Game of Thrones production designer says season 8 ‘nearly killed me’
With the production designer for Game of Thrones already saying she can’t wait to see the final season of the landmark series when it returns …
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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Russia’s answer to the Tesla is here, and it’s made by Kalashnikov. Yes, that Kalashnikov
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The collaborative lists that Amazon users have wanted forever are finally here
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Jaguar is putting an electric model of ‘the most beautiful car in the world’ into production
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These two new feature-packed cameras Nikon just announced are a bid to take on Sony
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Apple is stronger than ever under Tim Cook, whose seventh anniversary as CEO comes tomorrow
Apple has unquestionably enjoyed an epic run under CEO Tim Cook’s leadership so far, even as it experiments with products and services that move it …
Apple just released iOS 12 beta 10 and public beta 9
Apple is out with an updated iOS 12 developer beta and a new public beta today, the new build coming just three days after the …
Tablet sales are declining, but Lenovo thinks it has a shot with these new dirt cheap models
Fewer people these days seem to think a tablet is worth having as a complement to their much more indispensable smartphone. A couple of different …
Amazon enlists more universities to help it give Alexa a leg up on the Google Assistant
If you’re Amazon and a big believer that voice inputs form an increasingly important technology platform, then the natural reaction is to put your Alexa-powered …
Facebook Watch has a big problem – too many people say they have no idea what it is
Throwing tons of money at video content producers for Facebook’s nascent video service called Facebook Watch that hosts episodic programming is the social media giant’s …
Even teens are now admitting that we’re too addicted to our cellphones
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Apparently, enough people bought Samsung’s last 18-inch tablet that it’s making a new one
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Here’s a first look at Facebook’s “Aloha” voice assistant that might power its smart speaker
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Google Fit just got a big update that includes Apple-like rings to track goal progress
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Study from Vanderbilt professor finds Google tracking is even creepier than you thought
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EU to social media companies: Take down terror content in less than 1 hour or pay a fine
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The Spotify vs Apple Music war is heating up, and Nicki Minaj thinks she was caught in the crossfire
Spotify didn’t waste time in responding to a hot take from Nicki Minaj over her new album Queen only debuting at number two on the …
Dark Sky is one of the most popular weather apps, and it just got a major overhaul
Dark Sky is one of the most popular smartphone weather apps among both iOS and Android users, and it’s just announced a major overhaul that’s …
Twitch is going to start forcing all Twitch Prime members to watch ads
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Google’s creepy location-tracking policy just landed the company a brand-new lawsuit
Right on the heels of an Associated Press investigation confirming that Google creepily tracks user movements and locations even after they’ve tried to forbid that …
Fitbit’s sleek new Charge 3 sports a premium design and loads of advanced health features
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Do people actually listen to Beats 1? Zane Lowe won’t say in this new interview
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Netflix, please stop this experiment with ads before it’s too late
From the very beginning, an ad-free experience has always been one of those big benefits Netflix has touted for users, partly as a differentiation from …
Google just made some great changes to its search results page
Google keeps moving farther and farther away from presenting you with a page of search results that’s mostly a collection of blue links, with a …
Elon Musk says he sometimes can’t sleep without Ambien and ‘the worst is yet to come’
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Tom Cruise might make Green Lantern his first superhero role
In brightest day, in blackest night, here’s a rumor that might not be right — but Tom Cruise, according to the Internet grapevine, has apparently …
Sony announces two new games to celebrate selling 3 million VR headsets
We still don’t know how many Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headsets have been sold, but Sony, meanwhile, is trumpeting a milestone figure today: Three …
Looks like Facebook overreacted with that Boston data firm it suspended last month
Facebook acted fast last month to suspend a Boston-based data analytics firm, Crimson Hexagon, from accessing Facebook and Instagram once reports surfaced suggesting the social …
Google just confirmed it still monitors your location data even with that setting turned off
The Internet lit up earlier this week with headlines all stemming from an Associated Press investigation that came to this creepy conclusion about Google: the …
