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E3 is dead,

Apple's next event, and

Samsung's new $450 phone

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9/➕PS Plus free games for April: 🧦 Sackboy: A Big Adventure is the star of the show from Sony 🔫 Meet Your Maker by

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🐀Tails of Iron by

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⤵️PS Plus discount code: theshortcut.com/p/playstation-

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8/ 💻Lenovo has a new MacBook rival, the Slim Pro 9i, and

@LegendaryScoop

went hands-on for

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7/🥽PSVR 2 sales are off to a slow start despite the success of PS5 ⤵️Full story by

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6/ 🤖💩Microsoft's Bing chatbot is about to serve you ads... while stealing journalists' work ⤵️ The banner-ad-free info from

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5/ 🍎Apple's WWDC 2023 keynote is June 5. We'll see iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS 14 and tvOS 17 there for sure. ⤵️We may also see Apple's AR/VR headset theshortcut.com/p/apple-wwdc-2

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4/ 📱Samsung's new $450 Android phone is really good if you can't splurge for Galaxy S23 Ultra ⤵️Here's my first take on it theshortcut.com/p/samsung-gala

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3/ Today's deals ✏️Microsoft Office back @ $39 💻PC mttswdr.co/microsoft-offi 🍎Mac mttswdr.co/microsoft-offi ⚔️Zelda Switch OLED in stock 🏷️BB mttswdr.co/best-buy-zelda 📦Amazon amazon.com/dp/B0BZK5M9TD? Zelda Switch case mttswdr.co/best-buy-zelda Pro controller mttswdr.co/best-buy-zelda

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2/ I attended my first E3 20 years ago – E3 2003! ⤵️Here's what it was like at E3 2003 and what killed E3 2023, chiefly the Apple Event effect

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True. It may not sell out today, but like the Pokemon Switch OLED, it may be gone by the time it releases Amazon links: Zelda (in stock) amazon.com/dp/B0BZK5M9TD? Pokemon (OOS) amazon.com/Nintendo-Switc

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Doubt it... they been in stock since yesterday and amazon was up for a bit before u posted, someone else posted it

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Nintendo Switch – OLED Model - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Edition

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🚨⚔️🚨Just bought it: Limited-Edition Zelda Nintendo Switch OLED (likely to sell out) 📦Amazon amazon.com/dp/B0BZK5M9TD? 🏷️Best Buy howl.me/cjqyBtUvUtR ⬇️🍎Also: WWDC date announced, likely to see Apple's mixed-reality headset theshortcut.com/p/apple-wwdc-2

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👀Samsung "The Frame TV" finally discounted – but ends tonight (10 deals total today) 1📺$1,000 off Frame TV 75" & 85" 2📺$400 off Frame TV 65" 🟦Samsung mttswdr.co/samsung-frame- 3🎧*Link fixed* AirPods Pro 2nd gen down to $199 📦Amazon mttswdr.co/samsung-deals… Show more

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10🍄$38 Super Mario Odyssey (MSRP $60) 🌟$38 Walmart mttswdr.co/walmart-super- 📦$39 Amazon amazon.com/dp/B072KG45JD? 11➕PlayStation Plus $47.99 (MSRP $60) Code: 365Essential mttswdr.co/ps-plus-eneba 12🟩Xbox Game Pass Ult $22.99 (MSRP $45) Code: 3XULTI theshortcut.com/p/best-gaming-… Show more

Best gaming deals during PAX East 2023: save on PC and console accessories

Grab these limited time deals on Logitech and Roccat gaming products

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Buy Resident Evil 4 PC Steam key! Cheap price | ENEBA

Mar 24

🚨Today's 13 deals are REALLY good... 1🙌1st big PS5 sale 🎮$509.99 for PS5 + God of War mttswdr.co/sony-direct-ps 2⚙️$80 off 2TB PS5 SSD mttswdr.co/best-buy-samsu 3📱It's back: $100 Samsung credit for Galaxy S23 Ultra mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🏀March mttswdr.co/resident-evil-… Show more

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Cheap Resident Evil 4 PC Steam key. Visit Eneba and buy digital Resident Evil 4 game at the best price.

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📻 Happy Saturday! I’ll be on the radio with

@richontech

to talk tech and

@theshortcut

#MWC23 Award Winners. Search “KFI” on iHeartRadio. Tune in!

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This weeks guests include @mattswider with an update from Mobile World Congress, @titaniajordan to chat kids screen time and security expert @kingthor to discuss alternatives to Last Pass. Hope you join, too!

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⤵️Here's the #MWC23 winners list. Please sub TheShortcut.com for banner-ad-free tech content theshortcut.com/p/the-shortcut

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(8/9) Best Value Smartphone 🏆8. Tecno Phantom V Fold “It wasn’t hard to find foldable phones at MWC 2023, but the Tecno Phantom V Fold is the only one with an attractive-enough price to get us really excited: it's the first tablet-sized foldable for under $1,000 "

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(7/9) Most Innovative 🏆7. HTC Vive XR Elite "Its specs and flexibility let you enjoy everything VR + AR can bring, there’s an audience that HTC’s new headset will appeal to. And, after experiencing it firsthand, I count myself in that group." Hands-on: theshortcut.com/p/htc-vive-xr-

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(6/9) Most Innovative 🏆6. Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces “One of the features that wowed us the most was how Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces supports real-time translation and multiple languages. The tech can even detect which person is speaking. It’s truly groundbreaking.”

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(5/9) Unique Mobile Feature 🏆5. Realme GT3 (240W charging) “It rejuvenates a dead phone in <10 mins. We’ve all been in situations where you need enough battery life to send a text or get an Uber. This fast-charging tech can literally save lives." More: theshortcut.com/p/the-shortcut

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(4/9) Best Foldable 🏆4. Honor Magic Vs Folding Phone "The Honor Magic Vs offers something Samsung foldable phones cannot: A stunning design and zero-gap hinge. It helps the Honor Magic Vs stand out from the competition." More from

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(3/9) Best New Technology 🏆3. TCL Nxtpaper (Tablet & Concept phone) “Advancements in Nxtpaper made me a believer in this novel screen technology – that wasn’t always the case. But as it evolved, so too has my opinion on the e-ink-like TCL tech.” More: theshortcut.com/p/tcl-nxtpaper

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(2/9) Best Phone at MWC 🏆2. OnePlus 11 Concept Phone Why: The best-looking phone at #MWC23, complete with LED lighting (like a PC case) + liquid cooling “The OnePlus 11 Concept is a winner before it even entered the game.” More: theshortcut.com/p/oneplus-11-c

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🏆 (1/9) Here are

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’s 8 Best of #MWC23 Award Winners – and why they won ❤️+♻️RT awards thread Best in Show 🥇1. Lenovo Rollable Concepts (Rollable PC / Moto Rizr) Why: Foldable phones & laptops? Old news! We saw these in person – and in hand. Wow!🤯 ⤵️tweet2 #2-8

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🛂1️⃣Step 1: I successfully got my PS5 & PSVR 2 through airport security. They TOTALLY wanted to keep the PlayStation 5 😅 On to actually trying to board with this thing... ⤵️More to come

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🔥 PS5 + PSVR 2 on an airplane?! Gut check: will this even work?? I'm about to find out as I still need to shoot PSVR 2 content for you on

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Going to Barcelona for #MWC23 to preview next generation 🥽VR &📱foldable phones 🏎️ GT7 VR will feel so real! More to come ⤵️

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Tons of PSVR 2 content on TheShortcut.com today

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🚨 PSVR 2 Tip: Gran Turismo in VR is awesome, but I got it for $39 TODAY vs $70 at Sony’s PS5 Store! Best Buy mttswdr.co/best-buy-gran- Amazon mttswdr.co/amazon-gran-tu Walmart mttswdr.co/walmart-gran-t GS mttswdr.co/gamestop-gran- Note: if sold out, get it on PS4 $29 ($10 upgrade)

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100 dollar Apple iTunes gift card code | Buy now! | ENEBA

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100 dollar Apple iTunes gift card code | Eneba offers 100 USD Apple iTunes gift card! Add the funds to your iTunes account or give the code as a present!

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🚨These Deals expire 3am ET (2 tweets) 💸$150 credit for Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra expires tonight (& free storage upgrade goes away) ✔️Verizon mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🌸TMobile mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🔓Unlocked mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🌐AT&T mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy ⤵️tweet2

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Buy Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G | Price & Deals | Samsung US

🔥Samsung improved the most year-over-year, but no matter which phone you go with, cameras these days are superb More soon for TheShortcut.com subscribers 🌸$199 TMobile mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🌐$199 AT&T mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy ✔️$399 Verizon

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🤳Don't be fooled by the S23 Ultra's 12MP camera spec. It's no longer 40MP, but it's cleaner than the S22 Ultra & S20 Ultra selfie cameras (Ignore the slight orange tint of photo 1. Time Square screens give off a glow. The 3rd photo is more natural – but ignore the shirt😭)

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🔭I was standing on the iconic red stairs in the middle of Time Square – the iPhone can only do a 15x zoom. Pic 5: 2x zoom Pic 6: 1x no zoom Pic 7: 0.6x ultrawide Pic 8: Back to 100x zoom for a comparison

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🔮The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra can zoom all of the way into the Times Square Ball Drop – it's still there from New Year's! Pic 1: 100x zoom Pic 2: 30x zoom Pic 3: 10x zoom Pic 4: 3x zoom Pic 5-7 (next tweet)⤵️

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🔭The 100x zoom at night on the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra really punches into my favorite model, neighbor and mutual Twitter friend, The

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🔭More zoom photos with the S23 Ultra Pic 5: 2x zoom Pic 6: 1x no zoom Pic 7: 0.6x ultrawide Pic 8: Back to 100x zoom for a comparison

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🔭But let's talk zoom. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is still at a 100x zoom, but it continues to amaze. Pic 1: 100x zoom Pic 2: 30x zoom Pic 3: 10x zoom Pic 4: 3x zoom Pic 5-7 (next tweet)⤵️

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📸More important than the fancy 200MP camera or 100x zoom is the fact that Samsung no longer amps up the exposure so much that it blows out highlights The Galaxy S23 Ultra design doesn't LOOK different from last year's S22 Ultra, but clearly, a lot of work went into the camera

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📸30 Photos: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's camera is pretty incredible. Launching THIS Friday, it has a 200MP camera+100x zoom ❤️♻️RT to share ✔️$399 Verizon mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🌸$199 TMobile mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy 🌐$199 AT&T mttswdr.co/samsung-galaxy ⤵️My 30 best photos🧵

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