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Samsung smart TVs get 6 new fitness apps

Six new fitness-focused apps are now available on Samsung smart TVs, the company said Tuesday. Barre3, Calm, Echelon, Fitplan, Jillian Michaels Fitness and Obé Fitness apps are accessible as part of Samsung’s effort to bring over 5,000 hours of wellness content to people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Samsung said the apps will also …

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Sling TV adds first free local channels for people stuck at home

Sling TV has now added Fox News and its local affiliates (in select markets) to its free Stay in and Sling service, which is a response to the current coronavirus lockdown. Sling TV has traditionally avoided local channels in a bid to keep subscription costs low. Sling TV‘s rebrand of its existing free streaming service includes a stream of ABC News Live as …

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The 65

Stuck at home because of coronavirus? My guess is you’re consuming a good bit of TV right now. (Me, I just started on The Leftovers. Super-grim, but wow.) So maybe it’s the right time for an upgrade? Perfect timing: Walmart has the 65-inch TCL 65S421 4 Series Roku TV for $428. That’s the lowest I’ve seen it; the last time …

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Apple Arcade launches big updates to 8 popular games

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. On Friday, Apple Arcade launched slew of updates for several games in the $4.99-a-month gaming service, which are now available to play. Apple Arcade has over 100 games available to play now on the platform, which debuted last September. You can …

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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Israel Adesanya is arguably the biggest rising star in the UFC since Conor McGregor. He’s a big deal, and if he keeps up his winning streak he could be an even bigger deal. When he knocked out previous champ Robert Whittaker in definitive fashion at UFC 243 (after the best walk-in in UFC history) you could almost hear the ka-ching of …

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If you’ve been thinking about ditching your expensive cable bill in favor of a more affordable live TV streaming service, now is a good time to test out the streaming waters. Sling TV will let you try out its biggest package for free from now until March 15. And after the trial ends, Sling TV has one of the cheapest …

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Samsung 2020 QLED TVs go on preorder, focus on 8K, cost a bundle

Despite the rise of TCL and the OLED-powered image quality dominance of LG, Samsung still sells more TVs than anyone, especially expensive ones. Its latest crop of QLED models, first announced at CES in January, now available for preorder and shipping soon, tries to maintain that popularity with an array of new features, designs, sizes, series and prices — many …

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How LCD TVs use mini

Liquid crystal displays, aka LCDs, are old. Really old. It’s been 20 years since the technology’s arrival on the TV scene, a period long enough to see the demise of CRT, plasma and rear projection. LCD is still dominating the TV market against the remaining large-screen display tech, OLED. Compared to those other technologies the main advantage for LCD is that …

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Spring training is here and, in some good news for T-Mobile users who are baseball fans, right before Opening Day the wireless carrier is bringing back its free MLB.TV offer.  Responding to tweets on Tuesday as to whether the company would once again be offering a free subscription to Major League Baseball’s streaming service, a number of T-Mobile support reps …

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Best Buy flash sale: 4 great deals from HP and Dell (Update: Expired)

Update: As originally noted, Best Buy’s flash sale prices ended overnight. For other deals right now, check out Best TV deals for the big game and CNET’s Cheapskate page . I don’t want you to start running around breathlessly like Kiefer Sutherland in an episode of “24,” but you should know that Best Buy is running a flash sale right …

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