Google employee posts horrifying video that will convince you to never buy a Nest smoke alarm
It’s a safe bet that Nest CEO Tony Fadell is not too happy with Google staff engineer Brad Fitzpatrick right now. Fitzpatrick last week posted a video that showed Nest’s Nest Protect smoke alarms badly misbehaving in his home. In fact, despite the fact that his house was not on fire, the alarms kept going off and he was unable to find a way to get them to shut up. Fitzpatrick says he posted the video for one reason: To warn people away from buying Nest Protect.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
HURRY: 8 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free downloads right now!
After posting a great list of seven paid iPhone and iPad apps that were all on sale for free yesterday, we’re back with another solid list today. Wednesday’s list will help you conquer the hump day blues with several cool iOS 8 widget apps, and there’s even a paid keyboard extension that’s on sale for free right now. As always though, these sales could be over at any moment so be sure to hurry if you see anything you might like.
Finally, don’t forget that a few of the apps from yesterday’s list are always still free the follow day, so be sure to look through that list as well!
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
HTC One M9 vs. Galaxy S6: Leak reveals a battle HTC isn’t ready to fight
HTC on Tuesday confirmed that its 2015 One flagship smartphone is going to be unveiled on March 1st, right before the Mobile World Congress show kicks off, just as has been previously reported. The phone will be unveiled just a couple of hours before its main Android rival for 2015 is formally introduced. Some recent leaks seem to confirm that even though HTC is ready to fight Samsung at MWC, the company isn’t going to try to outdo, or even match one of the Galaxy S6’s main features.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
12 great Amazon features you didn’t know existed (but you’ll be happy you know about them now!)
When it comes to online shopping, Amazon is king. The company hasn’t quite mastered the delicate art of consistent profit growth, but when it comes to undercutting the competition and selling an impossibly wide range of goods at competitive prices, there is none better than Amazon. Of course, Amazon is constantly breaking into new areas and it now provides plenty of services outside of simply shipping goods to your door in two days.
And no, we’re not just talking about Prime Video streaming — Amazon’s reach extends well beyond that now.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
Windows 10’s most potentially revolutionary feature
The traditional password system is due for a serious shakeup. Because so many people choose utterly boneheaded passwords that are easily hacked, websites are increasingly requiring more complex passwords that get more difficult to remember every time we change them. However, a new report from ZDNet says that a potentially revolutionary fix for this annoying problem is coming in Windows 10.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
Even the cable industry’s top lobbyist thinks cable customer care is awful
Stories of woe involving people’s interactions with customer service departments at cable companies are about as rare as snow in the Northeast right now. It seems as though we can’t even go one day without hearing a new tale of terror involving some poor, unsuspecting customer’s interactions with his or her cable TV and Internet service provider. Our favorite recent examples are when Comcast tried to keep money from a rent check that an elderly woman accidentally sent in, and when another woman had to complain to Comcast’s CEO’s mother in order to get results.
Now, things have taken an interesting new turn.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
Mashable partners with India.com to launch ‘Mashable India’
Big news from India.com, which is a key partner to BGR and BGR’s parent company, Penske Media Corp. You can read more about the deal on BGR sister site Variety.
The full press release can be found below.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
The Galaxy S5’s Lollipop update is now hitting one more U.S. carrier
After hitting Verizon and Sprint in previous weeks, the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 is slowly coming to more and more users in the U.S., with T-Mobile being the latest carrier to begin rolling out the new software.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
Xbox One vs. PS4: One way Microsoft’s console might become a must-buy
The war between the Xbox One and the PS4 still rages on, and Microsoft is about to make an important move that will further make its console stand out from the crowd. It could also potentially turn the Xbox One into a must-buy device for many users.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report
Meet Beam, the Android projector that turns any light bulb socket into an entertainment center
In case you were looking for an out-of-the-box smart projector, then Beam might be worth looking into. The unusual-looking device has just been listed on Kickstarter and it needs to raise at least $200,000 by March 24th to become a real entertainment-ready accessory.
Read more here:: Boy Genius Report