While the kids are waiting on Santa, adults have to get their own presents – and now might be the time since Amazon’s Early Black Friday deals are live. Here are some of the more interesting offers that we spotted in the UK and Germany.
As a reminder, check out our Deals page, which is constantly updated with the best new deals.
Phones
You can pick up a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 as your first foldable phone for £800 (£150 off its MSRP). A more conventional flagship like the Galaxy S21 can be yours for £650. If that’s too much, the Galaxy S20 FE (4G Exynos model) is £470. Or you can go the other way and pick up an S21 Ultra for £970.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G • Galaxy S21 5G • Galaxy S20 FE • Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
There are more Samsung phones to look at, like the Galaxy A52s at £325, the Galaxy M32 at £188 and Galaxy M12 at £100. Also the A12 at £140.
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G • Samsung Galaxy M32 • Samsung Galaxy M12 • Samsung Galaxy A12
The Poco X3 Pro (8/256 GB) is 28% off, down to £180. The higher-end Poco F3 (also 8/256 GB) can be yours for £270 (£80 off).
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro • Xiaomi Poco F3
The Xiaomi Redmi 10 (4/128 GB) is down to £160, a Redmi Note 10S will cost you the same, £160. If you want a flagship, the Xiaomi 11T Pro is £500 (8/128 GB, £100 off), while the Mi 11 (8/256 GB) is down to £600.
Xiaomi Redmi 10 • Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S • Xiaomi 11T Pro • Xiaomi Mi 11
The Realme 8 5G (6/128 GB) for £150 (also available in 4/64 GB configuration for £130) and Realme GT Master (6/128 GB) for £260 represent the brand, as does the affordable C21 (4/64 GB) for £90.
Realme 8 5G • Realme GT Master • Realme C21
There are a couple of affordable 5G phones from OnePlus – the Nord CE for £250 and the Nord 2 for £420 (both are £50 off).
OnePlus Nord CE 5G • OnePlus Nord 2 5G
A Motorola Edge 20 (4/128 GB) is available for some 144 Hz action at £375, while the Edge 20 Lite model can be had for £265. If you don’t care about 5G, the Moto G60 (128 GB) is £180, while the Moto G50 with 5G is £170.
Motorola Edge 20 • Motorola Edge 20 Lite • Motorola Moto G60 • Motorola Moto G50 5G
Tablets
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE (Wi-Fi, 64 GB) can be picked up for £450, a 5G 128 GB model goes for £550. A Galaxy Tab S7 (4G 128 GB) is selling for £620 if you want a 120 Hz display and the more powerful Snapdragon 865.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
Smartwatches
An Apple Watch Series 6 (40 mm, aluminum with cellular connectivity) has been discounted to £380, the 44 mm version is £400, £500 if you prefer a stainless steel body.
Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum • Apple Watch Series 6
The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 (40 mm, with 4G) can be yours for £200, £260 for the 44 mm one. The Watch4 Classic (46 mm, 4G) will cost you £334. You spend less if you get the 42 mm, no-4G Watch4 Classic, which is £274.
Samsung Galaxy Watch4 • Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic
You can also have a look at a number of Huawei offerings like the Huawei Watch GT 2 (46 mm) for £89, the fancier Watch GT 2 Pro will set you back £144. Several smart bands are available too, including the Watch Fit for £55 and the Huawei Band 6 for £35.
Huawei Watch GT 2 • Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro • Huawei Watch Fit
The Oppo Watch from last year is 35% off and now costs £150 for the 41 mm model and £190 for the 46 mm one.
Oppo Watch
Headphones
The Samsung Galaxy Buds Live are down to £69, a more recent option (also with noise canceling) are the Galaxy Buds2 for £99. The Galaxy Buds Pro have a small discount to £180.
Huawei’s noise canceling offers are the FreeBuds Pro for £88, the FreeBuds 4 for £85 and the FreeBuds 4i for £49.
Sony fans can pick up the in-ear WF-1000XM4 for £200 or the older over-ear WH-1000XM3 for £160. Cheaper alternatives are the WF-100XM3 for £1151 and the WH-CH710N for £70.
Alternatively, the Bose QuietComfort TWS buds can be yours for £180. Also, have a look at the various Beats offerings, which include over and in-ear designs.
Phones
Several smartphones from Xiaomi are up to 25% off. The Poco F3 is down to €300 for the 8/256 GB model. It is available only in black and comes with a free pair of headphones.
Xiaomi Poco F3
You can have a Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (6/128 GB) for the same €300, available in Black and Blue, also with free headphones. The same goes for the Xiaomi 11T (8/256 GB), which is discounted to €500.
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE • Xiaomi 11T
A number of Realme phones are on offer as well. The Realme GT Master (6/128 GB) is selling for €270 (€80 down), including the unique-looking Voyager Gray. If you need more memory, the 8/256 GB is €330 (€70 down). Similarly, a Realme GT Neo2 (8/128 GB) is €370 (€80 off), but you can get the 8/256 GB model for €450. There are more affordable models too, including the Realme 8 (8/128 GB) for €180 (€70 off) and the Realme 8i (4/64 GB) for €150.
Realme GT Master • Realme GT Neo2 • Realme 8 • Realme 8i
Motorola has several of its phones up to 30% cheaper this week. The Moto G100 (8/128 GB) is down to €350 (from €500) and is available in White, Gray and Blue. You get a free docking station with this one. For something more premium, the Motorola Edge 20 Pro (12/256 GB) is down €100 and can be had for €600 (plus a free protective case). There is a cheaper 5G option available as well – the Moto G 5G Plus is down to €190 (4/64 GB, comes with a free case).
Motorola Moto G100 • Motorola Edge 20 Pro • Motorola Moto G 5G Plus
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G (12/256 GB) is available in three colors for €340 (€60 off).
OnePlus Nord CE 5G
The older Sony Xperia 5 II (8/128 GB) is down €100 in price and can be yours for €600. A cheaper alternative is the Xperia 10 III 5G for €350 (€70 off).
Sony Xperia 5 II • Sony Xperia 10 III
Smartwatches
The Apple Watch Series 6- 44 mm, no cellular – is available for €380 (15% off). A 40 mm watch with cellular connectivity can be had for €400.
Apple Watch Series 6
A Samsung Galaxy Watch3 (41 mm) is selling for €195, while the larger 45 mm model costs a good deal more at €340. But if you want a larger watch on a budget, the Galaxy Watch Active2 (44 mm, aluminum) can be picked up for €120 (€30 off its regular price).
Samsung Galaxy Watch3 • Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Aluminum
The Huawei Watch GT 2 (46 mm) is available for €114, cheaper options are the Watch GT 2e for €80 and the Watch Fit, which is also €80.
Huawei Watch GT 2 • Huawei Watch GT 2e • Huawei Watch Fit
There are sportier options available as well, from the Fitbit Sense for €225, through the Fitbit Versa 2 for €110 to the Fitbit Inspire 2 smart band for €58. A Polar Ignite watch starts at €134, a Vintage M can be had for €152 or you can pick up a Polar M430 for €104. There are chest strap heart rate monitors, watch straps, chargers and other accessories on offer too, more details here.
There are a large number of Fossil watches on offer as well as several older Amazfit models.
Headphones and TWS buds
The Beats Studio3 over-ear wireless headphones in Blue and Black cost €160 this week. The Beats Solo3 are cheaper at €110. In-ear offers include the Beats Studio Buds for €130 and Powerbeats Pro for €170.
If you prefer Sony, the venerable WH-1000XM4 is down to €240, a cheaper option with noise cancellation is the WH-XB900N for €100. Also have a look at the WF-XB700 buds for €50 (these also have ANC).
Alternative ANC-enabled TWS buds are the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, down to just €63 and the Galaxy Buds Pro for €125.
The cheapest ANC TWS buds we saw are the Realme Buds Air 2 for €35. Also on offer are the Huawei FreeBuds 4i are at €50, as are the FreeBuds Pro at €95.
‘Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,’ the judge said of her willingness to complete community service
Published Apr 24, 2024 • 2 minute read
Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
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Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
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Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
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“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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