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SAMSUNG HAS UNVEILED two new high-end (and high size) smartphones in its latest attempt to wrest control of the global phone market from Apple.
The two phones, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, were launched at an industry event earlier today in New York.
The South Korean giant has taken the decision to launch the phones some months ahead of the normal launch-time for previous generations, again in an effort to get the jump on its iOS rival which won’t launch the new version of the iPhone until September.
Both phones will sport massive 5.7 inch (14.5cm) screens meaning they can effectively double as tablets (phablets).
Both also pack 16 megapixel cameras, admittedly fairly standard for high-end phones at this stage, together with 4gb of ram and quad-HD screens.
The two new phones will both incorporate a HD live-streaming to Youtube service together with a ultra-high quality audio format.
Significantly, it was announced at the event that Samsung’s credit-card style payment system Samsung Pay, which allows its phones to trigger payment transactions, is set to go live later in August. It won’t reach our side of Europe until after September however.
The S6 Edge Plus will retail for something over €800 when it arrives here later in the month.
The ‘plus’ in its name refers to its larger screen, 1.5cm bigger than its previous incarnation.
The more business-oriented Note, operated with a stylus, will not be appearing in Europe however, at least not initially, in a move which Samsung claims is purely marketing related.
It’s been a tough couple of months for the South Korean tech manufacturer, with Apple’s new-found concentration on large-screened phones putting a dent in their profits.
Earlier in the day, Samsung was somewhat ‘trolled’ by Chinese producer Xiaomi who launched their new phablet, the Redmi Note 2 (which will retail for significantly less than the new Samsung Note) unexpectedly in Beijing.
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I’m taking Met Eireann’s warnings with a hefty pinch of salt. Last time there was a yellow snow warning where I live, there wasn’t enough to make a snowball, let alone a snowman. I hope I’m wrong though, for the kids’ sake.
@Greg Ward: ah sure last week it forecasted for today, put your Toboggin back in the shed
@Greg Ward: To be fair they were pretty accurate so. Yellow is the lowest grade of warning, and it did snow a little. They can’t tell the future…
@Greg Ward: I hope you’re not wrong, for the homeless peoples sake.
@Greg Ward: my ol’ grandaddy used to tell us to avoid the yellow bits when makin snowballs
@Anthony Edward Healy: Hopefully we’ll get some snow. All the same, my peurile humour means that I smile every time I see ‘Yellow Snow Warning”.
@Greg Ward: agree with you have the shorts at the ready
@Greg Ward: Maybe the councils will use a hefty pinch of salt…..on the roads I mean.
@Greg Ward: poor you. No snow in your garden means met eireann were wrong. There was enough snow nearly everywhere else to make them 100% right.
@Greg Ward: you’ll be hoping you won’t need a hefty salting lorry
@Paul Furey: not really though.
@Greg Ward: moaners will always moan
The Beast is back! Last time I had the day off work and walked through the snow to the local pub. This time around I’m all set up to work from home and as for the pubs… sigh.
@Handsome McWonderful: just back from a walk and that wind would cut through kevlar. Freezing.
@Handsome McWonderful: The meteorological system that caused “The Beast” in 2018 also caused the February heatwave in 2019.
If it snows the he whole country will be in lockdown! Oh no, wait.
Minus 2 hardly anything out of the ordinary this time of the year.
@Bernard Mc Grath: who said it was out of the ordinary ?
All of us that have had to stay going out working can have a nice few snow days while you “WFH’s” can keep things ticking over.
Will the schools close?
Temperature to drop as low as “-2” honestly not really a big deal.
@Mark Gaffney: Its currently -20 in parts of the US
Making a big deal over nothing
If our local German retail stores are stocking ski gear then it must be true
@Paul: lol you can go skiing with your new Ankle Grinder and that tool kit you always wanted for Christmas ;)
Get a few ssssccchhhticks for the fire lads!
No more snow days lads
Great windy mor in Dublin to stick the washing on the line
No sign of snow on met eireann app
such a soft nation….
The BEST for the WEST and
The BEAST heading for the EAST.
Forget about Thursday, what about accurate forecast for mon, tues, wed?. Met office seem more confident with westerly airflow. Lost other wise.
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