Endless Mike posted:

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Samsung is offering a new deal for the Galaxy S8 that’s pretty appealing if you’re a T-Mobile customer: buy one S8 from Samsung’s website, get a second one free after a instant rebate.

There have been a few deals for the Galaxy S8 offering a second, free phone from carriers (including T-Mobile), but Samsung’s deal is refreshingly simple and free of fine print. Unlike other deals, where you had to activate a new line or lease both phones, Samsung’s offer just requires that you activate one of the two S8s on an existing T-Mobile line through the Samsung website, after which the company will issue you a $750 refund to cover the second phone on your original method of payment within seven to ten days.

Samsung is also throwing in a free “Entertainment Kit” for any Galaxy S8 purchases from its site, which includes a Clear View stand, a 64GB MicroSD card, a six month Netflix subscription, which further sweetens the pot.

The buy one, get one free deal is valid now through Samsung’s website for “a limited time,” so if you’re looking to take advantage of the offer, it might be best to act quickly.

BONGHITZ posted:

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Wait for the inevitable fire sale

The Palm phone is a terrible device for $350. It's outrageously expensive for what it offers, and if you're looking for a good smartphone at this price, buy something from Nokia. If you're looking for portability, a smartwatch is more portable and, with the addition of NFC and fitness tracking, more functional than the Palm phone. Combine this with the worst battery life of any Android phone we've ever tested, and the Palm phone thoroughly, completely fails across the board at any use case you could possibly want to throw at it.

I don't hate the Palm phone, though. This super-tiny smartphone is unquestionably fun to have around. I never get tired of showing it to people and seeing their reactions. It's cute. It makes people laugh. It's just not useful, and no one should spend this much money on it.

The best-case scenario (and maybe most likely scenario?) for wannabe users of the Palm phone is that it's a complete sales disaster. Verizon, loaded with stock from its failed tiny-smartphone experiment, starts with the fire sales, and in a few months, maybe you'll be able to pick this thing up as a stupid toy for a drastically reduced price. That's basically what the Palm phone boils down to. It's a pointless toy, with no practical usage other than as a comedy prop.

The Management posted:

finally a phone that can sense my P

Endless Mike posted:

no one could have predicted this

Plank Walker posted:

love to not read the last line where they say it's not a great purchase even if the screen issue was resolved

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Galaxy Fold shipments this year are likely to make up less than half a percent of Samsung’s annual total, analysts and investors said.

Endless Mike posted:

it hypothetically means carrying one less charger. instead of bringing another wireless charger for whatever, you can plug in your phone and charge your shaver on it while it charges off the plug. it's a pretty minor use though

crepeface posted:

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9633006

im out of anything clever or funny to say about google shutting down another service.

qirex posted:

really easy to stand up for what you believe in and return home to maine after making at least 8 figgies in your decade at the goog

Jenny Agutter posted:

there was an article about the new Android air drop feature and I was like wait I remember doing that in 2012? you just tap your phones together and the NFC detects it. it was even more convenient than air drop.
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The Management posted:

I thought stadia was a subscription service that included games. lol

infernal machines posted: