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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.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself spending far more time in one-to-one communication applications as opposed to social networking apps. Mostly, that means using Apple’s Messages app (which we learned at WWDC 2022 today is getting a huge update) as well as Facebook Messenger, along with a smattering of others like Gmail. Facebook’s messaging …
Some crimes are so high-profile, so shocking, and the ensuing trials such a media circus … that multiple streaming services step with their own competing and juicy retellings of the affair. The Staircase murder case is one such example, with both Netflix and HBO Max giving viewers different versions of the story. And in different …
With the arrival of the WWDC 2022 kickoff on Monday — the highlight of which is always a keynote address jam-packed with software updates for all of Apple’s hardware product lines, including the just-announced iPadOS 16 — the week-long developers conference finds one of Apple’s signature annual events almost back to normal. Apple moments ago …
Lots of people decided to take up new pursuits during the pandemic. If you’re like me, one of those was learning a new language. I took Spanish classes in school, of course, but ended up forgetting most of what I learned over time. And so, with time on my hands during the pandemic, I began …
One of the first things I did when I bought my Meta Quest 2 headset was download and play around with an app called Wander. Basically, it’s like Google Maps or Google Earth — except, well, with the element of VR added to the mix. And let me tell you, Street View is one thing. …
Hopefully, all of you have made good progress in burning through your Netflix watchlists, because the coming week is going to add several new titles that not only will you want to make time for. Plenty of people are also going to obsess over these new Netflix shows (and one movie), all of which are …
In the near future, if you haven’t noticed already, Netflix’s new releases are going to start looking very different from what many of the streamer’s subscribers are used to. And it’s because of a reason that few people saw coming. The world’s biggest streamer — the one that built its brand on the value proposition …
If your iPhone is running iOS 15, did you know there’s an interactive weather map sort of buried in the stock weather app that comes pre-installed with the phone? I certainly didn’t, because I suspect I’ve used the app the same way as many as you. Meaning, a quick tap to open it, a glance …
Jean-Claude Van Damme might be one of the last classic action movie stars, a performer who still clearly loves the genre, and who has always relished big, brash, and physically demanding spectacle. But he also, even at this late stage of his game, seems keen to want to try for more nuanced performances and roles. …
The chatter in Hollywood these days when it comes to Netflix’s original movie strategy is that, while a new era is looming on the horizon (resulting in fewer, but bigger and splashier films from the streamer), a change of direction has been needed for a while now. The biggest streamer in the world has, to …
