BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015

The funniest thing you’ll see today: Apple engineer reveals the secret story behind the new MacBook Rarely does Apple permit its employees to pull back the curtain and tell the world the inside story of how a product came to be, but that’s exactly what happened when one Apple engineer gave an exclusive interview about the sleek new Retina MacBook on Spanish TV. Ok, that’s not true at all, but it’s the premise of a hilarious new viral video that will have Apple fans dying of laughter.  MORE → Leak reveals specs for a new version of the Galaxy S6 that Samsung hasn’t announced yet Is there anything Samsung could have done to the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge to make them any better? The new phones feature unrivaled components and performance, the best Super AMOLED smartphone display on the planet, and a fresh new design that replaces plastic with glass and metal. But there are some features from older Galaxy S models that many users were angered to find missing from the new S6 family, such as a user replaceable battery and microSD expansion. While it’s unclear if we’ll ever see those options on a Galaxy S6 variant, another sorely missed feature should appear on a new, unannounced Galaxy S6 model that could launch soon.  MORE → Google stops selling one of the best Android phones of all time All good things must come to an end and we’re very sad to learn that Google has officially stopped selling the Nexus 5, which should go down as one of the best Android phones ever made. Google has told The Verge that “while some inventory of Nexus 5 still exists (with our retail and carrier partners), our focus is on the Nexus 6 at this time.” The Verge has also found that you can no longer buy the Nexus 5 through any official Google channels, which means Google has for all intents and purposes stopped selling the phone.  MORE → Galaxy S6 will come in a secret fifth color Samsung never announced Samsung’s next-generation flagship phones are the talk of smartphone fans right now, and everyone is eager to finally get their hands on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The phones mark the start of a new era at Samsung, where the company’s high-end phones will finally feature premium materials to match their gorgeous displays and cutting-edge internal components. Samsung revealed just about everything there is to know about the new phones during its Mobile World Congress press conference last week, but it looks like there are still a few secrets that have yet to be revealed.  MORE → Ahead of Apple Watch launch, Apple deals a massive blow to rival activity trackers With the Apple Watch launch now officially set for April 24, Apple is already taking steps to eradicate some competitors from its line of retail stores. According to Re/Code, a number of Apple stores in some of the bigger U.S. cities have stopped selling the Jawbone UP and the Nike+ Fuelband.  MORE → What it’s like to spend a week surfing the ‘dark web’ Yes, there really are two Internets — the one that most of us use and the so-called “dark web” used by all manner of criminals to conduct nefarious business without being tracked by law enforcement officials. BuzzFeed’s Joseph Bernstein spent an entire week hanging out on the Internet’s seedy underbelly, which he says consists of “scammers, drug dealers, and endearing dorks.”  MORE → Bill Gates and family won’t be lining up to buy the Apple Watch While the bulk of Bill and Melinda Gates’ time these days centers on their charity work, the Gates family remains steadfastly devoted to all things Microsoft. If you thought that some time away from the trenches of the tech world might have softened their stance regarding Apple products, you might want to reconsider.  MORE → Despite the cable industry’s denial, cord cutting is only getting more popular It used to be that cable companies could brush off the tiny minority of TV viewers who watched shows primarily over the Internet as a myth. However, The Washington Post reports on some new data from Nielsen that shows TV studios and cable companies have to start seeing cord cutting as a legitimate trend that is set to accelerate in the coming years.  MORE → All of Titanfall’s DLC is now free on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC In celebration of the game’s one year anniversary, Microsoft has made all three of Titanfall’s DLC expansions free to download on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.  MORE → Jony Ive insisted on making a $10,000 Apple Watch over objections from others at Apple The idea of paying $10,000 for an Apple Watch Edition is ridiculous to most people… but don’t tell that to Jony Ive. Via Fusion, last month’s big New Yorker profile of Ive revealed that he was the force within the company who really pushed to have Apple release a luxury watch that would only appeal to the sort of people who show up to the Davos World Economic Forum every year.  MORE →