Eli Blumenthal

Apple’s limited

Apple is adding a new limited-edition version of its Apple Watch Series 6 as well as a new sport band as part of its celebrations for Black History Month. Available starting Monday, the new hardware is part of what the company is calling the Black Unity Collection, a group of products designed to “celebrate and …

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MLB The Show 21 gets Fernando Tatis Jr. as cover star, comes to PlayStation, Xbox on April 20

MLB The Show is taking the show on the road. The PlayStation Studios-made game has long been a highlight for baseball fans, praised for its realism, attention to detail and many game modes — but it’s been exclusive to Sony consoles. Now, it will be coming to Microsoft’s Xbox One and Series X/S in addition to the PlayStation 4 and PS5, …

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HBO subscribers: You can get HBO Max and stream The Little Things today for free

Wonder Woman 1984 may have left HBO Max on Jan. 24, but those looking for something new to watch on WarnerMedia’s streaming service will have plenty of options in the coming months. As it announced last year, all Warner Bros. theatrical films in 2021 will be concurrently released in theaters and on HBO Max. The next big release, The Little …

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Galaxy S21: Samsung copies Apple again, and both Android and iPhone fans suffer

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 line has plenty going for it. The displays have been improved, the processor has gotten faster and the cameras have been upgraded to take sharper photos and videos. And at a $200 cheaper starting price than the Galaxy S20, they are once again an enticing alternative to Apple’s latest iPhones. The Galaxy S21 line hits shelves today, …

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Amazon now offers pickup option of Fire TV Edition TVs at your local Best Buy

Two-day Prime shipping not fast enough to get a new TV in time for the big game? Amazon has once again teamed up with Best Buy to let you order a TV from the e-commerce giant and pick it up the same day at your local Best Buy.  The option, which first started in a “soft launch” late last year …

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AT&T beats earnings thanks to strong wireless, home internet, HBO Max growth

Despite the unpredictability of COVID-19, AT&T’s 2020 ended up working out. In its fourth-quarter earnings released on Wednesday, AT&T announced that it saw growth in wireless users, fiber customers and HBO Max activations.  The company reported revenues of $45.7 billion for the quarter, beating the $44.55 billion expected by analysts polled by Yahoo Finance. Adjusted earnings per share, which factors …

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Verizon ends 2020 with growth in wireless, Fios internet users

After an unpredictable year, Verizon on Tuesday announced its fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported earnings per share of $1.11 for the quarter, down from analyst estimates of $1.17, according to Yahoo Finance. On an adjusted basis, which excludes special items such as a $404 million payment to severance and a $119 million net loss “primarily related to the disposition of the HuffPost …

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WWE heads to Peacock as NBCUniversal looks to build up its streaming service

NBCUniversal is looking to give its Peacock streaming service a boost, so it’s sending WWE into the ring. The wrestling giant and the NBC-focused streamer announced on Monday that they’ve reached a multiyear deal in which Peacock will become the exclusive streaming home of the WWE Network in the US.  The WWE will join Peacock starting on March 18, beginning a rollout …

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Microsoft gives Xbox Live Gold a price hike to make Game Pass more tempting

Update: Later Friday, Microsoft canceled its pricing changes. You can read about that here. Microsoft is updating its Xbox Live pricing and dropping the one-year subscription option as it reshuffles its online offerings. The move, announced in a blog post on Friday, will also see the software giant raise the price of a one-month subscription by one dollar and a …

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Apple rumored to be prepping new MacBook Air with MagSafe magnetic charging

Apple is working on a new MacBook Air that will be even thinner and lighter than the company’s already svelte laptop. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Apple plans to release the new machine “during the second half of this year at the earliest or in 2022.”  The new MacBook Air, the report details, will run on a new version …

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