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

Reality bites: Nothing can stop Facebook's Oculus buyout now

Reality bites: nothing can stop Facebook's Oculus buyout now

By Chris Smith published

Plenty of folks objected to Facebook buying Oculus, but apparently the FTC and the US DoJ weren't among them.

Twitter's pretty new homogenised profile pages are now available to all

Twitter's pretty yet strangely familiar profile pages now available to all

By Chris Smith published

The social network's redesigned profile pages look a lot like Facebook and Google+, and you can take a look today.

WhatsApp gains 50m users since Facebook buyout as it surges past half a billion

WhatsApp surges to 500 million users in post-Facebook flurry

By Chris Smith published

The Facebook acquisition isn't peturbing WhatsApp users as the firm added 50 million new ones since February.

Win for broadcasters as London cops shut down Sports Torrent Network

Win for broadcasters as London cops shut down Sports Torrent Network

By Chris Smith published

Want the football season without the requisite TV subscriptions? Best get down the pub.

Report: Apple and Google dishing out incentives to earn mobile game exclusivity

Apple and Google dishing out incentives to earn mobile game exclusivity

By Chris Smith published

The battle between Apple and Google may see more games initially appearing on just one platform.

Apple TV first generation box spontaneously loses access to the iTunes Store

Apple TV first-gen box spontaneously loses access to the iTunes Store

By Chris Smith published

No Easter movies for first-genners as access to iTunes store mysteriously disappears.

Beats Music subs now available through iTunes as service tries to keep track

Beats Music subs now available through iTunes as service tries to keep track

By Chris Smith published

Beats agrees to fork over 30 per cent of subscriptions fees to Apple if subscriptions are mate through iTunes.

Project Loon

Aiming for the moon: technology's most audacious projects

By Chris Smith published

In Depth From Loons to drones, Google, Facebook and co are determined to change the world.

Facebook plans to share Nearby Friends location data with advertisers

Facebook plans to share Nearby Friends location data with advertisers

By Chris Smith published

Allowing Facebook to log your movements might be ok for now, but soon that information will be used in advertising and marketing

Bad Friday: Sky Go and Now TV outage on iOS persists into second day

Sky Go and Now TV outage on iOS devices resolved after two days

By Chris Smith published

Updated Sky says it has fixed streaming issue with Sky Go and Now TV on iOS devices.

Google looks to LTE connectivity for latest Project Loon tests

Google looks to LTE connectivity for latest Project Loon tests

By Chris Smith published

Google brings the internet-carrying balloons home to the Nevada desert as it tries out licensed radio spectrum

HTC hints at smartphone with optical zoom camera within 18 months

HTC smartphone with optical zoom camera coming within 18 months

By Chris Smith published

Smartphones will only encroach on on DSLRs when optical zoom tech hits handsets, but HTC says it's not far away.

Keep an eye out for your pals Facebook's new Nearby Friends feature

Keep an eye out for your pals with Facebook's new Nearby Friends feature

By Chris Smith published

New tool will furnish mobile users with notifications when their Facebook friends are in the vicinity.

Flickr for iOS and Android gets an impressive overhaul as it battles Instagram

Flickr for iOS and Android gets an impressive overhaul to battle Instagram

By Chris Smith published

Yahoo-owned photo-sharing app has a slick new look and an auto-sync feature to back-up full resolution snaps.

Yahoo planing to lure Apple away from Google with new mobile search engine

Yahoo hoping to wean Apple off Google with new mobile search engine?

By Chris Smith published

Yahoo's goal in its reported efforts to build a competitive mobile search engine is to replace Google on iOS devices.

Virgin Media mailing list error leads to spam email deluge

Virgin Media mailing list error leads to spam email deluge

By Chris Smith published

Mailing list cock-up saw Virgin.net users' inboxes stuffed with hundreds of spam emails within minutes.

Step up singletons! Microsoft reveals UK pricing for Office 365 Personal

Step up singletons! Microsoft reveals UK pricing for Office 365 Personal

By Chris Smith published

Microsoft's single user Office 365 subscription plan is now live in the UK and it's the cheapest option yet.

These new Sony Bravia 4K TVs can also play PS3 games via PlayStation Now

These new Sony Bravia 4K TVs can stream PS3 games via PlayStation Now

By Chris Smith published

New range of Ultra HD TVs have built in access to Sony's PlayStation Now streaming service.

BBC iPlayer downloads now available on all recent Android devices

BBC iPlayer downloads now available on all recent Android devices

By Chris Smith published

The Beeb has answered the call for iPlayer downloads to be rolled out more Android devices.

iRadio UK launch may be imminent, as Apple courts advertisers

iTunes Radio UK launch may be imminent as Apple courts advertisers

By Chris Smith published

Apple is briefing ad agencies on the iTunes Radio service ahead of its UK launch, but when will it finally drop?

Average UK broadband speed rises 3Mbps in just six months, but disparity reigns

Average UK broadband speed rises 3Mbps in just six months, but disparity reigns

By Chris Smith published

The superfast surge has pushed British broadband speeds up to 17.8Mbps, with Virgin Media topping the pile.

Drones, clones and no fly zones: how robot aircraft are taking over the world

Drones, clones and no fly zones: how robot aircraft are taking over the world

By Chris Smith published

Updated How close are we to a future where they skies are filled with drones? TechRadar investigates...

No more constant score checking as BBC Sport apps get real-time goal alerts?

No more constant score checking as BBC Sport apps get real-time goal alerts

By Chris Smith published

If you're constantly getting dirty looks for checking the footy scores during dinner, the BBC is offering a helping hand.

Developers unfazed by Oculus sale to Facebook as Rift dev kit sales top 85,000

Hurt by Facebook? Oculus Rift dev kit sales beg to differ

By Chris Smith published

The DK2 headset, which went up for pre-order on March 19, has racked up 25,000 sales since.

Google weighs in to aid Samsung in second court battle with Apple

Google weighs in to aid Samsung in second court battle with Apple

By Chris Smith published

VP of Android Engineering Hiroshi Lockheimer takes the stand in bid to prove Google invented features before Apple.

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