I don’t have any doubts that the iPhone 8 will be shipped in September
Apple on Tuesday released its earnings report for the June quarter, revealing strong sales across its lineup. But what we were really interested in was …
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.
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NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer to… fight aliens
NASA is willing to pay someone anywhere from $124,000 to $187,000 per year to defend other planets from Earth contaminants. But the job also requires …
Apple’s ARKit is going to make CGI cheaper and easier than you could imagine
The more time developers spend with Apple’s newly released augmented reality platform built into iOS 11, the clearer it is that Apple AR will be …
Microsoft has an ambitious new plan to get you a new Surface every 18 months
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new Surface Plus program for regular users and businesses, which will let you upgrade your Surface computer every 18 months. …
The Galaxy Note 8 will even make the 5.8-inch iPhone 8 look tiny
There’s no question about it: the iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8 are the two hottest smartphones launching in the second half of the year. …
Apple already has a software ‘fix’ for the iPhone 8’s worst problem
The iPhone 8 will look like no other iPhone, and it’ll pack a bunch of features not available on any other smartphone made by Apple …
New leak directly from Apple confirms wireless charging in the iPhone 8
Apple mistakenly released HomePod software into the wild, and the operating system revealed more details about the iPhone 8 than we’d have expected. In fact, …
Another major iPhone 8 feature was just confirmed
We’re currently witnessing the biggest iPhone leak since an Apple engineer forgot an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar. Two months before Steve Jobs took …
This is the Galaxy Note 8. Again.
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 8 later this month, but we can show you the phone today, in all its glory.
Galaxy Note 8’s secret camera features laid bare in big leak
The Galaxy Note 8 will be the first smartphone in the series to ship with a feature more interesting than what’s available on the Galaxy …
I really hope the iPhone 8 doesn’t have this hideous problem
Remember that Essential Phone that Andy Rubin announced a few weeks ago? It’s supposed to be a high-end Android handset that will deliver a high-end …
Why we’re still waiting for the most important iPhone leak of all
Apple is expected to launch three new iPhone models this fall, which we keep calling iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus, and iPhone 8. The latter …
The HomePod still had a few secrets left, but Apple accidentally spilled them
Back at WWDC 2017, Apple unveiled a brand new product, the type of device Apple fans were already expecting: a smart speaker that will compete …
This iPhone 8 is gorgeous, but it includes one big mistake
If there’s one graphic designer whose work you have to check out before a hotly anticipated product comes out, it’s Martin Hajek. He has been …
The latest Game of Thrones trailer brings us a huge clue
With three episodes behind us, we’re nearing the mid-point of Game of Thrones’ season 7, and I can say that each episode so far has been …
Rare leak comes directly from Apple, revealing key iPhone 8 features
Unlike any iPhone before it, the iPhone 8 will feature several “signature” features, the kind of features that will be then available in more iOS …
Huge Apple leak confirms iPhone 8 design
With each new iPhone 8 leak that we’ve seen so far, it becomes increasingly obvious that the hottest iPhone that Apple will launch this year …
11 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
Wow, what a crazy week for movies and TV shows. If you love going to the movies, then you absolutely need to see last week’s …
All the pieces are in place for Apple to launch its own AR glasses
Earlier this week, a patent detailing augmented reality technologies for the iPhone also described AR glasses that would be able to display AR content. The …
Apple just paid Nokia $2 billion to settle a long-running patent dispute
Apple and Nokia have agreed to settle all their patent disputes, with the latter being the clear winner right now. Apple agreed to pay Nokia …
Watch live as Blizzard reveals new ‘Hearthstone’ cards
We already know what Blizzard’s next Hearthstone expansion is called. Knights of the Frozen Throne was unveiled a few weeks ago, a 135-card expansion that …
The iPhone 8 isn’t even out and a competitor is teasing an even better phone
Twice in a matter of days, Apple competitors made references to the incoming iPhone 8. Samsung appears to be afraid of the iPhone 8, warning …
Samsung just leaked the Galaxy Note 8’s preorder date
A few days ago, Samsung confirmed that it’s going to hold a press conference on August 23rd in New York, where it’s expected to unveil …
Every last detail surrounding an unreleased version of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 just leaked
The Galaxy S8 is selling much better than its predecessor, Samsung said recently, and the company is not done releasing new models. In the past …
The Galaxy Note 8 will devour media like no other Note before it
Ever since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note phablet line in 2011, we were repeatedly told that the Note is supposed to enhance mobile productivity, thanks …
True Detective’s new season is getting a big new name
You loved the first True Detective season, and you meh-ed the second one. But that doesn’t mean HBO is ready to throw in the towel. …
The battles in ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 are going to be bigger than you can imagine
We’re only two episodes into Game of Thrones’ seventh season, and we already saw a major battle involving members of two of the main alliances that …
This is how Apple might ‘kill’ the iPhone
The iPhone isn’t going to be here for ever, we often hear, as various companies are already working on products that will “kill” it. Virtual …
There’s no white iPhone 8 and that’s a really, really good thing
Not too long ago, a graphic designer on Twitter imagined what a white iPhone 8 would look like, after seeing that parts leaks failed to …
Google’s Pixel 2 will ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack and nobody seems to care
The iPhone 7 wasn’t even the only 2016 handset to ditch the headphone jack — or the first. But it’s only Apple that had to …
