Apple reportedly slashes iPhone X orders in half due to slow sales
A variety of reports have said over the past few weeks that the iPhone X isn’t selling as well as Apple had hoped. The iPhone …
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.
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A OnePlus app is supposedly collecting user data without consent. Again.
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‘Dull’ iPhone X sales might be hurting Samsung as much as Apple
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There’s a chance Apple kills the 5.8-inch OLED iPhone for real this year
A report a few days ago said that Apple is already considering discontinuing the iPhone X after only one year of sales, as soon as …
Intel promises hardware fixes for Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but only for new chips
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LG hits back against reports that its 2018 flagship will be delayed
LG launched a great phone early last year, the LG G6, and then the Galaxy S8 came along and killed it. That was LG’s own …
This year’s iPhone X models tipped to have even bigger batteries
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Researchers invent new smart contact lenses that might beat Google’s to market
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OnePlus just released the most disturbing smartphone ad we’ve ever seen
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Video demos all the new iOS 11.3 features except the one we want to see most
Apple on Wednesday announced the next major iOS update that will soon be available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, iOS 11.3, and then released …
Galaxy S9 color options leaked in new renders
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Samsung is relying on a new UI and software tricks to beat the iPhone X, report claims
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Apple snubbed an under-screen fingerprint reader for the iPhone X, so this Android phone uses it instead
Weeks after we saw it in action, the first phone to incorporate the display technology Apple snubbed when making the iPhone X, the Vivo X20 …
Apple seemingly confirms battery throttling doesn’t affect the iPhone X or iPhone 8
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The amount of data Google tracks from your Android phone is staggering
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iPhone battery explodes after idiot bites it to make sure it’s genuine
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Leaked video gives us our first look at a working Galaxy S9
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Qualcomm fined $1.23 billion in Europe over exclusive iPhone chip deal
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Facebook just acquired technology to quickly verify someone’s ID
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This Google search alternative now stops websites from tracking you online
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Genius chat app links you with other users whose phone battery is about to die
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The iPhone X was the top-selling smartphone over the holidays, report claims
There’s much talk and confusion right now about the iPhone X being discontinued once its replacements arrive this year, on account that it’s not meeting …
The first 512GB microSD card in the world is finally here
They may be tiny, but microSD cards pack a lot of storage space, and can be used with a variety of devices, smartphones and tablets …
2018’s most unique Android phone is still hiding one big secret
Remember the Hydrogen One phone that RED announced last year? Well, we finally have more details about it because RED founder Jim Jannard just shared …
New renders may show us what next year’s new iPhones look like
Apple is expected to launch three distinct iPhone X successors this year, various reports have said. All of them will retain the iPhone X design, …
