Report: Apple secretly met with developers to push subscriptions on the App Store
In the spring of 2017, Apple convened a group of more than 30 software developers at a Tribeca loft in New York City. The iPhone …
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 says Google tracks your location on iPhone and Android even when you forbid it
Death and taxes are two of the most famous certainties in life, but surely we can add another to that list. One involving the absolute …
‘Game of Thrones’ creator says Gandalf’s death is why he constantly kills off his characters
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin got asked for his vote as part of PBS’ The Great American Read, which features celebrities weighing in …
To keep running a page with a ‘large audience,’ Facebook wants proof of where you live
Anyone who manages a Facebook page that has a “large audience,” which is the somewhat nonspecific language Facebook uses in a new blog post today, …
First Samsung stole the iPhone’s design, and now McDonald’s is ripping off the Apple Store look
Don’t stroll into this sleek new 19,000-square-foot store that opened yesterday in Chicago thinking they’re going to be able to repair your iPhone X here …
Spotify might let free users skip any ad, even though it needs all the ad revenue it can get
Spotify is dependent on the revenue it gets from subscribers and, for all of you moochers who don’t pay anything, the ads that the music …
Uber is working with UT Austin and the army to build what amount to sky taxis
Uber has chosen a pair of partners to help it develop technology for uberAIR, its proposed ride-share service in the sky. The company will be …
Discord built a gamer community, now it’s trying something new – giving them actual games
It’s game time for Discord, the gaming community used to bring together some 150 million gamers that has now decided to get into, well, actual …
Young people are actually trying to get plastic surgery to up their Snapchat game
There apparently exists, in developed Western countries, a not insignificant number of people so enamored with the way social apps like Snapchat and Instagram make …
This is how PlayStation says thank you to fans – with a sleek, translucent blue console
The folks at Sony Interactive Entertainment are announcing a big milestone today, and also a gift of sorts to fans. The number is 525.3 million …
This cute new robot from Anki is definitely the droid you’re looking for
Who among us isn’t a sucker for a cute robot you can play games with, that you can ask questions and that beeps like a …
Facebook is shedding massive traffic – and it’s apparently flocking to YouTube
Four billion. That, according to a new study shared with CNBC by market research firm SimilarWeb, is how many monthly page visits Facebook has shed in …
Disney will launch its streaming service without its biggest brands fully on board
Disney is serious about establishing itself in the streaming video space. Unfortunately, the long-anticipated streaming service it launches next year is going to have a …
Government-backed research suggests millions of smartphones have built-in security flaws
Well, this is comforting. Researchers funded by the Dept. of Homeland Security have found security vulnerabilities built into smartphones at the device level, vulnerabilities that …
The founders of a viral polling app showed Facebook a ‘psychological trick’ to target teens
When we reported last month that Facebook had decided to wind down tbh, the anonymous polling app for U.S. high schoolers that Facebook had just …
Bots just beat human pros at ‘Dota 2’ and it wasn’t even much of a contest
The research initiative co-founded by Elon Musk has successfully trained AI bots to trounce professional human players of the popular arena battle game Dota 2, …
Fossil’s new Wear OS smartwatches look good, but they’re still lacking features
Fossil today unveiled the fourth generation of its Fossil Q line of smartwatches that run Google’s Wear OS and come packed with features like heart …
Defense Dept. finally stepping in because of soldiers’ sloppy mobile device habits
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff once said during a conversation with me that he uses a fitness tracker to monitor his regular runs, but …
Update to Google Classroom is supposed to make homework suck less
Google decided to get a jump on the new school year by rolling out what it’s described as the biggest redesign yet for Classroom, its …
Sorry, Alexa – practically no one uses you to buy things from Amazon
Researchers estimate that voice shopping is a market that’s going to explode in a big way over the next couple of years, hitting more than …
Smartphone prices starting at $1,000 are getting more common, and it’s all your fault
Apple’s smartphone rivals take many cues from the iPhone maker, whether it be bezel design or that much-maligned notch. Another more unfortunate feature that’s inspiring …
The Facebook Watch show ABC debuted today is exactly what more broadcasters should do
ABC just debuted a new show on Facebook Watch today called On Location. It’s a quick daily news report that lasted all of five-and-a-half minutes, was presented …
All but one major tech platform (Twitter, obviously) has now banned Alex Jones
Major tech platforms have incrementally been pushing content from controversial broadcaster Alex Jones, founder of the conspiracy-peddling site InfoWars, off of their services. Removing some …
History buffs will love this site that maps the oldest building in every U.S. state
We report so much on the bleeding edge of all things tech, but there’s another story on the far opposite side of that world that’s …
Apple may be sending a message to Hollywood with its new one-of-a-kind L.A. store
Apple has finally confirmed its long-rumored plans to build a store and event space inside a shuttered Los Angeles movie palace in the city’s Broadway …
Apple may be worth $1 trillion, but Huawei is gunning to be the king of the smartphone hill
Huawei executives attracted major attention during a briefing today in which they pointed to an ambitious milestone they hope to reach next year. The Chinese …
Kevin McCallister could have put this new Alexa skill to good use in ‘Home Alone’
A would-be burglar creeps up on a house that looks like a tempting target, only to find — darn, it’s not empty. He listens closer …
Will we ever get a third Ant-Man movie? Paul Rudd has a sort-of answer
Iron Man got one. So did Captain America, so did Thor, and Guardians of the Galaxy will have theirs soon. But what about Ant-Man, the …
Would you be able to turn off this cute robot if it gave you puppy-dog eyes?
A group of scientists asks participants in a study to perform a simple task. Switch off Nao, the cute, human-like robot in front of you. …
Lenovo’s Google-powered smart display launched last week, but it already has a rival
All at once, it seems like, Google Assistant-powered smart displays are starting to hit the market after JBL, Lenovo and LG all announced earlier this …
