Mate X launch delay means you’re getting much better hardware for the same price
One of the most anticipated handsets of the year was just delayed for the second time in a matter of just a few months with …
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
Google quietly killed a service that used Android phone data to help mobile carriers improve their networks
Google may have never told you that it stopped sharing data from your Android devices with your mobile service providers months ago, just like it …
Tests show carriers throttle video playback all the time, regardless of network congestion
Carriers have a nasty habit of throttling video playback on mobile devices to avoid network congestion. You might hate it, but it has to happen, …
OnePlus 7T Pro might debut a week after the iPhone 11 hits stores
We learned a few days ago that Huawei may unveil the Mate 30 Pro as soon as September 19th, which is just one day before …
Marvel just fixed the huge Star Wars paradox from its ‘Avengers’ movies
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is so huge and interconnected that fans will inevitably find various discrepancies that need to be dealt with. One of them …
A massive ‘Avengers 5’ crossover movie with X-Men is already in the works
Soon after the dust settled from Comic-Con 2019, it became clear that the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would have no Avengers, Guardians …
Huawei just got the ban reprieve it needs to release the Mate 30 Pro and Mate X
August 19th marks the end of the temporary reprieve the US government gave Huawei after banning its access to American products, including hardware components as …
MIT developed Wi-Fi technology that could seriously improve Netflix binge watching
Streaming services like Netflix are worthless without an active internet connection, and your binging sessions will suffer some serious interruption whenever there’s no decent Wi-Fi …
Apple is now testing its Apple Arcade gaming service internally ahead of the iPhone 11 launch
Apple announced its gaming-focused subscription service Apple Arcade back in March, revealing some of the details about the kind of gaming experience it wants to …
7 new trailers you need to watch from this week: Little Women, Dolemite Is My Name, and more
There’s no big blockbuster movie coming out this weekend, which means you’ll have time to catch up on some of the previous releases of the …
Your reaction to my hellish SSD upgrade proves that Windows 10 has a serious storage upgrade problem
Earlier this week, I told you how installing an SSD in an old Windows 10 laptop has been the best and worst upgrade I’ve ever …
Huawei Mate 30 Pro to be unveiled just before the iPhone 11 hits stores
We’re reasonably confident that the iPhone 11 will hit stores on September 20th, considering all the recent leaks, including a revelation that comes directly from …
A ‘big’ Marvel series is coming to Disney+, but is it part of Phase 4?
Marvel announced its plans for the next phase of the MCU back at Comic-Con. In doing so, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige confirmed that we …
The ‘Star Wars’ Obi-Wan movie everyone wanted is happening, but it won’t be a movie
We’ve often entertained the idea of a Star Wars standalone movie or series of films about Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ewan McGregor did say he’d be …
This is when the iPhone 11 will ship to your door: Everything we know so far
iPhone season is almost here, which means we’re now in a position to tell you exactly when Apple will launch the iPhone 11 series, when …
One of the most anticipated Android flagships of 2019 was just spotted in the wild
The closer we get to the holiday season, the more flagship smartphones will hit stores. The Galaxy Note 10 is the early exception, as Samsung …
Some carriers have already started taking iPhone 11 reservations
Apple just released the latest iOS 13 beta version which contains an unexpected gem: the actual 2019 iPhone keynote date. That’s September 10th, just as …
Hidden gestures you didn’t know about make switching Google accounts so much easier
Many people who use Google services have more than one account, which means they always have to pay attention and use certain apps with specific …
One of the Galaxy Note 10’s best new features has already been hacked to run on other Samsung phones
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 10 at its Unpacked event last week, the company confirmed all the rumors that preceded the press conference, including …
There’s a great ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Easter egg you missed… because you can’t really see it
Now that we’re done rooting for Avengers: Endgame to crush Avatar at the box office, we can focus on the digital release of the highest-grossing …
Forget the Galaxy Note 10, this is what phones with waterfall displays should really look like
The Galaxy Note 10’s design is hardly going to be the most exciting all-screen design of the year, especially if you’re in the market for …
The only foldable smartphone worth buying in 2019 has been delayed to November, and we have no idea why
It’s mid-August of 2019, and foldable phones are still not available in stores. Sure, they’d be very expensive, starting at least twice the price of …
Actually using 45W fast charging on the Galaxy Note 10+ might be a real pain
The Galaxy Note 10 phones come with faster charging speeds than almost all Samsung phones to date. That’s 25W wired charging that proved to be …
Installing an SSD in a Windows 10 laptop is both the best and worst upgrade I’ve ever done
As the designated tech guy around the house, I knew even before my parents told me that their Windows 10 laptop is getting slower and …
Mate 30 Pro’s wireless charging might be just as fast as the Galaxy Note 10’s wired charging
Now that the Galaxy Note 10 series is official, we’ve learned that the Galaxy Note 10+ needs only 65 minutes to recharge with the help …
More than 1 million people had their fingerprint data exposed by a huge security hole
The easiest thing you can do to protect yourself after a data breach is to change the exposed password, preferably to something unique and more …
Your MacBook Pro might’ve just been banned from flights by the FAA
Apple announced a recall program a few weeks ago for a limited number of 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops with batteries that might overheat and pose …
We might finally know the exact names Apple is using for its iPhone 11 lineup
Only about a month separates us from Apple’s iPhone press conference, where the company will unveil three new devices, part of the iPhone 11 family. …
The next OnePlus product to hit stores might not be a smartphone
OnePlus has been launching two flagship phones a year for quite a while now, but 2019 marks a turning point in the company’s brief history. …
Google’s new password security upgrade might work best on the Pixel 4
Google has a brand new security feature that every Android user out there should be using, as long as they operate devices with built-in fingerprint …
