Microsoft now officially owns GitHub, a reminder of how much the company has changed
During its earnings call just a few days ago, Microsoft executives promised the company’s $7.5 billion acquisition of the GitHub code repository would be closing …
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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Huawei just trolled Apple and Samsung over that phone-throttling issue
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Apple’s second biggest source of revenue is a faster-growing business than Nike
Apple’s “services” category has become an incredibly important business for the iPhone maker — services being the category that includes everything from iTunes to the …
It’s the same old story at LG: Still upbeat about mobile, but still losing money
LG on the whole has been riding high in 2018. But that’s no thanks to its serially struggling mobile business. Everyone has basically been writing …
Google Maps just copied Facebook Pages with a useful new feature
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Italian watchdog fines Apple and Samsung for throttling phones to spur new device purchases
Apple has been a longstanding target of criticism for the way it throttles CPU performance on iPhone models with lower capacity batteries. The company has …
Samsung just teased what could be its first truly all-screen, notch-free phone
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If you’ve got the cash for it, early reviews make Samsung’s QLED 8K TV sound like a good deal
If you’ve got $15k to spend on a gorgeous TV that you absolutely don’t need, then by all means, let this be the one. That’s …
The lawyer who helped Hulk Hogan bankrupt Gawker is coming for Yelp now
A high-profile lawyer whose clients have included wrestler Hulk Hogan as well as President Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to agree to hear a …
Kaleidescape Strato S is the world’s best media player
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Behold, the Misfit Vapor 2 – a $249 touchscreen watch with NFC and built-in GPS
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Uber CEO says he wants ‘flying burgers’ to be a thing
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Study: Tracking of personal data by third-party apps is getting out of control
Not that something like this should really come as a surprise anymore, but chances are that Google and, to a lesser extent, Facebook are either …
While usage of the main app drops, Facebook hopes a simpler design boosts Messenger
Facebook is finally slowing the brakes and doing an about-face on a trend that was starting to see its standalone Messenger app slowly turning into …
Top Apple insider hints at first refresh of the iPad mini in years, along with new AirPods and AirPower
Ahead of Apple’s next media event in New York set for Tuesday, we were already anticipating big announcements to include two brand new iPad Pro …
Another Facebook exec heads for the door – this time it’s Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe
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Amazon and Google make nine of the ten most popular smart speaker models in the US
If you ranked the most popular smart speaker models in the US based on the tech companies that make them, you get a list dominated …
Teslas could be getting a ‘dog mode’ for when your good boy needs to stay in the car
Hundreds of pets die each year after baking in cars where they’ve been left unattended, so it’s no wonder that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has …
Survey: iPhone loyalty among US teens is strong and keeps getting stronger
If you ask a typical American teen what kind of handset they’re most likely to buy next, it’s pretty much no contest whatsoever. The vast …
Apple’s marketing boss attempts to demystify the misunderstood iPhone XR
Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller knows some people may be loaded with questions about the iPhone XR. Like, what the heck does the “R” in …
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If ads are so important to Facebook, why does it suck this bad at them?
Facebook is the social media mega-titan that it is partly because it has such a strong money-making operation underneath the whole thing that has powered …
The days of Google letting device makers install its apps for free in Europe are almost over
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Walmart is offering $100 off a new iPhone XR if you buy the phone there
Preorders went live today for the iPhone XR, the new iPhone model that much of the tech cognoscenti believes may end up being Apple’s most …
Google Maps’ improved live-sharing makes it harder to fib about your ETA
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We’ll have to wait even longer for Guardians of the Galaxy 3, which has a weird working title
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As if things weren’t bad enough, MoviePass’ parent company is now under investigation for fraud
The headlines coming out of the struggling movie subscription service MoviePass in recent months have been a confusing assortment of tweaks to its plan terms, …
Samsung acquires analytics startup Zhilabs to prepare for the coming 5G era
Samsung has made clear that it’s got a cash horde of more than $20 billion it wants to spend investing in businesses that will in …
Google explains how the Pixel 3’s impressive Titan M chip secures the phone
Google today shared some of the first details backing up its claim that the Pixel 3 is its “most secure phone yet,” following up on …
Apple’s new privacy management tools throw epic shade at Facebook and Google
Tim Cook is a pretty straightforward guy. Dresses like your uncle. Avoids the flash of his predecessor. And he has a few key things he …
