John Falcone

Sprint will lease you two Galaxy S8s for the price of one

Why get one Galaxy S8 when you can get two for the same price? That’s the pitch Sprint is using for its latest deal. The wireless provider is offering two of Samsung‘s newest phones for a total of $31.25/month (in addition to wireless service charges). The catch? You need to activate two new lines of …

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Facebook F8, day 2: Live stream, how to watch, start time

Day 2 of Facebook’s F8 developer conference was all about the future. Facebook may be the world’s largest social network, but the talk on the stage in San Jose, California, focused on everything else the company is working on, and how that will change lives in the decade ahead. From augmented and virtual reality to next-gen wireless connectivity to brain-control …

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Facebook F8, day 1: Everything that Facebook just announced

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook rolls out augmented-reality camera platform 2:19 The first day of Facebook’s F8 developer conference was all about the social giant’s augmented reality and virtual reality future. CEO Mark Zuckerberg started off by addressing the recent murder of Robert Godwin Sr. His alleged assailant, Steve Stephens, posted videos to Facebook of his intent to murder someone …

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Samsung Galaxy S8 event: Live stream, start time, watch live here

Livestream It’s finally happening. The Samsung Galaxy S8 was officially unveiled this morning in New York. For Samsung, the stakes are huge: After the Galaxy Note 7 battery fire fiasco, this was the company’s chance to show off its comeback phone, and it pretty much has to be a home run. The press conference just ended, but we’ve toggled back …

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Galaxy S8: Everything Samsung announced (updated)

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones — and a variety of accessories — at a press event at New York City’s Lincoln Center earlier today. The big news is as follows: Samsung Galaxy S8: The company’s newest flagship phone boasts …

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No headphone jack on Pixel 2? The case for and against

There’s a rumor floating around 9to5Google that the 2017 version of Google‘s Pixel phone will drop the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. To its credit, 9to5Google specifies that the story comes from a single source, and that its staff hasn’t been able to verify it with any degree of secondary confirmation. In fact, the site didn’t even publish it as a …

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Look out, Windows: Android is catching up

Android is poised to overtake Windows as the world’s most-used operating system. That’s the word from web analytics service StatCounter, which monitors worldwide web traffic with an eye towards device operating systems. The firm found that 37.4 percent of devices online were Android — just a hair behind Windows at 38.6 percent. StatCounter Perhaps the bigger concern for Microsoft are …

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G6, G5 and 5G: Everything from Mobile World Congress press day

The show floor for Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest showcase for wireless technology and mobile devices, doesn’t officially open until Monday. But like all good trade shows, “day zero” is press conference day. The elephant in the room at the 2017 show is the phone that isn’t here: the Galaxy S8. But Samsung teased the phone at the end …

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iPad Pro’s $150 discount at Target is an insanely good deal

Now playing: Watch this: How to choose your next iPad 2:18 If you’ve had your eye on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro tablet but couldn’t justify the $600 price tag, now’s the time to take the plunge. Effective today, Target is discounting the tablet by $150 at all storage capacities. That translates to: 32GB iPad Pro for $450 (25 percent off …

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Sling TV launches cloud DVR feature hours before DirecTV Now unveiling

Sling TV users will soon be able to record some TV shows and store them online for later viewing. The feature, which will initially be available as an invite-only beta to users of Dish’s online streaming video service, is being announced on the same day that a major rival is appearing on the scene. Details of AT&T’s DirecTV Now will …

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