BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015

Apple looks set to release reinvented, next-generation 12-inch iPad according to new leak Apple has been rumored for quite a while now to be working on an even bigger version iPad that’s tentatively being called the iPad Pro or iPad Air Plus, but the company has yet to share details about such a device. However, French publication Nowhereelse, which has been a solid source for several leaks detailing unannounced mobile devices including images showing unreleased Apple gadgets, has come forward with a new image that reportedly shows a sketch of this 12-inch iPad.  MORE → Has Apple’s software quality taken ‘a nosedive’ lately? Instapaper creator Marco Arment is certainly one of the most read and widely influential Mac and iOS developers around. And when he says that there’s something seriously wrong with the way things have been going with Apple’s software lately, many people will take note.  MORE → Nvidia’s most ambitious chip yet will be very hard for the Apple A9 to match Nvidia has released a bunch of very impressive mobile processors in recent years but the company seems to have saved its most ambitious processor for CES 2015.  MORE → Galaxy S6 making special appearance at CES 2015… but it’s not as exciting as you think The most important tech event of the year is about to get underway and Samsung is set to unveil a variety of products that will hit stores in 2015. One of them is the Galaxy S6, and while the phone will make an appearance at CES 2015, the news isn’t as exciting as you might think. Per SamMobile’s sources, Samsung is bringing to CES not only the “regular” Galaxy S6 model, but also a special version of the handset. Unsurprisingly though, there’s a huge catch: these demo units are not for everyone to see.  MORE → Nest now has 15 more ways to rule your home Once Nest first announced its Works With Nest third-party developer program last year, we knew it was only a matter of time before the smart thermostat brought on a bunch of different household appliances that could be managed using Nest as a central hub. And just in time for CES, Nest has now announced 15 new partners have joined its Works With Nest program.  MORE → The Galaxy S6’s main component reportedly shown in new leaked images Samsung’s most important handset of 2015 will undoubtedly be the sixth-generation Galaxy S version, which has reportedly been designed from scratch, as the company is trying to avoid some of the mistakes in the past. Various leaked images have hit the web so far showing purported pictures of the upcoming Galaxy S6, including photos of the phone’s metal rear shell. Nowhereelse, a publication which has posted such pictures in the past, is back with more images that show this particular metal component.  MORE → LG’s next curved flagship Android smartphone is all but confirmed One of the products LG will unveil at CES 2015 during its press event is surely going to be the G Flex 2, a second-generation smartphone featuring a curved display that was already spotted in marketing images in Las Vegas.  MORE → Last year’s most surprising hit Android phone may get Lollipop soon Android handset makers launched a wide variety of smartphones last year and a surprising number of flagship devices managed to stand out of the crowd. But one handset in particular really stood out from the pack because it literally came out of nowhere to generate buzz that was unprecedented for a small, unestablished company.  MORE → The real brilliance of Apple Pay – the iPhone 6 gets free marketing from major banks Not only is Apple Pay the most popular mobile payments solution available in the U.S. even though it only launched a few months ago on just two devices, but it’s also a very powerful marketing instrument for those two devices. And it’s not only Apple’s own iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus ads, either — banks who want Apple Pay to succeed are heavily marketing Apple’s newest iPhones as well.  MORE → Relive the ’90s on Netflix by watching every episode of Friends More than 10 years have passed since popular sitcom Friends aired the last episode of its 10-season run, and the show is still tremendously popular for TV viewers of all ages, regardless whether they’re seeing it for the first time or are long-time fans. The latter category will be even happier to hear that every single Friends episode is now available for streaming on Netflix, just as previously announced.  MORE →

To view in your browser, click here.