Proton Drive might help me ditch Google, and it now has a Mac app
Swiss software developer Proton’s first app was the end-to-end encrypted Proton Mail that launched in 2014. It’s a great alternative to Gmail, though having a …
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.
Articles by Chris Smith
How to stop people from downloading your Instagram Reels
Instagram Reels are the short videos you probably doom-scroll through every day. Among them, you’ll find plenty of useful ones that fit your interests and …
Ex-Google Maps designer hates the new design, and it’s not just the colors
Google released a big Google Maps upgrade a few weeks ago, including a significant redesign and new AI features. The new Google Maps color palette …
AI breakthrough that could threaten humanity might have been key to Sam Altman’s firing
Almost a week has passed since the OpenAI board fired CEO Sam Altman without explaining its actions. By Tuesday, the board reinstated Altman and appointed …
How to stop OpenAI from using your ChatGPT chats to train AI in just 3 minutes
I criticized ChatGPT’s privacy beginning in the chatbot’s early days. The initial ChatGPT privacy fix wasn’t good enough either. But it’s the more recent developments …
Wondering how Google Maps prevents review-bombing? Google just pulled back the curtain
Google Maps isn’t just a navigation app that directs you from A to B. It’s a discovery app that offers quick ways to find places …
Every ChatGPT user needs to know what happened at OpenAI this week
As a ChatGPT user, Sam Altman’s return as CEO feels like good news. I don’t have to worry about a mass exodus of OpenAI employees …
ChatGPT voice chat is what I want from Siri on the iPhone – here’s how to use it
Over 700 of OpenAI’s 778 employees sided with Sam Altman after he was ousted, threatening to leave the company for Microsoft if the board didn’t …
Production on Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie might start soon
Marvel announced the MCU’s Fantastic Four reboot back in the summer of 2019. That was well before a dangerous pandemic brought Hollywood to a grinding …
iPhone 16 Pro rumored to get a tetraprism camera with 5x zoom
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple’s first iPhone to feature a periscope zoom lens. The handset has a tetraprism lens, something unique in the …
We might finally know why OpenAI fired Sam Altman
The OpenAI board of directors shocked the world on Friday by firing CEO Sam Altman. Nobody outside the board knew it would happen, with major …
Satya Nadella doesn’t know if Sam Altman actually works for Microsoft
In a stunning turn of events, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella managed to pull the move of the century so far. It got the best possible Black …
New leak dives into Marvel’s plans for The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars are the titles of Avengers 5 and Avengers 6, as announced by Marvel at Comic-Con 2022. Much …
Vision Pro rumored for March release, and that’s bad news for international buyers like me
Apple unveiled the Vision Pro at WWDC 2023. At the time, Apple said the Vision Pro would be available to buyers in early 2024. This …
iPhone 16 and 16 Plus might only have 60Hz displays, but that’s good news
The iPhone 16 series is almost a year away, but new iPhone rumors are already here. A new leak from Asia is making the rounds …
Ilya Sutskever and 500 other OpenAI employees just threatened to resign
Depending on how you look at the OpenAI CEO mess that helped Microsoft’s Satya Nadella acquire a big chunk of the talent behind ChatGPT without …
ChatGPT could not have hallucinated OpenAI’s CEO mess any better: Microsoft hires Sam Altman
It has been an incredibly dramatic weekend over at OpenAI, concluding with Satya Nadella announcing that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman “together with colleagues” will …
iPhone 16 Pro probably won’t have a smaller Dynamic Island, and that’s OK
As expected, the new iPhones all feature the same design. Unlike the iPhone 14 models, the four iPhone 15 models all feature the exact same …
I’d be willing to pay more for original iPhone repair parts, but it should be up to me
I’m a longtime iPhone owner, and I’ve often written about my fear of breaking the device. That’s because I have had to replace broken screens …
Kang is still the main villain of the MCU – here are the latest developments
When I saw a report earlier this week claiming that Marvel might steer away from Kang, I had a hard time believing it. Yes, Marvel …
Best Buy Black Friday ad 2023: Save on iPhone 15, M3 MacBook Pro, Nintendo Switch, TVs, more
We saw Walmart’s Black Friday ad and Target’s Black Friday sales for next week, so it’s time to peek at Best Buy’s Black Friday 2023 …
Target Black Friday ad 2023: iPhone 15 Pro, Pixel 8, Xbox Series X, AirPods Pro 2, and other deals
It’s not just Walmart’s Black Friday 2023 ad that’s available online for you to pick and choose the deals you’ll want to grab next week. …
Google Search SGE AI hallucinations might change how I shop
Imagery is one of Google’s key focuses for its AI products. I’m not a fan of Google’s decision to take its magic editor to extremes, …
Roses are red, iMessages are blue, RCS stays green, and Apple won’t support Google’s proprietary encryption
Apple quietly announcing plans to add RCS support to the iPhone’s Message app wasn’t on my bingo card for this year. The way the confirmation …
ChatGPT Plus is sold out for now, but don’t buy an account from eBay
The unthinkable happened: OpenAI paused ChatGPT Plus sales as interest in premium access surged after DevDay. As a result, ChatGPT Plus subscriptions are sold out …
iPhone 16 might fix the iPhone 15’s overheating issue with a graphene cooling system
Once the iPhone 15 Pro overheating complaints started piling up, I said I hoped the iPhone 16 wouldn’t also be impacted by overheating issues. I …
Walmart Black Friday Ad 2023: iPhone 15 Pro, Galaxy S23, Nintendo Switch Lite, more
It’s that time of the year when we’re flooded with early Black Friday deals ahead of the main event. On that note, Black Friday is …
Windows is now an app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and… Windows 11
This isn’t the first time I have talked about running Windows on an iPad and on any other device that has support for web browsers. …
OpenAI’s custom ChatGPT is probably better than Microsoft Copilot for most people
I said after DevDay that I like OpenAI’s ChatGPT even more than I already did, thanks to the way Sam Altman delivered that keynote and …
Loki is the MCU’s new Kang, so will he meet the Avengers?
The Loki Disney Plus TV show is now over, and what a mind-blowing finale that was. I already told you the season 2 finale has …
