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Today Is Your Last Chance to Save $264 on The Galaxy Watch Ultra During in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

At a $264 off, the capable Galaxy Watch Ultra is a must buy. But act fast — this bundle deal will only be around for a few more hours.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is the WearOS answer to the competition. If you’ve been eyeing this big, tough watch, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale might be the time to grab one. You can get the watch for $264 off at Amazon, bringing the cost down to $386. There is also a bundle offering the Galaxy Watch Ultra and a 25-watt power adapter on sale for $420, a $250 savings off of its list price. However, the Big Spring Sale is ending soon, so add this deal to your cart before it’s gone.

This watch deal is one of the best fitness and workouts deals we’ve seen during this Amazon sale. It’s packed with top-notch health features, and it’s rugged enough to take on outdoor explorations or underwater adventures.

The Galaxy Watch Ultra has a 47mm titanium casing that houses a 1.5-inch touchscreen display covered with sapphire crystal. This screen is perfect for outdoor use, even on a sunny day, thanks to its maximum brightness of 3,000 nits. This spec even puts it on level ground with its iPhone-locked competition, the Apple Watch Ultra 2.

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For health readings, the Galaxy Watch Ultra depends upon a redesigned bioactive sensor that drives the heart rate sensor, captures electrical heart rate signals and manages the bioimpedance sensor for measuring body composition.

If you’re a fitness buff, you will appreciate the Quick button for how easy it makes accessing and controlling workouts. And if you’re a frequent runner, the presence of dual-frequency GPS means your runs will be tracked with better accuracy.

Why this deal matters

Smartwatches are great tools to not only keep tabs on your general wellness but also build habits that are great for long-term health. At this price, a wearable as capable as the Galaxy Watch Ultra brings immense value. Now is also a great time to invest in a smartwatch upgrade, before anticipated tariff-related price hikes take effect. The Amazon Big Spring Sale ends tonight, and we’re not sure when we will see this smartwatch deeply discounted again, so you may want to take advantage of this deal while you can.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Oct. 31

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 31.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Happy Halloween! Today’s NYT Mini Crossword features the word «BOO!» in a square on the last line of the grid. That’s not just a Halloween greeting, it’s part of the answer that spans both 9-Across and 10-Across, so read the answers to both those with the «boo» in the middle to solve it. And then, the puzzle-makers use that «BOO!» again, to help make the answer to 3-Down. Read on for all the answers, complete with added boos. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Buffalo hockey player
Answer: SABRE

6A clue: «I’ll have the ___» (frequent customer’s order)
Answer: USUAL

7A clue: Contents of a volcano
Answer: MAGMA

8A clue: Adjust to a new environment
Answer: ADAPT

9A clue: With 10-Across, last car on a train
Answer: CA

10A clue: See 9-Across
Answer: SE

(The «Boo!» shown in the grid helps make the word CABOOSE)

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: «Poison» shrub
Answer: SUMAC

2D clue: Carne ___
Answer: ASADA

3D clue: Imaginary cause of fear
Answer: BUGA

(The «Boo!» shown in the grid helps make the word BUGABOO)

4D clue: Accessible alternatives to staircases
Answer: RAMPS

5D clue: Make extremely happy
Answer: ELATE

Technologies

Live-Action ‘Call of Duty’ Movie Reportedly Being Co-Written by Taylor Sheridan

The Yellowstone co-creator will reportedly team up with Peter Berg on the Paramount film.

Yellowstone, Landman and, now, Call of Duty. Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of the aforementioned hit shows, will co-write Paramount and Activision’s upcoming live-action video game adaptation, according to a report from Variety on Thursday.

Peter Berg will also co-write and direct the movie, which was announced last month. Berg previously directed films including 2018’s Mile 22, 2012’s Battleship and 2013’s Lone Survivor, while Sheridan’s movie credits include 2016’s Hell or High Water and 2017’s Wind River. Berg, Sheridan and David Glasser will produce the Call of Duty film.

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Call of Duty is a first-person shooter military video game series that debuted in 2003. CNET senior writer David Lumb calls it «arguably the biggest shooter franchise in gaming, with millions of players picking up every year’s new entry to the series.»

Lumb said the franchise is known for its bombastic single-player campaigns, which feature globe-spanning plots that rival those of the Mission Impossible films. «A Call of Duty movie has a lot of material to draw from,» Lumb said.

He also noted that Berg’s direction of Lone Survivor would fit the grim military heroism of Call of Duty, while Taylor Sheridan’s spate of neo-Western films and shows could lend a frontier adventurism to the film.

«Their collective works seemingly harmonize with the jingoistic pro-military tune of Activision’s shooter franchise — which is probably a good thing for Call of Duty fans,» Lumb concluded.

A release announcing Paramount and Activision’s film deal teased that it’ll be «designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.» It didn’t include cast or plot information.

The update follows recent news that Sheridan is leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal. Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment.