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.
An independent review panel voted overwhelmingly in favor of emergency authorization for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate. The group advised the FDA to issue an EUA …
The first Galaxy S21+ hands-on video gives us the first look at the unreleased flagship handset, including a first camera comparison with the iPhone 12 …
The highly anticipated WHO investigation of the coronavirus’s origin will begin as soon as January 2021. An international team of 12-15 experts is expected to …
Although coronavirus vaccinations are underway in the UK and US, researchers and health experts still can’t say how long COVID-19 immunity will last. Moncef Slaoui, …
A team of researchers analyzed 54 COVID-19 studies with more than 77,000 patients and found that the most likely people to pass the novel coronavirus …
People who test positive for the novel coronavirus have to self-isolate for 10 days so they don’t infect other people during their recovery. New research …
The novel coronavirus has been spreading at a mink farm in Oregon. The farm was quarantined soon after the onset of symptoms, and workers were …
The CDC published a new coronavirus study that shows the virus was present in the US in early December 2019, much earlier than initially thought. …
The first coronavirus vaccines are expected to receive emergency approval this month, including the Pfizer/BioNtech and Moderna drugs. Not every individual who wants a COVID-19 …
New reports say Apple is working on a big iPhone camera upgrade that might depend on key technology from Samsung, its biggest rival and business …
The PS5 remained sold out over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, as the Sony console is one of the most coveted products of …
Apple will reportedly launch a big MacBook upgrade next year, with manufacturing set to start in the second quarter. A report from Asia says that …
The World Health Organization’s delayed investigation of the novel coronavirus’s origin in China has caused controversy, but scientists still expect the investigation to yield results. …
Doctors from the UK and the Netherlands think they found another coronavirus therapy that can treat severe COVID-19. A tocilizumab study was halted early after …
The first coronavirus vaccine candidates have exceeded even the most optimistic hopes for efficacy and safety, and immunization campaigns could start as soon as next …
Samsung has reportedly decided to introduce a phone with an under-display camera next year. Korean media says the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will be the …
Google announced that the Messages app is available worldwide, bringing RCS texting in markets that did not support it before. Messages is Google’s latest answer …
Warner Bros. announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would launch simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day in the US. The Wonder Woman …
The FDA just approved the first at-home coronavirus test that delivers immediate results. The Lucira Health test kit will cost less than $50 and should …
Coronavirus transmission is out of control in the US, with models estimating that the number of infections far exceeds the daily figures. An estimate from …
A massive coronavirus immunity study indicates that protection against reinfection might last for a lot longer than initially estimated. Researchers analyzed various immune response components …
The Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine candidate is 95% effective, according to the final results of its Phase 3 trial. The efficacy estimate is even …
The German government has released three new ads encouraging people to stay home and help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The short commercials …
Citing an increasing number of instances where the novel coronavirus has been detected on frozen food, as well as studies that say the virus has …
Two of the novel coronavirus vaccine frontrunners have reported incredible interim efficacy data, with both Pfizer and Moderna saying their drugs work in more than …
The FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) a few days ago to a brand new drug developed to treat coronavirus patients. The medicine is …
There’s increased chatter that Samsung might be replacing the Galaxy Note series with something else, and a leaker thinks he knows what it might be. …
Google unveiled its Black Friday deals, including the expected price cut that every new Pixel phone gets during the sales event. The unlocked Pixel 5 …
The researchers who developed an interferon nebulizer for coronavirus patients have published promising results for a Phase 2 trial. The Synairgen SNG001 nebulizer helped hospitalized …
The scientific community widely agrees that the novel coronavirus pandemic started with an animal passing the virus to humans. We also now know that plenty …
