Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specs May Include Flat Bezel-Less Display

A recent leak claims to show details about the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 smartphone. If valid, the leak could reveal a flat, bezel-free display for the phablet, after several generations of Samsung releasing curved display devices.

The video originates from the Chinese Twitter account, @mmddj_china and shows a wide smartphone front panel, which it claims belongs to a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 handset. There appears to be no curvature to the panel, as one would expect from other Samsung flagships, such as the Galaxy S8. However, the panel also reveals an infinity display. This would indicate the device in the video likely has a virtual, on-screen home button.

Samsung has stated intentions to shift away from a flat display design to its dual-edge curved display as a signature differentiator for its flagship smartphones. So far, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 7 have released with no flat display options. However, there are other leaks that suggest the Galaxy Note 8 design may be more flat than curved.

Recently, a YouTuber by the name of Concept Creator shared a 3D-printed dummy model of what he claims is the Galaxy Note 8. The model appears to be more curved along the sides of the device itself more so than the display. This design may differentiate between the Galaxy S8 Plus and the Galaxy Note 8 as two different types of phablets.

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Turkish NBA star tweets 'you can't catch me' at arrest warrant report

Enes Kanter, the Turkish NBA star whose home country has revoked his passport, on Friday expressed disdain on social media at reports that Turkey's government had issued a warrant for his arrest.

"You can’t catch me. Don’t waste your breath. I will come on my own will anyway, to spit on your ugly, hateful faces," Kanter said in a Twitter post accompanied by a photo of a story by Turkish newspaper Sabah about the arrest warrant.

Kanter's agent, the National Basketball Association player's union and representatives for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kanter's team, did not respond to requests for comment.

Kanter, a vocal critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, was detained in Romania on May 20 when authorities learned his Turkish passport had been revoked. He returned to the United States on Sunday.

On Monday in New York, Kanter lashed out at Erdogan at a news conference, calling him the "Hitler of our century."

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Police release CCTV pictures of Manchester bomber

Pictures of the Manchester bomber on his way to the arena where he carried out Britain’s worst terrorist attack in 12 years have been released by police.

CCTV footage shows Salman Abedi, 22, shortly before his suicide attack on an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester arena on Monday night.

Wearing a black puffa jacket, baseball cap, jeans and trainers, the CCTV images show Abedi in glasses, carrying the rucksack containing the device that killed 22 people and injured 119 others.

Police believe he assembled his deadly bomb in a rented Airbnb flat in a mansion block on Granby Row in the city centre, near Canal Street. The flat is one of 17 locations searched by forensic experts in the past few days, with 14 searches continuing on Saturday night.

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