Android vendors have another reason to fear the iPhone SE
Apple last week released the iPhone SE, which is largely an iPhone 6s that’s packed into a compact iPhone 5s design and that sports a price …
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
WhatsApp shows why the FBI’s fight against encryption is doomed
The FBI took on Apple and lost, but it’s still looking for ways to persuade tech companies to give it back doors to encrypted devices. …
HP finally has a worthy response to the Retina MacBook
The 12-inch Retina MacBook represents the pinnacle of Apple’s laptop design and engineering, a device that’s already been cloned by many competitors. Apple is rumored to …
The funniest reactions to this year’s rage-inducing ‘Walking Dead’ finale
The final episode of The Walking Dead season 6 aired Sunday night and it was a 90-minute thriller that ultimately enraged fans of the series. Sure, …
iPhone 6s bug lets hackers bypass your lock screen – but there’s a fix
Apple might be working on making iOS more secure than ever, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t bugs in the operating system that hackers can …
How the biggest data leak in history happened
For over a year, more than 400 reporters have been inspecting terabytes of data originating from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. This “Panama Papers” data has …
The first teaser for ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ is out
Batman: The Killing Joke is not an upcoming live-action movie. Instead, it’s a new animated film starring none other than Mark Hamill as the voice …
So what’s the deal with LG G5’s rear casing?
The LG G5 is being billed as a premium smartphone but its metal rear casing seems to be vulnerable to scratching. YouTube channel JerryRigEverything, which showed us last …
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 …
The Internet is furious about this year’s ‘Walking Dead’ finale
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 …
Best Buy is offering the best Galaxy S7 deal we’ve seen yet
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 confident it’ll find and patch the FBI’s iPhone hack
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 …
Hacker allegedly breaches porn site, steals more than 237K accounts
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 …
MIT figured out how to secure Wi-Fi without passwords
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 …
8 new movie trailers you need to watch this week
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 …
An intriguing account from someone who replaced his Mac with an iPad
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 about to get even better and it might be thanks to ‘Deadpool’
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 …
Huge cheat sheet tells you everything you can do with Google Now voice commands
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 …
April Fools’ roundup: All the best jokes from around the web
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 …
Google’s hilarious April Fools joke backfires spectacularly
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 …
This floating building would make it possible to walk on water
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 …
Forget iPhone encryption, the FBI can’t legally touch the software ISIS uses
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 …
Fact-checking Trump: He lied once every 169 words during the last debate
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 …
Would it be any easier for the FBI to crack Android?
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 …
Mind-blowing iPhone trick can actually make 16GB bearable
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 …
It has begun: The FBI will unlock other iPhones in criminal investigations
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’s disastrous password security fail is a huge lesson for us all
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 …
What an ultra-slim 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro might look like (spoiler: amazing)
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 sad side effect of strong iPhone encryption
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 …
You can buy the most powerful phone in the world for just $200
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 …
