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The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Fernandes ‘seriously considering' Saudi move, Hojlund ‘in Osimhen SWAP deal', Cunha MEDICAL
Dutch delight Former Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag has officially been announced as the new manager of Bayer Leverkusen. The Dutchman replaces Xabi Alonso, who is set to pen a three-year deal with Real Madrid. Ten Hag had been out of work since leaving Manchester United in October. Several clubs - including his beloved Ajax - reportedly approached him during his seven-month hiatus.
GSM Arena
a day ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra to have a bigger battery
Samsung is working on the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, the successor to the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra which was announced in September and released in October. Samsung may follow a similar launch pattern with the S11 Ultra, and today a new rumor gives us some good news about its battery capacity. Namely, that it will grow. The Tab S11 Ultra allegedly has a battery with a rated capacity of 11,374 mAh. This won't be the advertised capacity, however, that one is called typical capacity and should be around 11,700 mAh to 11,900 mAh. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra For comparison, note that the Tab S10 Ultra's battery has a rated capacity of 10,880 mAh and a typical (advertised) capacity of 11,200 mAh. So it's not a huge difference in the new model, but an increase in battery size is very welcome no matter how small it may be. Notably, this is the first increase in battery size for Samsung's Galaxy Tab Ultra. The Ultra moniker started to be used with the Tab S8 Ultra, and that one had an 11,200 mAh cell just like the current Tab S10 Ultra. According to a previous rumor, the Tab S11 Ultra will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 SoC. That's the only other detail about it that's been outed so far, but we shall definitely be hearing more about it in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned. Source (in Dutch)
GSM Arena
5 days ago
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy A57 to use a new chipset
Samsung launched the Galaxy A56 in March, and it's powered by Samsung's own Exynos 1580 SoC. Its successor, the Galaxy A57, is now said to be bringing the new Exynos 1680 SoC when it arrives (most likely in 2026). The Exynos 1680 allegedly has the model number S5E8865 and the codename Terra. No other details are known about it yet, but it is probably safe to assume that it will use an Xclipse GPU just like its predecessor. Samsung Galaxy A56 There is however plenty of time left until the Galaxy A57's unveiling, time during which we'll surely learn more about its SoC. The Exynos 1580 came with a very nice performance boost compared to the 1480, but of course there's always more performance to be had in the mid-range segment, so we're hoping the 1680 will deliver even better. Samsung Galaxy A56 Source (in Dutch)
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
‘I thought it was a yuppie sport': Holland's new wave of golf clubs
Jan van de Minkeles has just asked his golf mate to order him a beer. This 25-year-old from the village of Andel in the Netherlands never imagined himself as a golfer, but here he is taking lessons. 'I thought it was a bit of a yuppie sport – but it's not,' he beams. Van de Minkeles is part of a new wave of Dutch golfers blowing the cobwebs from the sport in a country where it was once associated with members-only clubs and buttoned-up dress codes. Figures from the Royal Dutch Golf Federation (NGF) show the number of golfers has ticked up to almost 430,000 people. But the sport, faced with an ageing population, is on a drive to recruit even more new blood. Two years ago, it started a national 'welcome to the club' campaign to encourage more women and younger golfers aged between 25 and 50. 'We have a kind of beautiful green secret on the golf range, but we don't tell people enough about it,' says Niki Wijnen, an NGF spokesperson. 'The image of golf is that a lot of people think it's for [old] men in red trousers with a matching accent, that you need to be extremely rich, but this really isn't the case in the Netherlands. To keep the sport young, you want more young people, more talent.' This is the explicit aim at the Hollandsche Golfclub Almkreek, where the owner Hans Schaap and operational director Joris Slooten are two men 'in their golden days' with a mission to throw open the sport, because of the principle of the thing, and also because it makes commercial sense. Slooten explains that Dutch clubs developed with an association structure, run by their members, but that this now means that some people pay for unlimited play and do not use it, while games are more expensive for interested, occasional amateurs. 'We don't have a dress code, people walk around with normal clothes and the atmosphere is informal,' he said. 'Our motto is gewoon gezellig – just good fun.' Schaap bought this club in 2018 and manages another 23, with an impressive fleet of 380 mowing machines to keep the grass nicely trimmed. He called in Slooten to identify the 'intimidating' factors that were stopping young people replacing members who had died – and now they have a credit-based payment model, affordable lessons with free club hire and a restaurant where everyone is welcome. 'Everyone who gets the same and pays less thinks it's fantastic,' he said. 'There's a small group that has to pay more or leave, but that is 5% or 10%.' More importantly, he reckons, the atmosphere has changed, even if Donald Trump's elite clubs continue to do the game a disservice. 'Thirty years ago when I said I maintained golf courses, people would give me a strange look and say it was all check trousers and snobs,' he said. 'But it has got more accessible … Trump is precisely the opposite of what we want to express.' Aside from the danger of a golf ball on your head, the game has accessible health benefits according to Dr Andrew Murray, a sport and exercise researcher at the University of Edinburgh. 'It can appeal to everyone and all levels of fitness,' he said. 'The evidence is consistent and growing that golf provides healthy physical activity, access to green space and social connections, which provide longer length of life and a reduction in many physical and mental health conditions.' Particularly in a small country like the Netherlands, everyone can also benefit from access to nature, says John Ott, a friend of the Bleijenbeek golf course owner, who has combated their decline in membership by opening a golf museum and making the Limburg landscape accessible to walkers, holidaymakers and nature lovers. 'Pieter van Afferden, a Dutch Latin teacher, wrote a little book in 1545, Tyrocinium Linguae Latinae, which describes the golf rules as they are now played,' he said, arguing that the low countries first documented the sport of colven. 'Of course, the rules must be observed, so the game may not be altered. But if that's not done, we haven't encountered any real resistance.' Back at the sunny Golfclub Almkreek, a happy teenager is whizzing around mowing the grass, the ranges and restaurant are full, and the tattoos, baseball caps and short shorts on display have replaced the red trousers. 'I don't see the golf, but the nature, birds and rabbits,' said Carin Lankhaar, 65, from Eethen, who recently started playing. 'Everyone is welcome – it's not at all elitist.' She is looking forward to another 20 years of vigorous golf. 'Nou, hupsakee!' she said – up and at 'em!
GSM Arena
21-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy S26 to have a surprise in the camera department
Samsung's Galaxy S26 family is expected to launch in January, with or without a Plus member. Today a new rumor tells us about a surprise that Samsung is preparing for the series. Namely, the base S26 will have a new sensor for the main camera. It will still have 50 MP resolution, but the Samsung ISOCELL GN3 sensor that's in the Galaxy S25 and has been used since the Galaxy S23 will finally be replaced, if this rumor pans out. Samsung Galaxy S25 It's unclear what exact sensor will feature instead of it, but it is also one in the ISOCELL GN family, so it's most likely one that hasn't been made official yet. Those are all the details supposedly outed today, and it's not a lot to go by, but it does seem like there's a chance the S26 is getting a newer and presumably better main camera. Samsung Galaxy S25 Source (in Dutch)
