YouTube is about to get into the paid music streaming business… again
YouTube is one of the most popular music streaming services out there, with more than a billion users using it every month for music. However, …
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
eBay has a great Xbox One S deal to celebrate The Game Awards
eBay’s upcoming Green Monday sale doesn’t include any gaming deals, which might seem strange considering that consoles and games are hot Christmas gifts every year. …
How next year’s iPhone could be good for Google
LG is one of the display makers out there vying for Apple’s OLED business now that iPhones come with gorgeous OLED displays. And Apple happens …
‘Game of Thrones’ confirms you’ll have to wait until 2019 for the last season
Every year starting with 2011 we’ve had a new season of Game of Thrones, and we all hoped that the final season will arrive in …
Best Buy’s 3-day Apple sale event includes the first big iPhone X deal
The iPhone X is probably one of the best Christmas gifts this year, whether you’re buying it for a special someone or for yourself. It’s …
Instagram Direct is the pure Snapchat clone you’ve been waiting for
You hated Facebook a few years ago when it removed Messenger functionality from the main app, only to launch a standalone messaging app that you’ve …
eBay just announced its Green Monday 2017 deals
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are long gone, but that doesn’t mean holiday shopping sales are over. eBay’s Green Monday deals are almost upon us, …
Steam drops Bitcoin support as cryptocurrency surges to record levels
Bitcoin needed less than a day to break new records, topping $14,000 and then $15,000, and it looks like there’s no stopping the most popular …
Don’t buy the first-gen Qualcomm-powered Windows 10 laptops
Qualcomm a few days ago announced that the first Snapdragon 835 laptops are finally happening. Devices powered by the same platform found inside this year’s …
Movie Club is another movie theater subscription service that’s cheaper than Netflix
Launched earlier this year, MoviePass wants to be the Netflix of watching movies at the cinema. Watch as many films you want in theaters for …
Apple supplier hints that AR glasses might come sooner than we think
Augmented reality (AR) will play a big part in Apple’s future going forward. Tim Cook has hinted as much in previous years, long before Apple …
What’s the fastest way to charge an iPhone X?
The iPhone X’s battery will last almost as long as an iPhone 8 Plus. In real life, it’ll get you through the day in most …
Report says every new iPhone will get the notch next year
A new report says that Apple has three iPhones in the works for next year, including two iPhone X successors with OLED displays that should …
Galaxy S9 launch won’t happen as soon as rumors said it would
Some of the early Galaxy S9 rumors out there said Samsung may unveil the phone as soon as January, during next year’s Consumer Electronics Show …
Amazon Prime Video is finally available on Apple TV
Amazon is currently engaged in a feud with Google over voice-enabled products and access to video services, but that’s hardly Amazon’s only silly battle. The …
The real victim of the stupid Amazon vs. Google feud is you
Google and Amazon are fierce competitors, as each company offers a set of similar products to consumers. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. After all, …
The next big thing coming to the iPhone? Reversible emoji
What if you could reverse the directions of emoji on your phone or tablet? Wouldn’t that make it even easier to convey the message you …
Consumer Reports ranks the iPhone X behind the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S7
The iPhone X is Apple’s best phone ever, and one of the best handsets of the year. But that doesn’t mean it ranks higher than …
Android 8.1 makes the Pixel 2’s best feature even better, and it’s available right now
Soon after the Pixel 2 phones were unveiled in early October, Google revealed that the phones have a dormant feature that was not ready for …
Could this be our first look at the design of the Galaxy S9+?
Now that all of the biggest 2017 flagship smartphones have launched, Apple’s iPhone X included, the Galaxy S9 is the most talked about unreleased phone …
Galaxy S9 with 512GB of built-in storage may be more than a pipe dream
Unlike iPhone and iPads, most Android smartphones and tablets have expandable memory via microSD cards, which can hold as much as 400GB of extra data. …
Apple has started selling an unlocked iPhone X from its online store
Apple only needed a month to significantly improve iPhone X stock. The phone sold out as soon preorders started on October 27th, and many people …
Purported Galaxy S9 specs sheet listed in sketchy leak
Some say Samsung may unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in about a month, at the next CES event that takes place in Las …
The Messenger Kids app is a brilliantly devious Facebook scheme
Facebook on Monday announced a brand new app for iPhone and iPad that’s targeting children. The Messenger Kids app should be used by those children …
Qualcomm is going to war against the iPhone, and its best weapon is a 20-year-old PDA
Many iPhone and Android users have no idea what a Palm Pre is, but they’ll soon learn more about that particular family of iPhone “killers” …
It sounds like some MacBook Pro changes are coming from Apple
Professionals who use Macs complained for years that Apple is ignoring the Mac Pro and their needs, and Apple did the unthinkable a few months …
New report suggests that Apple is capable of building its own power chips
A report late last week said that Apple is working on a brand new processor of its own — a power management chip that should …
Key iPhone X tech will make future MacBooks faster than ever
One of Apple’s significant iPhone innovations that we hardly talk about is actually a vital piece of the iPhone X puzzle. It’s what allowed Apple …
Facebook made a Messenger app that’s just for kids
Facebook is about to launch a standalone Messenger application just for kids. It’s the messaging application some parents have undoubtedly been waiting years to see. …
The Galaxy S9 wants to be an even better desktop computer than its predecessor
When the Galaxy S8 was unveiled earlier this year, Samsung announced a clever accessory that lets you turn the smartphone into an Android desktop. All …
