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Samsung is ‘debating’ whether to merge Galaxy S and Note lineup or not
Samsung just unveiled its latest flagship smartphone to the world as the Galaxy Note 10 series last month. Now, this was the second smartphone series to be launched by the company as the Galaxy S10 series was already launched at the beginning of this year. While we know that both the smartphone series have done well for the company, we are getting some contrasting reports. Although the Galaxy Note 10, as well as the S10 series, has been loved by people, Samsung is thinking of merging both these lineups.
Now, this report comes from a professional leaker by the name of Evan Blass who has been extremely accurate in the past. He says that this is still “tentative” which means that to implement this or not is up for debate. But he also says that there are plans internally that the Samsung Galaxy Note lineup be scrapped. Instead, Samsung might release the Galaxy S lineup along with an S Pen which is loved by fans on the Note series.
Apart from that, it is also known that the merger between Galaxy Note and Galaxy S lineup will have a branding change too. Apparently, Samsung is thinking of naming the new smartphone lineup as “Samsung One”. Blass also mentions that this smartphone could be launched in the first half of the year. We believe that Samsung might launch this around the same time as it does with the Galaxy S lineup.
Evan also mentions that a lot of things depend on the success of Galaxy Fold in the market. If the Galaxy Fold becomes a hit in the market, Samsung might launch a successor to the Galaxy Fold in the second half of the year when the Galaxy Note launches. This means that we are going to see massive shakeups in the lineup of smartphones released by Samsung. While nothing is certain for the time being, we will let you know if we find something concrete.
NEW K.ID, the No.1 TV channel for all K-Pop entertainment and source (https://cutt.ly/NEWKID), announced its weekly chart for the 3rd week of August.
BLACKPINK retains its #1 spot in the NEW K.ID’s weekly chart for three consecutive weeks as they tie with WINNER’s previous record. BLACKPINK has announced a new single dropping on August 28th which will be a collaboration with American pop star, Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez also recently teased her collaboration with BLACKPINK on her Instagram post captioned, “SELPINK pulling up soon. 8/28”.
Following their release of the single, BLACKPINK will be releasing their first debut album on October 2nd.
PENTAGON, SHINee, GWSN, and N.Flying all retained their spots in TOP5. The 6th place, WINNER, celebrated their 6th year debut anniversary. MINO posted a photo of WINNER on his Instagram, celebrating the time and unforgettable memories that they have spent together for the last 6 years.
Ranked at #9, SF9’s Rowoon has been named as ‘The North Face white label’s F/W’ model and its brand ambassador. With a height over 6’3’’, Rowoon not only has a youthful personality but also has various talents as he can both sing and act in various entertainment fields. The North Face saw that Rowoon’s versatility perfectly matched its brand image and decided to partner with Rowoon.
Coming in at #10, DAY6’s sub-unit, Even of Day, is releasing a new album, ‘The Book of Us: Gluon – Nothing can tear us apart’ on August 31st. All 7 songs in the album are written and produced by the Even of Day members. Young K is expected to play guitar in place of Sungjin and Jae. JYP’s representative commented, “Young K showed his expertise on the bass guitar and will continue to play more instruments.” It was also mentioned that Wonpil’s synthesizer and Dowoon’s electronic drum will be key in this album.
Additionally, in last week’s ‘2020 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS’, GWSN and LOONA won New Wave New Artist Awards while GFRIEND took the main prize (bonsang) home.
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Death after unmasked arrest – Mexico Floyd
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Amid a stir across the U.S. over the “George Floyd” incident that killed white police abuses, similar cases of abuse of public power have been revealed in Mexico, sparking public outrage.
The daily El Universal has been protesting against the incident since it was belatedly revealed that construction worker Giovanni Lopez died the next day after being arrested by police in Guadalajara, western Mexico, on April 4.
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Death of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed face down in the street