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.
Roskomnadzor, which actually not Skynet’s Soviet cousin but rather the Russian telecoms regulator, made the news earlier this week thanks to the ban on Telegram …
Not too long ago, when we learned that Galaxy S9 sales haven’t been very good so far, we told you to wait on buying the …
Samsung has been working on a foldable phone for years, so what else is new? Well, the company may finally — finally — have a …
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled the new privacy protections meant to help the company comply with new privacy laws that come into effect in Europe on …
Google just released Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, a new version of its popular browsing app that packs a few exciting features. …
Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale are part of a massive phenomenon right now, especially following their releases on iPhone and Android. Battle Royale modes, …
Remember that Facebook feature that lets you tag friends in photos with the help of facial recognition? Well, it might be illegal for Facebook to …
Created by Russian-born developers, encrypted chat app Telegram is one of the most popular instant messaging apps on iPhone and Android. But Russia has Telegram …
The OnePlus 6 will have an iPhone X-like notch, and you can’t do anything about it. Aside from that, it’s likely it’ll be a more …
In case you forgot, LG is soon about to unveil its first flagship handset of the year, the awkwardly named LG G7 ThinQ. It’s also …
The Galaxy S9 hit stores just a few weeks ago and initial sales have been underwhelming, according to reports. That probably explains why the first …
According to insiders, Apple will launch three new iPhone models this year. All of them will have iPhone X-like designs, but just two of them …
Just because Mark Zuckerberg appeared before US Congress last week to answer a plethora of questions about the way Facebook handles user data and privacy …
Apple already confirmed that it’ll have more advanced parental controls built into the iPhone this year, in response to a letter demanding such features from …
OnePlus has been talking about its next flagship phone for a few weeks now, but the handset isn’t official. However, that didn’t stop the Chinese …
Google mistakenly leaked an unannounced Android P feature, a new navigation menu that looks a lot like the iPhone X’s gesture-based navigation. A new report …
The fact that Google’s Android P will support iPhone X-like notches isn’t surprising, given that most Android device makers out there want to copy Apple’s …
We’ve talked about the fact that Facebook is tracking everyone online — even people who choose not to open a Facebook account — long before …
Law enforcement officials have been complaining for quite a while now that encrypted devices and encrypted chat apps are slowing down investigations. Key evidence that …
Sony unveiled two Xperia XZ2 phones back at MWC in late February that weren’t anything like what we would have expected from the company. The …
Hello, my name is Chris, and I have a problem. I am a “power user of the internet,” and I finally know what to call …
As much as Google may want to work with the government on war-related projects, it turns out that its employees are unsurprisingly huge fans of …
Apple has to face at least 61 lawsuits that were filed against the iPhone maker soon after the company acknowledged that it slowed iPhones down …
Remember, male doctors, it’s always a bad idea to inseminate patients having fertility issues with your own sperm unless your patients give consent. It may …
There’s no doubt that one of the most important things happening in the world of tech right now is quantum computing. It’s also one of …
Facebook came out swinging on Wednesday, revealing a bunch of changes that will be made to the social network in light of the Cambridge Analytica …
Facebook on Wednesday came forward with several announcements meant to show the world how much it really care about its users and their privacy. The …
If you’re a Facebook user in Europe, you’re about to get a better handle on your data thanks to a new privacy law that will …
The OnePlus 6 may be an iPhone X clone, but the handset isn’t expected to borrow one particular iPhone design element: the lack headphone jack. …
Word on the street is that Samsung may unveil the Galaxy Note 9 a lot sooner than supposed to, in July or August, to make …
