Here’s why you can’t use Alexa to call 911
Amazon’s suite of hardware products that are powered by its virtual assistant Alexa are used for everything from playing music to controlling different aspects of …
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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Report: US consumers are going to spend $1 trillion this Christmas for the first time
It might seem like the US is in something of a retail slump at the moment, at least when it comes to legacy brands and …
Preorders for Google’s Pixel Slate go live, launch scheduled for November 22nd
The final Made by Google 2018 product that’s still not out yet is apparently just a few weeks away from release. Best Buy’s new listing …
New retailers jumping on the cashier-less bandwagon include 7-Eleven and Lenovo
First it was Amazon’s experiment leading people to wonder if the days of humans filling cashier jobs in the world of retail were numbered. Then …
Amazon confirms it’s launching a mini-FedEx to deliver packages to Prime members
Amazon is making some major changes to its business for the upcoming holiday season. One of the big moves includes offering free shipping to all …
After more than 1 billion iPhones sold, Apple is still growing iPhone market share in the US
Thanks in part to the release of exciting new models like the iPhone XS and XS Max during the third quarter, Apple is still growing …
You’ve got a secret score that affects how customer service treats your call
Peter Fader is a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School whose idea of customer service might strike some people as rather cold. …
Analysis: ‘Game of Thrones’ ending next year won’t actually hurt HBO’s bottom line
For a TV show to get so big that it’s eventually able to command 30 million viewers for single episodes; when military-level secrecy has to …
Google customer support just became a reality for Google One subscribers
We’ve all likely experienced it — some sort of serious issue with a Google product, maybe having been locked out of an account or losing …
Two new always-connected Samsung 2-in-1s are now available in the US
Samsung has launched a pair of new 2-in-1 devices in the US that bring LTE connectivity to users who need always-on, always connected mobile PCs, …
We’re officially in a global smartphone slump for the fourth straight quarter
Have we reached peak smartphone? Are we just impossible to impress anymore thanks to a case of been-there, seen-that with most handsets? Maybe it’s that …
‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 is so epic, it almost became three full-length movies
At one point, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss reportedly had an out-of-the-box idea about how to release the much-anticipated final season of …
Microsoft’s CEO just gave a Tim Cook-style speech supporting privacy as a ‘human right’
Just days after Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a passionate defense of the need for greater privacy protections at a conference in Brussels, Microsoft CEO …
Samsung might be considering jumping on the squeezable phone bandwagon
Samsung has been busy on the patent application front lately, and a new one has just been published that includes more intriguing possibilities about what …
Study shows the T-Mobile ONE plan really is as good as T-Mobile says
In case you see T-Mobile CEO John Legere today asking people via Twitter what they’d spend an extra $1,550.71 if they had it to blow, …
Helium is apparently kryptonite for the iPhone
The series of events we’re about to recount for you that happened recently at a Chicago-area hospital might sound like a gas, but they most …
Samsung may be working on a hybrid smartwatch, according to this patent
Samsung is one of a very small number of number of hardware makers, along with the likes of Apple and a few others, that’s still …
Cable bills are soaring, with some consumers paying almost $1,300 a year as a result
Consumers are cutting the cord in droves and increasingly replacing traditional cable TV packages with skinny bundles and streaming options. And, of course, in the …
Apple Watch sales predicted to keep dominating watch category with 40% increase in 2019
We’re not going to get a specific breakdown of how well Apple Watches are selling tomorrow when the company unveils its latest quarterly earnings results. …
Samsung’s new image sensors will help phone makers include even more cameras
Samsung introduced a pair of ultra-small, high-resolution image sensors today that will support the development of more smartphones that integrate as many cameras as possible …
Dog lovers will want to check out this Netflix original series about man’s best friend
Netflix is premiering a new original docuseries on the streaming platform in just a few weeks about man’s best friend, so of course the internet …
Here’s how well older iPads have held their value ahead of next week’s iPad Pro launch
It was all eyes on the iPad today during Apple’s media event at the Howard Gillman Opera House, part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, …
Phones are so expensive that some people are waiting almost 3 years to upgrade
Ok, so that monthly installment for your cell phone bill is now gone. You’ve finally paid off the handset you upgraded to a couple of …
Walmart: Hey Amazon, we can do cashier-free stores too
Amazon’s biggest retail rival wants to grab its own piece of the cashier-free store pie. Walmart’s answer to the Amazon Go convenience store concept (which …
Twitter may be getting rid of the ‘like’ button
After a spate of hate-fueled shootings in recent days, as well as the arrest of the pipe bomber targeting prominent liberals, social platforms find themselves …
Say hello to Google Discover, yet another news feed that tries to guess what you want
Google’s big update to its search product that the company announced a month ago now is at last starting to arrive on the search giant’s …
Apple announces iOS 12.1 with Group FaceTime and more coming Tuesday
Apple announced today that the next version of iOS, 12.1, will be released to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 30, following the company’s event in …
Halloween is coming, so here’s a state-by-state roundup of the most popular horror movies
It’s that time of year again. Break out the popcorn, dump some candy into the trick-or-treaters’ bags, and settle in for some scary movies. It’s …
Apple Watch fall detection works perfectly after Swedish man collapses
One of the centerpiece features of the new Apple Watch Series 4 is its fall detection, the ability it has to know when, say, its …
Two other Marvel shows on Netflix might be in danger, based on this warning sign
In hindsight, it shouldn’t have come as too much of a surprise when Netflix in recent days announced a pair of cancellations — Marvel’s Iron Fist …
