has the potential to seriously distort the market for online services by giving AT&T outsize power to pick winners and losers — after all, what chance would an upstart video streaming company have against an established company if its users are constantly worrying about being hit with overage fees for using it?

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In this week’s episode of The BGR Show podcast, Jonathan and Zach discuss a major, transformative event that only comes around once in a lifetime: Jonathan finally got his gold Apple Watch Edition. Oh, and he just got married, too. Also covered this week are the BGR team’s expectations for iOS 9 and WWDC 2015, and plenty more.

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Google on Thursday unveiled Android M, its newest major Android release that focuses on significantly improving the overall user experience. The company talked on stage about a bunch of new features, including new ways to manage app permissions, battery improvements, Android Pay support, fingerprint sensor support, and new Google Now capabilities. But there are plenty of other Android M features under the hood that Google didn’t have time to properly explain, and some of them are really quite interesting.

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As the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Google’s big I/O 2015 keynote took place on Thursday, and it lasted for more than two hours. As you might imagine, there was plenty of news shared on stage during the lengthy event and much of it was intriguing. When it comes to announcements that really made waves though, there were only a few to be found.

In terms of generating buzz, Google Photos was definitely somewhere near the top of the list. Google announced that it was releasing an updated version of its photo-hosting solution, and it now would offer unlimited storage for photos and videos.

It’s a pretty incredible deal indeed, but real photography fans might want to read the fine print before they get too excited.

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Google Search is a very powerful service ready to bring you answers to most of your questions — sometimes even before you’ve finished typing them. But there are some tricks you might not know about that will let you use Google’s search tool like you’ve never done before.

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You don’t need experience, stacks of textbooks, or expensive classes to start building your own Android apps and games. You just need this course bundle, now 92% off and just $49 at the BGR Store.

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Today’s list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is our biggest one of the week, but size doesn’t always matter. Fortunately, Friday’s post also features some of the best apps of the week, and they’re only going to be on sale for free for a limited time.

Of course, if 10 apps isn’t enough for you today, head back to yesterday’s post, where you’ll find that several paid iOS apps are still on sale for free.

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We spend a great deal of time here at BGR digging through the web in search of the best available protective cases for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Why only those smartphone models, for the most part? Beautiful though they may be, Apple’s aluminum housings are insanely slippery and if you don’t use a case that offers some grip, you will drop your phone.

I’ve shown you my personal favorite iPhone 6 case, though I’ve also really been enjoying Vaja’s leather back lately, which isn’t really a case at all but provides much-needed grip. We also have plenty of great case suggestions that are more traditional and still sleek.

But what if you just want a good old-fashioned phone case that protects your handset for a few bucks at most? We’ve got some deals for you today that you won’t want to pass up.

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While most tech fans were busy following Google’s big I/O 2015 keynote on Thursday, a report emerged revealing that Apple had acquired a small startup called Metaio. You’ve probably never heard of Metaio, and most people never will, assuming Apple folds the company’s tech into its own software moving forward.

Though you’ve likely never heard of it, Metaio has been around for more than a decade now, and the company’s augmented reality technology has been used to create some pretty nifty software in the past. Here, we’ll show you three videos that will give us a good idea of the different kinds of experiences Apple might create using Metaio’s AR tech.

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A few days ago, a critical iOS bug capable of crashing and rebooting iPhones with a simple message was discovered. Apple didn’t take long to acknowledge the issue, and not the company has shared a temporary fix that should help affected users get their iPhones back.

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