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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…
This week, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos, the hit HBO series that quite literally changed the game for TV. Prior to that show, conventional networks wouldn’t dare to put a truly irredeemable leading character on TV. Call it the Tony Soprano effect. With series like Breaking Bad and many others, the show’s influence continues to resonate even after two-and-a-half decades. Many of Netflix‘s darker series wouldn’t have been possible if The Sopranos hadn’t led the way. That’s why we’re throwing the spotlight on three great shows on Netflix that carry on the spirit of The Sopranos. If…
A first-of-its-kind system in the UAE and the region now instantly tracks all judicial enforcement decisions and cancels them after the required payment of dues. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has adopted a new system that tracks the payment status, and once the respondent has completed the payment, it cancels the original decision. After electronic approval, this is then forwarded to the relevant authorities. This new system ensures that individuals don’t have to go through the hassle of gathering documents related to proof of payment and cancellation. This also makes sure the process is carried out smoothly without the intervention…
A Palestinian stole a car and rammed people in central Israel on Monday, injuring at least 13, police said, adding that the suspect was in custody and his motivations were being investigated. Israeli media said some people may have also been stabbed in the incident in Raanana, north of Tel Aviv, which came amid heightened security tensions over the more than three-month-old war with Hamas militants in Gaza. “This was apparently a suspected terrorist ramming attack,” police said in a statement. It said the suspect was from the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Stay up to date…