Valve says Steam Deck won’t have Nintendo Switch’s most awful problem
The worst thing about the Nintendo Switch console is the Joy-Con drift issue. Nintendo might fix your broken controllers, but it’s not ready to deliver …
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
NASA astronauts are growing spicy food in space
The astronauts eventually embarking on missions to Mars and deep space will need to be able to do a few things to emulate life on …
Think twice before hiking with Google Maps
Google needs to fix a serious Google Maps problem that came to light in recent days. While Maps is one of the best tools for …
Sold out: Some Steam Deck preorders won’t ship until September 2022
Last week, Valve announced the Steam Deck portable PC and revealed that “preorders” would start on Friday. Valve did not reveal the Steam Deck’s actual …
Top insider reveals when Apple will launch its big MacBook Pro redesign
Apple launches new Macs every year, with most of the upgrades bringing the expected performance improvements that come with each CPU and GPU refresh. Major …
Marvel might have just answered our biggest question about ‘Loki’
The Loki finale premiered last Wednesday, delivering the big villain surprise we’ve been waiting for. Episode 6 provides a great ending to an exciting season …
WhatsApp backup encryption rolls out to beta testers on Android
WhatsApp has just received a feature that people have wanted for years, the ability to run the popular chat app on other devices with the …
The MCU is getting so complex, even people at Marvel are getting confused
Many people were dying to see Loki because Tom Hiddleston did such an amazing job with the character. Fans can’t get enough of Loki. I …
Steam Deck’s first big problem: Playing popular games
Rumors in late May said that Valve was on the verge of unveiling a portable gaming console similar to the Nintendo Switch. Nearly two months …
You might not even realize why Marvel’s villain reveal in ‘Loki’ was so brilliant
The first Loki season ended its run with “glorious purpose” earlier this week, transforming the show into one of Marvel’s best MCU stories so far. …
Study says alcohol was linked to more than 741,000 cancer cases worldwide in 2020
Alcohol and cancer risk are closely tied, a new study indicates. Researchers have concluded that over 741,000 cancer diagnoses last year can be linked to …
‘Black Widow’ might have secretly introduced the MCU’s first mutant
Black Widow is available in theaters and online more than a year after its initial release date. The first MCU Phase 4 film delivers the …
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey just announced a new bitcoin business
Bitcoin might be in a prolonged slump that’s terrifying some investors. But the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency is still trading above $31,000 as of Friday …
Insider says Pixel Fold is coming this year, rollable Pixel up next
Samsung will unveil its 2021 foldable phones in just a few weeks. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 already looks like the foldable to beat this …
‘Loki’ finale might’ve turned ‘Endgame’ into a huge lie
Loki delivered a phenomenal ending on Wednesday, with the finale revealing who the show’s big villain is. We didn’t just learn who was pulling the …
Another new privacy feature just hit your iPhone, but this time it’s from Google
Apple set a high bar when it made privacy a core feature across its products a few years ago. Whether it’s hardware like the iPhone …
MIT predicted society would collapse this century, and we’re doing our best to make it happen
A grim MIT study from 1972 predicted that society will collapse by the mid 21st century, prompting criticism and generating debates. It turns out the …
Microsoft revealed what it’ll cost to run Windows 365 on your iPad
Microsoft unveiled Windows 365 on Wednesday, which is a new take on running the full Windows experience remotely. The new Cloud PC lets you run …
Android 12 beta 3 might have spoiled the big Pixel 6 XL camera upgrade
Google will deliver a big Pixel 6 upgrade this year to compensate for the lackluster Pixel 5 series. That’s what most of the leaks say, …
‘Loki’ finale explains why Sony can’t release a ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ trailer
Marvel shocked fans with the Loki finale earlier this week, and we’re still trying to make sense of what just happened. It’s a good kind …
Apple’s iPhone 13 won’t have the upgrade everyone secretly wants
The iPhone 13 series should be released on time this year. At least that’s what a variety of reports from Apple’s iPhone supply chain seem …
Netflix will launch a new video game service within the next year
Netflix is the leading video streaming app out there for the moment, thanks to a particular set of circumstances. Netflix was the first to launch …
The brilliant ‘Loki’ finale might explain Steve Rogers’ dance with Peggy Carter
It’s finally over; the Loki finale is available on Disney+. And it’s just as brilliant as I had expected. Episode 6 contradicts what Marvel taught …
Microsoft just put the full Windows experience on your iPad
What if you could run the full Windows 10 or Windows 11 experience on the iPad you’re carrying around everywhere with you? Microsoft actually has …
New Apple accessory enables a hidden iPhone 12 feature
The iPhone 12 phones have a hidden feature that we’ve known about for months. The problem is that you couldn’t take advantage of it until …
iPhone 13 launch timing revealed in new report from Bloomberg
The next-gen iPhone series is one of the most anticipated products each year. But unlike other years, we’re still unsure when the iPhone 13 launch …
‘Loki’ has a glorious deleted scene that Marvel needs to release
The big Loki finale is nearly here. Episode 6 will provide the answers that we seek from this amazing Marvel TV show. And it will …
Google might have accidentally leaked the name of the Pixel 6 XL
We noticed earlier this week that we’re not seeing as many Pixel 6 rumors as we expect for this time of the year. Google has …
This leak is as close as we’ll get to seeing the iPhone 13 until the real one launches
Apple is fighting leakers harder than ever, but the iPhone leaks are still getting through. As is always the case this time of year, iPhone …
Here’s what one breakout star from Marvel’s ‘Loki’ has to say about the finale
It seems like just yesterday we started watching Marvel’s Loki, but the first season is almost over. The Loki finale streams on Disney+ on Wednesday, …
