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 …
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
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, …
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 …
