Eli Blumenthal

Icon leak gives possible glimpse at Apple’s high

Apple’s been rumored to be prepping over-the-ear headphones for years. While they have yet to materialize, a new leak in iOS code suggests that they may be inching closer to release.  Spotted by 9to5Mac, the site has spotted a couple of placeholder icons featuring white and black/space gray images for over-ear headphones in iOS 14 …

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How to watch the SEC tournament without cable

The most exciting time in college basketball has begun. This week marks the start of college basketball conference tournaments featuring many of the biggest schools. In a whirlwind season that has seemingly had several top-25 teams lose every week, the conference games provide a chance for teams that are near-locks for next week’s March Madness a time to tighten up …

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Galaxy S20 5G: Everything to know about 5G on Samsung’s latest phones

Samsung’s Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and S20 Plus Ultra hit stores on Friday, March 6 and with it, the first big 5G launch gets underway. While the Galaxy S10 line from last year was largely 4G-focused, Samsung’s S20 phones are the first major family of devices to incorporate 5G on every US carrier, and they’re ready from the get-go to tap into …

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A triple folding phone? Hands

When we last saw TCL’s prototype for a crazy triple folding phone last October, it was in the preliminary stages. The concept was there, with the “DragonHinge” allowing it to bend in multiple directions, but a working screen was not. This week, however, we had a chance to get our hands on the wacky phone-tablet hybrid, and while it is …

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YouTube TV, Sinclair strike deal for 19 sports networks but not YES, Fox Sports West

YouTube TV and Sinclair have struck a deal that will save live sports for most users across the country, but fans in bigger markets such as New York or Los Angeles may want to look for a different streaming TV provider.  In an announcement Thursday, Sinclair said that 19 of its 21 Fox Sports stations will continue to be carried …

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Amazon will stream 21 Yankees games on Prime Video this season

Amazon bought a piece of the Yankees’ YES Network last year when Disney was divesting its stake in the sports network and it isn’t waiting long to put its purchase to use.  On Tuesday the technology giant announced in tandem with the Yankees and Sinclair Broadcast Group that it would be broadcasting 21 Yankees games this season on its Prime …

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Sinclair, YouTube agree to temporarily keep Fox Sports on YouTube TV while negotiating

The battle between the Sinclair Broadcast Group and YouTube TV has cooled, at least for now. After a brief moment Thursday where it seemed that YouTube TV was going to pull the 23 Sinclair-owned sports channels over a dispute on its broadcasting agreement, the two sides have agreed to keep the channels on the YouTube TV’s digital airwaves while they …

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FX on Hulu launches as Disney stretches its brands

Disney’s positioning of Hulu as a more mature streaming service took another step forward on Monday, with the Mouse House launching a dedicated section on the platform for FX. Called FX on Hulu, the new section brings the FX network that Disney acquired in its purchase of Fox assets last year together with Hulu, which Disney also took a controlling stake …

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AT&T TV hands

AT&T has a lot of TV services. There’s satellite broadcaster DirecTV, cable service U-Verse, live TV streaming services AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) and AT&T Watch TV and on-demand streamers HBO Now and HBO Go, as well as soon-to-launch Netflix competitor HBO Max. Now you can add another, called simply AT&T TV.  After a limited launch in 13 markets including New …

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Samsung Galaxy S20 sales down in Korea due to coronavirus, report claims

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 line is on sale in the company’s home country of South Korea, but the global spread of coronavirus may be having an impact on sales.  After going on sale in South Korea on Thursday, a report from the country’s …

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