BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

Leak finally reveals Galaxy S6 price – and it’s more expensive than the iPhone 6 BGR exclusively revealed just about everything you needed to know about Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 andGalaxy S6 edge back in January, and then Samsung filled in almost all of the blanks when it unveiled the phones earlier this week. There were still a few question marks following the conclusion of Samsung’s big press conference at Mobile World Congress though, and one of them was the question of how much the new Galaxy S6 will cost. Now, it looks like that question has finally been answered thanks to a new leak.  MORE → iOS 8.2 launches next week, official change log and release notes here We reported that Apple was nearing the public release of iOS 8.2, but the company has decided to release one more GM build to employees and testers ahead of an expected launch this coming Monday. The build is 12D508 and we have also been given the official internal change log with all release notes...  MORE → iOS 8.2 launches next week, official change log and release notes here We reported that Apple was nearing the public release of iOS 8.2, but the company has decided to release one more GM build to employees and testers ahead of an expected launch this coming Monday. The build is 12D508 and we have also been given the official internal change log with all release notes.  MORE → WSJ spills major new details about Apple’s massive 12.9-inch iPad We already know that Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro has seen its release date pushed back to the fall but a new report in The Wall Street Journal gives us a better idea of why it’s being delayed.  MORE → Don’t expect Apple to unveil the Retina MacBook Air on Monday If the old expression “where there is smoke, there is fire” holds true, Apple is without question developing a new version of its popular MacBook Air laptop. According to countless reports from sources that range from small Apple blogs to giant news organizations, the new notebook computer will feature a reimagined design that is even slimmer than the current model, and a 12-inch display with Retina resolution. While a rumor on Wednesday suggested that the new Air model would finally debut next week at Apple’s press conference, a new report states that almost certainly will not be the case.  MORE → 12.9-inch iPad Pro production reportedly pushed back to September If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, you might have to wait just a little bit longer. A new report from Bloomberg claims that Apple has pushed back production on the long-rumored iPad Pro due to supply issues involving the device’s display.  MORE → Another reason Android fans will love having Google as their wireless carrier Anyone who has bought a non-Nexus Android phone through their wireless carrier has probably encountered a significant bloatware problem. It’s particularly bad when you buy a device through your carrier because it means that your device will come with potentially unwanted software from both your OEM and your wireless company, a one-two punch that will hurt your phone’s battery life and performance. Even worse, this bloatware is harder to remove than bloatware on PCs — if you have to do a factory reset of your device, for example, the bloatware will all come back even if you previously uninstalled it.  MORE → Best Buy’s Gamers Club Unlocked program now costs just $30, down from $99 We’re always on the lookout for great gaming deals, and this one caught our eye today. Best Buy has been running a program called Games Club Unlocked for quite some time, but at a price of $99 for a two-year membership, you had to be buying games fairly frequently to break even.  MORE → Finally: A happy story about an Uber driver It seems like every time we see headlines about Uber drivers, it’s about them allegedly ripping off customers, committing sexual assault or crashing into cop cars and then getting busted for having drugs in the glove box. But we should remember there are plenty of honest and decent Uber drivers out there who shouldn’t be tarnished by the actions of a few high-profile criminals. Business Insider brings us an example of one such Uber driver who returned a passenger’s driver’s license, credit card and other important items after she left them in the car.  MORE → It’s not just the app store – Google Play Books is crawling with scams too As we’ve observed countless times, there are both pluses and minuses to the way Google handles allowing apps onto Google Play. On the plus side, it’s insanely easy to get your app added. On the minus side, it’s insanely easy for scammers to get malicious apps onto the store as well. Now Android Police has found that it’s not just the app store that’s a haven for scams — it’s Google Play Books as well. MORE →