iPhone to unlock hotel doors, act as virtual transit card after iOS 12 update
The iPhone 6 was the first iPhone to come with a built-in NFC chip, needed to handle Apple Pay transactions. Apple’s mobile payment solution came …
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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Apple ‘Star’ might be an ARM-based MacBook with a touchscreen display and LTE support
Apple is supposedly developing a new kind of laptop or tablet device that features a touchscreen display, an ARM processor, and 4G LTE connectivity. The …
Let’s hope Instagram’s creepy tracking tool is only to combat bots
In case you were wondering whether Instagram has any creepy user tracking tools of its own, you should know that yes. Yes it does. The …
Best Buy is slashing $300 off the Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note 8
The OnePlus 6 just launched, and the phone is even more affordable than we thought. However, if you’ve set your sights on one of Samsung’s …
New Winnie the Pooh trailer, and 12 others you missed this week
Solo: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters worldwide today and… would you look at that, we’ve got over a dozen trailers for new attractions …
That Boba Fett movie we’ve been waiting for is finally happening
The second Star Wars Story spinoff is out in theaters right now — the origin story of Han Solo, one of the most beloved characters in …
Steam Link won’t come to iOS after all, as Apple cites ‘business conflicts’
It looks like Valve’s Steam Link app, which lets you stream games from your PC to your mobile device, will remain an Android exclusive, marking …
Some iPhone X owners are experiencing camera lens cracks they can’t explain
The iPhone X is made of glass, which means it’s more likely to crack after accidental drops than aluminum models. In fact, we’ve seen a …
What, no ‘game-changing’ Essential Phone 2 this year?
If you have absolutely no idea what an Essential Phone to begin with that perfectly explains why a “game-changing” Essential Phone 2 might never become …
Amazon might have a serious Alexa problem on its hands
News broke out earlier this week that Amazon’s Alexa assistant recorded a private conversation between two people and then sent that recording to a third …
There’s malware baked into some Android devices, and there’s nothing you can do about it
Preinstalled malware is definitely not one of the reasons why you purchased your current Android smartphone or tablet, but if you’re the owner of various …
Pornhub has launched its own VPN for the most private kind of browsing
I can’t say I saw this coming, but Pornhub just launched its own VPN service to help users protect their browsing privacy online. On the …
Qualcomm’s new processor means next year’s cheap Android phones will suck a little less
Not every smartphone buyer out there goes for the most expensive smartphone in town, as the price is still a significant factor when buying a …
This absolutely isn’t Google’s new Pixel 3, but we sort of wish it was
Google hinted last fall that it’s working on all-screen handsets of its own when it explained why it removed the headphone jack from the Pixel …
If Apple made a car, this is how it would have done it
Rumors a few years back kept telling us that Apple is making its own car, a vehicle supposed to do to the auto industry what …
‘Battlefield V’ is all about a more immersive World War II experience – watch the reveal trailer
Fortnite and PUBG might be the hottest games right now, massive multiplayer shooters where skill and strategy will both help you get ahead, but they …
Best Buy’s Total Tech Support program claims it will fix all your gadget woes for $200 per year
Best Buy is going after Amazon’s hit Prime program with a subscription program of its own. Unlike Prime, this is more expensive, at $199.99 per …
Facebook wants to take on Yelp with a new Marketplace feature
Facebook wants you to meet the perfect plumber, but it absolutely isn’t what you think. Yes, Facebook did say only recently that it plans to …
Russian malware has supposedly infected 500,000 devices worldwide, and an attack is imminent
Russia is back at it again, security experts say, and by it I mean hacking. Not that Russia ever stops hacking. But the new threat …
Mark Zuckerberg went all the way to Europe to not answer any real questions about Facebook
After showing up for two rounds of questioning in front of Congress back in April, and after refusing to appear in front of the UK …
Shockingly, the FBI exaggerated the number of encrypted phones it can’t unlock
Officials including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray have systematically repeated in speeches that the FBI was unable to unlock some …
Disney’s acrobatic Stickman robot can do backflips better than humans
Remember how Google’s Boston Dynamics spinoff created some impressive robots that could pull off a bunch of remarkable movements including backflips? Those robots were are also pretty …
Ryan Reynolds and ‘Deadpool’ writers to make Netflix’s most expensive action movie yet
Netflix has been quick to snap up the combination that made Deadpool so good. Ryan Reynolds will star in an action movie called Six Underground, …
An all-screen Android without a notch is coming just in time for the World Cup
The main smartphone design trend this year is to create all-screen smartphones that look exactly like the iPhone X. Well, almost exactly like Apple’s flagship, …
This year’s iPhones will have a component like no other smartphone
Apple this year will release up to four new iPhones, three of which are expected to arrive this fall, at Apple’s usual September event. Reports …
The ban on ZTE is a pawn in the bigger US-China trade war
Just as promised, the Trump administration is planning to reverse the ban on ZTE that forced the Chinese smartphone maker to announce a shutdown of …
Forget the OnePlus 6, a more faithful iPhone X clone is on its way
The OnePlus 6 is finally out which means you can already buy it in stores. It’s arguably one of the best Android phones of 2018 …
Trump is reportedly too lazy to have experts secure his iPhones
Donald Trump is an active Twitter user, and we already know that he wields an iPhone to send out tweets whenever he feels like it. …
Instagram mute feature lets you silence annoying people you can’t bring yourself to unfriend
Instagram on Tuesday announced Instagram Mute, or “a new way to personalize your feed.” Of course, the addition of a mute feature to a social …
Oh good, the Spectre security flaw is back and your devices are at risk
Right off the bat, 2018 brought us two massive security vulnerabilities that affected almost all types of processors known to man, whether they’re Intel, AMD, …
