It’s no secret that Microsoft has struggled to gain significant momentum with its Surface line of tablets, but it certainly doesn’t help when paid professionals can’t even get the name right on national television. Over a year ago, Microsoft announced a $400 million partnership with the NFL which would bring interactive content exclusively to the Xbox One. It also put Surface Pro 2 tablets into the hands of coaches and players on the sidelines, but there’s one thing Microsoft didn’t account for: none of the announcers seem to know what a Surface is.

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We go out of our way each day here at BGR in an effort to bring you the best paid iPhone and iPad apps out there that are made available for free for a limited time. While the cost of an app definitely isn’t always an indication of its quality, today’s batch of paid apps on sale for free carries a total value of $87, which may very well be a single-day record for this series. The best apps of the bunch aren’t the priciest though, so be sure to take your time while checking out today’s list.

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Apple is all but confirmed to be prepping its own wireless payments platform this year, with many recent reports revealing various details about the upcoming NFC-based mobile payments features coming to iPhone 6 and iWatch models. Bank Innovation, a publication that has recently revealed that Apple may have scored some preferential deals with financial institutions in the U.S., is now back with a report that details yet another way the company plans to secure mobile payments, in addition to the NFC secure enclave and Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

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Think, for a moment, about just how crazy this is: the upcoming new flagship smartphone from a company that used to hide its secrets better than any other consumer electronics maker on the planet has leaked in several videos ahead of its official announcement. Apple products used to be a complete mystery right up until the moment they were announced, but it looks like we know every single thing there is to know about the new iPhone 6. And now, a fully functioning version of the hotly anticipated new handset has been examined in nearly 20 videos that have emerged from China.

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At long last, we’re finally getting a glimpse at what the iWatch may look like. 9to5Mac points us to a new thread on Reddit’s Apple page that purportedly shows us several leaked components from the wearable device that Apple is set to unveil on Tuesday. The leaked components show that the device will feature a square face with rounded corners and a round circle in the center that’s been carved out for the heart rate sensor that will track users’ fitness activity.

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Apple’s highly anticipated smartwatch is likely to be unveiled on Tuesday during the company’s iPhone 6 event, its most important product introduction of the year. The iWatch, whose launch name is yet to be confirmed, is expected to offer various health and fitness features, but also offer users access to notifications and support for wireless payments. Furthermore, 9to5Mac has learned from sources familiar with Apple’s wearable plans that the tiny device will have its own special App Store.

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Microsoft would understandably like to move on from Windows 8 as quickly as possible, which is why the company is so eager to show off Windows 9 in the coming weeks. However, Softpedia’s sources say that Microsoft might be so eager to rebrand its flagship software program that it might end up calling Windows 9 just plain-old “Windows” instead. And that’s not all: The company may end up branding Windows RT and Windows Phone as “Windows” as well. Needless to say, Softpedia thinks this could create even more confusion for prospective buyers.

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Apple on Tuesday is expected to unveil two iPhone models that will be bigger than any other iPhone the company made so far, coming in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes. Many reports have suggested the latter model may have various distinct features that will set it apart from the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and one of them could be iPad-like landscape apps support, 9to5Mac reveals.

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A 7-inch Google tablet has been spotted at the FCC, but it isn’t the third-generation Nexus 7 version that some Android fans would like to see in stores. Droid-Life has mentioned the FCC listing for a device identified as the A4R-NX74751, noting the device has a NVIDIA Tegra chip, global LTE roaming and a strange LG-made 2,480mAh. Meanwhile the eagle-eyed folks at TuttoAndroid have figured out what the device is, revealing that the NX74751 is actually the model number of one Google tablet not all Nexus fans will get to play with.

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Apple’s event this coming Tuesday hasn’t been much of a surprise for industry-watchers. However, it appears that a working iPhone 6 has made its way into the hands of an Apple fan who has started posting pictures and videos of the device on a Chinese site. The phone and software don’t seem to be edited in any way and this very much is the real deal.

We can see a new Passbook icon which features a magnetic credit card at the top, assumingly for the fact you are now going to be able to pay using your iOS devices everywhere you go. Let’s hope there is still a surprise come Tuesday, though I personally think this is going to be the biggest and most important Apple event in a long time. You can view the video here.

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