BGR Daily Breaking Stories

Daily Headlines MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Your Galaxy S5 is getting so much better with Lollipop – here are the details Android 5.0 Lollipop should bring UI improvements to any Android phone thanks to Material Design, but it looks like the new software is an absolute godsend to the Galaxy S5 in terms of battery life. GSMArena has taken a comprehensive look at how well different Android phones’ batteries perform after they’ve upgraded to Lollipop and has found that the Galaxy S5 shows improvements across the board.  MORE → Galaxy S6 vs. HTC One M9 vs. iPhone 6: Flagships face off in beautiful renders Without a doubt, the hottest Android devices of the beginning of 2015 are the Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9, and both devices that should be launched at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain. The handsets have appeared in countless leaks so far, with multiple sources revealing images as well as hardware and software details for Samsung’s and HTC’s upcoming flagships. Now, designer Marin Hajek, who has a habit of releasing gorgeous renders of unannounced devices based on existing leaks, has published a new set of images that show how the HTC One M9, Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 should measure up against one another.  MORE → Apple’s top-secret car prototype gets caught on video The cat is officially out of the bag and the new “Apple van” being tested on the roads in and around Palo Alto, California won’t be safe from prying eyes anywhere anymore. After an odd minivan with a roof-mounted camera rig of some kind was first spotted earlier this month, reports began pouring out once it was discovered that the automobile belonged to Apple. Numerous reports from reliable sources including The Wall Street Journal and Reuters have since surfaced suggesting that Apple is working on its own self-driving car that will be powered by an electric engine, and these vans are believed to be a part of that project. Now, the first video of one of these cars has been posted.  MORE → Apple Watch finally has a worthy Android competitor, and we want one immediately We have never seen a worse name for a smartwatch. We could try for days and probably not come up with anything worse than “LG Watch Urbane.” More importantly, however, we have never seen a more beautiful Android Wear smartwatch, and it looks like the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch will actually have some real competition when it launches in the coming months.  MORE → HTC has more than one hot Android handset coming out soon HTC’s One M9 is the company hotly anticipated 2015 flagship handset, supposed to be unveiled during a special media event on March 1st. But a new report from @upleaks seems to indicate the company might have more interesting One devices launching this year, including a One M8 version that could be cheaper than the One M9, but more powerful than last year’s highly praised HTC handset.  MORE → The largest bank robbery ever: up to $900M possibly stolen, and no need for a getaway car When hackers steal money from banks, they usually go for Bonnie and Clyde attacks, taking whatever they can take in a single grab, one Kaspersky executive told The New York Times, as the security research discovered a different type of bank cyber heist, one likened to Ocean’s Eleven in terms of planning, but also when it comes to the significant amount of stolen cash.  MORE → Leaked case gives us more hints about Apple’s upcoming 12-inch iPad Apple is likely going to introduce a larger iPad this year, which is being referred to as the iPad Air Plus or the iPad Pro. Nowhereelse recently published images showing leaked parts and accessories for the bigger iPad, and now the French publication is back with a new set of pictures depicting a protective case that would only be a fit for a 12-inch device.  MORE → Major new details spill out about Apple’s top-secret car It’s amazing how quickly the Apple Car story has gone from insane rumor to established fact. Following both The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, Reuters has now come out with its own report that offers some key new details about Apple’s top-secret Applemobile project.  MORE → Apple’s car project is real and it could be spectacular What started as a highly questionable, albeit interesting, rumor — Apple building some sort of car-related product, maybe even a car of its own — is slowly getting more and more traction. Separate reports from The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal both say that Apple is eyeing the car business and the Journal has learned a lot more details about Apple’s plans to build a car of its own. The bottom line: The project might be a lot more exciting than it may initially sound.  MORE → Yet another smart way Apple will reel you in There are many means at Apple’s disposal for convincing consumers to buy an iPhone, iPad or Mac. Some involve the company actively promoting its products, some use partners to indirectly promote its products (such as Apple Pay or HealthKit), and some use other clever tricks that might get the job done. One such case is Apple’s recent decision to open up its cloud-based productivity suite to anybody, not just customers who already own Apple devices.  MORE →