Disney is finally pushing Robert Downey Jr. for an ‘Avengers’ Oscar nomination
What Marvel has achieved with its Infinity Saga is unparalleled in the history of cinema. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame brought us an amazing, …
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.
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Microsoft just launched the $3,500 HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset
Announced back in February at the Mobile World Congress, the HoloLens 2 — Microsoft’s second-generation augmented reality headset — is ready to go on sale …
Google Stadia now available on the Play Store, but you can’t stream games yet
Google wants you to play console-quality games on virtually any device you own. That’s the conceit of Google Stadia, a service that streams gameplay to …
Early Black Friday sale live at Best Buy with huge discounts on new iPad, iPhone 11, and more
Best Buy unveiled its Black Friday 2019 ad on Thursday, listing all the deals it has prepared for the upcoming Black Friday weekend. But sales …
Sony suggests the PS5 might be cheaper than we expected
We’re about a year away from the most exciting holiday season in years for gamers. Both Sony and Microsoft will start selling the PlayStation 5 …
Best Buy’s Black Friday 2019 deals are official: iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Note 10, and lots of other sales
After Target’s ad that came out the other day, Best Buy’s Black Friday 2019 ad is also one of the most expected deals catalog of …
Brand new leak teases another significant Galaxy S11 upgrade
The Galaxy S11 is several months away, but we’ve already seen a bunch of exciting rumors about Samsung’s upcoming flagship phone. Camera performance seems to …
Facebook pretended to care about our security to keep rivals from getting data
For the past several years, Facebook has been trying to convince users and authorities that it will take user data security and privacy more seriously. …
‘Joker’ deleted scene gives us the spoiler we needed to understand the controversial ending
Joker turned out to be a massive hit for a superhero movie that has no superheroes or incredible special effects in it. The billion-dollar film …
Target Black Friday 2019 announced: iPhone 11 deals, 4K TVs, and an early ‘HoliDeals’ event
Target on Wednesday unveiled its Black Friday 2019 sales as well as a new shopping promo called “HoliDeals” that will feature thousands of deals throughout …
BJ’s Black Friday 2019 ad is official: Smart TVs, Nintendo Switch deals, iPad sale, and more
It’s time to check out a brand new official Black Friday ad, as BJ’s Wholesale unveiled its massive 60-page catalog of discounts for this year’s …
One of the Galaxy S11’s most exciting new features was just teased
Samsung announced a 108-megapixel camera sensor for smartphones back in mid-August, the Isocell Bright HMX, which was design together with Xiaomi. That very sensor is …
Google is trolling Nexus owners with a Pixel 4 deal that doesn’t even work
The Pixel 4 is Google’s latest Android flagship, and like its predecessors, it’s far from perfect. The phone features a design that’s stuck in 2017 …
Pixel 4 has a huge flaw that no software update is going to fix
Google has started fixing the Pixel 4 with the help of software updates, which has become sort of an annoying tradition for the phone series. …
The Galaxy S11’s camera might be the phone’s most exciting new feature
Samsung has reportedly finalized the Galaxy S11, and leaks aren’t far behind. While we’ve yet to see any Galaxy S11 schematics or renders hit the …
Disney+ is supposed to be ad-free, but there’s one kind of commercial that you’ll have to deal with
Disney’s streaming service should offer the same kind of deal as some of its biggest rivals. A monthly fee is enough to guarantee unlimited streaming …
iPhone 11 Pro Max just obliterated the Pixel 4 XL in a real-life speed test
We knew before the Pixel 4 launched that the phone would ship with the same Snapdragon 855 chip that powers many of this year’s Android …
Scorsese slams Marvel movies yet again in New York Times Op-Ed
Martin Scorsese made waves in early October when he declared that Marvel movies are more like theme parks, and “that’s not cinema.” That came off …
Researchers prove iPhones, Android, and smart speakers have a huge security flaw that can’t be fixed
Researchers, including a person who was responsible for discovering the massive Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that chipmakers and computer makers hurried to patch in early …
Google just started fixing the Pixel 4
The Pixel 4 hit stores only a few days ago, and just like every Pixel phone that preceded it, the phone launched with several issues …
Apple is quietly working on the perfect iPhone
iPhone owners know that Apple only refreshes the handset’s design every once in a while, usually when it has something significant to say, design-wise. But, …
Microsoft invents glass that stores data
Like it or not, we’ll always need solutions for storing data. Tech innovations such as fast data speeds like 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will let …
Leaker says Galaxy S11 might have a crazy new 108-megapixel camera
A well-known leaker said a few days ago that the Galaxy S11’s design has been finalized, teasing that the leaks can now begin. The same …
Insider discusses new gaming experiences that’ll be enabled by the PlayStation 5
Come next fall, players will be treated to new experiences made possible by next-gen consoles’ more powerful hardware. Both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox …
HP’s Black Friday ad just leaked: Tons of deals on laptops, desktops, and more
Just a few days after Dell unveiled its Black Friday 2019 promotions, which mostly include discounts on hot Windows 10 laptops and desktops, HP’s Black …
Two more unannounced Marvel movies seem to be confirmed for MCU Phase 5
After entertaining fans with Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel revealed its slate of upcoming films and TV series for Phase 4 of …
New Google Maps feature makes exploring your destinations even easier
We’re used to seeing Google Maps updates regularly, and most of them are significant additions to the navigation app, like the incognito mode, augmented reality …
Apple is reportedly working with Valve on a totally new type of product like nothing we’ve seen
Every once in a while, some analysts claim that Apple has to develop brand new products to reduce its bottom line’s reliance on the success …
Game of Thrones’ awful ending has convinced some people that Benioff and Weiss were fired from their ‘Star Wars’ gig
D&D, which is what David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are referred to online, made the news twice in a matter of days. The Game of …
7 new trailers you need to watch: Knives Out, Jumanji 2, The Witcher, and more
The first weekend of November brings us several new movies, including the brand new Terminator, which will feature plenty of callbacks to the only Terminator …
