Chris Smith

Chris Smith

A technology journalist, writer and videographer of many magazines and websites including T3, Gadget Magazine and TechRadar.com. He specializes in applications for smartphones, tablets and handheld devices, with bylines also at The Guardian, WIRED, Trusted Reviews and Wareable. Chris is also the podcast host for The Liverpool Way. As well as tech and football, Chris is a pop-punk fan and enjoys the art of wrasslin'.

Articles by: Chris Smith

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How the Football Manager video game became a real-life ... football manager

By Chris Smith published

PC Gaming Week The classic football simulator's massive database has powered pro player recruiting for two seasons – what's that been like?

Minecraft for PS4 released on PSN, coming to Xbox One on Friday

Minecraft for PS4 released on PSN, coming to Xbox One on Friday

By Chris Smith published

The PS4 and Xbox One are finally getting Minecraft, available from £3.69.

Cat S50 Android phone is rugged and ready for a pounding

Cat S50 Android phone is rugged and ready for a pounding

By Chris Smith published

The Cat S50 is offers old-school ruggedisation, with a shock absorbent rubbery frame.

YouTube encourages viewers to leave a tip for video impoverished uploaders

YouTube viewers can now leave a tip for impoverished video uploaders

By Michael Rougeau, Chris Smith published

Updated YouTube is finally rolling out a feature that lets you leave a little something extra for video makers.

Another weird Twitter experiment is treating favourites like retweets

Another weird Twitter experiment is treating favourites like retweets

By Chris Smith published

An experiment that sees tweets 'favourited' by people users follow show up in their news feeds is causing annoyance.

Performing a factory reset on your Tesco Hudl tablet does not wipe its data

Performing a factory reset on your Tesco Hudl tablet will not wipe its data

By Chris Smith published

Photos, browsing data, Wi-Fi keys, you name it! It's all readable on the Hudl after a wipe.

No queue jumping please, we're British! EE angers users with 50p priority answer charge

No queue jumping please, we're British! EE angers users with 50p priority charge

By Chris Smith published

Everything Everywhere has angered customers by introducing a priority customer service line.

Premier League disallows goals uploaded to Vine on eve of new season

Premier League issues red card to Vine goal uploads on eve of new season

By Chris Smith published

The Premier League football season kicks off on Saturday and the league is keen to clampdown on Vine and .gif uploads

Samsung continued its home automation drive with SmartThings acquisition

Samsung ups the Internet of Things ante by snapping up SmartThings

By Chris Smith published

Samsung has splashed out a reported $200 million so its range of home appliances can play nice with each other.

Touch ID patented for iPad, but could it come to Mac OS X too?

Apple patents Touch ID for iPad, but could it also come to Macs?

By Chris Smith published

Touch ID in an iPad may not be too shocking, but signs point to the tech working with OS X devices as well.

Xbox Tomb Raider exclusive has 'a duration' and may hit PS4 after all

Xbox Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusive won't last forever, may hit PS4 after all

By Chris Smith published

Gamescom 2014 The much-lauded exclusive for the upcoming Tomb Raider title has 'a duration,' according to Xbox's chief.

Twitter may follow Facebook's lead and spam feeds with an assortment of video ads

Twitter may follow Facebook's lead and spam feeds with video ads

By Chris Smith published

Twitter has spent much of 2014 testing video advertisements. Great.

Ballmer's ballin' as Big Steve wins battle to buy LA Clippers NBA team

Ballmer's ballin' as Big Steve wins battle to buy LA Clippers NBA team

By Chris Smith published

UPDATED Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now an NBA owner after winning a battle to gain control of the Clips.

Cortana could be in line for a call up to the majors as part of Windows 9

Cortana may have a prominent seat at the Windows 9 table

By Chris Smith published

The voice-powered personal assistant could become a major part of Microsoft's next major desktop OS launch.

Brits obsessed with the weather? You betcha! BBC Weather app fastest-growing ever

Brits obsessed with the weather? You bet! BBC Weather app is its fastest-growing ever

By Chris Smith published

BBC Weather app being downloaded 19,000 times a day on average, with 8 million in total since last June.

Abandon ship! Microsoft will kill support for Internet Explorer 8 in 2016

Abandon ship! Microsoft will kill support for Internet Explorer 8 in 2016

By Chris Smith published

Over 20 per cent of PCs still have it installed, but it'll be abandoned by Microsoft in the next couple of years.

Amazon spoiling for another rumble, halts Blue-ray pre-orders in Disney spat

Amazon spoiling for another rumble, halts Blu-ray pre-orders in Disney spat

By Chris Smith published

Amazon is currently not accepting pre-orders for movies as it attempts to push negotiations in its favour once again.

BBC iPlayer coming to Xbox One by the end of 2014

BBC iPlayer coming to Xbox One by the end of 2014

By Chris Smith published

The long awaited launch of the iPlayer on Microsoft's next-gen console will happen within a few short months.

Oculus Rift may be going Hollywood as Facebook reportedly courts studios

Facebook reportedly schmoozing with movie studios for Oculus Rift content

By Chris Smith published

Full-length movies released directly to the Oculus Rift headset could be part of the VR future Facebook is envisioning.

Will Apple ever launch Siri for Mac? New patent filing proves it exists in theory

Apple invented Siri for Mac, but will we ever hear it?

By Chris Smith published

Apple is looking at broadening its voice interaction tools for Mac, with a parent application that outlines Siri for Mac

Apple is working on no contact wireless charging for computer peripherals"

Apple is working on contactless wireless charging for Mac peripherals

By Chris Smith published

Apple has been awarded a patent which could see future devices charged through near field magnetic resonance (NFMR).

Lawsuit over Facebook's over EU privacy policy gains 25,000 likes

Lawsuit over Facebook's EU privacy policy gains 25,000 likes

By Chris Smith published

Facebook's methods of monitoring its users is in breach of EU law, according to one privacy campaigner who's gaining support

Instant messaging booming among Brits and it's because we're incorrigible flirts

Instant messaging booming among Brits and it's because we're incorrigible flirts

By Chris Smith published

Thanks to free services like WhatsApp, iMessage and Facebook Messenger, IM use is set to double in 2014

Apple patents an iPad variant with touch-sensitive sensors on the rear

Is it game on for Apple as it patents gaming-centric iPad with rear sensors?

By Chris Smith published

Is Apple considering a gaming-centric tablet for those who hate prodding touchscreens? Probably not, but...

Apple TV gets an iOS 7 and OS X Yosemite-style makeover in new beta"

Apple TV gets an iOS 7 and OS X Yosemite-style makeover in new beta

By Chris Smith published

Along with the launch of new betas for iOS 8 and Mac OS X 10.0, Apple TV has received a visual boost.

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