Best Buy’s Black Friday in July is back
Amazon’s third annual Prime Day deal event is long gone, but that doesn’t mean that the Black Friday in July deals phenomenon has to stop. …
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
Is Facebook making a modular smartphone?
Modular smartphones sound great on paper. They’re devices that would significantly outlive traditional handsets, as the user would be able to upgrade the hardware by …
The ‘Game of Thrones’ creators are moving from Westeros to America
If you hoped that the Game of Thrones showrunners would keep making spinoffs after the HBO hit series is done, you should know they have other …
Australia the latest country to have no idea how encryption works
Australia is the latest country to seek ways to access information passed between smartphones via encrypted apps, information that might be relevant to criminal investigations …
Windows 10 will make old computers obsolete
Just because your computer can run Windows 10 with aplomb right now, it doesn’t mean it’s going to get all the Windows 10 versions that …
MIT’s new app uses AI to look at food and tell you the recipe
If you’ve been following HBO’s hilarious Silicon Valley sitcom, then you’ll instantly giggle when you see MIT’s new food app in action. One of the …
Scary bug gives hackers complete control over your iPhone – update to iOS 10.3.3 right now
Android often makes the news for being the mobile platform that’s most susceptible to malware. But that doesn’t mean that iOS is completely safe. In …
Nokia’s first iPhone ‘killer’ was briefly confirmed
HMD Global’s new Nokia is more and more exciting than the old Nokia that refused to make Android phones. The new company is currently selling …
OnePlus says it will fix the OnePlus 5’s dangerous 911 bug
A few days ago, a OnePlus 5 discovered a terrifying bug that made it impossible to call an emergency number, posting the entire story on …
Samsung has a new Galaxy S8 deal you’ll want to see
Samsung partnered up with US carriers to offer people buying one Galaxy S8 an extra Galaxy S8 free of charge, as long as you trade …
Samsung just launched a new version of the Galaxy S8
On Wednesday, Samsung unveiled a new Galaxy S8 version that’s going to be available in stores later this week.
Months late, the Samsung Galaxy S8 finally has its signature feature
It’s been a long wait for Galaxy S8 users eager to start using one of the signature features of Samsung’s new flagship phones, but Bixby …
Apple’s first new iPhone of 2017 will reportedly launch in August, not September
Forget what you thought you knew about Apple’s 2017 iPhone release schedule. If a bombshell report is to be believed, Apple will postpone the iPhone …
The Nintendo Switch app for iPhone and Android is finally here. Sort of.
Want to take some of your Nintendo Switch experiences to iPhone or Android? The good news is there’s now an app for that, Nintendo’s official …
This might be Apple’s ingenious trick to prevent iPhone 8 delays
Recent reports have stated that the iPhone 8 will see significant delays, with some of the bleakest forecasts saying the phone may hit stores in …
The curious case of the ugly Galaxy Note 8 design
The Galaxy Note 8 will be unveiled in about a month, which means it’s the talk of the town right now in Android universe. We …
Google fights to keep search relevant with new personalized feed feature
Google is still the dominant search engine out there, but the future isn’t necessarily bright. Voice assistants that aren’t powered by Google tech are getting …
Samsung is secretly rooting for the iPhone 8
Competing against Apple’s iPhone must be an excruciating task for Samsung. While it’s publicly dreaming to beat the iPhone with every Galaxy S or Galaxy …
Analyst agrees that the iPhone 8 will be absurdly expensive
With two months to go until Apple unveils this year’s iPhones, we think we know plenty of things about the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7s …
The OnePlus 5 has a bug that could actually kill people
The OnePlus 5 was one of the most promising Android handsets of the summer, at least on paper. As soon as the Chinese smartphone maker …
This strange contraption brings AR to your iPhone for $100
Apple confirmed at WWDC 2017 what we already knew: augmented reality (AR) will play a big role in the future of the iPhone, starting with …
These are the high-resolution iPhone 8 images you’ve been looking for
The iPhone 8 is coming, and we already have a pretty good idea of what it’ll look like thanks to all the rumors out there. …
This is the Nokia phone that will fight the iPhone 8
HMD Global is already busy selling new Nokia-branded handsets in a bunch of markets around the world, including the reinvented Nokia 3310 feature phone, and …
Samsung to recycle 157 tons of resources from the exploding Galaxy Note 7
Remember those Galaxy Note 7 units that Samsung collected after two rounds of recalls? The ones that came with fire-prone batteries? Well, it turns out …
Netflix is unstoppable and it wants to change the way you watch new movies
Going to the movies is a great experience, but you know what’d be even better than that? Watching brand new movies from the comfort of …
Will Arya kill Ed Sheeran in Game of Thrones?
Spoiler alert: Ed Sheeran had a cameo in the Game of Thrones premiere last night, and it was glorious. Yes, that’s a minor spoiler from …
The ‘most meaningful feature and technology upgrades in iPhone’s history’ are coming this year
Apple will likely celebrate the iPhone’s 10th birthday by releasing three models — which would be a first. The iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus …
How Apple could use the iPhone 8 to completely transform FaceTime
Apple already revealed many things about iOS 11 at its developers event in June, but it likely kept secret a few of them — those …
Leak: This is what the Pixel 2 XL might look like
Google will launch two Pixel models this year, according to multiple independent reports, including one that’s going to look like the original Pixel and one …
Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 8 release in early September
Samsung is indeed hurrying to unveil the Galaxy Note 8 at the end of August, and the new phablet should hit stores at some point …
