BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The Galaxy S6 Edge’s crazy new design may have just been revealed Samsung is widely expected to launch two Galaxy S6 models in the following months, including a “regular” model and one featuring two “Edge Panels” on the sides of the main screen that will be similar to the Galaxy Note Edge (image above). Patently Mobile has discovered a design patent that was recently awarded to Samsung, and it describes such display technology for a smartphone. More interestingly, this particular design also features a surprising design element with a purpose that is far from being clear.  MORE → Spy shots of people wearing the Apple Watch are already hitting the web In 2015, nothing is safe. Everyone carries a smartphone, every smartphone packs a camera, and everything that happens in public is fair game. If you do something that might be considered even the least bit interesting by anyone, you can expect photos or even a video to appear on the web within minutes. And since the upcoming new Apple Watch is Apple’s most exciting new product in years, wearing it public will inevitably draw attention and turn every gadget fan in the immediate vicinity into amateur paparazzi. With the Apple Watch’s release just a few short months away, spy shots of Apple workers testing the sleek new smartwatch in public are now starting to hit the Internet.  MORE → Super Bowl XLIX’s biggest hits came during a Twitter fight between T-Mobile and Sprint CEOs T-Mobile CEO John Legere is widely known for two things: talking a ridiculous amount of trash about rival wireless carriers, and delivering on all of his talk with monster subscriber additions each quarter. On Sunday night, Legere was shooting par for the course on his Twitter account during Super Bowl XLIX, supplying his standard running commentary about the competition. This time, however, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure hit back, and the two exchanged a few entertaining blows before attention finally turning back to the big game.  MORE → This might be our first look at Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 design, and it’s stunning Many leaked pictures of the Galaxy S6 have been published online, including case designs for the unannounced handset, though Samsung’s final design for the upcoming flagship is yet to be confirmed. Meanwhile, an Italian journalist published on Twitter a schematic that could be showing the Galaxy S6, with SamMobile saying the image might give us the first real look at the handset.  MORE → Madden 2015 amazingly got its Super Bowl prediction exactly right If you had money on the Super Bowl, you would have cleaned up if you based your bet on the simulation conducted before the game by Madden NFL 2015. As USA Today’s Brett Molina notes, Madden’s official simulation got the score of the game exactly right since it correctly predicted the Patriots would beat the Seahawks 28 to 24. And that’s not the only thing Madden got right.  MORE → A new Raspberry Pi computer is in town, faster than ever but just as cheap The Raspberry Pi Foundation and element14 on Monday announced a brand new version of their extremely popular and very affordable computer. The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is even more powerful than the previous models, but it’s just as cheap, costing just $35. More interestingly, the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is fully backward compatible to first-gen Model A and Model B designs, meaning that users can just replace the old versions with the faster computer.  MORE → The Pirate Bay is officially back up After a month of teasing its return, The Pirate Bay team on Saturday finally brought back online the immensely popular torrent download service, almost a day before the planned February 1st relaunch, and users can now enjoy a fully functional website.  MORE → These are all the crazy things you can hire a hacker to do for you Ever wanted to get access to your spouse’s Facebook account without them knowing? Are you looking to order some shady products from the “deep web?” Interested in clearing your record, or improving your grades? There’s a hacker for that, or at least a site where you can list such requests and appropriate rewards, hoping that hackers will be interested in helping out.  MORE → How to have fun rooting for the evil sports team that everyone else hates The Super Bowl is on Sunday and, unlike the majority of my fellow Americans, I will be rooting for the New England Patriots. As a native Bostonian, the Patriots are in my blood, although I fully admit that if I weren’t from New England I would probably hate them as much as the rest of the country does.  MORE → Check out these animations showing the evolution the desktop, laptop and mouse Apple had a record Christmas quarter after crushing all expectations and setting a new world record for the most profitable quarter ever in the history of any company. While iPhone sales — specifically the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus versions — brought in a significant chunk of revenue and profit, Apple also sold plenty of iPads and Macs during the period. In fact, the company keeps selling lots of OS X computers each quarter, with Apple constantly tweaking their design and performance.  MORE →