This is one Moto 360 rumor you won’t like
The Moto 360 may be one of the most hotly anticipated smartwatches out there, but a new report from Asia casts a shadow on the …
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
You’ll now be able to easily replace your iPhone 5s screen if you break it
Screen damage is a very frequent and frustrating issue with smartphone owners, and Apple apparently is very aware of how annoying the iPhone screen replacement …
Apple will pay huge money to give you faster iOS 8 and Yosemite downloads
Apple is apparently working hard on improving iTunes content download speeds for users, Streaming Media reports, with the company having already deployed its own content …
MLB trashes ISPs, doesn’t like the FCC’s ‘fast-lane’ plan one bit
The net neutrality debate is far from over, especially since the FCC is still sorting through more than one million comments on the matter. Quartz reports that one …
PlayStation Now beta open to all PS4 owners in the U.S. and Canada
Sony’s PlayStation Now game streaming initiative is moving closer to launch, as the company is ready to allow any PS4 owners in the U.S. and …
New leak reveals OnePlus’s top-secret smartwatch
The One won’t be OnePlus’s only smart device this year, as the company is working on a smartwatch of its own. BGR India has exclusively obtained images …
The Galaxy Alpha won’t be the smaller high-end Galaxy S5 version you want
After a series of leaked images suggested that Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Alpha smartphone will only have metal on its edges, with SamMobile saying the phone …
Meet Timeful, the intelligent ‘Time Assistant’ that knows how to squeeze all your to-do chores in your busy calendar
Timeful is a new free iPhone application that wants to help users better manage their calendars and to-do lists at the same time. Timeful is an …
Is the Galaxy Note 4 doomed to be plastic?
Samsung doesn’t always listen to fans when creating new mobile devices, no matter what it says during its press events — as long as smartphone sales …
Sweet app brings one of Apple’s best new software features to your Android phone
One of the best software features Apple introduced at WWDC 2014 is Handoff, a neat trick that will allow users who own both an iOS …
Is Apple’s iPhone 6 going to feature a glowing Apple logo?
Following a hands-on video with the metal case of the iPhone 6, which originated from a source close to Apple’s production lines in China, YouTube …
You can now download 30 paid Android apps worth $155 for free
Android device owners looking to score a slew of free Android apps should check out the Amazon Appstore, where some 30 applications that are worth …
This is one iOS 8 feature you’ll absolutely love
Apple’s iOS 8 will ship with a bunch of new features and improvements, including a way for apps to communicate between each other to share data, …
New report claims the iPhone 6 may release much later than we expected
Apple is widely expected to launch two iPhone 6 models beginning this fall. The company was expected to start selling at least one of them …
Samsung desperately rushing Galaxy Note 4 to market before the iPhone 6 hits
Samsung will apparently announce its fourth-generation flagship phablet on September 3rd at IFA 2014 in Berlin, The Korea Times has learned, as the company appears …
Strategy Analytics: 85% of phones shipped last quarter run Android
Strategy Analytics already has smartphone sales numbers for the second quarter of 2014, with the company revealing that Android gained even more market share during …
Meet the voice behind AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ sound clip
Have you ever wondered who recorded AOL’s extremely popular “You’ve got mail” line, which you may have heard countless times so far alongside other familiar …
Want to make $1 million per month? Retire from the NSA
Former NSA director Keith Alexander will charge companies up to $1 million a month to keep them safe from online hackers, Foreign Policy reports. Apparently …
FreedomPop is about to turn any LTE tablet into a phone with free data, voice and texting
FreedomPop on Wednesday announced plans to sell discounted LTE tablets that come with a free data plus connectivity capable of offering tablet buyers phone features. …
Apple may release an all-new ‘mid-2014’ 27-inch iMac soon
Following a previous accidental mention on Tuesday of an updated iMac Mini on Apple’s website, the company has apparently spilled the proverbial beans on another …
Google’s Material Design is about to change the way we look at the worldwide web
Android L’s Material Design is not reserved only to the Android operating system or Google’s mobile apps, as the company wants to use the same design …
Revenge porn victim wants $0.10 in damages for every Facebook subscriber in the world
A Facebook user who claims the social network has failed to take action against a fake “revenge porn” Facebook page despite being notified about it, …
This is what Comcast instructed employees to do following viral-call-gate
Comcast’s customer care service is a mess, as many affected customers and even former and current employees will attest, no matter what the company says in …
This tiny Android projector puts an 80-inch touchscreen on your wall
TouchPico is an Android-powered pico projector that’s about the same size as the Galaxy S4, and it can turn any surface, including a wall, into …
This is the amazing prepaid smartphone plan you’ve been waiting for
Virgin Mobile on Wednesday announced a new bold prepaid plan that may give certain smartphone buyers exactly the kind of tools they may have been …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Stephen Colbert reviews the Kardashian game
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is the name of a mobile game that took app stores by storm earlier this year, despite the fact that it doesn’t …
The latest Google Now trick will totally improve your travel experience
Google is slowly upgrading the powers of its voice-based search assistant, giving Google Now more and more awesome powers that can help users when they …
Awesome Kickstarter hit revolutionizes water balloon fights
A new, interesting product is taking Kickstarter by storm – Tinnuss Enterprises’ Bunch O Balloons, which has already raised well over $600,000 with 23 days left in the …
Now you have another way to circumvent Snapchat’s core privacy features
In theory, Snapchat users should not be able to save any of the shared photos and messages in the app, but there are some ways …
Here’s one more way the PS4 is better than the Xbox One
PlayStation 4 owners who also happen to love watching 3D content should know that Sony has just updated its new console to support 3D Blu-ray playback, …
