There’s a secret reason that Waze is so much better than Google Maps
Google is the owner of not one but two incredibly popular mapping and navigation apps, including Google Maps, which was developed in house, and Waze, …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.
Articles by Chris Smith
Marvel finally revealed more details about the movie that will redefine the MCU next year
Marvel has had a massive year in 2019, with Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home beautifully concluding the Infinity Saga and making a boatload …
Netflix is testing new price plans with big discounts if you buy a year at a time
Disney+ has been available for only a month and the streaming service is already is a huge success for Disney. Not only do you get …
This might just be the PlayStation 5 of our dreams
Sony’s playing an interesting PlayStation 5 reveal game with fans right now, as the company decided to announce plenty of exciting details about the next-gen …
Disney+ digital gift subscription cards go live right in time for Christmas
Disney+ is easily one of the hottest products of the year, with more than 10 million people having subscribed to the service in time for …
A top insider just leaked Samsung’s launch date for the Galaxy S11 and Galaxy Fold 2
Galaxy S11 rumors season is in full swing, and we already have plenty of details about Samsung’s next flagship. The purported design of the new …
Deadpool’s MCU debut might happen as soon as Phase 4, but not in the way you think
Disney buying Fox is one of the best things that could have happened to Marvel’s MCU, as all the properties Fox owns the rights to …
One of the Google Maps features you can’t use right now just launched in more markets
Google Maps is one of the best navigation apps, but not all of its features are available in every market where the app can be …
Waze just launched an awesome new feature that Google Maps should totally steal
One of the Google Maps trends of 2019 was for Google to bring features from its second-best navigation app over to its top navigation app. …
Marvel just confirmed that an ‘Avengers’ movie as epic as ‘Endgame’ is already being developed
Ever since Marvel announced its next phase of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we told you that the studio must be working on an …
PS5’s new DualShock controllers might enable an entirely new style of gaming
Sony made an unexpected PlayStation 5 announcement a couple of months ago. The company revealed the actual name of the console — it’s PS5, of …
Google won’t exempt Fortnite from the Play Store’s 30% cut
Fortnite has been available on Android for quite a while now, but you can’t download the app from the only place you should ever install …
The world’s cheapest 5G phone costs just $285, but you might not be able to buy one
The world’s cheapest 5G phone costs just $285, but you might not be able to buy it After years of talking about 5G, carriers have …
Netflix just announced the ‘Money Heist’ season 4 release date
One of the stars of the famous Spanish show that’s inspired by Denzel Washington’s Inside Man movie from a few years ago said back in …
PS5 isn’t even here, but there are already hints of a PS5 Pro
The PlayStation 5 is one of the stars of the year when it comes to leaks, with Microsoft already losing a huge marketing battle to …
OnePlus is about to release a smartphone unlike anything it has made before
Since its conception a few years ago, OnePlus’s whole smartphone-making mantra was manufacturing high-end phones that could compete against the latest iPhone or Galaxy S …
Marvel finally solved another big mystery from ‘Avengers: Endgame’
‘Avengers: Endgame’ brought us a massively satisfying end to the first decade of Marvel stories. And while the film solved plenty of mysteries from Infinity …
Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ has more Golden Globe nominations than ‘Game of Thrones’
The Golden Globes nominations are out and we have a few surprises right out of the gate. The biggest one is extremely satisfying, considering what …
The first ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ trailer is here, and it’s full of Easter eggs
Wonder Woman was easily the film that saved the DC Extended Universe for Warner Bros., proving that you can attempt to build an alternative to …
Behold: This might be our first look at Samsung’s unreleased Galaxy S11
December is well underway, which means we’re deep into the Galaxy S11 rumors season. The new flagship series is expected to drop in mid-February and …
iPhone 12 might have even better battery life than the iPhone 11
The iPhone 11 phones feature the same design as their predecessors, but they’re much better smartphones in every way. Of all the new features, two …
6 new trailers you need to watch: Black Widow, Mulan, No Time to Die, and more
With PlayMobil: The Movie, The Aeronauts, and Little Joe out this weekend, it’s likely that Frozen 2 will continue to crush the box office, after …
Fans have already spotted some revealing ‘Black Widow’ spoilers in the first trailer
Marvel released a two-minute Black Widow trailer earlier this week that somehow doesn’t qualify as the film’s first trailer. That’s the kind of marketing stunt …
This might be the most puzzling PS5 leak yet
The PlayStation 5 won’t hit stores until late 2020 and Sony will unveil the console in February at best, according to a recent rumor. But …
Latest leak suggests Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 2 might make up for the awful first-gen Fold
We told you time and again this year that the Galaxy Fold is a bad idea. Yes, foldable devices are the future, but the Galaxy …
This massive ‘Rise of Skywalker’ leak might ruin ‘Star Wars’ forever
A huge Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker leak a few days ago revealed six amazing cameos, the film’s finale, as well as some of …
Rumors claiming iPhone 12 will have a Touch ID sensor under the screen suddenly make a lot of sense
A variety of reports said in the weeks leading to the iPhone 11 event that Apple might bring back Touch ID to the iPhone in …
Galaxy S11’s signature features just leaked, and they’re huge upgrades
Samsung hasn’t made too much of an effort to keep its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices secret, and we knew everything about the latest …
The FCC just made it easy for carriers to lie to you about your 5G coverage
Remember when AT&T dared to show 5G E indicators on phones even though said devices had no actual 5G components that could connect to 5G …
Google Maps is getting an ingenious new feature that we never saw coming
In its never-ending quest to make Google Maps as useful as possible, Google keeps adding features to its popular navigation app, including functionality you might …
