How to encrypt iPhone and Android, and why you should do it now
Apple’s fight with the FBI may be over for the time being, but this high-profile fight about user privacy and state security may have puzzled some …
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.
Apple’s fight with the FBI may be over for the time being, but this high-profile fight about user privacy and state security may have puzzled some …
It was bound to happen: The Walking Dead’s season 6 came to an end, and what an ending that was. Yes, there’s a huge cliffhanger …
The Galaxy S7 is Samsung’s best phone ever, but it doesn’t come cheap. The good news is you don’t have to pay for it all …
Apple’s fight with the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone isn’t over yet because now Apple has to figure out how the FBI actually …
No web-connected service is safe. If you need more proof of this, consider a recent alleged attack on a porn site that apparently gave a …
PC and smartphone users tend to have a love-hate relationship with wireless networks. It’s great to have Wi-Fi Internet at home, at the office, and in …
It might be April Fools’ today, but it’s also a Friday, which means it’s time to look at a new set of movie trailers. We …
Apple’s pitch for the iPad Pro is a very in-your-face approach. The company told us on stage during its iPhone SE keynote that the iPad …
Suicide Squad is one of this year’s most highly anticipated superhero movies. Given the massive success of Marvel’s Deadpool, however, it sounds like the team behind …
Google Now is arguably one of the best features Google invented. The voice-enabled virtual assistant will completely change your mobile experience, should you choose to …
It’s April 1st, which means that you should distrust almost anything you see on the web today. Tech companies in particular love to prank their fans …
Every year on April 1st, Google unveils several completely fake tech products to make us laugh on April Fools Day. This year, it introduced a hilarious …
Jesus may have walked on water on his own, but the rest of us would need some help to manage that kind of miraculous behavior. And as it …
The FBI insists that encrypted products like the iPhone and encrypted online services will put people in harm’s way, especially in light of the ISIS-connected San …
How does Trump get away with all of the crazy things he keeps saying in interviews, debates or on Twitter? Why don’t his supporters seem to care at all …
Much has been written about the massive fight between the FBI and Apple over encryption in the high-profile San Bernardino shooting case. Apple has won the …
The worst thing about the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE is the 16GB storage tier. In today’s mobile world, 16GB of memory simply doesn’t cut …
We were wondering whether the FBI will agree to use in other cases the same hack that unlocked the San Bernardino iPhone just earlier this week, …
CNBC tried and disastrously failed to give regular Internet users a lesson about the importance of password security and password strength. While trying to explain …
Apple last year amazed the world with an incredibly thin new MacBook design. The all-metal 12-inch Retina MacBook comes with various technical advancements that allowed …
The dust is slowly settling on the Apple vs. FBI case over iPhone encryption. Both parties got what they wanted for the time being, but …
The iPhone SE launches on Thursday in several markets after a week of online preorders. Priced starting at just $399 in the U.S., the smartphone …
There are more than seven billion people in the world, and life expectancy keeps growing thanks to the unbelievable advancements in modern medicine. However, the …
We’ve seen our fair share or unusual Airbnb listings, some a lot more welcoming than others, but sleeping underwater in a giant fish tank that …
Apple beat the FBI this week, as it avoided a legal battle against the law enforcement agency over creating a backdoor into the San Bernardino …
The iPhone SE isn’t the kind of device that will generate long lines around Apple stores. But some new research indicates that the device will be a …
The FBI confirmed on Monday what many people suspected: The San Bernardino iPhone can be unlocked without Apple’s help. Using the services of a security …
The Pavlof volcano in Alaska erupted abruptly on Sunday, right before 4:00 p.m. local time. This was unexpected at the time and the volcano was on …
Looking to upgrade your Tesla P90D to “Ludicrous” speed? You can do that right away, as long as you’re comfortable spending an extra $10,000 on …
We can’t deny it: Apple botched the release of iOS 9.3. Launched last week after spending some time in beta, iOS 9.3 is filled with …