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Samsung Suddenly Confirms Radical New Galaxy Smartphones – Forbes
In the Galaxy S21 range, Samsung has already unveiled what will be its best selling smartphones of the year. But now the company has confirmed what will be (by far) it’s most exciting new smartphones in 2021.
Flying under the radar, Samsung Display senior vice president Choi Kwon-young quietly confirmed during a company earnings call with The Elec that Samsung will develop radical new rollable and slidable smartphones in 2021.
The company did not offer any further details at this stage, but the prospect of such futuristic devices could reinvigorate a sector which has become increasingly stale in recent years. Moreover, all-new hardware would also result in new software interfaces and innovative app design to take advantage of these form factors. The prospects are mouthwatering.
Building on this, Samsung also confirmed it will expand its foldable Galaxy smartphones this year. Leaks suggest up to four new models will arrive, expanding the existing Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip lines with “small- to mid-displays”. Such a move should bring down the cost of these well reviewed but financially alienating smartphones, something which is critical if Samsung wants to achieve mainstream commercial success (the 2020 Galaxy Z Fold 2 starts from $2,000).
Samsung Galaxy smartphone concept – radical new form factors are coming this year
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And this is where the big picture starts to come together. With early sales of the Galaxy S21 range again underwhelming, Samsung has all but lost the battle with Apple in traditional smartphone form factors. Consequently, the company is now moving on to the next battle ground: flexible smartphones.
That said, Samsung’s urgency to gain a head start is understandable. Apple’s own patents show the company is already hard at work on its first foldable iPhone.
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BC First Nation 'outraged' after Green MLA reveals COVID-19 outbreak – Abbotsford News – Abbotsford News
The Tsartlip First Nation expressed outrage this week after Green MLA Adam Olsen revealed that the community had been experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak – a fact that the First Nation chose not to make public after witnessing the racism faced by the Cowichan Tribes after an outbreak there.
On March 2, Olsen, the representative for Saanich North and the Islands, shared on social media that the Tsartlip had been under shelter-in-place orders for several weeks and that all adults would be receiving a vaccine dose shortly. He added that as a member and resident of the nation, he too would be vaccinated on March 3.
I am a member and resident of Tsartlip, I will receive my vaccine on Wednesday March 3, 2021.
I am providing this information about getting vaccinated earlier than anticipated because I believe transparency is critical. 3/
— Adam Olsen (@AdamPOlsen) March 3, 2021
READ ALSO: ‘Vile; filled with racism’: Officials condemn reaction to Cowichan First Nations COVID outbreak
In a public statement on Thursday, Chief Don Tom called Olsen’s announcement “highly offensive” and said the MLA had overstepped his role. He said the Tsartlip First Nation experienced an outbreak at the end of January and members were ordered to shelter-in-place starting Feb. 8. He said the last positive test was on Feb. 6 and that the nation currently has no active cases of COVID-19.
“Tsartlip has a right to self-determination, we cannot have an MLA misrepresenting our First Nation, and taking liberties to make public statements without consulting Tsartlip,” Tom said, adding that Olsen owed the community a public apology.
READ ALSO: BCAFN condems racism against Cowichan Tribes after COVID-19 outbreak
The same day, Olsen called Tom to offer his “unreserved apology” and shared an open letter on social media acknowledging it is not his role as an MLA to speak on behalf of the nation.
“I know these past weeks have been an incredibly difficult time for our community and I’m devastated that my actions have increased anxiety,” he wrote. “You have my commitment that this situation will not be repeated, and I fully accept your frustration and anger with my actions.”
READ ALSO: Adam Olsen declared winner in Saanich North and the Islands
Tom emphasized that the Tsartlip First Nation had specifically chosen to keep the outbreak private after witnessing the “cruel racism” members of the Cowichan Tribes experienced after an outbreak was declared in January. The Cowichan Tribes issued a stay-at-home order until Jan. 22 after more than 70 COVID-19 cases were reported.
According to Derek Thompson, Cowichan Tribes general manager, racism towards members of the First Nation increased immediately after the outbreak was disclosed.
“We chose to not subject Tsartlip members to this and kept our outbreak status private,” Tom said, noting that after Olsen revealed the situation, the First Nation was forced to address the outbreak publicly and clarify the situation. “Our membership now feel angst and worry for their social well-being.”
-With files from the Canadian Press
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An optimistic Guy Lafleur made his first public appearance since October when he talked to journalists during a video conference Friday announcing the creation of the Guy Lafleur Fund. It will be part of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) foundation’s effort to raise money for cancer research.
Lafleur has had a variety of health problems since September 2019, when a routine physical exam required to renew his helicopter pilot’s licence revealed blocked arteries. He underwent quadruple-bypass surgery, which revealed the presence of lung cancer. One-third of his right lung was removed, but the
cancer reappeared in October.
Lafleur offered some good news, when he said the cancer mass has shrunk by 30 per cent.
“When there is life, there is hope,” he said Friday. “I feel good. I take it one day at a time. I have treatments every three weeks. I am getting tired, I sleep a lot, but the oncologist told me this is normal.”
Lafleur said he has a treadmill at home and tries to get outside for a walk in the some fresh air.
“With the (COVID-19) confinement, there is not much positive,” said Lafleur. “At our age, the pleasure is going to a restaurant with friends, but we are cut off from everything. For me, the confinement started in September 2019 when I had my quadruple-bypass surgery and when my upper lobe of the lung was removed. It’s long, it’s painful, but we’ll get through it.”
The CHUM foundation has set up the Club des 10, which is a play on his Canadiens sweater number and the nine celebrity friends who will join him on Facebook. Fans will have access to the celebrities in exchange for a weekly donation over the next 10 weeks.
A video shown Friday featured Scotty Bowman, Yvan Cournoyer, Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Drouin, Wayne Gretzky, Alexis Lafrenière, cancer survivor Mario Lemieux, Marie-Philip Poulin and Patrick Roy. They each told stories of adversity they had experienced, and sent a message of support to Lafleur. Martin Brodeur and Ray Bourque will also offer their help.
Lafleur said he was encouraged by advancements in cancer treatment.
“My father died of cancer in 1992 and I look at the evolution of treatments from 1992 to today, it’s day and night,” said Lafleur. “My oncologist told me: ‘You can’t cure cancer, but you can treat it, and give you a good quality of life.’ It is not cancer that you catch and die two weeks later. Science is improving day by day. It is really encouraging.
“If we can treat it and I have 10-15 years to live, it’s not a lot but I’m 69 years old and it will take me into my 80s, it’s not so bad,” said Lafleur. “It’s about always keeping hope and understanding the evolution of treatments.”
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An optimistic Guy Lafleur made his first public appearance since October when he talked to journalists during a video conference Friday announcing the creation of the Guy Lafleur Fund. It will be part of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) foundation’s effort to raise money for cancer research.
Lafleur has had a variety of health problems since September 2019, when a routine physical exam required to renew his helicopter pilot’s licence revealed blocked arteries. He underwent quadruple-bypass surgery, which revealed the presence of lung cancer. One-third of his right lung was removed, but the
cancer reappeared in October.
Lafleur offered some good news, when he said the cancer mass has shrunk by 30 per cent.
“When there is life, there is hope,” he said Friday. “I feel good. I take it one day at a time. I have treatments every three weeks. I am getting tired, I sleep a lot, but the oncologist told me this is normal.”
Lafleur said he has a treadmill at home and tries to get outside for a walk in the some fresh air.
“With the (COVID-19) confinement, there is not much positive,” said Lafleur. “At our age, the pleasure is going to a restaurant with friends, but we are cut off from everything. For me, the confinement started in September 2019 when I had my quadruple-bypass surgery and when my upper lobe of the lung was removed. It’s long, it’s painful, but we’ll get through it.”
The CHUM foundation has set up the Club des 10, which is a play on his Canadiens sweater number and the nine celebrity friends who will join him on Facebook. Fans will have access to the celebrities in exchange for a weekly donation over the next 10 weeks.
A video shown Friday featured Scotty Bowman, Yvan Cournoyer, Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Drouin, Wayne Gretzky, Alexis Lafrenière, cancer survivor Mario Lemieux, Marie-Philip Poulin and Patrick Roy. They each told stories of adversity they had experienced, and sent a message of support to Lafleur. Martin Brodeur and Ray Bourque will also offer their help.
Lafleur said he was encouraged by advancements in cancer treatment.
“My father died of cancer in 1992 and I look at the evolution of treatments from 1992 to today, it’s day and night,” said Lafleur. “My oncologist told me: ‘You can’t cure cancer, but you can treat it, and give you a good quality of life.’ It is not cancer that you catch and die two weeks later. Science is improving day by day. It is really encouraging.
“If we can treat it and I have 10-15 years to live, it’s not a lot but I’m 69 years old and it will take me into my 80s, it’s not so bad,” said Lafleur. “It’s about always keeping hope and understanding the evolution of treatments.”
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