BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014

This incredible iPhone 8 concept is the most beautiful smartphone you’ve ever seen Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus might represent the fastest-selling smartphone duo of all time, but some people find certain aspects of the phones’ design to be “appalling.” We also discussed some questionable design decisions in our in-depth iPhone 6 review, though we didn’t feel quite that strongly about them. Either way, it makes sense that people would begin looking toward the future in search of new iPhone designs, since not everyone is happy with the look of the current iPhones. Now, a new iPhone concept attempts to look beyond the next few years, where Apple’s iPhone of the future is the most beautiful handset the world has ever seen.  MORE → Here is everything on sale at RadioShack and Staples for Black Friday As is the case each and every year in the United States, this is the time of year we give thanks… and buy lots and lots of stuff. Retailers are gearing up for massive sales on Black Friday this year, and we have already shared the details of some incredible sales. Gadget seekers will find tons of crazy deals at Best Buy this year, of course, but other stores including Target and Walmart have some solid offers on tap as well. Even companies like Microsoft and Verizon are getting in on the action in 2014. Now, the all of the sales planned at Staples and RadioShack have been revealed, and there are some insane deals in store.  MORE → Review: Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge dares to be different, but does it innovate? Samsung doesn’t need saving just yet, but most people seemed to laugh it off last year when I said that the South Korea-based giant was quickly headed toward a big mess. In developed markets, customers flocked to Samsung’s giant phones and their magnificent displays. In regions where mid-range and low-end phones are more prominent, Samsung flooded the market with dozens of affordable models. Even more important, perhaps, the company devoted double-digit billions each year to marketing and advertising its devices, and all that money helped Samsung keep its impossible promise. But a huge problem was developing and not everyone saw it. Samsung apparently didn’t even see it, or it simply turned a blind eye. The problem with being a leader is that others will follow. Apple’s lawsuits may have branded Samsung a copycat, but the company was absolutely a leader in building a wide range of big-screen smartphones and an even bigger arsenal of capable, affordable mid-range and low-end phones. Then, others followed. And they did it better. Now, no one seems to be laughing anymore.  MORE → New report brings bad news about Apple’s mythical 12-inch iPad Pro Apple’s rumored 12.2-inch to 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet will not enter mass production sooner than the second quarter of 2015, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has learned, as Apple is still struggling with manufacturing issues. The analyst, who’s often right about Apple’s upcoming devices, has also said that iPad sales in the first quarter of next year might be significantly lower than they were in the same quarter this year.  MORE → Apple is reportedly anticipating massive Apple Watch sales Apple is reportedly getting ready to manufacture the Apple Watch, with Digitimes citing supply chain sources that say chipmakers are “gearing up” to start production for the device.  MORE → Samsung copies one of iOS 8’s best features to create Samsung Flow Samsung at its developer conference this week unveiled a new product that’s supposed to offer Samsung device users a unified experience across devices, The Next Web reports, akin to Apple’s Continuity/Handoff features available for Mac, iPhone and iPad users. Called Samsung Flow, the new feature is supposed to connect a variety of Samsung-made devices, including smartphones, tablets and TVs, and offer users access to the same content when moving from one device to the other.  MORE → Google releases 4 new ads to get you pumped up for Android 5.0 Lollipop Just in time for the release of Android 5.0 on most of its recent Nexus devices, Google has published a new series of Android commercials on its YouTube account. Like the commercials before them, these ads all feature Androidified characters, which I can’t help but think are far too reminiscent of South Park’s take on Canadians.  MORE → This gorgeous 4K timelapse video of the sun will take your breath away It’s been an exciting year for incredible videos shot from outer space, as just this week we’re being treated to a live video of scientists’ first attempt at landing a probe on a comet. YouTube user James Tyrwhitt-Drake has put together a beautiful 4K timelapse video of the sun that uses over 72,000 images take from NASA’s solar dynamics observatory to show us what the sun looks like as it makes its rotation.  MORE → Apple is hardly paying any iTunes taxes in Europe, report alleges Apple has been widely criticized for its tax practices in Europe, where it managed to avoid paying big taxes thanks to the special deals it has in place with Ireland and Luxembourg. A new report from The Australian Financial Review, which cites an investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, says that Apple’s iTunes earnings in the region go mostly untaxed as well.  MORE → YouTube unveils Music Key, a music subscription service that blends Spotify with MTV YouTube’s long-rumored premium music service has finally materialized. Google announced on Wednesday that it would be debuting an ad free subscription service called Music Key, which will allow for offline play and background listening. The service will cost $9.99 when it launches, but for now it will be offered at a promotional price of $7.99.  MORE →

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