After a wild trade deadline revamped a host of playoff contenders in the NBA, and a controversial finish to the dunk contest Saturday night, it’s time to start focusing on the league’s next big event: the All-Star game itself. The main showcase takes place Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on TNT but you don’t need cable …
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The Daytona 500 is stock car racing’s biggest, most celebrated race of the year — and that shows how different NASCAR is from any other sport. For everyone else, the big championship ends the season, whether it’s the NFL and the Super Bowl, baseball and the World Series or cornhole and the ACO World Championships. (Golf is another rare exception, with …
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When Samsung announced the Galaxy S20 lineup earlier this week, I made the case for considering the Galaxy S10 instead. That previous-generation model is about to get a price cut, and you can already get it pretty cheap if you’re game for a refurb. OK, but let’s go back another generation. Way back in 2018, the Galaxy S9 was the …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip are joining the iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Galaxy Fold and the new, foldable Motorola Razr as the small handful of phones that use a new technology called eSIM. What that means depends on the phone. For some, like the Razr, you can ditch your plastic SIM card altogether. For others, like the iPhone 11 and Galaxy S20, you …
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Time’s running out to get more than a bouquet of flowers or heart-shaped box of Ferrero Rocher for Valentine’s Day. That’s why AT&T is hoping you’ll take up its offer to BOGO. From now through Feb. 16, you can buy one Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 and get a second one free. If you’ve been wanting to …
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Last year, 5G phones were just getting started. This year, it will be hard to avoid them — and you’re going to pay more for the superfast technology, whether you actually want it or not. At least, that was the message from Samsung at its latest Unpacked event, held Tuesday in San Francisco. If you want one of the company’s …
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Update, July 22: Samsung just announced the forthcoming release of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G for $1,450. Original story follows. Why stop at one foldable phone when you can have two? Following on last year’s much-anticipated Galaxy Fold, Samsung is back this week with the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable device that uses a clamshell design similar to the Motorola Razr. …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is guarding against coronavirus and associated worries at its Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. The company is offering face masks and hand sanitizer to attendees and has posted signage to recommend that people wash hands and take other steps to protect themselves. …
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T-Mobile’s deal with Sprint is almost across the finish line after a New York court decision that the pending $26.5 billion transaction could go ahead. US District Judge Victor Marrero formally ruled on Tuesday in favor of the deal, which will combine the third- and fourth-largest US wireless carriers. Fourteen state attorneys general, led by New York and California, had …
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Two days before Samsung’s Unpacked event is set to kick off on Feb. 11, the company teased its upcoming foldable flip phone in an ad that ran during the Oscars. The Z Flip, as the device is known to be called, marks the company doubling down on foldable phones. We’ve known since October that a foldable clamshell design is coming and for months, rumors, …
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