Apple might have a sneaky way to bring VR to the MacBook
Virtual reality is in full bloom this year, but to enjoy amazing VR experiences you need computers capable of heavy lifting, especially in the graphics …
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
Netflix and cheat? Ice cream maker invents rings that prevent binge-watch cheating
Ever Netflix-cheated on your significant other with a binging session? Ever discovered he or she watched the newest episodes in your favorite series while you …
Google can help you track down your lost iPhone and Android devices
It took a while for Google to come up with a “Find My iPhone” service for Android, but the company did it. Fast forward to …
SanDisk may have just unveiled the perfect mobile storage solution
The USB Type-C port is an excellent innovation. It can deliver both power and high-speed data at the same time while letting device makers create …
How to stop Facebook from using your iPhone or Android to listen to everything you say
Yes, Facebook is listening in on the conversations you have when your phone is nearby and the app is open. It’s not for advertising purposes, the …
Is next year’s groundbreaking iPhone redesign just going to copy Samsung?
This year’s new iPhone 7 will be a “boring” update compared to last year’s model, given that it’ll look pretty much like the iPhone 6s – …
We finally know when the Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ spinoff movie will premiere
The standalone Han Solo movie, a Star Wars spinoff we know is in the making, finally has a release date. Han Solo is arguably one …
Everything we wanted to know about the iPhone 7 might have just leaked
Android may be the king of smartphones when it comes to market share, but the iPhone is still the most talked-about device. Year after year, …
Confirmed: Model 3’s Supercharger access will cost you extra
Tesla on Tuesday finally announced what Supercharger access means for its affordable Model 3 vehicle. Previously, the company wasn’t really clear of whether access to …
Microsoft has a brilliant plan to conquer VR with its HoloLens platform
Virtual reality is finally getting to a point where both hardware and software innovations can offer us a spectacular experience. It’s not a Star Trek …
Drone flyover shows Apple Campus 2 construction progress in 4K video
Apple’s spaceship-shaped Campus 2 headquarters is far from being finished, but an amazing 4K video captured with a drone shows the impressive progress of the massive …
Facebook might start encrypting all your chats
Facebook Messenger, a chat service that has more than 900 million users, is going to get end-to-end encryption later this year, a new report. However, …
Dell unveiled a first-of-its-kind hybrid this morning at Computex
Ever felt like you could use a 17-inch Windows 10 tablet? Well Dell has finally got you covered, because this morning the company unveiled the world’s …
There’s probably about $150 worth of components in this $14,000 phone
I never needed to buy a smartphone that had “military-grade” protection, but not all smartphone users are alike. Some people may value insanely complex security – …
How SpaceX plans to land on Mars in 2018
SpaceX successfully landed one of its reusable Falcon 9 rockets on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean last week, marking the company’s third consecutive …
Would you like to see what the iPhone 7 looks like in rose gold?
The iPhone 7’s design seems to be pretty much locked, considering that most leaks tell us the same thing. The 2016 iPhones will be almost …
Your Samsung TV is about to be flooded with ads
If you own a Samsung Smart TV, then you should know you’re in for a much more annoying experience in the near future, because the South Korean …
Samsung’s new SSDs might make the 2016 MacBooks Pro faster and thinner than ever
Storage is one of the first world problems when it comes to modern computing devices. We can’t have enough of it on iPhones and laptops, …
Intel has a crazy-fast 10-core desktop gaming processor that costs more than a MacBook Pro
Gamers looking to make the most of their desktops should know that there’s a new monster processor that was just announced by Intel. The Broadwell-E chip …
Watch a time-lapse of Falcon 9’s third consecutive successful landing
Reusable rockets represent the future of space travel, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX being one of the companies that can pull off such tricks. Last week, …
Watch: John Oliver needs these things to be invented immediately
In his regular HBO show that features “the fewest games and the least impressive thrones,” John Oliver has a segment in which he tries to …
‘Game of Thrones’ episode 6 recap: a tangled web of plots and subplots
We’re not done mourning Hodor yet, but the Game of Thrones universe doesn’t just simply stop. Each character has new adventures to deal with, adding …
Here’s the exciting trailer for next week’s ‘Game of Thrones’
Hodor is gone, but we hardly have any time to mourn losses on Game of Thrones. The show is moving at a very fast pace, as …
The craziest new Android flagship you’ve ever seen does the one thing the iPhone 7 can’t
There’s no question about it, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 is one of the best Android phones money can buy this year. But Asus has come up …
Asus has a Retina MacBook clone that’s thinner, lighter and faster than Apple’s
It’s not just the iPhone that Apple’s rivals try to beat by copying. Apple also sets design standards for laptops, and everyone else is trying to come …
Apple’s AI sounds like a dormant giant about to be awakened
Many people criticize Apple’s voice-based assistant since Siri tends to run into problems on the iPhone and other devices. Some even worry that Apple might have a tough …
9 new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
It’s the end of May, which means that X-Men: Apocalypse is finally hitting theaters all over the world; following its international launch, the new X-Men movie …
This backpack computer makes a PC-grade virtual reality experience portable
One of the problems with virtual reality is that it’s not really portable. You’ve got your Google Cardboard and Gear VR products that can turn your …
This is the Galaxy S7 Edge Gotham deserves, but really doesn’t need
Earlier today, Samsung unveiled a brand new Galaxy S7 edge smartphone, the kind of device that Gotham probably deserves but doesn’t really need at all.
Watch Tony Hawk and Jaws skateboard in zero-gravity
Last time we checked out one of Tony Hawk’s crazy skateboard tricks, he was skating the world’s first horizontal loop. Last time we watched a …
