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Apple has moved to avoid a U.S. import ban impacting the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 caused by a patent dispute with California firm Masimo. A letter from Masimo to an appeals court judge dated January 15 said that the tech giant is able to avoid a recently instated import ban on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 by removing the blood oxygen app from these Apple Watches. In the letter, Masimo says that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) decided that Apple’s redesign falls outside the scope of the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) import ban…

With a modest budget of Dh22,000 – covering all expenses, including food and petrol – an Emirati family embarked on a 27-day road trip spanning 13 countries in their ‘mobile home’. Khaled Al Yammahi, an adventurous Emirati from Fujairah, reshaped conventional travel. Dissatisfied with the idea of renting a car and retreating to city hotels, he embarked on modifying a full-size van and transforming it into a mobile home for his family – to enjoy the beauty of nature wherever they stopped. Aboard a Chevrolet Express, Khaled’s family started their journey from the UAE and concluded in Bosnia. The route…

He has yet to win the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in six previous attempts but that does not stop Shubhankar Sharma from returning each January to compete in the DP World’s Tour’s blue riband event at the Emirates Golf Club. Sharma, who had a seminal year in 2018 when he won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award alongside the Asian Tour’s prestigious Order of Merit, is back in Dubai to make a renewed big to wrap his skilful hands around the iconic Dallah Trophy come Sunday. “The Hero Dubai Desert classic is one of the best events…

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro MSRP $1,199.00 “The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is the best phone you can buy if you want to play games, but it turns out it’s also a great everyday phone.” Pros Great gaming software features AirTriggers work really well Hugely powerful IP68 rating Fast wired charging Cons Fewer hardcore gaming features Gets hot when pushed to its limit Is the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro still a gaming phone? After all, it’s a very different beast visually from the models we’ve seen before. Don’t worry — the ROG Phone 8 Pro is still all…

Qatar suspended liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments via the Red Sea and six more oil tankers changed direction on Monday as disruption to the crucial trade route extended to the energy sector after US-led strikes against Houthi militants. Attacks on ships since October by Yemen’s Houthis, who say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians, have hit commerce and alarmed major powers in a regional escalation of Israel’s more than three-month war with Hamas militants in Gaza. In the latest possible attack, Britain said on Monday that a vessel was hit from above by a missile 95 nautical miles southeast…

Lee Kang-in said he was “learning a lot” after upstaging Son Heung-min with two goals for South Korea in a 3-1 win over Bahrain on Monday to launch their Asian Cup campaign. The Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder hit a second-half brace in Doha as South Korea made a solid start in their bid to lift the title for the first time since 1960. Tottenham Hotspur talisman Son was guilty of two glaring misses and suffered the indignity of a late yellow card for diving in the Bahrain box. Instead it was Lee who took centre stage, digging Jurgen Klinsmann’s side…

In its initial demo videos, Apple showed people using the Vision Pro with multiple floating screens and a virtual keyboard laid out in front of them. That effectively made it feel like a proper computer — a virtual Mac, so to speak. However, we’ve now just learned that the floating keyboard could be totally absent on launch day, removing a major component of the whole setup. That’s what the latest report from Bloomberg insider Mark Gurman claims, at least. Let’s dig in. Not ready for prime time In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gurman described the virtual keyboard as…

Starting from Monday, January 15, the minimum top-up for Nol cards has been increased to Dh20. Earlier this month, RTA announced the new policy that came into effect today, January 15. However, this is only applies to commuters topping up their Nol cards at ticket offices. The higher pricing announced recently is aimed at reducing queues at offices in metro stations. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. For other top-up mediums, the minimum amount remains Dh5, whereas it takes a balance of Dh15 for commuters to complete a round-trip journey. Apart from ticketing…

Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates on Monday announced flight delays and cancellations to and from Mauritius due to tropical cyclone Belal. The airline announced that its flight EK 703 from Dubai to Mauritius scheduled for departure on January 15 has been delayed by 27 hours and it will now depart on January 16 at 1.30 pm UAE time and arrive in Mauritius at 8 pm local time. In addition, its flight EK 704 from Mauritius to Dubai scheduled on January 15 is also delayed by 21 hours. It is now scheduled to depart from Mauritius on January 16 at 8 pm…

The 17th Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon will see the welcome return of defending men’s champion Benard Kibet Koech and reigning world half marathon and Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir. The Kenyans are the first two of what is expected to be a constellation of stars at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, hosted by the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), on February 24. Jepchirchir’s standing as one of the world’s all-time greats is underlined not only by her Olympic marathon win in Tokyo, but also by three individual world half marathon titles, and the considerable feat of…