Live coverage: Watch as LG unveils the hot new LG G6
It’s late February again, and Mobile World Congress is in full swing here in Barcelona, Spain. All the major smartphone vendors out there (with one notable fruity …
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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7 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
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The iPhone 8’s upcoming 3D FaceTime camera could make selfies great again
One of the hot new features of the iPhone 8 might be the FaceTime selfie camera, many reports have suggested. The camera is expected to …
MWC 2017 preview: What to expect from the show that’s missing its biggest star
The most recent Mobile World Congress trade shows in Barcelona, Spain, have brought us various interesting new devices, and this year promises to yield several …
Complete Galaxy S8 specs list exposed in new leak
Earlier this week, a trustworthy source leaked the full Galaxy S8+ specs sheet. Evan Blass posted an image on Twitter that appears to contain the …
Uber, 1Password, Fitbit and OKCupid user data exposed by massive security flaw
The good news is that hackers do not appear to have taken advantage of a severe Cloudflare security bug that would have given them access to sensitive …
Apple responds to viral video of a smoldering iPhone 7 Plus
Samsung may have to deal with the largest smartphone battery scandal in history, but it’s not just Galaxy Note 7 batteries that explode. It can …
Apple says it fixed the unexpected iPhone 6/6s shutdown issue for some users
Some iPhones out there keep shutting down unexpectedly, even when there’s enough battery left. Apple has made few official comments on the matter since the …
Why the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 will be the only phones that matter this year
We’re about to see a variety of Android device makers introduce their best new smartphones models at MWC 2017, but many of these devices will …
Good news: Deadpool 2 might be just as good as the original
Sequels rarely match up to the original movie, and that’s probably what some Deadpool fans might worry about. The first film took forever to be …
Is this the next ‘iPhone killer’?
In just a few days, a number of Android smartphone makers will unveil their best new devices, including various flagship handsets designed to compete directly with Apple’s …
This might be one of Apple’s greatest iPhone innovations yet
Apple’s next flagship iPhone will have a bigger display-to-body ratio than any other iPhone before it, rumors indicate, as Apple is preparing for a radical …
Oh good, people are already saying the iPhone 8 will be ‘boring’
Apple’s preparing three new iPhones to celebrate it’s 10th iPhone anniversary this year, including an iPhone 8 that will be unlike anything Apple has created before. …
The full Galaxy S8+ specs sheet just leaked
If all goes according to what we’ve seen and heard time and time again, the Galaxy S8+ will essentially be a Galaxy S8, but bigger. Aside …
Netflix inks deal for new De Niro mob movie that reveals what happened to Jimmy Hoffa
Netflix has acquired a massive movie project, one that might help it win the most coveted prize in the business. The streaming media company is in the …
We now know release dates for the Galaxy S8 and LG G6
The LG G6 and Galaxy S8 are coming soon, in this order. LG will take the wraps off the G6 on Sunday during a press …
One Android company wants to use smartphones to make PCs truly dead
Android is an operating system that’s supposed to power smartphones, tablets, cars, wearables, and other gadgets. But it’s not an OS meant to take over …
The LG G6 already looks so much better than the ‘experimental’ LG G5
Last year, LG tried to do something completely different. It launched a modular flagship handset, something no other company did. The LG G5 got plenty …
Video shows the moment Harrison Ford flew his private plane right over a jetliner
Han Solo may have made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs, but he was young and on top of his piloting game when …
The iPhone 8’s most important new feature was finally just confirmed
The iPhone 8 will be Apple’s new flagship smartphone this year, introducing a variety of features that have never been seen on an iPhone before. The most important …
Samsung and Microsoft are working together to copy a signature Apple feature
One of the coolest rumored features of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be a brand new desktop mode that will let you expand …
New leaked photo shows Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ side by side
No, there’s pretty much nothing that can stop the Galaxy S8 leaks at this point. In fact at this rate, there will probably be no secrets …
Samsung might reveal a key Galaxy S8 feature next week at MWC 2017
The Galaxy S8 was supposed to be Samsung’s big focus at MWC 2017 this year, reports said, just like its most recent Galaxy S flagships. …
No Galaxy Note 7 sales for you, India!
A report earlier this week said that Samsung is preparing a Galaxy Note 7 relaunch. The company is allegedly looking to replace the faulty batteries …
The FBI might be forced to reveal how much it costs to hack an iPhone
About a year ago, Apple went head to head with the FBI over an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The …
Watch J.J. Abrams troll Daisy Ridley in the best possible way
We already know what the next episode in the Star Wars saga is called, we know it’s about multiple Jedi knights, and we keep seeing …
The iPhone 8 will have wireless charging, but not the kind we want
For some reason, there’s been a lot of iPhone 8 chatter on Tuesday as various reports came out detailing some of the features, specs, and …
This might be our first look at a functional Galaxy S8 and its new on-screen buttons
We only have about a month to wait until Samsung takes the wraps off the Galaxy S8 series, though we probably already know everything there …
iPhone 8 specs detailed in new in-depth report
We still have to wait more than six months to see Apple’s 2017 iPhones, but the iPhone 8 is already the talk of the town. …
It looks like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is coming back from the dead
A few weeks ago, Samsung finally explained what caused the Galaxy Note 7 fires and explosions that killed the highly praised phablet soon after it …
