Chris Welch

The Verge

The first genuine Pixel 8 Pro leak is seemingly from Google itself

By: Chris Welch

It can read your temperature, and it finally has a flat screen.

WNYW-TV (New York, NY)

Violinist goes viral after bow shatters mid-performance

By: Chris Welch

Violinist Stefan Jackiw went viral last week when he carried on playing after his nearly two-century-old violin bow broke during a performance.

The Verge

Max has arrived, and it’ll feel very familiar to HBO Max customers

By: Chris Welch

And yes, offline downloads work much better this time.

The Verge

Walmart’s 4K Google TV box is the best $20 deal in streaming

By: Chris Welch

If you can live without Dolby Vision, you’ll be more than happy.

Louder

Day of thunder: the triumph and tragedy of John Bonham

By: Chris Welch

John Bonham’s drumming powered Led Zeppelin like the engine of a battleship, but his death in 1980 did for his band. This is his story

The Verge

Sony’s small but mighty XB100 speaker is cheerful and very cheap

By: Chris Welch

You might see this speaker a lot this summer.

The Guardian

Pete Brown obituary

By: Chris Welch

Poet, musician and lyricist who co-wrote some of Cream’s greatest hits including I Feel Free and Sunshine of Your Love

The Verge

Telly dual-screen TV first look: it’s free and may be the future

By: Chris Welch

No, you can’t just cover the smaller screen that shows ads.

The Verge

Searching Gmail on your phone is (hopefully) about to get way better

By: Chris Welch

You’ll start seeing AI-curated top results as soon as today.

The Verge

Apple’s iPadOS 17 adds personalized lock screen and interactive widgets

By: Chris Welch

Yet again, the iPad is in for an iterative year on software.