Samsung’s One UI 3.0 update has started hitting older Samsung devices, starting with the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus, according to SamMobile. The update, which brings Android 11-specific feature changes and some small visual and interface tweaks to Samsung smartphones, is only arriving on last year’s Note 10 devices in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland for now, but a wider release is expected at some point early next year if not in just a few weeks.
Samsung first began beta testing One UI 3.0 this past fall following the release of Android 11, and it’s been at various stages of availability for different smartphones depending on your region. The Note 10 and Note 10 Plus versions have been available in beta since October, and in early December Samsung began its official rollout of the update to phones in its Galaxy S20 line, with plans to bring the update to its foldables and Samsung’s 2019 devices in the “coming weeks.”
That would imply we’ll see a One UI 3.0 release for the Z Fold, Z Fold 2, and Z Flip shortly, as well as wider availability of the update on the Note 10 line beyond Europe. We’ve reached out to Samsung to ask whether the company has a concrete timetable for this broader release outside the initial three markets.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday requested a nine-year prison term for Samsung’s de facto chief, Lee Jae-yong, during his bribery retrial, where Lee apologized and vowed not to be implicated in similar allegations in an apparent plea for leniency.
The case is a key element in an explosive 2016 scandal that triggered months of public protests and toppled South Korea’s president. A ruling on Lee could send him back to prison on charges that he bribed former President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante to get the government’s backing for his push to solidify his control over Samsung.
The retrial comes as Lee faces immense pressure to navigate Samsung’s transition after his father and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-Hee died in October.
A team of prosecutors led by independent counsel Park Young-soo demanded the Seoul High Court sentence Lee to prison. They said Samsung “more actively sought unjust benefits” than other businesses with regard to the 2016 scandal. The prosecutors said Samsung, which is South Korea’s biggest company, should “set the example” for efforts to root out corruption.
“Samsung is a business group with overwhelming power, and there is even a saying that South Korean companies are divided into Samsung and non-Samsung ones,” the prosecutors said in closing comments. “The rule of law and the egalitarianism principle ... are meant to punish those in power and those with the economic power in line with the equal standard.”
Prosecutors also asked the court to sentence three former Samsung executives to seven years in prison and another former executive to five years.
Lee, 52, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, was sentenced in 2017 to five years in prison for offering 8.6 billion won ($7 million) in bribes to Park and her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. But he was freed in early 2018 after the Seoul High Court reduced his term to 2½ years and suspended his sentence, overturning key convictions and reducing the amount of his bribes.
Last year, the Supreme Court returned the case to the high court, ruling that the amount of Lee’s bribes had been undervalued. It said the money that Samsung spent to purchase three racehorses used by Choi’s equestrian daughter and fund a winter sports foundation run by Choi’s niece should also be considered bribes.
During Wednesday’s court session, Lee’s lawyers said the basic nature of the 2016 scandal was about ex-President Park’s abuse of power that infringed upon the freedom and property rights of businesses. The lawyers said Lee and the other ex-Samsung executives embroiled in the scandal weren’t able to resist the pressure by Park and Choi and that they and Samsung didn’t receive any special favors from Park’s government.
Lee apologized over the case, saying that “everything is my fault” and that “I deeply repent and am ashamed of myself.” Lee said he’ll never engage in any activity that can cause misunderstanding and pledged to focus on making contribution to South Korean society.
Lee also reiterated his earlier promise not to pass the management rights to his children and to stop suppressing employee attempts to organize unions.
The Seoul High Court is to issue a ruling on Jan. 18, according to South Korean media reports.
In September, prosecutors separately indicted Lee on charges of stock price manipulation, breach of trust and auditing violations related to a 2015 merger between two Samsung affiliates that helped strengthen Lee’s control over the group’s crown jewel, Samsung Electronics.
Lee’s lawyers denied the charges, calling them “one-sided claims.” They say the 2015 merger was “normal business activity.”
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Nike is taking a decidedly high-tech route to honor one of its most revered classics.
It’s been a quarter of a century since Tinker Hatfield laid down his initial sketches for the Air Jordan 11, which would set the standard for laceless designs. To update the footwear benchmark, Nike’s design team took the somewhat counterintuitive approach of adding its new power lacing technology while staying true to the original silhouette.
Further upping the ante, the brand’s Adapt technology is incorporated throughout, justifying its new name: the Air Jordan XI Adapt. Controlled via the Jordan-inflected Adapt app, the wearer can instantaneously customize his kicks by personalizing the color scheme and flashing pattern of the light clusters tracing the midsole. The same app also integrates with the power lacing setup so the fit can be efficiently tweaked for optimal comfort and performance.
The color scheme and flashing pattern of the midsole lights are customizable. Nike
With its white, translucent upper and selective strokes of bright color, the XI Adapt may be sporty, but that doesn’t mean it’s limited to the basketball court. The original Air Jordan 11 was developed by Hatfield after Michael Jordan himself requested a shoe with patent leather that would look good even for more formal occasions. The unorthodox result became Jordan’s favorite. This new version features those same glossy elements, which highlight every contour of the sleek pair, but this time with a somewhat ghostly, futuristic feel.
As far as sneakers go, Nike has a long history of coming up with self-lacing styles—even if they started off as pure fiction. The footwear giant first conjured up a pair to appear in the first Back to the Future film before making the idea a functional reality in 2016. All of the components involved have only grown more sophisticated with a smoother operation that makes us confident this will be the best version yet.
The Air Jordan XI Adapt sneakers will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on December 30 for $500.
HDR10+ Adaptive is a new feature coming to the high dynamic range standard that’ll optimize TV picture quality based on a room’s ambient brightness, Samsung announced today. HDR content is typically designed to look its best in dark rooms with as little ambient light as possible, but the new feature promises to use your TV’s light sensor to react to bright environments and adjust its picture quality accordingly. Samsung says the feature will launch globally with its “upcoming QLED TV products.”
HDR10+ isn’t the first HDR standard to have introduced such a feature. At last year’s CES, Dolby announced Dolby Vision IQ, a new feature for its own HDR standard that similarly promises to optimize HDR content for the room it’s being watched in. The feature went on to appear in select TVs from LG and Panasonic over the course of the year and was generally well-received in reviews.
Samsung notes that HDR10+ Adaptive will work with Filmmaker Mode, a display setting launched last year which turns off post-processing effects like motion smoothing to show content as accurately as possible.
Compared to Dolby Vision, the HDR10+ standard isn’t quite as widely supported by TV manufacturers and streaming services. However, it has the support of Samsung, the world’s biggest TV manufacturer, and Amazon through its Amazon Prime Video streaming service. It’s no coincidence that these were the two companies that announced the standard over three years ago. Dolby Vision, meanwhile, is supported in TVs from manufacturers like LG and Sony, and content supporting the standard can be found on streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus.
Samsung says its upcoming QLED TVs will support HDR10+ Adaptive, but it’s unclear if its existing TVs will be updated with the new feature.
Take a gander at the Samsung Galaxy S21+ in the wild, courtesy of @MauriQHD on Twitter.
The three images appear to show a legitimate working device with a confidential sticker on the rear. The unit looks to be the Phantom Violet model. It looks like the middle child Galaxy S21+.
Samsung Galaxy S21+ hands-on
At this point we pretty much know all there is to know about the Galaxy S21 family. The trio will become official globally on January 14.
They'll be powered by an Exynos 2100 in most countries and the Snapdragon 888 in the US and Korea. The Galaxy S21 and S21+ will have a 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch FullHD+ AMOLED with a constant 120Hz, 4,000mAh and 4,800mAh baterues, 12MP f/1.8 main, 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide and 64MP f/2.0 3x telephoto cameras and 8GB of RAM.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra will have a bigger 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED with 120Hz refresh (adaptive) and QHD+ resolution, as well as a bigger 5,000mAh battery, second-gen 108MP main camera, two 10MP telephoto cameras - 3x and a 10x periscope - and support for the S Pen.
Arielle TschinkelPublished 7:26 p.m. ET Dec. 29, 2020 | Updated 7:26 p.m. ET Dec. 29, 2020
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The holidays might be the most wonderful time of the year, but the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale just might be a close second for fashion lovers. Among the many, many incredible deals the retailer has in store for its annual savings extravaganza (which runs through January 3)are a slew of Nike sneakers and adidas sneakers for both men and women, with top-selling styles available for as much as 60% off their usual selling price.
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Take it from us: You’ll be kicking your dusty old kicks to the curb when you see these prices. You’ll want to act fast to score the best ones, however, because customer-favorite styles, sizes and colors are selling out quickly!
For the guys, these Adidas UltraBoost running shoe are a top pick in black. The store's 33% discount brings these cult-loved shoes from $180 to $119.98. With nearly 7,700 stellar reviews on the site, this is one pair of sneakers you’ll slip on again and again. Why? The brand’s proprietary cushioning, for one, which you'll find throughout the footbed, that's designed to absorb the impact of your each and every step and distribute your weight for consistent, buoyant comfort and a quick rebound as you move about. The rubber tread gives grip to slick surfaces, and the breathable fabric is meant to keep feet comfy.
For the ladies, you simply can’t go wrong with a classic, which is why shoppers keep coming back to the Adidas Stan Smiths—an all-white tennis shoe with green or navy detailing at the tongue and heel. This cushy leather sneaker will be the star of the show, whether you’re running errands or working out: Just check out the more than 2,000 solid ratings on Nordstrom alone! The 40% discount is merely the cherry on top, bringing these stylish sneakers from $80 to $48 as part of the sale. (Note that you may be able to get select sizes for less at Bloomingdale's.)
Check out our round-up of the best sneaker deals as part of the sale, and get ready to welcome some brand new athletic kicks to your collection.
The best Nike and adidas sneaker deals at Nordstrom’s Half Yearly Sale
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Back in March, before we knew we’d be isolated for 10 months, Nike gave us the inspiration to train at home with its “You Can’t Stop Us” campaign. The spot encouraged people to play inside and provided tools to help people move while distancing, even if it was in their living rooms.
As 2020 comes to a close, so does a campaign that kept urging us to stay active throughout the year. LeBron James, the victorious L.A. Lakers, Megan Rapinoe (who narrated the amazingly edited split-screen ad), Serena Williams, women swimmers in the Middle East, and many unsung athletes were featured in the campaign.
The last chapter, from agency AKQA, focuses on how an athlete’s mindset can help achieve any goal they set. Like with past spots in the series, the video features both professional and amateur athletes pushing themselves to the limit. As a voiceover states, “behind everything we do is a why,” athletes are shown training and competing at the highest levels. Naomi Osaka smashes tennis balls, footballer Marcus Rashford scores a glorious goal, and Kevin Durant hoists trophies and slams dunks.
Additional athletes featured are swimmer Simone Manuel, skateboarder Leo Baker, runner Caster Semenya and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. Other unnamed competitors join the fray, including disabled and youth athletes, to prove that everyone can be inspired to move.
As 2021 begins, Nike looks to continue its strong digital presence, including Nike Training Club, YouTube workouts, the Nike apps and social content. New content will include insights and motivation from elite athletes, new yoga and HIIT workouts, audio-guided runs and episodes of Nike’s podcast “Trained.”
From January to October 2020, over 375 million workouts were logged across the Nike Training Club and Nike Running Club apps, up 83% from the same period in 2019. In November, more than half of Nike members started a new workout with the brand, representing a new record.
CREDITS:
Executive Creative Director: Johnny Budden
Associate Creative Director: Joseph Davies
Art Director: Calum Torbett
Creative: Fraser Cheetham
Copywriter: Felipe Duarte
Designer: Maggie Yu
Strategy Director: Yazminca Woodward
Associate Creative Strategist: Pippo Khalwa
Senior Project Manager: Katie Houghton
Executive Producer: Dustin Freeman
Associate Programme Director: Krista Durchman
Group Account Directors: Alex Aidan, Sarah Cunningham
EDITORIAL
Company: Cosmo Street/Trim
Editor: Tom Lindsay
Assistant Editors: Jacques Simon, Andrew Corrales
Senior Producer: Chelsea Spensley
Head of Production: Marie Mangahas
Executive Producer: Yvette Cobarrubias
COLOR
Color Company: Apache
Digital Intermediate Colorist: Steve Rodriguez
Color Assistant: Chris Lam
Apache Producer: Stefanie Schaldenbrand
Apache Executive Producer: LaRue Anderson
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Music Studio: CAYA
Executive Creative Director: Ben Einziger
Executive Producer: Kiki Einziger
SOUND DESIGN / MIX
Sound Design Company: Lime
Sound Engineer: Peter Lapinski
Sound Designer: Peter Lapinski
Executive Producer: Susie Boyajan
Kyle O’Brien
Kyle O’Brien is a freelance writer based in Jim Thorpe, Pa.
