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The Patriots (10-7) are back in the postseason after taking a year to adjust to the post-Brady era. Rookie quarterback Mac Jones has been a big part of the Pats getting back to this point. After beating out veteran quarterback and former MVP Cam Newton in training camp, then struggling through a 2-4 start, Jones helped lead New England on a seven-game winning streak. He was aided in that effort by running back Damien Harris, who finished second in the league with 15 rushing touchdowns and tight end Hunter Henry who’s nine touchdowns put him in a four-way tie for most in the NFL at the position....

The Comcast-owned streaming service announced today (Nov. 8) that Peacock “will soon have 24/7 access to watch their local affiliate station through a channel on their Peacock homepage.” But that’s only if they’re Peacock Premium Plus subscribers, meaning they pay for the $10/month ad-free tier of the streaming service. Some users will get this live feed before others, but live NBC channels will be available in all of the 210 NBC affiliate markets, starting on November 30....

PlayStation Plus members on the Essential, Extra or Premium tier will have access to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan and Arcadegeddon. These games will be free to download from July 5 until August 1. Once claimed, you can download them anytime, so long as you still have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. The flagship game this month is clearly Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time....

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo may be unhappy at Man Utd but he has always found solace in playing (and scoring) for his country. Ronaldo is not just Portugal’s top scorer but the top scorer for international football as a whole with an astonishing 117 strikes. With his lack of form and minutes this season, however, manager Fernando Santos might consider the unthinkable and not start his captain in this game. There are plenty of attacking alternatives to choose from with stars like Rafael Leao and Joao Felix among the best young players in Europe....

There’s a bit more variety when it comes to QLED TVs. While LG and Sony dominate the OLED market, there are multiple QLED makers in the ring. Samsung is perhaps best known for touting QLED technology, Quantum Dot sets from TCL, Hisense and Vizio perform well, too. Just because you see a stellar deal on an OLED TV or a QLED TV doesn’t mean it’s the right TV for you....

This free PS4-era game will join EA Sports UFC 4 and Planet Coaster: Console Edition on February 1. The first two games will be free to download on PS5 and PS4 for members of the PS Plus subscription service. Planet Coaster: Console Edition is for PS5 only. For people who are fans of somewhat aggressive-looking humans beating each other up, then UFC 4 is the game for you. For the uninitiated, UFC stands for Ultimate Fighting Championship, wherein contestants battle each other using mixed martial arts....

These rumors started circulating primarily after VGC (opens in new tab) reported that select PS3 games have appeared on the PlayStation Store on PS5. While PS3 games included in Sony’s PS Now service have been a regular fixture of the store for years, the games spotted by VGC are titles not included with the game streaming service. We have investigated for ourselves and can confirm that the PS3 title Dead or Alive 5 appears on the PlayStation Store on PS5 with a £7....

While speculation on the eventual PlayStation 6 is arguably a bit premature, the wish list has to start somewhere. The Tom’s Guide team put our heads together and came up with a few areas where the PS5 falls short, and where the PS6 could provide some much-needed improvements. Here are eight upgrades we want from the PS6 — bearing in mind that the PS6 is a long, long way off, and a lot could change between now and then....

The Saints (8-8) have found a way to keep their playoff hopes alive despite being on their third starting quarterback this season. They lost their QB1, Jameis Winston for the season in week eight after he suffered a knee injury against the Buccaneers. Then after a 0-4 stretch with Trevor Siemian as their starter, they made the switch to Taysom Hill. Hill’s versatility has helped lead New Orleans to a record of 3-0 record over his last three starts and now with a win and a 49ers’ loss, the Saints will be in the playoffs....

Could this be the end of the road for the underperforming Samsung Exynos chipset? After the Exynos 2200 promised plenty but underperformed, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Samsung is set to abandon its own silicon in the upcoming Galaxy S23 for an exclusive provider. “Qualcomm will likely be the sole processor supplier for Samsung Galaxy S23 (vs. 70% shipment proportion for S22) thanks to the next flagship 5G chip SM8550 [Snapdragon 8 Gen 2] made by TSMC 4nm,” he tweeted (opens in new tab)....

The figures (opens in new tab), taken from a Geekbench 5 entry for an unnamed Samsung device by GalaxyClub (opens in new tab), show results that beat the mighty iPhone 14 and its A15 Bionic chip on multi-core performance. However, there’s a catch. The iPhone 14 still wins on single-core performance. iPhones have outperformed even the best Android phones on benchmarks for years, so at least this is a sign of progress....

The Galaxy S22 Ultra brought a big overhaul and is one of the best phones around. It combined the camera array of the previous models while retaining the signature Note design and built-in stylus. The S23 Ultra is expected to build on this with a rumored 200MP camera, new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip for more performance and power efficiency, and some minor design tweaks as well. Now that the iPhone 14 Pro and the Google Pixel 7 Pro are here, we will have to see what Samsung’s next top flagship brings to the table to take on the competition....

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is still one of the best smartwatches on the market, even if it has been replaced by the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. But the latest firmware update for the generation-old smartwatch could have users panicking. First reported by SamMobile (opens in new tab) the latest firmware update for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic has been rendering some users’ smartwatches useless....

Leaker SnoopyTech (opens in new tab) on Twitter published images of what they claim is the Galaxy Watch 5’s new wireless charging cradle, as well as one image seemingly showing the watch placed on the charger. Other than sharing the images, SnoopyTech also claims that this fast charger offers 10W of power, up from the Galaxy Watch 4’s 5W charger, which lines up with previous leaks. The new charger is apparently capable of powering the watch to 45% full in half an hour and will use a USB-C connector, which will make it easier to juice up from modern power packs and other Android devices....

WinFuture’s Roland Quandt (opens in new tab) (via XDA Developers (opens in new tab)) shared alleged Galaxy Watch 5 prices on Twitter, claiming the wearable will start around €300 for the Bluetooth-only, 40mm model. That coverts to about $315 for U.S. customers, a step up from the entry-level Samsung Galaxy Watch 4’s $249 starting price. Though companies charge different prices in different regions, Quandt’s intel suggests increases spanning the entire Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 lineup....

As our Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review concluded, and as I can confirm from my time using the phone shortly after launch, the Z Flip 4 is a fantastic compact phone thanks to its clamshell design. While it’s a portable little square shape when folded, it opens up to reveal a large 6.7-inch display when required. However, you may not need to open it as much as you think because the 1....

Two photos, allegedly of cases for the Z Fold 4 and Z Fold 3, show that Samsung may well be giving the Z Fold 4 a new squarer design, as IU has rumored before. While the cases aren’t directly side-by-side, you can still see some changes looking between the two shots. The big one is that the two folding sides of the cases (and therefore the phone) have become wider....

As the photos below seem to show, there’s still a crease in the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s display (below, right), but it’s much shallower than the canyon of a crease in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3’s screen. The shallower dip in the Z Fold 4’s screen will likely be even harder to spot when there’s content on the display. The crease in the Galaxy Z Fold 3 was noticeable even back at launch, but given it’s still the top of our best foldable phones guide, it’s a forgivable problem....

The sit-down panel included stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes and Neil Flynn. Apart from Ken Jenkins, who played the crotchety chief of medicine Bob Kelso, the show’s entire main cast was present. Series creator Bill Lawrence was also in attendance, and after some good-natured reminiscing, the conversation quickly turned to the idea of a Scrubs revival. “Here’s the deal: I think we all want a reboot and want to work together again but it couldn’t be a full season....

But what if you want to buy an Apple Watch before then? Right now, the Apple Watch Series 7 is the best smartwatch you can buy. Though if it’s going to be replaced in a short time, you might be wondering if it’s worth getting one now or waiting for the Apple Watch Series 8. Buyer’s remorse is a real thing, after all. We’ve seen the best Apple Watch deals drop the Apple Watch 7 price down considerably this summer, making it a tempting purchase — and for a good reason....