Yes, Gmail allows developers to read your emails – but that shouldn’t surprise you
If you’re online these days then you probably have at least one email address at your disposal, to keep in touch with friends, and sign …
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
Android 9.0 inches closer to launch as Android P Beta 3 rolls out
Google on Monday afternoon dropped the third public beta of Android P, which is supposed to be a close-to-final version of Android 9.0 that will …
Netflix might be on the verge of launching its most expensive plan ever
Whenever Netflix raises the price of its subscription plans — and this happens every few years — we keep hearing about disgruntled users ready to …
Your Samsung phone might send your nudes to random contacts without your knowledge
Here’s the deal: if you own a Samsung phone, including the Galaxy S9 or the Note 8, your private pics may be at risk. The …
Why you should care about Samsung’s newest Android tablet that was just leaked
The Galaxy Note 9 announcement is about a month away, which is a lot earlier than regular new Note announcements, but the handset isn’t Samsung’s …
Amazon Prime Day 2018 starts July 16th – here’s everything you need to know
A few days ago, Amazon UK mistakenly leaked a marketing image that revealed Prime Day 2018 would start on July 16th, a day after this …
2018 iPhones might get an improved version of a feature Android has had for years
A flurry of reports has revealed several new details about the next generation of iPhone X models over the past few days. We saw a …
Microsoft’s Surface Phone looks more real than ever, and it might threaten Samsung’s foldable Galaxy X
A few days ago we told you that the Galaxy X, Samsung’s long-rumored foldable phone, might have a serious contender next year, as Huawei confirmed …
Forget Prime Day, Dell is kicking off its own ‘Black Friday in July’ sale
Amazon’s Prime Day 2018 event is en route, according to a recent leak, although Amazon is yet actually to announce it. But forget about all …
Samsung’s foldable Galaxy X could employ a clever solution for notifications
Called Galaxy X in reports, Samsung’s most exciting phone in years will have a foldable screen. Samsung might not be the first company to create …
iPhone X Plus and iPhone 9 designs exposed in new hands-on video
A few weeks ago, we saw a hands-on video featuring all three 2018 iPhones, including an iPhone X successor that looks just like the current …
The first iPhone X Plus benchmark is out teasing performance Android can only dream of
We got just over two more months of waiting for the next-gen iPhone series to drop, but we finally have a leak that seems to …
The red OnePlus 6 you’ve been waiting for is finally here
Of course OnePlus made a red OnePlus 6, because you know who also has a red phone. Yes, there was a red OnePlus 5T last …
9 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
While you’re waiting for Ant-Man and the Wasp to arrive in cinemas to bridge the gap between Infinity War and the next Avengers movie, there’s …
Google Maps is about to get Waze’s best feature
Google Maps is probably one of a few must-have apps on any phone, whether it’s Android or iPhone. That’s already a given, but Google just …
One more Avenger who died in ‘Infinity War’ is getting a new standalone movie
Stop me if you’ve heard me say this before, but not all the Avengers who died in Infinity War are going to stay dead for …
If anybody ‘kills’ the iPhone, it’s going to be Apple
Ever since Apple introduced the iPhone more than 10 years ago, everyone else in the business has copied the newcomer. We’ve been waiting for more …
The most innovative new Samsung phone in years might have a serious challenger
The iPhone still is Samsung’s most terrifying rival, but Apple is also paying a boatload of cash to various Samsung divisions, so the Korean smartphone …
The OnePlus 7 might still be an iPhone clone, but it’ll have one key feature next-gen iPhones lack
The OnePlus 6 is one of the best Android phones you can buy right now, a device that’s a lot cheaper and even faster than …
Google’s next big thing might be a gaming service to take on PS4, Xbox, and Switch
Google provides a lot of useful services, including the most popular smartphone operating system in the world. But what the company doesn’t have is gaming-friendly …
Quiz app exposed the data from 120M users while Facebook was telling the world it can be trusted
The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed what wasn’t really a secret, that Facebook is harvesting a lot of user data and that the data is shared …
The NES Classic Edition console is back and you can buy one right now
It’s that day of the year, NES Classic Edition fanatics when Nintendo’s console that refuses to die comes back to stores. The company first brought …
YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is now available on Android for free
You know that cool feature that lets you watch videos while you’re using other apps? It’s called picture-in-picture (PiP), and YouTube is making it available …
I can see no way in which this ‘airbag’ iPhone case could possibly go wrong
The first thing I did after buying the iPhone X was to ruin it, and you probably did the same thing. I enjoyed the handset’s …
Microsoft just pulled the coolest new Windows 10 feature from its beta
Windows Sets might sound familiar to plenty of tech fans around the world, and especially to Windows 10 users. But not everyone might be able …
Someone just published a hands-on Galaxy Note 9 review a month before it’s even announced
Samsung just confirmed that the Galaxy Note 9 will be unveiled on August 9th in New York, just as recent reports suggested. The phone will …
This iPhone X rumor is actually great news for the Pixel 3
The second half of the year will bring us a bunch of new flagship handsets, including the Galaxy Note 9, new iPhone models, and the …
Apple’s Netflix streaming rival actually sounds interesting
Apple is creating its own original content to take on streaming juggernaut Netflix, but also HBO and Hulu. The company has inked several high-profile content …
Instagram’s new Lite app is basically Instagram without a bunch of stuff it stole from Snapchat
With over 1 billion monthly active users, Instagram is one of the most popular mobile apps out there, and a huge win for Facebook, which …
Tim Cook takes another dig at Facebook’s privacy scandals
For years now, Apple CEO Tim Cook reminded the world how vital user privacy and data security are to the company. Just as it made …
