Important iOS apps are still leaking data, months after flaw revealed
Back in February, we learned from a security researcher that various iOS apps can secretly leak login data and other personal information to hackers that …
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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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 might be unveiled later this month
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GE is hoping that an Alexa-powered lamp will be the next lightbulb
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Samsung has a new Galaxy S8 deal that’s too good to pass up
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Watch the jokes that inspired the #FireColbert campaign
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OnePlus 5 specs spilled in new leak
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Google fixed that scary Google Docs attack, but it can still happen again
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Critical iPhone chip at the heart of new legal troubles for Apple
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The best new Android feature might finally launch soon
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Uber is fighting to keep its self-driving program alive
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The Surface Phone might not even look like a smartphone
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Aside from wireless charging, another new wireless technology is coming to the iPhone 8
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Someone 3D printed an iPhone 8
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Apple’s new Siri speaker reportedly just got the green light
Hot on the heels of multiple reports that revealed more details about Apple’s Siri speaker, a new story out of Asia claims that Apple already inked …
Windows 10 S has some skeletons in the closet you should know about
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled two brand new products, including a new operating system and a brand new computer to go along with it. Windows 10 …
Log in to Hearthstone to receive free Un’Goro packs
Days after Blizzard released its most recent major update for Hearthstone, the company has announced that its hugely popular desktop/mobile game has reached 70 million …
The iPhone 8 won’t need 6GB of RAM to beat the competition
Apple has never chosen to engage in a RAM spec-war with its rivals, choosing to optimize the iOS experience instead. That doesn’t mean Apple hasn’t …
New Pokemon Go update brings an improvement so many players have been dying for
Niantic is hardly done upgrading the overall Pokemon Go experience, as millions of people around the world continue their quests to catch ’em all. Now, the company …
Nightmare scenario: Report says no new iPhone 8 this year
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Galaxy S8’s Bixby just trolled Siri in the best possible way
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Meet Windows 10 S, Microsoft’s alternative to Google’s Chromebooks
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off two new products, including a brand new laptop that leaked in all its glory a few hours before …
This is the new Surface laptop Microsoft is about to unveil
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The first OnePlus 5 teaser comes directly from the company’s CEO
OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone startup that surprised the world with its ambitious “Never Settle” devices is at it again. After a garden variety of leaks …
Nintendo can’t keep up with Switch demand, even using airplanes
Rather than using the more affordable sea freight to ship its Switch console during the first month of sales, Nintendo was forced to revert to more …
