Nintendo tipped to launch a Switch Mini as soon as next year
Nintendo’s Switch is already a massive hit for the company, selling almost 1 million units in the US last month. In fact, Switch supply is still …
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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The Galaxy S8’s battery might not catch fire even if something bad happens to it
The Galaxy S8 is out in a few days, and the phone has been selling like crazy, which means that Samsung fans have already forgotten …
Nintendo sold more Zelda games than Switch consoles in March
Nintendo’s hottest new product isn’t the Switch, if you look at sales numbers alone for the month of March, it’s the new Zelda game that …
Instagram’s Snapchat clone is now more popular than the real thing
It probably pains Snapchat to hear how many people enjoy Snapchat features on apps created by one of its biggest rivals, but that’s exactly what’s …
Making intricate chocolate shapes is 3D printing’s best invention
Chocolate lovers will surely appreciate this particular innovation: A Belgian company created a 3D printer that can use melted chocolate to make any object or …
The new MacBook Pro has a shiny new problem
Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pro has had to endure plenty of criticism since its introduction. Some people complained about the lack of ports, others wanted more RAM and …
How Apple might make the same iPhone battery last even longer
If you’re following Apple news closely, you may have heard rumblings that Apple is working on its own battery management chips. But in addition to …
Watch live as NASA tells us more about the other oceans in our solar system
We’ve got plenty of oceans here on Earth, but that’s not good enough. We need oceans on other planets as well, since we’re eventually we’re eventually …
Leaked schematics supposedly show Apple’s iPhone 8 design
A purported iPhone 8 schematic found its way online, and the leak seems to offer some of the same iPhone 8 design details we expect. …
Here’s all the new Switch hardware Nintendo is about to release
Nintendo’s Switch is already a tremendous success for the company, a desperately needed win when it comes to its hardware business. Whether you managed to …
Minecraft, Splatoon 2, Mario, and every other Switch game Nintendo just announced
Nintendo’s Direct event brought plenty of good news for Switch fans. Not only will they be able to buy a bunch of new Switch accessories soon, including …
Samsung’s second Galaxy S8 TV commercial is all about the ‘Infinity’
Last week, Samsung released the first TV commercial for the Galaxy S8, focusing on the phone’s most important new feature, the all-screen design. With just …
The iPhone 8 might collect more data than any phone before it
iPhone 8 rumors abound at this time of year, but we still have no idea what the main features of iOS 11 will be. We’ve …
Google’s new Chrome update has the one new feature you’ve been waiting for
Ever found yourself scrolling through a web page only to discover it would jump back to the top once it actually finished loading a slow element? …
Apple could kill off yet another iPhone supplier
Apple is the main customer of several parts manufacturers who live and die by the iPhone supply business. In recent weeks, two distinct suppliers have had to …
The one feature Samsung’s Galaxy S8 doesn’t have might delay the iPhone 8
More and more reports seem to indicate that Apple’s iPhone 8 might not be available in stores this coming September, which is usually when new iPhones …
Galaxy S8 vs. original Galaxy S: From copying the iPhone to outpacing it
Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, and it soon became clear to Samsung that the iPhone was the device to replicate to succeed in the …
Forget the Surface Pro 5, Windows 10 Cloud might be Microsoft’s next big thing
Microsoft is widely expected to hold a press conference this spring where it’s rumored to unveil a next-gen Surface Pro model. Whether that’ll be the …
The Galaxy S8’s voice assistant won’t support voice commands at launch
We sort of heard this in the weeks preceding the Galaxy S8’s official unveiling, but now Samsung is apparently ready to confirm it: Bixby, the …
Swatch’s ‘Tick Different’ trolling earns it a speedy lawsuit from Apple
Apple will not sit idly by and let you troll it out in the open, and Swatch probably knew that Apple’s legal department will come …
Go download the massive Windows 10 Creators Update right now
We told you it was coming, we told you how to get it before everyone else, and we even showed you some of the best …
We may have just uncovered another new iPhone 8 feature
If there’s one smartphone maker known for its unwillingness to make a dual-SIM version of its best-selling smartphone, it’s Apple. But the iPhone 8, a device …
Galaxy S8 vs. iPhone 7 Plus camera test: Is a single lens better than two?
The Galaxy S8 and the iPhone 7 are probably the top smartphones you can buy right now. Samsung has the advantage of having just launched …
Instagram’s copy of Snapchat is now complete
Just a few days ago, Facebook completed its Snapchat cloning process by adding a new feature to its mobile app that lets users share ephemeral …
Apple may be working on game-changing iPhone battery tech
A few days ago, news broke that Apple plans to stop using Imagination’s GPU technology in iPhones at some point in the coming two years, as the iPhone …
Qualcomm countersues Apple, says there’s no iPhone without its cellular tech
Qualcomm on Monday announced it filed a suit against Apple, in response to the iPhone maker’s legal attacks from a few months ago. Apple alleged in …
Nokia 9 could rival the iPhone 8 in more than one way
New Nokia smartphones, the kind that run a nearly pure version of Android, are going to launch soon in some markets. However, the Nokia 6, Nokia …
Google’s new AI doesn’t need to talk to the cloud
Google probably competes with the NSA for first place in knowing a lot about basically everyone. That’s understandable given the large number of useful services …
Next-gen AirPods might get some very cool new features
Apple’s AirPods are one of the hottest products Apple launched last year, but there’s always room for improvement. Apparently, Apple seems to agree, at least according …
Next-gen OnePlus 5 specs may have just leaked
The OnePlus 5 is going to be the successor of last year’s OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, a new report says. How is that possible? …
