T-Mobile stretches Brazil offers until the end of the Paralympic Games

It didn’t take the modern equivalent of Nostradamus to prophesy T-Mobile’s month-long free unlimited high-speed data promotion for Uncarrier customers traveling to Brazil to attend the 31st edition of the Olympic Games was to be ultimately extended through September.After all, the Michael Phelps and Simone Biles show might be wrapping up soon, but the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro will then almost immediately seize the spotlight. Magenta has just confirmed it’s “doing it ...

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Apple’s latest ‘Shot on iPhone’ ad features Maya Angelou reciting ‘Human Family’ poem

Not all of Apple’s TV and YouTube commercials released in recent months have been as universally praised as iPhone or iPad-promoting video efforts from previous years, some starring onions for unexplained reasons, others getting a controversial message across, while one or two simply fell flat trying too hard to be ...

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Google will do everything in its power to keep you updated during the 2016 Olympics

Let’s forget about the US election for a while (but not too long, as your voter registration deadline approaches), and focus on another fierce battle for gold through August 21. A slightly less dirty contest comprising over 300 events across 28 sports, with 10,500 athletes from 206 countries eyeing the greatest honor known to man since ancient Greece.Following all the Olympic action can feel a little overwhelming, though Google promises to play its part more robustly than ever in reducing the risk ...

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These limited edition Apple Watch bands are must-buys for Rio 2016 attendees from 14 countries

Just two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and everyone from Samsung to NBC to Samsung again to T-Mobile and even Apple is looking to get in a Games-celebratory mood.That’s to say all these companies (and then some) are trying to milk the enthusiasm of sports fans worldwide as much ...

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T-Mobile goes all in for Rio 2016 with free calls, texts and high-speed data in Brazil

Even with all the concerns and controversies surrounding the 2016 Summer Olympics, from Zika virus threats to political instability and economic crisis, as well as sanitation and security issues, an estimated 100,000 Americans and millions of sports fans around the world are expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro next month.T-Mobile can’t show its appreciation for the enthusiasm of all these people, but as far as Magenta’s US customers are concerned, this year’s games should be a reason to celebrate, not foot the bill for “AT&T’s VIP parties and private suites in Rio.” What, ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Edition goes on pre-order in Germany at €880

While we’re still almost a month away from the official opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Samsung is in a hurry to get the celebrations underway for hardcore sports and mobile technology fans.Unveiled less than 24 hours ago, and technically only due out in ten days, the Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition already seeks early adopters in one of a handful of ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic edition is official, with 2,016 units going on sale July 18

As the “worldwide Olympic partner in the wireless communications equipment” category, Samsung is sure milking the approach of the 2016 Rio Summer Games, powering NBC’s cutting-edge virtual reality coverage and hooking athletes up with a special edition of the best-selling Galaxy S7 Edge.Aptly but intricately ...

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NBC has 85 hours of virtual reality Olympics content up its sleeve for Gear VR users

If the Zika virus threat doesn’t spook all of the world’s top athletes into jointly boycotting it, and Brazil’s worst economic recession since the 1990s ultimately allows for the smooth unfolding of this summer’s Olympic events in Rio de Janeiro, US-based sports fans can look forward to the most epic TV and VR broadcasts in the Games’ history.Not only is NBC touting its “most live Olympics ever”, with 4,500 hours (that’s more than 187 straight days) of real-time online coverage streaming of everything from basketball to dressage, but Samsung Gear VR owners will also be able ...

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