Big news from India.com, which is a key partner to BGR and BGR’s parent company, Penske Media Corp. You can read more about the deal on BGR sister site Variety.
The full press release can be found below.
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Category Archives: Mobile
The Galaxy S5’s Lollipop update is now hitting one more U.S. carrier
After hitting Verizon and Sprint in previous weeks, the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 is slowly coming to more and more users in the U.S., with T-Mobile being the latest carrier to begin rolling out the new software.
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Xbox One vs. PS4: One way Microsoft’s console might become a must-buy
The war between the Xbox One and the PS4 still rages on, and Microsoft is about to make an important move that will further make its console stand out from the crowd. It could also potentially turn the Xbox One into a must-buy device for many users.
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Meet Beam, the Android projector that turns any light bulb socket into an entertainment center
In case you were looking for an out-of-the-box smart projector, then Beam might be worth looking into. The unusual-looking device has just been listed on Kickstarter and it needs to raise at least $200,000 by March 24th to become a real entertainment-ready accessory.
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iOS App Store search forever changed with this awesome new tool
Let’s face it: The App Store’s app discovery functionality is terrible, mostly because it rewards apps that are already popular and doesn’t give you a lot of options for finding unheralded apps that might be better than what’s in the top downloads chart. One awesome new website is looking for change all that, however.
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The most expensive Apple Watch is going to make Apple all the money
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple’s Watch production for the first quarter of this year is on track for 5 million units. Of that 5 million, half are expected to be the less expensive Apple Watch Sport which starts at $350, and one third are the stainless steel watch, which could sell for $500-$750, most likely. That leaves about 850,000 Apple Watch Edition pieces, the more expensive gold model. I believe the watch will sell for around $3,000 or less, though let’s assume it sells for $4,000 as The Wall Street Journal is hearing, for the purpose of this exercise. Let’s also assume a 35% margin on each Apple Watch model on average (conservative), and including extra bands, an average selling price of $400, $650, and $4200 for the Apple Watch Sport, stainless, and Edition models respectively, and also conservative.
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Comcast thinks it’s Jony Ive, starts branding “Designed in Philadelphia” on its remotes
It’s hardly a surprise to see a company like Samsung copy Apple. But Comcast? Well, that’s certainly a new one for the record books.
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Tomb Raider, Hitman and Thief featured in the latest Humble Bundle
It’s tough to stay up to date on all of the best new games. You’ve only got so much time in the day, and you probably don’t have an unlimited budget to work with. That’s why Humble Bundle has become one of the most valuable tools on the Internet for frugal gamers who want to get caught up.
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These 100 people could be the first humans to fly to Mars… where they’ll very quickly die
While the idea of permanently leaving the Earth behind to take a one-way trip to Mars doesn’t appeal to a lot of us, thousands of people have nonetheless applied to be on Mars One’s first-ever mission to the red planet. Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit group that plans on sending people to Mars starting in 2024, has announced its 100 finalists for its pilot program. Eventually, the group will select 24 people who will travel in groups of six on four separate trips to Mars in the hopes of starting a colony there.
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Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2 get top exposure in brilliant sitcom episode
The iPhone and iPad have awesome photo-taking and video-recording capabilities and directors have used them to record not only a couple of Apple commercials, but also an entire surprise hit indie movie. Further proving that Apple’s iOS devices are dependable tools for movie-making is Modern Family‘s latest gimmick: An entire episode was shot using almost only the iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2, The New York Times reports. That’s the sort of free publicity that Samsung’s billions can’t always get.
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