Consumer Reports says iPhone XS and XS Max deliver ‘big battery life improvements’
Apple said during the battery life segment of its iPhone XS presentation a few weeks ago that the new 5.8-inch iPhone lasts 30 minutes longer …
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’s foldable Surface Phone project seems to be very much alive
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Be careful downloading ‘Fortnite’ cheats: Some contain malware
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We now know the key OnePlus 6T features, and why the phone will be more expensive
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Nokia 9 PureView could be the Nokia Android flagship we’ve been waiting for
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Google’s new video teaser for Pixel 3 confirms ‘Active Edge’ display will return
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The specs of the Galaxy S10’s triple camera were just leaked
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Google’s first Chrome OS tablet may also run Windows 10
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Report: New Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Pro 6 still won’t have USB-C ports
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HP just launched a laptop that’s made of leather
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Yet another Marvel star confirms her character survived ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
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Google Maps adds new Commute tab that shows your bus or train in real time
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Best Buy mistakenly sold a next-gen Chromecast well before Google’s Pixel 3 event
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OnePlus 6T is getting its own headphone jack dongle, a new leak says
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Watch these new movie trailers from this past week
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This is our best look yet at Razer’s new gaming phone
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New technology might make the front-facing iPhone camera invisible
The iPhone X imposed the notch as a must-have design feature, as almost every Android device maker that matters copied it this year. Samsung is …
Spotify kills test that required family plan users to share GPS location
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Why I really hope Iron Man and Captain America survive ‘Avengers 4’
Avengers 4 will surely undo the snap, I am convinced of that, and many characters will come back to life — maybe even all of them. …
Hacker promises to take down Zuckerberg’s Facebook page as you watch live
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The world’s first smartphone with 10GB of RAM is about to launch
Android smartphones already ship with a massive amount of RAM, with flagships sporting anywhere from 4GB to 8GB of memory. The more RAM a phone …
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We’ve seen bits and pieces of the Mate 20 series repeatedly, thanks to an increasing number of leaks detailing the next Huawei flagship. But, with …
Meet Pixel Slate, Google’s first Chrome OS tablet
In less than a week, Google will unveil a bunch of new products, including the Pixel 3 phones and plenty of Home-branded devices. Recent leaks also …
OnePlus 6T will have a significantly bigger battery than the OnePlus 6
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