6 new trailers you need to watch: Bad Boys 3, Soul, The Banker, and more
If you’ve been dying to see a sequel for The Shining, well, this is the week it hits cinemas. And Doctor Sleep has received plenty …
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
When exactly does Disney+ go live?
You may have purchased your heavily discounted three-year Disney+ subscription weeks ago, and you may be waiting for that November 12th release date to arrive. …
Walmart kicked off a 3-day pre-Black Friday sale – here are the best deals
Not to be outdone by Amazon, Best Buy, Sam’s Club, and Target, all of which will host early Black Friday sales, Walmart kicked off its …
Bloomberg: Netflix, HBO, and others want you to stop sharing your password
Netflix hasn’t been opposed to password sharing, and never took an official stance against it, but the company said recently that it’s looking into the …
Huge Google Black Friday deal leaks: Pixel 4 will be cheaper than the iPhone 11
We’re exactly three weeks away from Black Friday, and several retailers have already published their offerings. Others have yet to make their promotions officials, but …
Galaxy S11 may have a display unlike anything ever seen on a Samsung phone
LG may be the king of OLED displays when it comes to big-screen TVs, but it’s Samsung’s OLED tech that dominates the mobile market. Samsung’s …
Forget Black Friday: iPhone 11 and 11 Pro are on sale right now – here are 3 great deals
The iPhone 11 is one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season, but Apple isn’t the place to go shopping for iPhone deals. The iPhone …
When is Disney+ launching in your country? Disney just announced a first batch of new markets
We’re just a few days away from the official Disney+ launch, but the brand new Netflix challenger will only be available in three markets on …
PlayStation CEO wants PlayStation 4 owners to upgrade to the PS5 as fast as possible
The PlayStation 5 might be more affordable than we first thought, a Sony exec teased during a conference call recently, although the company has not …
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, …
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, …
