Drunk man paid $1,600 for a 300-mile Uber ride to the wrong home
Using Uber’s ride-hailing service to get home after a long night of drinking is definitely the responsible thing to do. Everyone on the road is …
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
Voice and video calling are coming to Instagram
With all the voice and video calling options available on a device that can also run Instagram, many created by Instagram’s parent company Facebook, you’d …
Sam’s Club’s Galaxy S9 preorder deal is great, but watch out for the plot twist
The Galaxy S9’s pricing structure is a mess, with US carriers listing entirely different prices for the handset. The cheapest Galaxy S9 you can buy …
The Galaxy S9’s facial recognition isn’t as secure as Samsung wants you to think
The iPhone X is still the only handset to feature a secure facial recognition that can be used to authenticate mobile payments on top of …
Here’s everything that Samsung changed with Android 8.0 Oreo on the Galaxy S8
The Galaxy S8 Oreo update is in full swing, with more devices around the world being treated to Android 8.0 as we speak. Samsung fixed …
The Equifax hack is even worse than the company initially reported
If you thought you escaped the massive Equifax hack, then you’d better think again. It turns out that an additional 2.4 million people are affected …
Galaxy S9+ camera got the highest DxOMark score ever, which still means absolutely nothing
The Galaxy S9 has been announced and, naturally, the first camera reviews are coming in. That’s hardly surprising considering that Samsung wants to sell the …
The best of Mobile World Congress 2018
The Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain gets more and more crowded every year. Everywhere you look, hordes of people are lurking around. Most …
LG might copy the iPhone X’s notch the wrong way
After 10 years of iPhone, copying the Apple’s design and features still ranks pretty high on a smartphone maker’s to-do list. That’s because the iPhone …
Forget the Galaxy S9, Samsung might make you an offer you can’t refuse on a different phone
The star of MWC 2018 is Samsung’s Galaxy S9, even though it sports almost the same design as its predecessor, and even though it had …
Research suggests malware banking apps trick one in three smartphone users
Cybersecurity firm Avast announced at MWC 2018 the results of a new global research study concerning malware, the mobile banking kind, and the results aren’t …
There’s a good reason Sony’s new phones look nothing like the iPhone X
Sony on Monday unveiled the Xperia XZ2 flagship, a smartphone that deserves as much attention as the Samsung’s Galaxy S9 that was announced less than …
How the Galaxy S9 is built to withstand abuse much better than the Galaxy S8
Smartphones made of glass are absolutely gorgeous, and most flagships unveiled at MWC 2018 will feature a glass sandwich design. The Galaxy S9 is among …
Huawei is ripping off the iPhone X on all three of its new phones
Huawei unveiled a new tablet series and a new high-end laptop at MWC, although it did confirm that it’ll unveil its next flagship smartphones in …
Is Google quietly laying the groundwork for Android’s demise?
Google is quietly moving towards a future where there will be no Android. At least, the Android of the future will no longer work as …
It’ll take months for you to discover one of the Galaxy S9’s best hidden features
The Galaxy S9 is one of the stars of this year’s MWC show in Barcelona, at least when it comes to flagship Android devices. As …
Asus’ blatant iPhone X ripoff convinced me that Apple made the right choice with the notch
I’ve been using the iPhone X for almost four months now and not a day goes by that I don’t notice the notch. Just because …
Forget Ikea, MIT’s robotic carpenters help you create your own furniture
Ikea furniture is cheap, relatively easy to assemble, and even easier to replace. But what if you could design and manufacture pieces of furniture customized …
Samsung says it’s going to stop pumping out features and start making devices good instead
The Galaxy S9 is undoubtedly one of the most exciting handsets that was unveiled at MWC 2018, right alongside the Xperia XZ2 and the Nokia …
The 400GB microSD card just got faster – and probably more expensive
The brand new Android flagships coming out of the Mobile World Congress will have plenty of built-in storage, but if 64GB doesn’t cut it for …
Hands-on: The Asus Zenfone 5z would not be possible without Apple or Samsung
I have to hand it to Asus, the press conference it hosted on Tuesday evening in Barcelona,was quite a surprise. It’s not that we didn’t …
I just rode in a Porsche powered by an Android phone – and fear kicked in as soon as AI took over
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro’s chip comes with AI features of its own, but not all people are familiar with AI, or what AI in …
MWC 2018: Watch live as Asus announces an all-screen Android phone of its own
It’s the second official day at MWC 2018 here in Barcelona, Spain, or third if you also count the Sunday before the event, which is …
I tested the most sophisticated dual-lens smartphone camera at MWC – and it’s not the Galaxy S9+
Dua-lens cameras on smartphones are a big thing right now. Apple was hardly the first company to use a dual cam in a smartphone, but …
The Galaxy S9 might be the last of its name
One of the many Galaxy S9 leaks that popped online in the past months offered a pretty wild claim about Samsung future. Supposedly, there’s no …
Samsung exec shares more details about the upcoming foldable Galaxy X phone
Samsung’s Galaxy S9 event on Sunday was the most anticipated press conference of the entire show, even though Android enthusiasts already knew everything about the …
Nokia 8 Sirocco hands-on: This will be one of 2017’s hottest phones
The Nokia 8 Sirocco that HMD Global announced on Sunday before MWC 2018 really kicked off is the Nokia flagship you’ve been waiting for. It’s …
Samsung says its Animoji ripoff totally wasn’t inspired by the iPhone X
One of the coolest things about the Galaxy S9 is AR Emoji, a feature that lets you take a selfie and turn your face into …
Xperia XZ2 hands-on: Don’t forget about Sony just yet
If it’s early Monday on the first day of Mobile World Congress, it means that Sony is about to unveil a few new products, including …
Forget the iPhone X and Galaxy S9, the first true all-screen smartphone design is here
In early February, a leaked image of an all-screen Android smartphone made the rounds because it was supposed to be the first handset in the …
