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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Royal sparks outrage with outfit 'no other princess would dare to wear'
A row has erupted over a t-shirt worn by Princess Isabella. A senior member of the Danish Royal family has stirred controversy after donning a T-shirt featuring a profane slogan at a music event. Princess Isabella, the eldest daughter of Queen Mary and King Frederik, opted for an extremely relaxed look at the trendy music festival Smukfest in Skanderborg on Thursday. The princess, who recently marked her 18th birthday, was snapped relishing the occasion with her mates, appearing wonderfully carefree. Her elder brother Prince Christian, 19, was also present, but it was Isabella's edgy band shirt that captured the interest of Danish Royal observers. Isabella was spotted wearing a vibrant orange bucket hat paired with a black T-shirt bearing a message that roughly translates to "F***** him yesterday". The garment is merchandise from Suspekt, a Danish hip-hop act renowned for their gritty and provocative lyrics. The group's songs are recognised for being bold, aggressive and occasionally explicit, with Isabella's shirt referencing their track entitled "F****** her yesterday", reports the Mirror. Isabella's clothing selection prompted concern amongst certain Danish commentators, according to Newsau, with political analyst Jarl Cordua contending that there are "limits" to "appropriate" Royal conduct. "I'm in favour of the royals letting loose a little. They always have. They should definitely be allowed to. BUT. There are limits," he stated. "We'll probably live with that shirt, but I wouldn't recommend making it a habit. Being royal is an obligation. And it's probably time for someone to tell her [Isabella] that." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. However, some have praised the refreshing departure from traditional Royal norms. Danish TV host Jim Lyngvild defended the move, stating: "It shows that there is a new king who has, in many ways, an ordinary family that represents today's values. "The era of ladies in hats is over, Princess Isabella is in. I LOVE that our Royal youngsters also have personality and courage – and don't follow the neat pleated flow. There are no other princesses in the world who would dare to do that." This comes as another Royal fashion choice stirred controversy this week, but this time closer to home. Sarah Ferguson seemed to make a bold statement with her footwear, following shocking allegations about her extravagant spending and infidelity in a sensational new book. The Duchess of York shared a photo on Instagram of herself at a book signing event for her romantic novel, Her Heart for a Compass - just hours after claims surfaced in a new biography about her and her ex-husband, Prince Andrew 's tumultuous and scandal-ridden lifestyle, including how she had debts amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds settled by the late Queen after living a life of "opulent excess". In her most recent post on Instagram, she sported a pair of shoes at last month's event bearing a phrase often associated with the Royal Family and the late Queen. Her navy slip-on shoes were embroidered with 'Never Complain' and 'Never Explain'. The mantra is widely recognised as a principle the Royal Family has adhered to for decades - and something the late Queen seemed to have embodied throughout her 70-year reign.
GSM Arena
5 days ago
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 vs. Galaxy Z Fold6
Ro, 06 August 2025 It's either time for an upgrade or it's about time to try out the foldable life in general. Either way, this year's Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 looks like a promising next step, but the steep price tag might make you think twice and consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 instead. The new Z Fold7 is a few hundred bucks more expensive in some regions, which is a substantial amount. Yet, it's the biggest generational upgrade that the Z Fold lineup has had in recent years. It offers a more refined, lightweight and compact design, better performance, larger screens and an upgraded camera setup. On the other hand, the Z Fold6 is quite cheaper (in most markets) and the fact that Samsung is offering extended software support that keeps its devices relevant for years helps its case as well. It also has the benefit of offering S Pen support, which Samsung has decided to omit on the new model. It will be a heated fight in the arena between these two, so let's get on with it. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the following text. Size comparison Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 One of the most significant upgrades with this year's Galaxy Z Fold7 is the more refined design. It's now on par with the competition in terms of weight and portability, which in turn means it's a substantial upgrade over the Z Fold6. The newer Fold is about 24 grams lighter than its predecessor and is 3.2mm thinner. That may not sound much, but the difference in the real world is night and day. The Z Fold7 now weighs and is just as thin as some flagships with a conventional form factor. It feels like a totally different phone compared to the Z Fold6. On the other hand, last year's Z Fold is narrower and shorter, but with smaller inner and outer screens. Display comparison Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 We already touched upon display size in the previous section. The only real-world difference between the two foldables is the screen diagonal and aspect ratio. The newer Z Fold offers considerably bigger inner screen and a slightly larger outer one. Additionally, the aspect ratio on the outer screen looks more natural as it's closer to a standard smartphone. We also found a small difference in the brightness. It turns out that the Galaxy Z Fold6's both displays are roughly 200 nits brighter (~1,400 nits vs. 1,600 nits), but you shouldn't make any decisions based on this metric alone. The 200 nits gap is negligible in the real world, as the Z Fold7's 1,400 nits are perfectly fine even outside on a bright sunny day. It's also important to note that the Galaxy Z Fold7 no longer supports S Pen input, unlike the Z Fold6, where you could get a case that holsters a stylus so you always have it handy. Battery life Despite the thinner chassis, the Galaxy Z Fold7 retains the 4,400 mAh battery from its predecessor. However, the change in the screen diagonal and chipset has resulted in slightly different battery endurance in some of our testing scenarios. Likely due to the larger screens, the Z Fold7 scores worse in the web browsing test, but considerably better in the 4G call and gaming scenarios, probably owing to the more efficient chipset. All in all, the difference in the overall Active Use Score is rather negligible and you are unlikely to see a noticeable real-world difference between the two. Charging speed Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 4400 mAh Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 4400 mAh Both handsets support up to 25W fast charging using Samsung's PPS-enabled Power Delivery chargers, and given the identical batteries, it's no surprise that there's no difference in the charging times. Both devices can charge from 0 to 100% in less than an hour and a half. Speaker test The Galaxy Z Fold7 speakers feel like a downgrade over the previous generation. They are quieter, likely due to the smaller speaker cavity, and also sound flatter. We like the Z Fold6's more pronounced mids and clear vocals too. Performance As is usually the case, the newest Galaxy phone sports the newest flagship chipset on the market, so it's no surprise to see the Galaxy Z Fold7 featuring a more powerful SoC than its predecessor. But this time around, the performance difference is quite significant. The generational leap from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to the Snapdragon 8 Elite is not trivial. The latter offers considerably higher performance and better efficiency. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 There's hardly any change in the memory department, though. Both devices offer the same base storage and memory. However, the 1TB Z Fold7 version sports 16GB of RAM, as opposed to the 1TB/12GB top Z Fold6 configuration. Benchmark performance As expected, the Z Fold7 shows superior performance over the Z Fold6. The newer foldable outperforms the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Z Fold6 by 34% in pure CPU benchmark tests and by 33% in GPU-heavy workloads. As for the combined AnTuTu test, it shows about a 29% difference. As we said, the performance gap is not trivial. Camera comparison The new Galaxy Z Fold7 replaces the older 50MP main sensor with a bigger 200MP one with much better capabilities. The Z Fold7 now uses the same main camera as the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Going by some previous comparison we've done in the past, we don't expect a big difference in image quality when comparing photos from the two devices' main cameras despite what the sensor resolution might suggest. The thing is, the output of these sensors is binned down to 12MP with both phones so it would be hard to track down any noticeable change in resolved detail. Noise, on the other hand, could be better on the photos by the higher-res sensor, and dynamic range potentially too. The Z Fold7 replaces the 4MP under-display selfie cam on the inside with a much better 10MP punch-hole one. It's the same sensor used on the outer screen punch-hole camera, but with an ultrawide lens. This allows you to fit more into the frame. Another difference brought about by the new model is that the ultrawide camera has gained autofocus capabilities, allowing sharp close-up macro stills. The rest of the camera hardware remains the same between the two phones - a 10MP 3x telephoto camera and a 10MP outer screen selfie. The camera samples below have been taken a year apart, at the time when the two corresponding reviews were prepared. Image quality As expected, there is hardly any difference between the two main cameras. If we had to pick one, it's surprisingly the Fold 6's photos that appear sharper, though not consistently so in every shot. Z Fold7 vs. Z Fold6: 0.6x • 1x The 3x zoom camera on the Z Fold 7 has slightly better definition and better contrast. Z Fold7 vs. Z Fold6: 2x • 3x In low-light scenarios, the Z Fold 7's 200MP main camera consistently produces photos with smoother presentation of the highlights, but that's about it. There is no benefit in noise because the Z Fold's shots are already clean as they are. After dark, the 3x zoom camera has a much cleaner output without any noise. At night, the Z Fold7's ultrawide is not as sharp but it's much cleaner with absolutely no noise which is a bit of a glaring issue with the Fold 6's ultrawide so we'd take the Fold7's any day. Z Fold7 vs. Z Fold6: Z Fold7 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x The internal selfie camera has seen a significant quality boost, bringing more detail, better sharpness and wider dynamic range compared to the 4MP under-display unit on the Z Fold6. Inner cam selfies: Z Fold7 • Z Fold6 Video quality During the day, the two phones produce similar 4K video quality out of its main camera. The two devices seem to produce comparable videos at night as well. 4K video screengrabs: 0.6x • 1x • 2x • 3x The rest of the cameras produce near-identical videos, which was to be expected. 4K video screengrabs: 0.6x • 1x • 3x Verdict If you reside in the US, going for the Galaxy Z Fold7 is a no-brainer, considering the negligible $100 price gap between the two. The Z Fold7 offers a more refined, lightweight design, larger screens with nicer aspect ratios, a more powerful chipset and a more refined camera experience. The slightly downgraded speakers aren't enough to tip the scales in the Fold6's favor. Unless you are dead-set on having an S Pen, in which case the Z Fold6 is your only choice. In Europe and other markets, the price difference is hard to ignore. The price difference ranges anything between €500 and €600, which would make you think twice before buying the newer model. Sure, the improvements are aplenty, but even if you don't care about the omitted stylus, it depends on how important raw performance, design and camera experience are to you. The larger screens with nicer aspect ratios. The thinner and lighter design. The considerably more powerful chipset. The small camera improvements. 256GB 12GB RAM £ 1,799.00 £ 1,799.00 512GB 12GB RAM £ 1,152.30 The lower price tag. The S Pen support. The better sounding speakers. 512GB 12GB RAM £ 1,000.00 £ 1,000.00 1TB 12GB RAM £ 1,000.00
Otago Daily Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
All go for global firm's new NZ chairman
Christchurch will remain home for Ian Fraser who has just taken on the chairmanship of GHD, a company with 12,000 employees and turning over $3-plus billion. PHOTO: SUPPLIED New GHD global chairman Ian Fraser will likely spend 100 days away from his Christchurch home over the next year. That is nothing new for the first Kiwi head of the global design, engineering and environmental services company. Earlier this month, he took over the responsibility of leading the governance for a business with a workforce of 12,000 employees, many of them shareholders, and turning over more than $3 billion. Returning from the Philippines only last Saturday, he accepts long-haul flights come with the territory. "In the last few years, it would be in excess of 100 days away a year. That is the reality of the job and it is important for us to remain connected with the business and the owners across the world so that I can hear what they need and what their clients are needing." From experience, he's learnt to travel lightly, avoiding check-in luggage. Christchurch will continue to remain home for him and his family. Unlike many companies, GHD is without a central headquarters and its staff work in more than 160 offices on five continents, while the executive team and board members live and work around the world. "We have a virtual leadership team and a virtual board and always have had this — so as long as people are prepared to work the clock a little bit for the different time zones you can typically live where it is best for you in one of our major offices around the world. We have 140 people here in Christchurch now, so it's quite a decent-sized office for GHD. It's a good lifestyle here. We see the value in people working together in offices, but our executives are typically very mobile, having to travel a lot as part of our jobs. Hence having a home base where you have got your family and extended friends is a really strong thing for when you come home." GHD can be found operating internationally in water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Established in 1928, it delivers advisory, digital, engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to public and private sector clients. More locally, it is among one of three consortiums shortlisted for the tender design for the next stage of the Ara Tūhono project extending the Northern Motorway (SH1) in the upper north. Other work includes supporting local governments' water and transport infrastructure needs and building projects for Corrections and the Ministry of Education among others. Before the new role, Mr Fraser was chief executive of GHD's Australia, Asia and Pacific operations for three years. He started with the company just over 10 years ago, initially managing its New Zealand business and then joining the executive leadership team. That led to him being a board member for the past two years. The transition from former chairman Canberra-based Rob Knott to him has been in the offing for a year. "I worked closely with Rob for 10 years and he's retired, so it's been a planned succession and I've been in a succession handover period for the last year and have had a great apprenticeship. He was a great leader and left big shoes to fill." Ahead of him is the task of running the board and working with executive leaders to seamlessly develop and drive the long-term strategy of the business. Ultimately, he was accountable to the shareholding to make sure the business continued to thrive, he said. GHD is owned by just over a quarter of its 12,000-odd employees. "There's not many large, privately held professional services companies in the world now. About 27% of our employees are shareholders and they receive a dividend for their investment and are the only people with a stake in the company. It enables the company to be self-determined because there's no third-party investors influencing our strategy and it's really managed by us, for us and for our clients." The breadth of its business was diverse, he said. "We like to call ourselves a professional services company now because we definitely do quite a lot of up-front business advisory work right through to engineering design and construction supervision and we are a full services company. Predominantly, we are involved with the built environment in roads, water, buildings and energy infrastructure." Gross revenue for the 2024 financial year of about $3.1b was up on previous years and another good result was likely. "Continued growth in transport, energy and water infrastructure is needed around the world from continuing urbanisation. The growth has slowed a little bit this year, but those fundamentals of a growing population around the world will need good-quality infrastructure." After graduating from the University of Auckland as a geologist, Mr Fraser spent more than 30 years in environmental and engineering consulting, previously living and working in the United States, and working on projects throughout the Pacific, Southeast Asia, South America and Mexico. In northern Mexico's Saltillo, he worked for several months, on and off, preparing plans for a much-needed upgrade of the drinking water system. Another early project was the Tiwi geothermal field in the Philippines in 1992 and his connection with the nation's development has remained strong following many visits since. Closer to home, he's been involved with the environmental assessment and cleanup of many contaminated sites in New Zealand, including industrial properties and petrol stations. About 20 years ago he moved towards leading teams, challenging himself to keep learning which has evolved to the next governance chapter. He said it was an immense honour to take over as chairman, particularly as the first to hold the position from New Zealand. "We have got a very strong leadership team and a great CEO in Jim Giannopoulos in Melbourne and I am supported by a very experienced board. The company is going to turn 100 years old in 2028, so it will be a privilege to be chair at a time when it is celebrating it centenary", Mr Fraser said. Christchurch-born of Scottish parents who migrated in 1961, he started his schooling years in North Canterbury's Hawarden. Continuing to be based in Christchurch had many advantages. The city was a great place for an international role and the time zones were good to work into the US most of the morning, he said. "And it's got an international airport you can get off to Asia and Australia pretty easily in the morning. New Zealand and New Zealanders are well respected overseas and have a lot to offer." A certain Christchurch symmetry in GHD is also not lost on him. "GHD was formed interestingly by Gordon Gutteridge, Gerald Haskins and Geoffrey Davey and Haskins was a Christchurch man who went to Australia and then joined the other two to form GHD. So it is quite a nice parallel there. Haskins' dad was the town clerk for Christchurch city, so there is a Kiwi in the H of the acronym. I love the fact Haskins was there nearly 100 years ago and now there's another Kiwi in the governance of the business."
GSM Arena
10-07-2025
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 camera samples
Ro, 10 July 2025 We are reporting live from the big Galaxy Unpacked event that opened a new chapter in Samsung's foldable smartphone design. We even got the opportunity to test out the new cameras. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 upgrades to an 'Ultra 200MP camera' as its main – this uses the large 1/1.3' ISOCELL HP2 sensor. It's joined by a 10MP 3x telephoto and a 12MP ultra-wide cameras. By the way, the ultra-wide lens now has autofocus, which allows it to shoot macro images. The under-display selfie camera inside is gone, replaced by a more standard 10MP punch hole camera with a wide 100° lens. The selfie camera on the cover display also has a 10MP sensor but with a narrower 85° lens. Galaxy Z Fold7 main camera photos Here are some 2x crop zoom and 3x telephoto camera photos from the Galaxy Z Fold7 as well. Galaxy Z Fold7 2x crop zoom photos Galaxy Z Fold7 3x telephoto camera photos We also have some ultrawide shots and tried out the autofocus features on some close-ups. Galaxy Z Fold7 ultrawide camera photos Galaxy Z Fold7 macro photos We even took some selfies with the new front-facing camera. The one on the internal screen is wider, as you can see from the photos below. Selfies: Outer selfie cam • Inner selfie cam The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 sticks to the familiar formula with a 50MP main and 12MP ultra-wide (usable for selfies on the expansive 4.1' cover display) and a 10MP 85° selfie camera inside. New features allow you to enable automatic framing and image adjustments for hands-free operation – the Flip can act as its own tripod. We snapped some samples with the main camera, including some 2x crop zooms. Galaxy Z Flip7 main camera photos Galaxy Z Flip7 2x crop zoom photos Can't go without some ultrawide shots and some selfies. Galaxy Z Flip7 ultrawide photos Galaxy Z Flip7 selfies One major addition on both the Z Flip7 and Z Fold7 is support for 10-bit HDR videos, which offer richer colors and deeper contrast. For now, regular 4K videos should suffice. We will take a deeper dive in our upcoming full reviews. Make sure to check out the YouTube playlist below. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 256GB 12GB RAM $ 1,999.99 $ 1,999.99 512GB 12GB RAM $ 1,999.99 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 256GB 12GB RAM $ 1,099.99 $ 1,099.99 512GB 12GB RAM $ 1,099.99 Why do people say life is too short?? Since when was it short?? Especially if you live till you're old. Yes I agree about the complaining but we have the right to complain when massive companies like Samsung have just become so incredibly lazy w... Also in the future Project Indigo is coming to Android, so even better photos. It's made by the team that created GCam, and since GCam slowly went from extremely realistic processing to quite artificial processing after they left it's safe ... This is a Samsung chatbot. Ignore it.
Indian Express
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Bollywood star who debuted with Kajol saw his family killed in front of him; father shot mother, sister before turning the gun on himself
Bollywood is often presented like a glamorous town where one's most unimaginable dreams can come true, but the dark side of the film industry, where people deal with their demons is often brushed under the carpet. The discussion of mental health in an industry as public as the movies is often conducted in hushed tones in today's day and age so one can only imagine how people must have addressed it 35 years ago. Actor Kamal Sadanah, who made his debut with actor Kajol in the 1992 film Bekhudi, went through a dark phase in his life and it all started on his 20th birthday when his father shot him, his mother and his sister, and then himself. Kamal was the only member of the family who survived this shooting. Kamal is now 54, but the scars that were inflicted on him at 20, are yet to fully heal themselves. Kamal saw his entire family get killed in front of his eyes as his father, who was in an inebriated state, shot everyone one by one. Kamal was shot as well. The bullet entered from one side of his neck, and exited from the other side, without causing any severe damage. In an earlier interview with Siddharth Kannan, Kamal shared that his father was not in his senses when the incident took place. 'I had to carry my mother and my sister to the hospital while they were bleeding and at that time I didn't realise that I was also shot,' he recalled in the same interview and said that when he reached the hospital with his mother and sister, the doctor wondered why his shirt was soaked in blood. When the doctor realised that Kamal was also injured, he sent him to another hospital as this one did not have enough beds. 'I just told the doctor that you keep my mother and sister alive. I was also trying to check on my father,' he said. Kamal also had to undergo surgery as the bullet has passed through his neck. When he woke up, and was taken home, he saw the dead bodies of all his family members in his house. 35 years later, Kamal continues to live in the same house. 'I have always looked at it that way… I was also shot, I had a bullet go through one side of my neck and come out on the other side of my neck and I survived it. There's no logical reason for me to survive. It's almost as if the bullet dodged every nerve and came out on the other side. And I survived without any physical problems. It went through my neck. There's a reason why I survived it. Let me move ahead and let me find that reason, let me live well,' he said. ALSO READ | Guru Dutt's muse Waheeda Rehman went from being his inspiration to getting banished from his studio: 'He was a married man; didn't kiss and tell' Despite the traumatic incident, Kamal said that even though this was a 'bad incident', it does not mean that his 'entire childhood or my family in their entirety were bad people or my father was a bad person.' Two years after this, Kamal made his debut in films. Following this, he appeared in a few Hindi films through the 1990s. He also directed and produced a couple of films like Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans and Victoria No 203.
