Ah, March Madness. Most casual fans and office bracketology participants know it as the 68-team free-for-all of the main 2019 NCAA tournament, which tips off March 19. But minor madness starts earlier in March with six conference championships. One of the biggest, the Southeastern Conference, is home to perennial NCAA contenders like Kentucky, Louisiana State, Auburn, …
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Editor’s note, May 16, 2019: Spotify stopped accepting new sign ups for its Premium with Hulu deal on May 14. The company has announced a new Premium offer, where new or free-tier users who previously haven’t tried Premium can get a three-month trial for 99 cents. (Spotify Premium users that canceled their Premium account before April 15, 2019 can also …
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Six major NCAA men’s basketball conference championships are happening this week, a frenzy of playoffs leading up to March Madness and the 2019 NCAA tournament later this month. But only one, the 2019 Big East tournament, is home to last year’s NCAA basketball champ. That would be the Villanova Wildcats. Despite losing four of their last six games, the 2019 version …
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Getting your bracketology ready for March Madness later this month? One great way to prepare for the 2019 NCAA tournament is to check out the lead-in conference championships happening this week. The 2019 Big Ten tournament starts March 13. After a Michigan State win over Michigan, the Big Ten Conference has seeded Michigan State number one. They’ll face off on Friday, March …
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Elton John. Madison Square Garden. Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. I’m standing off to the side of the stage when I feel my phone vibrate, alerting me that a text has come in. “Suggestion… lead guitar is acoustic and gets lost on Rocket Man — I personally like to crank it.” The message is from a rep for the maker …
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(Update, August 28, 2019: Fitbit just announced its latest smartwatch, the Fitbit Versa 2. The guide below is for previous Fitbit models, and will be updated soon once we’ve reviewed the Versa 2.) Fitbit makes a lot of trackers. Even though the company’s shrunk its lineup a bit with the launch of its newest Versa Lite Edition, Inspire and Inspire …
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If I told you the phones of tomorrow will be a slab of glass with no buttons, no ports and a full-display underscreen fingerprint sensor, you’d probably tell me I was dreaming. But I’m not. Chinese phone-maker Vivo’s Apex 2019 concept is all that and more. I’ve just had the chance to try out this 5G phone, and I’m pretty much blown …
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I know: Another phone? Right on top of yesterday’s Moto X4 deal? Hey, I don’t control when the universe decides to spit out sweet discounts. And this is pretty sweet — too sweet to pass up just because of repetitive timing. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the refurbished unlocked Google Pixel 3 for $499.99 …
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Your phone can make a great controller for music, movies and TV in the home. Maybe you want to send music from your phone or an app like Spotify to your speaker system. Or maybe you want to control Netflix on your mobile device and watch it on your TV. Two phone-to-AV systems stand out above the crowd: Google Chromecast and …
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Best Buy is selling the new MacBook Air for $999. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this laptop, which Apple unveiled in October, and a $200 discount on the usual retail price for the entry-level model. The retailer has also discounted the higher-end MacBook Air model by $200, bringing its price down to $1,199. It comes with twice the storage capacity …
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