Waze Conversational Reporting lets you report incidents just by talking to Gemini AI
Google’s Waze app is so popular with drivers because of its unique incident reporting feature, which helped it stand out from the crowd of navigation …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming new movies and TV shows, or training to run his next marathon.
Articles by Chris Smith
Google Maps and Google Earth just got tons of new AI-powered features
Google on Thursday announced updates for some of its most popular apps, including Waze, Google Maps, and Google Earth. Needless to say, the updates include …
M4 MacBook Pro got a big battery life boost, so the M4 Air has to be next
The M4 MacBook Pro announcement concluded Apple’s week of new Mac launches, and it’s no surprise Apple left the MacBook Pro for last. It’s easily …
Here’s every new Marvel movie and TV show coming in 2025
With Agatha All Along reaching its two-episode conclusion on Wednesday, you might be wondering what’s coming next to Disney Plus in terms of new Marvel …
MacBook Air got bumped to 16GB of RAM – now the upcoming M4 model will be unbeatable
Apple just announced the hotly anticipated new M4 MacBook Pro lineup, the last of the three Mac models getting refreshed this week. But I didn’t …
Spider-Man 4’s release date already has a big Tom Holland problem
Tom Holland confirmed repeatedly last week that Spider-Man 4 production will start next summer. After teasing the Spider-Man 4 story earlier, the actor also said …
Netflix’s Moments feature lets you save and share your favorite scenes
Netflix’s Moments might be one of the best things to come out of the streamer lately, and it’s not even a movie or TV show. …
I found an amazing new use for ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
OpenAI rolled out Advanced Voice Mode to US and international users several weeks ago, but I was left out of this big ChatGPT (GPT-4o) upgrade …
Skip the iPhone 16 and get the iPhone SE 4 instead if this specs and price leak is real
All rumors say Apple plans to release the iPhone SE 4 in early 2025, and I’ve been a fan of this upcoming device ever since …
Apple has 3 new M4 Macs launching this week, and the schedule just leaked
After months of rumors and a big M4 MacBook Pro leak from Russia, Apple confirmed last week somewhat unexpectedly that the M4 Macs are happening. …
Venom 3 post-credit scenes tease potential connections to Spider-Man 4
Venom 3 hits theaters this weekend, concluding Sony’s first Spider-Man-adjacent trilogy. Spider-Man is the main reason I’m interested in Venom 3, though Tom Hardy’s starring …
How to check your temperature on the Apple Watch Series 10
I showed you recently how the new Vitals feature in watchOS 11 might help you predict when you’re about to get sick. That’s not a …
iPhone 17 Pro Max might deliver the big design change fans want
If it weren’t for Face ID, we’d have a single type of smartphone display design right now: hole-punch screens like those on the Galaxy S24 …
An important new feature coming to the iPhone 17 Air may have been discovered
I think about the iPhone 17 Air every time I have to readjust the position of the iPhone 16 Plus in my pants pocket. I …
Orion, the big GPT-5 upgrade for ChatGPT, might roll out in December
OpenAI has dropped a couple of key ChatGPT upgrades so far this year, but neither one was the big GPT-5 upgrade we’re all waiting for. …
Google’s fix for the fake AI photo problem it created still isn’t good enough
When I first saw the photos of Donald Trump working in a McDonald’s a few days ago, the first thing I thought of was generative …
Tom Holland says Spider-Man 4 is going to be ‘crazy’
Tom Holland has done it again. After confirming on Tuesday that Spider-Man 4 is happening, with production set to start next summer as previously rumored, …
Apple Intelligence offers improved ChatGPT privacy, but there’s a catch
Apple released iOS 18.1 earlier this week, which brings the first Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15 Pro. ChatGPT integration isn’t …
Galaxy Z Fold SE may have done the impossible and fixed a big problem with foldables
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 this summer, I only needed a few seconds to realize that it had the …
iPhone SE 4 production to start in December ahead of early 2025 launch
I’ve been eagerly anticipating the iPhone SE 4 since realizing how amazing this device is shaping up to be — especially compared with its predecessor. Apple …
We may have just found out when Apple’s M4 MacBook Air will launch
Now that the iPad mini 7 rollout is complete, Apple will unveil several M4 Macs next week. The list includes the highly anticipated M4 MacBook …
Tom Holland confirms Spider-Man 4 starts filming next summer
Venom 3 will hit theaters later this week, and while that might be exciting to many Spider-Man fans, it’s nothing like the real thing, Spider-Man …
All Galaxy S25 models will get the ultra-powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, not just the Ultra
We’re about three months away from the Galaxy S25 launch, but Samsung’s next big flagship phone is already popping up in all sorts of leaks. …
Family sues after teen obsessed with Character.AI commits suicide
Character.AI is a $1 billion AI startup founded by two former Google engineers. After leaving Google to start the company, Character.AI cofounders Noam Shazeer and …
Apple exec pulls back the curtain on some of Apple Intelligence’s inner workings
The iPhone 16‘s signature feature is, without a doubt, Apple Intelligence. That’s what the iPhone 16 marketing is all about. However, that signature feature is …
Thunderbolts* title might be a mind-blowing surprise you didn’t see coming
Thunderbolts* comes out on May 2nd, 2025, which means we have more than six months to go until we finally learn what that asterisk in …
First details about Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new Tom Holland movie might’ve leaked
Interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight trilogy, and Tenet are some of Christopher Nolan’s movies that I keep rewatching. And I’ll buy a ticket to any …
Why Samsung fans should be excited for next year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7
I can’t blame you if you like the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition foldable that Samsung launched in Korea earlier this week. It’s thinner and …
The weirdest thing just happened to my iPhone 16 Plus
Some iPhone 16 Pro users have discovered a truly annoying bug, the kind that you wouldn’t want to see on any premium device, let alone …
Vision Pro and AI can turn your home into a Star Trek-like Holodeck
I might not have purchased an Apple Vision Pro yet, but I still think about the spatial computer and the possibilities it promises. I also …
