The iPhone can’t get an OLED screen soon enough
Apple has the best LCD displays in the iPhone and iPad, and this year’s iPhone might receive further improvements similar to what Apple did with …
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
Pokemon Go update fixes Pokemon catching bugs, introduces new ‘Nearby’ feature
Pokemon Go players were furious when Niantic ruined their gaming experience a little over a week ago by releasing an update for Android and iPhone …
Google Maps for Android gets two of the features you’ve always wanted
Google Maps for Android is getting a few new tricks, the company confirmed in a blog post, including two features that users wanted for years.
‘The Walking Dead’ creator hints that season 7 won’t end with a…
The worst thing about the last season of The Walking Dead is that annoying cliffhanger at the end of the series. Who did Negan kill …
Report: the iPhone 7 will be exactly what you’re expecting
We’ve seen a large number of iPhone 7 rumors so far, most of them telling the same story. The 2016 iPhone models will not feature …
Handy Pokemon Go cheats and tricks every lazy iPhone and Android player needs
Pokemon Go is one of the biggest mobile sensations in the world. People are hunting Pokemon left and right, but the game is riddled with …
The Macbook Pro update will finally be coming this fall, report suggests
Apple is expected to debut a new line of MacBook laptops at some point in the last quarter of the year, with the long-forgotten Macbook Pro …
New critical flaw makes even the most secure Android devices vulnerable to hacks
Security researchers have discovered four serious Qualcomm chip flaws that hackers can take advantage of to gain full access to a person’s smartphone. The issues …
Free Hulu is dead, long live Yahoo View
Watching ads while viewing Hulu TV shows and movies isn’t great, but the entire experience is available to any user free of charge. Or at …
Could Samsung make flat smartphone displays extinct?
The Galaxy Note 7 is already official, with preorders already underway. That means the Galaxy S8 is going to be the next big thing when …
New leaked video shows off all three iPhone 7 models
Ever since iPhone 7 reports started coming out, we’ve had two sides of the story when it comes to the number of distinct devices Apple …
Suicide Squad opens to record August box office, but bad reviews might have the last laugh
Remember when Batman v Superman was ridiculed in reviews, yet the movie’s opening weekend was a stellar hit for the studio? The same thing can …
Apple Watch 2 tipped to launch with iPhone 7 in fall
Apple’s Watch is the most popular wearable device in the world, according to various research papers, and Apple is not done improving the device. A …
The overkill Galaxy Note 7 you wanted might launch in China
The majority of Galaxy Note 7 leaks that preceded the official announcement indicated the phone would have a tremendous amount of RAM on board, 6GB …
Inside story explains how Warner ruined ‘Suicide Squad’
Suicide Squad was one of the top five highly anticipated movies of the year. A story from the DC Comic universe that focuses on the …
11 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
There’s a lot happening in the movie world, and we’ve got plenty of new trailers to look at this week. Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk stands out, …
Drone flyover shows Apple’s spaceship construction progress in sweet 4K
Apple is building a new headquarters of epic proportions, the new Apple Campus 2, also known as Apple’s spaceship project. This new video captured by …
Watch Christoph Waltz explain why the Galaxy Note 7 is the perfect phone for America
Christoph Waltz is a highly acclaimed Oscar-winning actor. But he’s not too big to do commercials, and he just starred in a brand new Galaxy …
Patent drawings prove that Samsung is just straight-up copying Apple now
Here it is, the ultimate evidence that Samsung has “invented” the Apple Watch. After all, Samsung did make smartwatches long before Apple did. And a …
Leaked video shows off the iPhone 7’s Lightning EarPods from every angle
A few days ago, Samsung made fun of Apple for its rumored decision to remove the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone by pointing …
Big leak reveals more details about Google’s 2016 Nexus handsets
The Galaxy Note 7 is just one of the hot Android devices that’s supposed to hit stores in the second half of the year. The …
Niantic confirmed it’ll fix one of the most annoying Pokemon Go bugs yet
There are at least two major bugs plaguing your Pokemon Go experience, especially following the latest app update. Players are unable to use the built-in …
The world’s largest torrent search site has shut down
If there’s one site Torrent fans could always use to find torrent downloads that was Torrentz.eu. However, the site has shut down all of a …
There’s no such thing as iPhone ransomware, but hackers are still making people pay
Ransomware might be a real problem for Windows users, but it’s not an issue for Apple devices unless they happen to be jailbroken. However, a new ransomware-like …
Comcast wants to charge you for privacy or sell your browsing history to advertisers
As if there weren’t enough reasons to hate internet service providers, Comcast is giving you a brand new one. The company wants to be able …
I’ll bet you a rare Pokemon that Samsung will copy the iPhone 7
You know the drill: Samsung launches a hot new Galaxy phone during a splashy event, and the hits at Apple keep on coming. That’s understandable, …
Google’s new Nexus phones might look amazing after all
Google’s pure Android phones have not seen the success of the iPhone, and they can’t match the sales of Samsung Galaxy flagship phones out there, …
Real iPhone 7 shown powered on for the first time in new leaked photos
The endless stream of iPhone 7 leaks continues today with new images originating from Asia, where someone appears to have gotten their hands on a functional …
Google Maps will make it easier to find a parking spot
Google Maps will not index all the available parking spots near your destination, or at least not yet. Such a feature would be a valuable …
Niantic just made it a lot harder to catch Pokemon
Niantic managed to seriously upset the Pokemon Go crowds over the weekend when it updated the iPhone and Android versions of the mobile game. The …
