This study will give you a new reason to catch ’em all in Pokemon Go
It might not be healthy to obsess about catching them all, but playing Pokemon Go consistently might be good for your physical health, a new …
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
New iPhone 8 concept imagines the magic behind that big, beautiful screen
We think we know plenty of details about the upcoming iPhone 8 Apple has planned for 2017, and that might be true. We’ve seen plenty …
The Galaxy S8 and Note 8 might not even be the best phones Samsung unveils this year
Samsung is reportedly working on a smartphone that will be a step above regular flagship handsets, a device that’ll deliver “luxurious design and high-quality” beyond …
You’ll be able to run Android on your iPhone 8, with a twist
Ever wished you could run Android on your iPhone? Well, it’s finally possible, and it doesn’t require any jailbreaks or other complicated hacks. That’s the …
Facebook will not let anyone use its data to spy on you
Facebook, the world’s largest social network and one of the companies that collect plenty of personal data from its customers, is committed to preventing third-parties …
Apple to launch brand new iPads in early April at Apple Campus inauguration event
A report earlier this week said Apple is expected to take the wraps off its 2017 iPads in the coming weeks, a tablet family that’s …
The Galaxy S8 won’t be able to deal with the iPhone 8’s killer feature
The Galaxy S8 is supposed to be officially unveiled in just over two weeks, but we already know everything there is to know about it …
There’s a new Google Pixel in stores, but it’s not the Pixel 2
Google recently confirmed that it’ll launch a Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 phones this year, though the company stopped short of clarifying the exact …
The Walking Dead season 7, episode 13: Morgan and Carol are finally back in business
I said it before, and I’ll say it again: the second half of The Walking Dead season 7 is a looking a lot better than the …
Watch the first trailer for The Walking Dead season 7, episode 14
The second half of Walking Dead’s Season 7 is already a lot better than what we saw in the first eight episodes. And like every …
Confirmed: Final ‘Game of Thrones’ season will be the shortest season of the series
HBO’s Game of Thrones isn’t even back yet, with season 7 set to debut this summer, but we already have more news about the eighth and …
Samsung is so scared of the LG G6, it’s already running Galaxy S8 ads
It turns out that the LG G6 is selling so well that Samsung is already taking preemptive measures. The company released a brand new teaser …
The Galaxy S8 launch means you can score a deal on a Galaxy S7 right now
If there’s one other obvious sign that the Galaxy S8 is almost upon us, other than the fact that Samsung already confirmed the phone’s announcement …
14 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
It was a busy week in the mobile universe this week, as we put one more MWC edition beyond us. We also had the Oscars, …
The Galaxy S8 will have an ‘Infinity Display’
One of the new smartphone trends this year is going to be bigger screens. Well, that was true for previous years as well, but this …
I met the company that’s reimagining multitouch
We’re all expecting the computing future envisioned by Minority Report to actually happen, and I’m mostly talking about the fantastic user interface from the movie, although …
Google just confirmed the Google Pixel 2 for the first time
Google isn’t ready to announce any new Pixel hardware anytime soon, but the company did confirm that a Pixel 2 is indeed in the making …
Samsung boss’s ‘trial of the century’ set to start on March 9th
That was quick. Only a few weeks ago, the apparent heir and de facto leader of the Samsung empire, Jay Y. Lee, was arrested. Days …
The iPhone 8 might have an ultrasound Touch ID sensor built into the display
Apple is expected to launch two types of new iPhone this year, including an iPhone 7s that will represent the obvious successor of the iPhone …
The first ‘Deadpool 2’ teaser is here, and it’s hilarious
Remember the rumor that said Ryan Reynolds and the Deadpool gang was shooting a short Deadpool 2 trailer that was supposed to run after the …
Mike Pence used private AOL email for sensitive state business – and he was hacked
Vice President Mike Pence criticized Hillary Clinton fiercely during the presidential campaign on account of her use of a personal email server to conduct official …
Samsung created a quality improvement office in response to the Galaxy Note 7 ordeal
Samsung wants you to know it’s all about improving the quality of its products following the Galaxy Note 7 disaster, which cost Samsung an estimated …
The Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 might both be impossible to buy at launch
With Mobile World Congress now over, it’s pretty clear that the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 will be two of the top handsets of the …
Amazon finally explained what happened when it accidentally took down the internet
The Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Web Services, also known as S3 and AWS, happen to power a lot of the internet as you know …
This may be the battery tech that prevents the next Galaxy Note 7 disaster
Samsung has retrieved about 98% of the 3 million defective Galaxy Note 7 units it shipped in the short time span between the phone’s official launch last …
Google’s Assistant AI is available for all modern Android handsets right now
Remember the flood of Amazon Alexa news coming from CES 2017 in early January? Everyone wanted a piece of Amazon’s voice technology, including companies that …
The Galaxy S8 is at MWC after all, but it’s not what you were hoping for
Samsung might not have announced the Galaxy S8 at the Mobile World Congress, but the phone is actually still here in some capacity. I’m not even talking …
Leaked Galaxy S8+ benchmarks reveal killer performance
With less than a month to go until Samsung’s confirmed Galaxy S8 launch event, we’re seeing more and more Galaxy S8 leaks. After BGR posted …
Change your passwords… again: Yet another Yahoo data breach affected 32 million accounts
A few weeks ago, a new Yahoo data breach came to light, the third such disclosure in a matter of months. Yahoo contested that the …
The iPhone 8 might not be the only $1,000 smartphone this year
The iPhone 8’s starting price is likely to reach and even exceed $1,000, various reports have said. The phone’s new design and features will force …
