Tim Cook defends removing controversial Hong Kong map app from the App Store
Apple kicked up a firestorm on Wednesday when it decided to boot a mapping app called HKmap.live that protestors in Hong Kong have been using …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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Blizzard under fire as Chinese-related censorship spreads to gaming
Examples have been multiplying in recent days and months of American companies seeming to kowtow to pressure from China to censor content related to things …
Jennifer Aniston vs. Marvel: Another Hollywood star slams superhero movies
I had a conversation last year with director Drew Pearce, whose credits include the Jodie Foster-led thriller Hotel Artemis, in which he lamented at one …
A secret lead role in ‘Matrix 4’ has just been cast
In addition to the excitement that’s building over the imminent return of the Matrix franchise, with production set to begin early next year on Matrix …
Samsung warns of 56% profit slide, but two of its biggest rivals will help it recover
Samsung on Tuesday released its earnings guidance for the third quarter, ahead of unveiling its actual results for the quarter later this month, and quickly …
This week’s 15 most-watched shows from Netflix, Amazon and other major streamers
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator, writer, and star of the critically acclaimed Amazon series Fleabag, is continuing to enjoy something of a moment having just come …
Samsung’s ‘fixed’ Galaxy Fold is literally falling apart in the most embarrassing way
Here’s the bottom line about the foldable smartphone that has generated so much news coverage for Samsung this year, the vast majority of it not …
Robert Downey Jr. hits back at Scorsese’s Marvel criticism: ‘It makes no sense’
Legendary director Martin Scorsese, who’s preparing to release his highly anticipated mob flick The Irishman in theaters and on Netflix, made waves last week in …
Fees like these are why people utterly despise the cable industry
In case you need another reason to hate your cable TV provider and more of a push to seriously consider cutting the cord and going …
See how Google Photos’ nifty new feature adds color to black-and-white images
Google first got us excited for the nifty new Google Photos feature called “Colorize” back in 2018, when the company teased it at I/O 2018 …
Apple lays the groundwork for a subscription mega-bundle with Apple Music and Apple TV+
Now that Apple is starting to offer a growing number of subscription-based services like Apple Music (and soon Apple TV+) for which users pay a …
Apple just finally added Spotify integration to Siri in iOS 13
A major shift reportedly underway at Apple — involving the company loosening the restrictions on how third-party apps work with Siri — has also brought …
Here’s Samsung’s next big idea: A foldable Galaxy Note with S-Pen support
It looks like Samsung may be about to release a new Galaxy Note handset that fans of the series aren’t exactly clamoring to get their …
One star of ‘The Witcher’ wants us to stop comparing Netflix’s new show to ‘Game of Thrones’
If you do even a cursory search for articles and blog posts about Netflix’s forthcoming fantasy series The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill as monster hunter …
Shots fired: Disney prepares to ban Netflix ads after its CEO slams Netflix
Lest anyone wasn’t clear about why it’s called the Streaming Wars for a reason, Disney has just offered a few new examples as it prepares …
I just got back from a week in Europe and couldn’t have survived without Apple Maps
Around this time last week, I was on the Eurostar headed from the St. Pancras railway station in London en route to Paris — a …
Watch how much punishment the Galaxy Fold can take in this mesmerizing video
If watching a machine test the limits of a fragile yet expensive electronics gadget to the point of its possible destruction sounds like your idea …
Disney wants a Best Picture Oscar for ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ and that’s not all
“I know I said no more surprises, but I gotta say, I was really hoping to pull off one last one…” That is, of course, …
Uh oh: Trump’s attorney general asks Facebook for ‘backdoor’ messaging access
US Attorney General Bill Barr is scheduled to make some remarks at a Justice Department event Friday focused on how tech companies promoting encryption has …
The 30 most-watched TV shows for September on Netflix, Amazon, and more
Amazon’s sumptuous new high-fantasy series Carnival Row debuted on the retailer’s streaming video arm at the end of August, and in short order it went …
iPhone users, beware: 1,370 scam apps might’ve just been uncovered in the App Store
Policing a mobile applications marketplace is no easy feat when you’re a tech giant the size of Google or Apple, both of which are constantly …
Oh joy, Samsung may soon turn your smartphone into a billboard for ads
For the second year in a row last week, Samsung was the official sponsor of the Advertising Week industry confab in New York. That sponsorship …
Google Shopping just got a makeover, but it still doesn’t have a prayer against Amazon
Google was talking up coming improvements to its online shopping service back in May at Google Marketing Live, promising that the absorption of the Google …
Sorry, Apple and Disney: No one is abandoning Netflix anytime soon
We’re now basically a month out from the launch of two major new rivals that purport to represent serious competition for Netflix in the streaming …
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is coming to even more countries that won’t buy it soon
Samsung’s first attempt at a foldable smartphone hasn’t exactly set the world on fire, with headlines about its long-delayed release mentioned in the same breath …
We have Tom Holland to thank for the Disney-Sony ‘Spider-Man’ reconciliation
Before Sony and Disney announced their surprise reconciliation at the end of September regarding the future of the Spider-Man movie franchise, the two media companies …
Researchers invented wearable skin that lets you feel touches in VR
When it comes to the virtual reality ecosystem, even die-hard fans like Facebook’s chief executive will tell you the technology still has a way to …
Surprising no one, researcher finds adware in Google Play Store apps with millions of installs
The last few weeks and months have seen a pretty steady drip of news headlines touting adware-laden apps found to have made their way into …
Two pranksters with nothing better to do hacked a billboard in Detroit to play porn
Drivers on the interstate this past Saturday night in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills were greeted to a shocking sight as they passed a …
The top 15 most-watched shows this week from Netflix, Amazon, and more
Netflix’s powerful new 8-episode series Unbelievable, which tracks the story of a sexual assault based on a joint ProPublica and The Marshall Project article titled “An Unbelievable …
