Cord-cutting just hit a new record and put one more nail in traditional cable’s coffin
Cord-cutting just a hit a new record in the first quarter of this year, as more than 1 million people said goodbye to traditional cable …
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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Verizon’s new BOGO deal covers iPhones, Pixels, and Samsung phones
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Expect new Pixel phones, Android Q, and more at Google I/O next week
Ahead of the 2019 edition of its annual I/O developer conference that’s right around the corner, Google offered a bit of a tease for the …
Google introduces swipeable Wear OS widgets called Tiles
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Huawei wants to introduce the world’s first 8K TV with 5G connectivity this year
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Google’s awesome new privacy feature will auto-delete your location history
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This JetBlue fare sale with tickets as low as $44 is too good to pass up
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Instagram will test hiding how many ‘likes’ your posts get so you’ll stop obsessing
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‘Game of Thrones’ cinematographer says the Battle of Winterfell looked so dark on purpose
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Norway thinks it captured a Beluga whale that was spying for Russia
Russia may be resorting to more unconventional methods of espionage these days, dragooning Mother Nature into helping the country extend its spying capabilities. That’s what …
‘Avengers: Endgame’ gave Fandango its biggest opening weekend ever
From the time Avengers: Endgame presales started in the US through Sunday night at the end of its epic opening weekend, Fandango recorded a record-smashing …
Advertising executives believe Netflix will have to run ads eventually
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Spotify now has 100M paying subscribers, but it’s still losing money
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Someone please tell Samsung this vertical TV for millennials is stupid
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This mysterious leaked service may be Samsung’s version of Apple Arcade
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These artists drew ‘Game of Thrones’ characters in the Disney style, and it’s perfect
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Never mind the outcry: Netflix knows ‘The Office’ won’t be this popular forever
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Gee, I wonder why Imax predicts that 2019 will be its strongest year ever?
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Firefighters saved the National Archives from an arsonist who tried to burn it down
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Google bans one of the biggest Android app developers from the Play Store
On the heels of the revelation last week, via a BuzzFeed analysis, that several of the most-downloaded apps from the Google Play Store were caught …
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If you’re like me and stopped by one of your local theaters Thursday night to try and score tickets to see Avengers: Endgame this weekend, …
One of Stan Lee’s last projects before his death is an upcoming Audible drama
Before he passed away in November, one of the final projects legendary comic book creator Stan Lee was working on was an all-new superhero universe …
Xiaomi designs a truly all-screen phone by just turning the notch into an ugly bump
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