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It seems Apple is finally ready to play the megapixels game. After serving 12-megapixel camera arrays on its smartphones for a healthy few generations, Apple finally put a 48MP sensor on the iPhone 14 Pro pair. A year later, the entire iPhone 15 series got the same treatment. According to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that momentum will continue with the iPhone 16 series. In an investor note, Kuo claims that the iPhone 16 Pro duo will get a new 48MP ultrawide-angle camera sensor — a big jump from the 12MP wide-angle snapper on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro.…
Attorneys clashed Thursday in a Utah courtroom over opposing characterisations of a fight between two commercial airline pilots in which the co-pilot allegedly threatened to shoot the captain for suggesting they divert the flight for a passenger’s medical emergency. Former Delta Air Lines pilot Jonathan J Dunn, 42, made his first federal court appearance Thursday in Salt Lake City after he was indicted by a grand jury on Oct. 18, 2023, and charged with interfering with a flight crew. His lawyer, John W. Huber, who was once Utah’s top federal prosecutor, tried to characterize the altercation as “a misunderstanding,” while…
Some of the country’s most promising rising stars of the game will face a strong international challenge when the 2024 edition of the Emirates Amateur Open gets underway at the Emirates Golf Club this weekend. The 36-hole event will be played over the iconic club’s Faldo and Majlis Courses. It is the seventh qualifier for the 2023 – 24 Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) Men’s Order of Merit. As many as 123 golfers will will be seen in action with players having travelled from the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa to Dubai. A typically strong local…
NASA likes to bring its missions closer to space fans around the world — especially to the younger generation to get them interested in science subjects — and part of these efforts involves the chance for people to fly their names on spacecraft heading off to explore parts of our solar system. The next opportunity to submit your name for inclusion on a NASA rocket flight is the VIPER mission, which features the space agency’s first-ever robotic moon rover. VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will launch later this year and is set to explore the lunar South Pole, a…
No heavy rains, no problem; UAE residents could enjoy cloudy weather on Friday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Some parts of the country will experience low clouds, particularly in the north, and there is a possibility of light rain. It will be humid by night and Saturday morning over some internal areas. Light to moderate winds, freshening especially over the sea and causing blowing dust at times. The sea will be rough to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and moderate to slight in the Oman Sea. The warmer winter in the UAE will see the temperatures reaching…
Tuesday’s runway collision in Japan marks the first time a modern lightweight airliner has burnt down and is being seen as a test case for how well a new generation of carbon-composite airplanes copes with a catastrophic fire. The Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 crashed into a De Havilland Dash-8 coast guard turboprop plane shortly after landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo, bursting in to flames. All 379 people aboard the A350 were evacuated from the burning aircraft, but five of the six coast guard crew were killed. Photographs of the wreckage showed the A350 fuselage in cinders. While investigators…
Learning a new skill, art, or craft is a great way to expand your horizons, and even increase your value as a creator or within your career. There are a lot of online learning platforms out there to help you grow, but few are as universally recognized as MasterClass. MasterClass is a streaming platform that offers online classes taught by some of the biggest names in their respective fields. With a subscription you’ll get access to the full library of MasterClass courses, which includes a huge variety of subjects such as food, writing, music, wellness, and home & lifestyle. With…
It’s never too late to get a head start on healthy living or adopt positive habits, and what better time to begin than the start of a new year? Improving diet for better health, spending more time with family and friends, and increasing travel frequency have emerged as the top priorities for UAE residents in their New Year resolutions for 2024, as revealed by a recent survey. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. According to consumer insights and market research consultancy Toluna, approximately 61 per cent of UAE residents aim to enhance their…
China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap. Now two private companies are hustling to get the US back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo programme ended. It’s part of a Nasa-supported effort to kick-start commercial moon deliveries, as the space agency focuses on getting astronauts back there. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “They’re scouts going to the moon ahead of us,” said Nasa Administrator Bill Nelson. Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology is up first with a planned liftoff of…
Elvis Presley is the latest deceased artist set to return to the stage in digital form. U.K.-based immersive specialist Layered Reality announced on Thursday that it’s creating the Elvis Evolution show featuring The King in holographic form. The show will debut in London in November before heading to other major cities around the world, including Las Vegas, Berlin, and Tokyo. “The show peaks with a concert experience that will recreate the seismic impact of seeing Elvis live for a whole new generation of fans, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy,” Layered Reality said on the show’s website. It said…