Apple’s iPhone 11 reveal will make your current iPhone worth about 30% less
Now that Apple has made it official and announced the date when its iPhone 11 series of devices will be unveiled at its annual September …
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.
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These are the 15 most-watched shows this week from Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and more
Actor Holt McCallany, who stars in Netflix’s Mindhunter series opposite Jonathan Groff as a 1970s-era FBI agent in the early days of the bureau’s new …
Huawei’s next big flagship phone launches next month, and it might be banned from using Android
Huawei’s highly anticipated Mate 30 series will be formally unveiled on September 18 in Munich, though our original expectation that the phones would run Android …
US-China tensions are threatening an undersea internet cable between the two countries
In yet another byproduct of continued tensions between the US and China, a national security review is reportedly scrutinizing an undersea internet cable between the …
This could be our first look at the Galaxy Fold 2
As we get closer to the (supposed) release of Samsung’s (supposedly) fixed Galaxy Fold handset, a funny thing keeps happening. Not only do foldable smartphones …
Fitbit’s new Versa 2 looks like a serious Apple Watch rival
Apple is expected to introduce new Apple Watch models at its annual September unveiling of new iPhones and other products, but Fitbit decided to go …
Here’s how to sign up for a free month of T-Mobile service
Over the past three years, T-Mobile has made investments in its business that include adding 1 million square miles of new LTE coverage, plus more …
This could be the Google Pixel Watch of your dreams
A Pixel-branded smartwatch from Google has been hoped-for and speculated about for a while now, with the rumor mill heating up yet again earlier this …
Verizon will now auto-block spam calls
Hatred of spam calls and robocalls is one of the few certainties of life you could put right up there with the inevitability of death …
Google’s Nest Hello doorbell can now notify you when a package is dropped off
Not being home in time for a package delivery is one of those headaches that can range from a minor annoyance all the way up …
Here are all the most-anticipated Netflix shows still to come this fall
By one reckoning, the most-anticipated Netflix series set to debut this fall is a Game of Thrones-style epic fantasy focused on a hero who gets …
‘Breaking Bad’ fans: Aaron Paul says to re-watch this scene before the Netflix movie
By the time the much-anticipated Breaking Bad movie arrives on Netflix on October 11, it will have been a little more than six years to …
AT&T and FTC settle data-throttling dispute
AT&T and the Federal Trade Commission have finally reached a settlement as part of a dispute that’s been ongoing since 2014 over an accusation that …
Google drops into third place for smart speaker shipments globally
A Chinese tech giant has inserted itself into what’s largely been a two-man competition in the smart speaker category up to this point between Amazon …
Netflix may finally let actual humans pick which titles you see, instead of an algorithm
Netflix has racked up tens of millions of subscribers around the world because of how easy the service is to use and for the volume …
There’s a delightful ‘Wizard of Oz’ easter egg in Google Search right now
In honor of this weekend’s 80th anniversary of the 1939 release of the classic movie musical The Wizard of Oz, Google has added an easter …
FAA warning to idiots who add weapons to their drones: Expect a $25,000 fine
There is a rite of passage, it seems, for a certain kind of person who acquires a drone. First, buy said drone. Have fun experiencing …
This Chase credit card offer with 125,000 bonus points is so good, I actually signed up
BGR has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. BGR and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card …
Barack and Michelle Obama’s first Netflix project is getting rave reviews
Netflix debuted a new documentary on Wednesday that presents a deeply moving portrait of the ground-level workers at a new factory in post-industrial Ohio. It’s …
Samsung enlists controversial influencer for its weird anti-iMessage promotion
I’ve always felt that the color of text message bubbles on our phones attracts an inordinate amount of attention in the world today, though I …
Google’s new privacy standards want to save us from creepy ad practices
This might strike you at first blush as a bit ironic, coming from one of the most data-hungry tech giants out there. Nevertheless, Google has …
This week’s top 15 most-watched shows from Netflix and every other service
The Boys, Amazon’s irreverent take on the superhero genre that focuses on superheroes who abuse their powers instead of using them for good, only debuted …
Kit Harington loved the end of Jon Snow’s story in ‘Game of Thrones’ so much that he cried
The ending to HBO’s Game of Thrones eighth and final season certainly divided the series’ passionate fan base like no series has done in recent …
More evidence that Apple will bring Apple Pencil support to iPhone 11
If it indeed turns out that iPhones in Apple’s next-generation lineup will include support for Apple Pencil, there will almost certainly be tons of replaying …
Samsung’s foldable phone ideas keep coming, even though the Galaxy Fold still isn’t out
For those of you waiting for Samsung to finally make good on its promise as of a few weeks ago that its embarrassing Galaxy Fold …
Huawei has a secret office in Iran, because there hasn’t been enough bad news about the company
As if Huawei didn’t already have enough negative press coverage and headlines to grapple with, it seems that the company’s detained chief financial officer has …
Netflix’s new thriller ‘The I-Land’ is giving us serious ‘Lost’ flashbacks
ABC’s hit drama Lost is one of those shows that’s been off the air for almost a decade now (it ended in 2010) and yet it …
Google just launched its new lightweight search app Google Go worldwide
After getting a limited rollout in Asia more than a year ago and then capturing a bit of the spotlight earlier this year at I/O …
Marvel is pulling out of future Spider-Man movies over a stupid money disagreement
For any Marvel fans out there who may not have been paying attention, the last several days have generated a whiplash-inducing series of news related …
Apple TV+ vs. Disney+: Everything we know about the next big streaming services
November is shaping up to be an extremely newsworthy month as far as streaming TV goes, with all-new streaming TV services set to launch during …
