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Samsung Launches Galaxy Book3 Ultra With OLED Display, S Pen and 2-in-1 Form Factor
The Galaxy Book3 Ultra includes a 13th-generation Intel Core i9 processor and an NVIDIA RTX Geforce 4070 GPU, and it features Samsung’s Dynamic OLED 2x display, previously used for Galaxy smartphones. The display has a 3K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and it is available in a 16-inch size.
There’s an AI Noise Canceling feature to reduce background noise on calls and Samsung’s Studio Mode offers lighting correction, auto framing, and eye contact correction for video meetings. The notebook also features a quad speaker system.
Samsung is also introducing the Book3 Pro 360 and the Book3 Pro, two more affordable PC options. The Galaxy Book3 Pro also includes the same OLED display technology, and it is available in 14 and 16-inch sizes, while the Book3 Pro 360 has a 360 display and a 16-inch display size.
The new notebooks include Samsung Multi Control, a feature that is designed to allow Samsung users to control a PC, Galaxy Tab, and Galaxy smartphone with the Galaxy Book3 keyboard and trackpad, similar to the multi-device control that Apple offers between the iPad and the Mac.
The new Galaxy Book3 Ultra, Book3 Pro, and Book3 Pro 360 are available for pre-order starting today, with Samsung set to launch the new machines on February 17.
Pricing on the Galaxy Book3 Pro will start at $1,450, while pricing on the Book3 Pro 360 will start at $1,700. The high-end Ultra model is priced starting at $2,200. If you’re also purchasing a phone from the Galaxy S23 lineup, you can use your bonus Samsung Credit from that purchase an apply it to a Galaxy Book3 order while earning additional Samsung Credit for the Book3 purchase.
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X Factor finalist Katie Waissel discusses her decision to study law in order to sue Syco
Levi Davis’ family beg ferry passengers for help finding X Factor star who took 8-hour boat journey before vanishing
LEVI Davis’ family are begging ferry passengers for help to find the X Factor star who took an eight-hour boat trip before vanishing.
The former Bath Rugby player, 24, went missing on October 29 after leaving a friend in Ibiza to get the ferry to Barcelona alone.
X Factor star Levi Davis’ family are pleading with the public for help to find him[/caption]
Levi’s desperate family announced in recent days that a private investigator was volunteering their time to try to find him – and offering a £10,000 reward for information.
Gavin Burrows and his company, Line of Inquiry, are now pleading for details on behalf of the family, the Sunday Mirror reports.
They are asking people who were on the same ferry journey as Levi come forward.
The boat motored between Ibiza to Barcelona on October 29 – the day the 24-year-old disappeared.
Gavin said: “He must have spoken to somebody on the ferry.
“It was a six, seven, eight-hour journey.”
Levi was last seen leaving an Irish pub in Barcelona on CCTV almost six weeks ago.
His worried family travelled out to Spain to help with the search, but despite some possible sightings of Levi none have been officially confirmed as him.
Levi’s mum Julie has also been told her son’s phone and bank accounts have still not been used since the last confirmed sighting.
It comes after a video message sent by Levi to her on the day he went missing has been released.
In the short clip, he is seen on the ferry.
Taken in the middle of the seven-hour trip, Levi’s voice is barely audible over the heavy winds, but he can be heard saying: “Hi mum… it’s beautiful.”
Last month, a witness contacted Levi’s family claiming they had seen him in Barcelona’s Placa Sant Agusti Vell.
It is believed that the same witness said they had seen him in another square near the city’s Arc de Triomf monument.
The spot is just a six-minute walk from the Old Irish Pub where Levi was seen leaving on October 29.
Levi made the journey to Barcelona alone after staying in Ibiza for a week, arriving in the city at around 7pm.
We are still worried sick about him and just want him home safely.
Julie
The former Bath winger had been suffering from depression and had gone on holiday following a knee injury.
His passport was discovered at the port area in Barcelona almost two weeks ago, as the search continues.
Julie said she hasn’t heard anything from Spanish cops since the discovery of the passport.
His family said they received a tip that Levi was spotted looking “lost and confused” in a homeless area of Barcelona.
Levi’s foster mother claimed he had mentioned a blackmail threat in a since-deleted video shortly before he disappeared.
Levi’s mum Julie said this week: “We are very grateful to Gavin and his team for volunteering their time, expertise and the reward fund to help find Levi.
“We are still worried sick about him and just want him home safely.
“Hopefully, this extra support will encourage people with any information to come forward.”
The rugby player-turned-reality star performed on X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 with fellow rugby players Ben Foden and Thom Evans as part of the group Try Star.
In 2020, he starred in the E4 dating series Celebs Go Virtual Dating.
Levi’s family said they’re ‘worried sick’ about him[/caption]
Rugby player and former X Factor singer Levi Davis missing in Spain
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NZXT’s excellent H1 v2 small form factor case is 50% off at Amazon US
NZXT’s awesome H1 v2 small form factor case, complete with 750W SFX power supply, 140mm AiO water cooler, fans and PCIe 4.0 riser, is down to $200 at Amazon. That’s half-price and the best deal we’ve ever seen for this critically-acclaimed (and Will Judd approved) ITX case.
Half-Life co-op is back thanks to new Steam FPS game Abiotic Factor
It’s no secret that we love Half-Life around here – but, while Half-Life 3 might still be a pipedream, Abiotic Factor promises to offer the Half-Life co-op game of our dreams on Steam. This ‘sci-fi survival adventure’ from Deep Field Games makes no secret of its influences: from moment one of the announcement trailer, the inspiration drawn from Gordon Freeman’s original 1998 adventure for this multiplayer FPS game is immediately apparent.
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Where the S Club Juniors are now – from Frankie Bridge and Rochelle Humes to royal impersonator and X Factor flops
WHEN the S Club Juniors were assembled on reality TV two decades ago, they were all in their early teens.
But now the group, the miniature version of S Club 7 who found a huge fanbase all of their own, are in their 30s.
S Club stars (top) Daisy, Jay, Frankie, Rochelle, Stacey, Calvin and (bottom) Aaron and Hannah[/caption]
So what happened to the group’s many stars – and what are they doing now?
While some found their way into yet more pop stardom and TV careers – hello, Rochelle Humes and Frankie Bridge – others aren’t quite so famous.
Here we take a look at the group and reveal where they ended up and which of the eight, to borrow one of their singles, found a New Direction…
Rochelle Humes
Rochelle during one of her regular hosting gigs on This Morning last year[/caption]
Most people will know what became of the singer then known as Rochelle Wiseman.
The 33-year-old star went on to more chart-topping success with The Saturdays once the S Club Juniors were starting to look a bit, well, senior.
She started dating future-husband Marvin Humes, then a mainstay of JLS, in 2010 and got married two years later.
Rochelle broke into TV via kids’ show Smile in 2004, going on to bag presenting stints on This Morning, The Xtra Factor and Ninja Warrior UK.
Aaron Renfree
Aaron in a T-shirt bearing the names of all of the S Club Juniors team[/caption]
Smouldering Aaron managed to turn all those intricate dance routines into a career – becoming a dancer and in-demand choreographer.
The 34-year-old has worked with the likes of Taylor Swift, Little Mix and Kylie Minogue as well as his old pals in The Saturdays (see Rochelle and Frankie).
He also had an impressive West End career, appearing in the likes of Flashdance: The Musical and We Will Rock You.
Jay Asforis
Jay changed his surname to Perry – but hasn’t forgotten his S Club past[/caption]
We knew the star as Jay Asforis during his time on the Juniors but now he’s known as Jay Perry.
The 32-year-old starred in Hamilton – the West End’s hottest ticket – as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
He also fronted a series dedicated to the S Club Juniors where he hosts Instagram Live interviews with his former bandmates.
Frankie Bridge
Frankie with husband Wayne, 40, and their kids Parker and Carter[/caption]
Frankie Sandford, as she was then known, has barely left the world of showbiz since she left S Club Juniors.
The 33-year-old singer found huge success in The Saturdays before marrying footballer Wayne Bridge and earning the not-entirely-wanted ‘Wag’ tag.
The mum-of-two appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012 and is now thought to be worth more than £10million.
She’s also just headed into the I’m A Celebrity castle – following in Wayne’s footsteps after he appeared on the show in 2016.
The star is also now one of the regular panellists on Loose Women, telling a very rude story earlier this year.
Stacey Franks
The star performing for Simon Cowell and co on The X Factor in 2009[/caption]
The 33-year-old – who was known as Stacey McClean in S Club Juniors – is now a mum-of-one and a former X Factor star.
She powered through the live shows in 2009 but unfortunately got knocked out before the live shows.
Stacey later starred in G*Mania, a collection of former X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Last Choir Standing favourites, who toured the UK.
She’s married to ex-professional footballer Fraser Franks, 31, and they share three-year-old daughter Nellie.
Calvin Goldspink
Calvin stuck with music, becoming a singer-songwriter and even actor, hopping over to the US to star in a remake of British drama Wild At Heart.
He also popped up in 2011 royal cheese-fest William and Kate: Let Love Rule, a TV movie that aired in the US, playing Kate Middleton’s brother James
The star married designer Melissa Callabero in 2015 and they became parents for the first time to baby Aya in 2020.
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Daisy Shelvey
Daisy is now a top make-up artist working in Essex and Newcastle[/caption]
Frankie wasn’t the only S Clubber to bag themselves a top-level footballer – Daisy is now married to Jonjo Shelvey.
Formerly known as Daisy Evans, she and the Newcastle United (and occasionally England) midfielder married in 2015, with Jimmy Carr performing at the wedding.
They welcomed a daughter called Lola the previous year.
Daisy had a music career after S Club with From Above, who reached the Boot Camp stage on X Factor, before becoming a sought-after make-up artist.
Hannah Richings
Hannah didn’t stick around in the world of showbiz and had a baby last year[/caption]
The youngest member of the S Club team at just 11 when she joined, Hannah didn’t stick around in Celebland.
She is now married and a mum to four children, most recently giving birth to a baby girl called Pippa.