Sony’s next-gen flagship phone will have a first-of-its-kind display
A new trademark from Sony hints at a key feature of one of the handful of smartphones Sony has teed up in advance of Mobile …
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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Google is killing off the web notifications widget it launched with Google+
That little bell you see in the upper right hand corner of Google web pages — and which you probably haven’t clicked in a while …
Google tells Nest camera owners to reset their terrible, weak passwords
A few days after an Illinois family told local news outlets about getting a scare after they heard racial slurs and curse words taunting them …
Thieves and hackers are getting better at bypassing iCloud to unlock iPhones
In yet another sign of the mobile-first world we live in, even muggings and robberies are starting to take on a tech-savvy flair. As was …
New photos from ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 have just been released
We already can barely contain our anticipation for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones that’s only a little more than two months …
Verizon’s new BOGO deal offers huge discounts on the hottest smartphones
Less than a month out from its last such offer, Verizon is once again preparing to launch another of its BOGO deals — this one …
New market research suggests the smart speaker race is pretty much over
A new market research report out from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners offering a look at the smart speaker landscape paints a pretty lopsided picture of …
New ABC Entertainment president says she’s open to a reboot of ‘Lost’
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: There’s nothing definitive to report about anything new related to ABC’s hit series Lost …
Sonos debuts a new line of wall, ceiling, and outdoor speakers
Sonos is getting its week started with a new hardware announcement — the unveiling of a new collection of installed passive speakers that can be …
Google adds two impressive features to Android phones for people with hearing loss
Google is starting to roll out two new features for Android phones today that are meant to help the some 900 million people around the …
HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ marketing blitz includes a blood drive and global scavenger hunt
Chances are you’ve already gotten at least a taste of the big marketing blitz HBO is planning for the much-anticipated final season of the epic …
‘Deadpool 2’ is now 20th Century Fox’s highest-grossing X-Men movie
Over the weekend, the sequel to 2016’s first installment in the Deadpool franchise passed a milestone that would no doubt elicit a joyful wisecrack or …
Details emerge of an FBI sting targeting Huawei last month at CES
A few weeks before officials from the US Justice Dept. announced the unsealing of indictments against China-based tech giant Huawei — indictments that included almost …
Samsung finally decided to cancel its eyebrow-raising partnership with a fake Supreme brand
It took almost two months, but it seems that Samsung has finally come to its senses. After a splashy announcement in December about a partnership …
Here’s how most fans are going to watch Super Bowl 53 this weekend
Cord-cutting is one of the storylines we cover regularly here, and for good reason. It is dramatically reshaping the TV and broader entertainment landscape, bringing …
Rose Leslie knows Jon Snow’s fate on ‘Game of Thrones,’ and seemingly doesn’t like it
We know you’re probably getting sick of these teases by now that hint at an epic final season of Game of Thrones without revealing really …
4 excellent Netflix original shows that might get canceled next
It’s hard to believe we’re already two months into 2019. It still feels like the year just started — with 12 months ahead of new …
Google’s latest ‘Home Alone’-themed ad stars the villainous Joe Pesci
To promote the addition of a bunch of Home Alone-themed skills to its Assistant software for the holiday season, Google decided to release an ad …
Here’s what would happen if Apple ever kicked Facebook off the App Store
Recent days have seen the simmering tension between Apple and Facebook reach an unprecedented level, after months of back-and-forth sniping, veiled potshots and a cold …
Netflix usage surpassed cable and satellite TV for the first time in 2018
The streaming video landscape is definitely going to look more interesting — and fragmented — than ever as 2019 continues to unfold, with established names …
Apple bans Google’s developer certificate one day after doing it to Facebook
Apple isn’t messing around. The iPhone maker’s leadership has increasingly made the championing of privacy a hallmark of its brand identity, and with that in …
While Apple’s FaceTime bug is being fixed, here are the best alternative video call apps
Apple started off the week catching flack for an embarrassing security-related bug. The company quickly found a temporary fix, and a software update is still …
Huawei’s upcoming foldable phone looks pretty sleek in these new renders
Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer products division, is already on record talking a pretty big game about the foldable smartphone the embattled China-based …
Hulu is about to start showing ads when you pause, and this is what they’ll look like
Starting in the second quarter, Hulu is going to start slotting ads into a new spot on its popular video streaming platform. It’s an all-new …
Follow along as this video maps out everywhere Elon Musk flew his private jet in 2018
He’s referred to it as the “most painful” year of his career. Over the course of 2018, Tesla co-founder Elon Musk’s personal and professional life …
Apple is teaming up with American Airlines to offer passengers some in-flight entertainment
The day after Apple released its earnings for the most recent holiday quarter — which, among other things, underscored how much the company is continuing …
Like Facebook, Google also got a data collection app past Apple
If you’ve paid any attention at all to tech news today — or, heck, even just glanced briefly at Twitter — you’re likely aware that …
Samsung’s working on another foldable smartphone and no one realized it
We’re still a few weeks out from the long-awaited reveal of Samsung’s foldable phone, and we have some fresh details to share that have just …
Surprising no one, survey shows almost 60% of Americans have ditched cable TV
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but cable TV is continuing to bleed subscribers in record numbers as they flock to cheaper Internet-based …
Report: Facebook has been paying some teens for permission to track everything they do
Already under fire for apparently tricking kids into spending their parents’ money to play games on the social networking platform, Facebook now finds itself confronting …
