A blind screen test has everyone picking the iPhone XR over a Full HD display
One of the iPhone XR features that I’ve seen criticized a lot after Apple unveiled the phone is the screen’s resolution. At 1792 x 828, …
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.
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New iPad Pro’s speed will be a nightmare for Qualcomm and Intel
Apple spent a lot of time talking about the speed and performance of the new A12X Bionic chip when it introduced the 2018 iPad Pro …
Apple confirms recent iPhone models might see CPU throttling, but you probably won’t notice
Late last year, users discovered that an iOS update resulted in their old iPhones getting slower than before. It turned out it was an intentional …
LG tipped to unveil a foldable smartphone as soon as January
Samsung on Wednesday confirmed that it’d sell foldable and 5G phones next year. After that, a video from Asia showed us a hands-on demo of …
Two ‘dead’ Avengers will get their own TV show on Disney’s streaming service
There’s no question at this point that several of the dead Avengers in Infinity War will return to life once the remaining heroes beat Thanos …
Samsung and Huawei both just lost the race to unveil the first phone with a foldable screen
Rouyu Technology will go down in history as the company that was able to beat both Samsung and Huawei when it comes to unveiling the …
New details leak about the first ‘Avengers 4’ trailer
Marvel’s Kevin Feige confirmed a few days ago that the first Avengers 4 trailer is coming by the end of the year, although the exec …
Walmart’s early Black Friday deals are now live
Walmart announced a few days ago that it is offering new shipping and pick-up options ahead of the Black Friday season. Now Walmart is following up …
The Retina MacBook Air has a processor like no other laptop
Apple on Tuesday unveiled the first Retina MacBook Air, just as we expected, a redesigned machine that should be better in almost every way than …
Samsung just confirmed foldable screens and 5G phones are launching next year
Samsung on Wednesday posted the results for its third quarter of 2018, revealing it hit a new quarterly high for the company. But it’s not …
The name of Samsung’s foldable display might have just been revealed
Samsung is already working on its next-gen flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy F foldable handset, which will be released in the first …
Sam’s Club has a huge Galaxy Note 9 deal well ahead of Black Friday
Sam’s Club a few days ago announced its one-day sale event that will precede Black Friday by almost two weeks. Set for November 10th, the …
New rumor puts an exciting spin on ‘Avengers 4’ time travel
We have no idea what Avengers 4 will be called or when the first trailer is coming, but we do know at least two things …
All-screen Galaxy S10 design imagined in new renders
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone line should not be anywhere near as “boring” as the Galaxy S9 series that launched earlier this year, according to …
Apple just unveiled the Mac desktop you’ve been waiting for
The new Mac mini. Is. Finally. Here.
The new iPad Pro design leaked just a few hours before Apple’s launch event
In just a few hours, Apple will take the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to unveil various new products, including the highly anticipated …
It looks like the OnePlus 7 will feature 5G support
Last week, OnePlus first confirmed that it’d launch a 5G device next year, prompting speculation that the OnePlus 7 might be the first smartphone from …
Google may be working on a ‘Play Pass’ subscription service for the Play store
Google may soon offer Android users a new type of Google Play experience: A Play Pass subscription service that would offer access to a bunch …
Forget Black Friday, Sam’s Club’s killer iPhone XS and iPhone XR deal is coming soon
Sam’s Club a few days ago offered buyers a special iPhone XR deal, just as the new phone launched. But if you failed to save …
SquareTrade shares results from its iPhone XR drop test, but how realistic is it?
The iPhone XR is finally here, a phone that delivers the same iPhone XS experience for $250 less than what you’d pay for Apple’s most …
Here are the best deals from Sam’s Club’s one-day pre-Black Friday sale
The first leaked Black Friday 2018 ads area already here, but so are the first pre-Black Friday sales. Sam’s Club announced its first big one-day …
This is by far the best and most heartbreaking ‘Avengers 4’ theory so far
We learned a few days ago that the first Avengers 4 trailer will be released by the end of the year, but we did not …
Costco Black Friday 2018 ad leaks: Cheap iPad, Xbox, and laptop deals
The 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday season is fast approaching, as several retailers already announced their new shipping plans for the holidays. But the …
The 512GB Samsung microSD card you’ve been waiting for is almost here
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 back in August, the handset became the first flagship in the world to support up to 1TB of …
iPhone XS and XR update to enable eSIM is coming tomorrow
iOS 12.1, currently in beta, will be released on Tuesday, after Apple’s iPad and Mac event, and will enable eSIM functionality on the 2018 iPhones, …
12 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
Halloween crushed the box office last week, but forget all about that for a second, as Suspiria is about to launch soon in more markets. …
New leak should have you seriously excited about the Galaxy S10
Samsung a few days ago teased an all-screen, notch-less smartphone design that looked nothing like Samsung has ever created — a phone that seemed to …
iOS 12.1 beta code reveals some details about Face ID on the next-gen iPad Pro
Apple will unveil the 2018 iPad Pro models and new Macs during its media event next week, but that doesn’t mean the leaks have stopped …
A villain just spoiled his ‘Avengers 4’ return, and it may hint at how the Avengers beat Thanos
Earlier this week we shared pictures of Gwyneth Paltrow from the set of Avengers 4, showing her Pepper Potts character all suited up in an …
Test shows iPhone XR has even better battery life than the iPhone XS Max and Pixel 3 XL
The iPhone XR launches on Friday in stores around the world, just as millions of buyers receive their pre-ordered units at home. We’ve already shown …
