Associate Editor
Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.
No matter how popular an app might be, that doesn’t necessarily make it safe. For example, Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular chat apps on the planet, but according to a self-proclaimed Apple expert, the app isn’t as safe as its popularity might suggest. “To the surprise of many, Facebook Messenger is one …
Every month, streaming services add dozens of new TV shows and movies to their libraries. They do this in order to keep their subscribers around and entice new ones into signing up. But no matter how exciting these additions may be, there are far too many services for any of us to subscribe to them …
Every month, Microsoft announces a new collection of Xbox games that it will give away to Xbox Live Gold members. These are frequently titles that are several years old, and there’s a decent chance you haven’t even heard of them all. But they are free if you subscribe to Xbox Live Gold. We will continue to update …
Last week, Motherboard reported that a hacker had acquired a database full of private data about Verizon employees. The database included full names, email addresses, corporate ID numbers, and phone numbers. After getting their hands on the data, the hacker contacted Motherboard to share the information from the database.
Apple rolled out iOS 15.6 beta 2 and iPadOS 15.6 beta 2 on Tuesday, May 31st. With WWDC 2022 scheduled to start next week, it’s likely that iOS 15.6 will be the final major update for iOS 15 ahead of the debut of iOS 16 this fall. All of the devices that were supported by …
Two months ago, Netflix announced that it would finally initiate a crackdown on password sharing. The company claims that this practice impacts its “ability to invest in great new TV and films” for the service. As a result, Netflix began testing two new features in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru that forces subscribers in these …
In one week, Apple will reveal a host of big software updates for its most popular devices at WWDC 2022. We’re most interested to see what the company has in store for iOS 16, such as a rumored always-on display. There’s also a chance that we’ll see some new hardware at the event, but Apple …
Based on early box office returns, Top Gun: Maverick was worth the 36-year wait. According to Variety, Paramount expects the movie to rack up $151 million through Monday, falling just short of the Memorial Day record set by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2017. Worldwide, the movie is set to top $260 …
Every once in a while, an app or service will add a new feature that we can’t believe it didn’t have already. For example, Google announced this week that it is rolling out support for cut, copy, and paste keyboard shortcuts to Google Drive on the web. Yes, that does mean that it wasn’t possible …
We’re back once again to share all of the latest new releases on Netflix for this week. As always, you can see everything Netflix has been adding to its library this year in our huge roundup of all the best movies and series. But for now, let’s focus on the Netflix releases this week. Some …
