Chris Welch

Former Senior Reviewer

Sonos quietly raises Beam and Sub prices by $50

Chris WelchFeb 21, 2023

The sporty Beats Fit Pro earbuds now come in three new colors

Chris WelchFeb 21, 2023

Exclusive: these are the new Sonos Era speakers

Chris WelchFeb 20, 2023

Amazon’s Alexa app gets more Sonos-y with new multiroom audio controls

Chris WelchFeb 17, 2023

The best streaming device to buy right now

The Apple TV 4K checks all the boxes and is the most pleasant to use, but plenty of people will be just fine with a Chromecast, Roku, or Fire TV.

Chris WelchFeb 15, 2023

T-Mobile suffers major network outage across US

Chris WelchFeb 14, 2023

Chris WelchFeb 13, 2023

Apple’s new iOS update seems to have broken Google Photos.

Every so often a random, very popular app just doesn’t get along with the latest iOS or Android update.

Today that app is Google Photos, which is instantly crashing whenever I try to open it after installing iOS 16.3.1. Several other people at The Verge are reporting the same.

If it’s not solvable on the backend, hopefully Google can quickly get a fixed version into the App Store. Not everyone uses iCloud Photos, after all.

Sennheiser IE 200 earbuds review: reconnecting with music — literally

We all get tired of Bluetooth sometimes, and the IE 200s are a nice reminder of what we’ve lost by trading the headphone jack for wireless convenience and platform-specific earbud features.

Chris WelchFeb 11, 2023