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 …
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
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, …
Don’t hold your breath for an iPhone 6 with sapphire glass
Apple is expected to introduce new iPhone models this year that will feature, for the first time ever, sapphire glass displays instead of Corning’s Gorilla …
How one fraudster bought $309K worth of Apple products without paying a single penny
One Apple fan ran a clever con in many Apple retail stores across the U.S., buying products worth $309,768 over 42 purchases made in 16 different …
New iPhone 6 leak gives us a great look at the device’s major redesign
The rear iPhone 6 shell which has appeared in various reports so far has leaked yet again, as YouTube channel iCrackUriDevice has apparently scored a copy …
Here’s the iPhone 6 you don’t want to preorder
The iPhone 6 isn’t even officially out yet, and more than 30 sellers are already ready to offer preorders for the handset before it’s officially …
Motorola Nexus 6 reportedly really coming, as Android Silver might be delayed
Google and Motorola are apparently indeed working together on a Nexus 6 smartphone, a phablet of gigantic proportions unlike anything Motorola has done while under …
Apple’s best yet Retina MacBook Pros are already here
After a leaked imaged suggested Apple may be getting ready to release new Retina MacBook Pro models this week, the company went ahead and updated …
Apple wants to make it even easier for you to buy an iPhone 6 in its retail stores
Apple will reportedly offer potential iPhone buyers a new way of acquiring iPhones in its retail stores, in addition to on-contract, prepaid and full price purchases, …
Video: Cortana trolls Siri in new TV commercial
Microsoft has a new TV commercial for its Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana assistant in which it’s taking new shots at one of its biggest competitors, Apple’s voice-based assistant Siri. …
The ‘Holy Grail’ of batteries might double your smartphone’s battery life
Researchers from Stanford including former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate Steve Chu are currently working on “fixing” lithium-ion batteries in order to offer …
We got dizzy watching this GoPro video so you don’t have to
More and more videos recorded with GoPro cameras are popping up online, some daring, some scary and some weird, as the tiny portable camera gets more …
New Samsung ad says bloatware makes Galaxy tablet buyers happy
It’s one thing to have to abide by the requirements of carriers and include their bloatware alongside yours when selling a new smartphone – unless you’re …
Is Apple intentionally slowing older iPhones to make you buy new ones?
The New York Times cried wolf in late October last year, observing that the iPhone 4 has became more sluggish following the iOS 7 update and …
12 slick tricks that will make your iPhone run faster
Even though the iPhone offers users a rather consistent smartphone experience, the device can get slower the more it’s used, as is the case with any …
The Nexus 6 may be coming from the most unexpected source
Despite what many rumors said about the possibility of a Nexus smartphone being made by this particular company in previous years, it appears Motorola had …
New iPhone 6 component leak reveals major new features
A new iPhone 6 internal component has been leaked, with Nowhereelse posting images that show the purported main iPhone 6 printed circuit board (PCB) as received from a reliable …
The updated Retina MacBook Pro you’ve been waiting for could launch tomorrow
A picture taken inside a new Paradise Walk store and posted on a Chinese forum apparently reveals that Apple is getting ready to update its …
It will soon be legal to unlock your phone and move to another carrier
Handset unlocking in the U.S. is not exactly legal when done by device owners looking to move to a different mobile operator, but this will …
Next big moonshot project puts Google inside your body
Google is far from being done searching for answers for some of your most pressing questions, including many surrounding health and the human body, The …
Microsoft is ready to attack China with an exclusive Xbox One deal
Microsoft is far from beating Sony in the new gaming console war, but the company is reportedly ready to attack a huge market in the …
This app will let you delete all your drunk texts once you sober up
Wiper is a new smartphone app that will let you do something you may have wanted to do with certain drunk texts, and that’s delete …
5.5-inch iPhone 6 and new iPads reportedly heading to production in September
A new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News says that Apple will start mass-producing the 5.5-inch iPhone 6, the second-generation iPad Air and the third-generation iPad …
Why Google isn’t afraid to kill your favorite products
In addition to explaining why Google actually needs the gorgeous new Material Design deployed on Android L, android apps and the web, Google’s Search design …
Purported iPhone 6 parts leak suggests two different models are indeed in the works
A new set of images showing alleged iPhone 6 internal components seems to prove Apple is indeed working on a couple of different iPhone models …
Why Google needs Android L’s awesome Material Design
Android L’s main feature so far is the new Material Design that Google will also use across platforms and on the web, and whose new …
