Michael Bloomberg for president in 2016 What would his campaign look like

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering a presidential bid for 2016.

Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire founder of financial data and media company, Bloomberg L.P., is considering a presidential bid , according to The New York Times, because he's “galled” by Donald
Trump’s popularity and Hillary Clinton’s
increasingly leftward political bent.

Former Democratic National Committee chair Edward Rendell confirmed Bloomberg’s plans, “Mike Bloomberg for president rests on the not- impossible but somewhat unlikely circumstance of
either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz versus Bernie Sanders.”

An on-again, off-again Republican, Bloomberg’s socially liberal views on issues like abortion and gun control will prevent him from running in the Republican primary. And although he was a registered Democrat before running for mayor of New York, his wealth will keep him out of a
Democratic primary where the other candidates use “Wall Street” like a swear word.

Instead, Bloomberg would likely run as an
independent candidate (he switched party
affiliation Republican to independent in 2007). His supporters say that he could be an attractive option in a race that has so far tended towards more non-traditional political options.

Bloomberg’s views on gun control, in particular,might win him more moderate conservative supporters, says Republican candidate Rand Paul.Unlike prominent Republican candidates such as Ted Cruz , Bloomberg has come out strongly in favor
of gun control regulations. The NRA is no fan. A Bloomberg candidacy could elevate the gun control issue to center stage in 2016.

Since he finished his third term as mayor of New York, Bloomberg has been an advocate for causes close to his heart. The roster of causes he supports sounds like a liberal candidate’s talking points:climate change, marriage equality, education, and
of course, gun control.

Indeed, some suggest that Bloomberg might pose a danger to whoever becomes the Democratic candidate, as his candidacy could split the Democratic vote, the Wall Street Journal reports. Jennifer Horn, the chairwoman of the New Hampshire Republican state committee said, “I
think it’s the Democrats who would suffer from a Michael Bloomberg candidacy.”

Independently wealthy, the former mayor is reportedly willing to spend $1 billion of his own money to run. Bloomberg already has his own Super PAC, Independence USA , which supports political moderates and their causes.

Yet, although Bloomberg’s company has donated just over $200,000 to the Super PAC in 2016 cycle,OpenSecrets.org reports that Indepenence USA has not yet spent money either supporting or attacking presidential candidates from either party.

Bloomberg has been considering a White House run since 2006. In 2007, when Bloomberg was reportedly seriously considering jumping into the race, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham penned a
glowing endorsement of Bloomberg’s moderate beliefs and “steadiness.”
And then, it all stopped. Bloomberg himself wrote an opinion article for the New York Times,announcing that he would not run for president, but that he would support moderate candidates.

In 2016, Bloomberg is once again approaching the election season with caution. In December, he commissioned a poll to assess his chances. He has instructed his advisors to study other third-party candidates such as Teddy Roosevelt and Ross Perot.Bloomberg also appears to have plenty of support.

The Atlantic reported this past fall that Bloomberg has been receiving calls from wealthy friends,encouraging him to run. Business interests want a representative who isn’t as conservative as Donald
Trump.Bloomberg’s Wall Street pal, Bill Ackerman, says that he would contribute to the former mayor’s campaign. Mr. Ackerman quipped a few weeks ago,
“I would do everything in my power to get this guy elected. It’s just one quarter’s dividend.” Rupert Murdoch has also tweeted about Bloomberg’s candidacy.

Bloomberg's monied relationships, however, may undermine support, too. With Bernie Sanders, who regularly attacks opponent Hillary Clinton for her Wall Street connections, doing better than expected
in both Iowa and New Hampshire, Bloomberg knows his background could be a liability as well as a benefit.

Still, Bloomberg has time. Reportedly he will make his decision by sometime in March – after the primaries and caucuses in Iowa, New Hampshire,Nevada, and South Carolina.

Samsung Galaxy S7 release date, news and rumors

New rumors suggest the Galaxy S7 will

look mostly like the Galaxy S6, with only a few tweaks to the design and a new 3D Touch-like screen technology. A new spec leak suggests the Galaxy S7 will feature a 2K display, 4GB of RAM,Android Marshmallow and a 12MP camera.Samsung's Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge reinvigorated the flailing smartphone brand, giving it a new lease of life with a fresh design and some

brand new features.

Samsung is going to have to do a lot of work to be able to repeat the trick – but there's much more that can be improved on in the new phone, so there's plenty of scope.

It's closing in on February, with MWC 2016 in Barcelona happening at the tail end of the month and that's where we expect to see the Galaxy S7 launched.

Cut to the chase

What is it? The next flagship phone from

Samsung's Galaxy S line.

When is it out? Very likely Mobile World

Congress at the end of February.

What will it cost? Expect expensive – it's bound to be one of the more costly phones to buy this year.

Samsung Galaxy S7 release date

China Mobile put a post up on social media

showing all the big phone launches it expects to see in the coming months and the Samsung Galaxy S7 was included under MWC 2016. It suggests the network knows a little bit more than it should be telling us.

Samsung has recently been unveiling its Galaxy S flagships at MWC and releasing them shortly after.

This year MWC is held between February 22-25, but if it follows last year, then the 21 will be the likely launch date.

We'd put our money on a Mobile World Congress announcement, so all that remains now is to wait for an official press conference invite.

Samsung Galaxy S7 design

Given that Samsung has only just overhauled its flagship design for the Galaxy S6 we're not expecting massive changes in the Samsung Galaxy S7, with sadly only minor design tweaks likely.

A source close to Samsung told The Korea Times ,"As the S6 and S6 Edge represented progress, the S7 will have improvements both in picture quality,performance and other some new features. The key point is can consumers enjoy content with

enhanced viewing quality and boosted processing speed."

There may be a few tweaks to the look of both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, but it seems Samsung wants to keep a largely similar design language across the board. However, while the look is likely to be similar, it's possible that the S7 will be IP67 certified dust and water resistant , just

like the Galaxy S5 .One rumor has suggested Samsung will be dropping the Galaxy S7 Edge from its range and instead

releasing a new phablet called the Galaxy S7 Edge+. It's expected to feature a 5.7-inch display with a 2K resolution as well as being a generally bigger handset. However, according to a more recent rumor Samsung will offer both the Edge and the

Edge+.

On top of that the Galaxy S7 may be built of a different type of metal. Sources claim the company is experimenting with a magnesium based alloy that

will make the phone stronger whilst keeping it light and allow the heat out when the processor is working hard. This rumor has popped up again recently, so it could be accurate.

What we think: A slimline design made of metal and glass as per usual, with a non-removable battery to keep the design sleek. There might be a touch of the Galaxy Note's refined rear, curving away from the screen, but ultimately, this could well be more 'Galaxy S6S' rather than Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7 screen

A benchmark believed to be for the Samsung Galaxy S7 claims it has a 5.7-inch display, although that's likely to be more for that larger, phablet version. It lists a 1440 x 2560 QHD one though rather than 4K that some had predicted.That said, another spec leak suggests the Galaxy S7 will come with a 5.1-inch display and a pixel resolution of 1440 x 2560, which will probably be

the 'normal' variant.

It looks like Samsung could adopt a similar feature to the iPhone 6S' 3D Touch technology. A company called Synaptics has a technology called ClearForce that allows for different functionality depending on

how hard you're pressing on the screen.

The Wall Street Journal also spoke to "sources familiar with the matter" who claim the technology will debut on the Galaxy S7 . There's no word on a name for the technology yet, but it's looking more

and more likely that Samsung is preparing its own version of the screen tech for the next flagship phone.

A curved screen has again been mooted more than once - but a flexible display rather than just the

standard curve, with Samsung said to be ordering a large amount of the tech from a Taiwanese manufacturer.And it could have super-strong display technology

called Turtle Glass from Samsung, set to replace Corning's Gorilla Glass 3.

What we think: A 5.1-inch and 5.7-inch screen for the two variants of Galaxy S7, probably with a 3D Touch-rivalling screen, with appear with QHD resolution - evolution, not revolution.

Samsung Galaxy S7 camera and

battery

Samsung galaxy s7 12 mp camera

Samsung's unveiled a new BRITECELL camera,which is designed to be both better in low light and smaller in size than the snapper on the Galaxy S6.It's not been confirmed whether it's heading for

the S7, but it seems pretty likely.

On the other hand there are also reports of

Samsung speaking to Sony to get a hold of the IMX300 sensor that is included in the Xperia Z5 series, which has impressed the South Korean brand.

A new rumor also suggests Samsung is looking to mimic Live Photos from the iPhone 6S. A software engineer within the company has claimed the feature will be called Vivid Photos and won't

include sound clips, so it's easier to upload to your social media accounts, working much like a GIF.

How many megapixels? It could be lower than the S6, with Samsung focusing on low-light performance to make a more useful sensor, rather than pointless sharpness. According to a tipster on Weibo , Samsung will drop the Galaxy S6's 16MP camera down to a 12MP one on the Galaxy S7.

However, an AnTuTu benchmark showed a possible S7 as having a 16MP rear camera and a 5MP front- facing one, so Samsung might well be experimenting with different options.Battery size is more of a mystery, but as thisrumor suggests it won't be removable.

What we think: A lower MP camera would be a weird move from Samsung, so we think it'll stay at 16MP to avoid the marketing backlash, but make sure it's improved in terms of low light and speed.

Battery size will be largely the same, but we're praying Samsung solves the battery issues that can affect some S6 models.

Samsung Galaxy S7 OS and power

The Samsung Galaxy S7 will almost certainly launch with Android Marshmallow. In fact snaps of supposed internal Samsung documents appeared

on social networking site Weibo , and appear to confirm the rumored Galaxy S7 codename 'Jungfrau' and the new Android OS coming at launch.

A new rumor coming out of China suggests

Samsung will be adding liquid cooling to the Galaxy S7. It would act against the phone overheating and draining the battery, making sure things stay cooler

and better-performing, with the possibility of higher-spec components.

Samsung's Galaxy S7 is rumored to come in two different variants – one with an Exynos chipset and another with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. That Snapdragon 820 rumor has since been echoed by

other sources and in a benchmark.

According to rumoured benchmarks, the Galaxy S7 Snapdragon version will be almost as powerful as the iPad Pro, but nowhere near as fast as Samsung's own chipset, which will likely be kept

for Asian variants.

What we think: The Galaxy S7 will come with the Snapdragon 820 in Europe and US, with the higher power saved for Asia, where specs are far more important to sales - with Marshmallow on board both the speed and battery life will increase as a result, and the S7 is going to be one fast little phone.

Samsung Galaxy S7 other features

A report out of South Korea suggests the Samsung Galaxy S7 might have serious audio skills, as it could use a chip from ESS Technology which features a 32-bit mobile audio DAC and has 129 dB signal to noise ratio... that means loud and clear

sound, which is what we all want really.

It's also been rumored that the Samsung Galaxy S7 will support USB Type-C , allowing it to charge faster and meaning you can plug the cable in either way round. We'd say this is one rumor that's almost guaranteed to be true, as more and more

phones are adding USB Type-C support and

Samsung won't want to be left behind.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 is bound to have a

fingerprint scanner, just like the Galaxy S6, while another rumor has suggested the Galaxy S7 may come with microSD support - something the Galaxy S6 didn't offer - and it'll apparently have support for cards of up to 128GB.

What we think: The Galaxy S7 could well come with a microSD slot, as Android Marshmallow can absorb them in and make them part of the internal OS. A fingerprint sensor and USB Type-C will be on board for better security and faster charging - and

you won't even need to worry which way your charger plugs in.

Samsung Galaxy S7 cost

There's no word yet on what the Samsung Galaxy S7 will cost but we can tell you right now that it will be very expensive. While a price cut would be nice we'd be surprised if Samsung launched it for any less than it initially charged for the Galaxy S6.If we had to guess we'd say it could start at up to

around £600 / $650 / AU$1,100