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Galaxy S21 | S21+, it's the most epic Galaxy made for your everyday – Gulf News


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Samsung has kick-started 2021 in a spectacular fashion by with the launch of Galaxy S21 I S21+ – the most epic smartphone to date. Why is it epic? It’s designed with a unique contour-cut camera with game-changing features. It’s fortified with Galaxy’s fastest chip, strongest glass, 5G, and an all-day battery. It’s crafted to be epic every day and in every way.
An unrivalled camera experience
There isn’t anybody out there who doesn’t enjoy curating their life through images and videos on their smartphones. Samsung understands this and provides the highest quality imagery and video on all their latest Galaxy devices.
8K Video. Going far beyond cinematic resolution.
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With the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ your videos will look epic! Think 8K epic. With the highest resolution video available in a smartphone, you can commemorate your adventures with breathtaking 8K videos and pull once-in-a-lifetime shots right out of them in high-res 33MP.
Director’s View. For the filmmaker in you.
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For those of you who enjoy being behind the camera and directing those glorious home-videos with friends and family, there’s the all-new Director’s View feature which brings you an epic way to shoot videos, leaving your followers in awe. Choose between live thumbnails of close-up shots, medium shots, wide shots and more, so you can pick from any angle and control your shots like a pro. Imagine recording a video of the glistening sea view from Ultra-Wide angle, move simultaneously to a Wide angle of a flock of birds in the water, then to a Telephoto angle of a single bird swimming.
Vlogger Mode. Never miss a moment.
For those of you who enjoy capturing the moment while capturing your reaction too, there’s Vlogger Mode. Imagine capturing your team playing penalty shootouts and you are cheering on the edge of your seat? All with 30X Space Zoom and 64MP resolution for your sharp front row shots from the back seat, you have the ultimate level of control.
Single Take. One click is all you need.
With the improved Single Take function, you can capture all the easy-to-miss details of that special moment without having to reshoot. All you have to do is to tap the shutter and move around for 15 seconds, and Single Take will offer you up to 14 variations of photos and videos. Let Galaxy S21 | S21+ do all the work, so you can choose the best shot that encapsulates the moment.
Portrait Mode. Instagram-ready with a click.
Last but not least, the studio-like Portrait mode on Galaxy S21 is a true head-turner. It’s enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to deliver the ideal lighting in your photos, so you can be Instagram-ready instantly without any editing at all.
The fastest chip ever in a Galaxy
The Galaxy S21 | S21+ feature Samsung’s first 5nm processor, packing epic power and speed, into a smaller chipset. This outstanding leap means faster learning and more intelligence from your new device, letting you do so much more with incredible ease. Handle your work or enjoy social media and gaming, without the slightest hiccup wherever you are. With HyperFast 5G connectivity, a world of entertainment is at your fingertips. And to outlast your all-nighters, Galaxy S21 is backed with All-day Intelligent Battery that lasts beyond 24 hours.
Seamless lifestyle
The Galaxy S21 | S21+ and other Galaxy devices seamlessly work together to make your day epic and sync up your digital lifestyle. Wear your Galaxy Watch Active 2 while working out, and track your daily progress with Samsung Health on your Galaxy S21.
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From video call meetings to your favorite groovy songs, everything just sounds epic with Galaxy Buds Pro thanks to the Intelligent Active Noise Cancellation. Boost your style and match Galaxy Buds Pro with your Galaxy S21 Series in the glamorous shades of Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, and Phantom Black.
Make your on-the-go life worry-free and tag your easy-to-lose belongings with Galaxy SmartTag. You can easily locate your lost tagged keys, earbuds, or bags from far away with the SmartThings app on your Galaxy S21.
Exclusive Colours on Samsung.com
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Pick a unique colour that suits your style, from a new palette of Phantom Colours including Silver, Black, Violet, White, Gray and Pink. And exclusively on samsung.com and at no extra charge, you can also choose from Phantom Titanium, Navy and Brown for Galaxy S21 Ultra and Phantom Red & Gold for Galaxy S21+. These colours complement the exquisite contour cut camera design with cutting-edge lenses, guaranteeing that you’ll stand out from the crowd.
Don’t miss out on this limited time offer
It’s epic! Get Galaxy S21 | S21+ 5G and get gifts worth up to Dh1,137! Free Galaxy Buds Live, Travel Adaptor and 1-year Samsung Care+ when you buy Galaxy S21+, and even more epic – free Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Fit2, 1-year Samsung Care+ and Dh100 Samsung Pay Gift Card with Galaxy S21.
Apart from that, if you choose to get the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, you can enjoy a free Galaxy Watch3 and 1-year Samsung Care+ worth D1,798.
Don’t forget you can also trade in up to 3 of your old devices including your cracked screens, and save up to Dh2,800 on your new Galaxy S21 S21+ 5G! And to add to that, get free delivery and 0% instalment, so you can buy now and pay later.
Offer valid until 30th April only.
Ready to make every day epic with Galaxy S21 Series 5G?
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Canada’s Telesat takes on Musk and Bezos in space race to provide fast broadband
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By Steve Scherer
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Telesat is racing to launch a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide high-speed global broadband from space, pitting the satellite communications firm founded in 1969 against two trailblazing billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Musk, the Tesla Inc CEO who was only a year old when Telesat launched its first satellite, is putting the so-called Starlink LEO into orbit with his company SpaceX, and Amazon.com Inc, which Bezos founded, is planning a LEO called Project Kuiper. Bezos also owns Blue Origin, which builds rockets.
Despite the competition, Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s chief executive officer, voices confidence when he calls Telesat’s LEO constellation “the Holy Grail” for his shareholders – “a sustainable competitive advantage in global broadband delivery.”
Telesat’s LEO has a much lighter price tag than SpaceX and Amazon’s, and the company has been in satellite services decades longer. In addition, instead of focusing on the consumer market like SpaceX and Amazon, Telesat seeks deep-pocketed business clients.
Goldberg said he was literally losing sleep six years ago when he realized the company’s business model was in peril as Netflix and video streaming took off and fiber optics guaranteed lightning-fast internet connectivity.
Telesat’s 15 geostationary (GEO) satellites provide services mainly to TV broadcasters, internet service providers and government networks, all of whom were growing increasingly worried about the latency, or time delay, of bouncing signals off orbiters more than 35,000 km (22,200 miles) above earth.
Then in 2015 on a flight home from a Paris industry conference where latency was a constant theme, Goldberg wrote down his initial ideas for a LEO constellation on an Air Canada napkin.
Those ideas eventually led to Telesat’s LEO constellation, dubbed Lightspeed, which will orbit about 35 times closer to earth than GEO satellites, and will provide internet connectivity at a speed akin to fiber optics.
Telesat’s first launch is planned in early 2023, while there are already some 1,200 of Musk’s Starlink satellites in orbit.
“Starlink is going to be in service much sooner … and that gives SpaceX the opportunity to win customers,” said Caleb Henry, a senior analyst at Quilty Analytics.
Starlink’s “first mover” advantage is at most 24 months and “no one’s going to lock this whole market up in that amount of time,” Goldberg said.
Telesat in 2019 signed a launch deal with Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin. Discussions are ongoing with three others, said David Wendling, Telesat’s chief technical officer.
They are Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Europe’s ArianeGroup , and Musk’s SpaceX, which launches the Starlink satellites. Wendling said a decision would be taken in a matter of months.
Telesat aims to launch its first batch of 298 satellites being built by Thales Alenia Space in early 2023, with partial service in higher latitudes later that same year, and full global service in 2024.
‘SWEET SPOT’
The Lightspeed constellation is estimated to cost half as much as the $10 billion SpaceX and Amazon projects.
“We think we’re in the sweet spot,” Goldberg said. “When we look at some of these other constellations, we don’t get it.”
Analyst Henry said Telesat’s focus on business clients is the right one.
“You have two heavyweight players, SpaceX and Amazon, that are already pledging to spend $10 billion on satellite constellations optimized for the consumer market,” he said. “If Telesat can spend half that amount creating a high-performance system for businesses, then yeah, they stand to be very competitive.”
Telesat’s industry experience may also provide an edge.
“We’ve worked with many of these customers for decades … That’s going to give us a real advantage,” Goldberg said.
Telesat “is a satellite operator, has been a satellite operator, and has both the advantage of expertise and experience in that business,” said Carissa Christensen, chief executive officer of the research firm BryceTech, adding, however, that she sees only two to three LEO constellations surviving.
Telesat is nailing down financing – one-third equity and two-thirds debt – and will become publicly traded on the Nasdaq sometime this summer, and it could also list on the Toronto exchange after that. Currently, Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications Inc are the company’s main shareholders.
France and Canada’s export credit agencies, BPI and EDC respectively, are expected to be the main lenders, Goldberg said. Quebec’s provincial government is lending C$400 million ($317 million), and Canada’s federal government has promised C$600 million to be a preferred customer. The company also posted C$246 million in net income in 2020.
Executing the LEO plan is what keeps Goldberg up at night now, he said.
“When we decided to go down this path, the two richest people in the universe weren’t focused on their own LEO constellations.”
($1 = 1.2622 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Steve Scherer in Ottawa; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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$600K donation to boost online mental health programming in Nova Scotia


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Nova Scotia Health’s mental health and addictions program hopes to offer more online support to people across the province after receiving a significant donation this week.
The QEII Foundation announced that RBC is contributing $600,000 toward the province’s e-mental health programming.
“It’s particularly important for the current time under all the strains of COVID,” said Dr. Andrew Harris, a psychiatrist and the senior medical director for the program.
The plan for online programming has been in the works for years, he said, but the pandemic expedited the push. Last June, the department launched a number of applications that can be used to help those with anxiety, depression and addictions.
Since then, as many as 3,000 Nova Scotians have used the site to access mental health services.
“There’s a persistent difficulty in accessing services,” Harris said of traditional models in Nova Scotia. He said those who don’t need intensive therapy may find the support they need through the online programs.
He uses the example of someone who can’t take time off work to speak to a clinician.
“It’s better for them to be able to access a service after hours or on the weekend. So our e-mental health services are tailored a little bit to meet that need.”
Calls to crisis line increase
Harris said the province’s mental health crisis line continues to see a 30 per cent increase in calls for help, so he’s trying to raise awareness that services can be accessed immediately online.
“I think everyone is aware that for a lot of people it’s much easier to talk about a physical illness than a mental illness. So there’s an allowance there for privacy, for some anonymity but still making available things that can help the person who is struggling in the community.”
The online portal has a list of programs that people can use, covering things like reducing stress, solving problems and becoming mindful. It mirrors a site in Newfoundland and Labrador that Harris said is used to help people in remote areas.
Harris said the donation from RBC will be used to continue to evaluate more services, and pay for the licensing of the products that are mostly developed by other organizations.
He encourages anyone who is struggling to test out the site, and use it as an entry point into the mental health system.
“It’s important for people to acknowledge when they’re struggling. It happens to all of us through our lives in different times.”
Anyone in Nova Scotia looking to access the tools can visit: https://mha.nshealth.ca.
Source:- CBC.ca
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