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The Apple iPhone 15 is the tech giant’s current flagship smartphone. The iPhone lineup regularly places models amongst the best phones, and the iPhone 15 has skyrocketed to one of the most popular generations of iPhone ever. It isn’t often you can find substantial discounts on Apple products, let alone new and current generations of them. But there are some really good iPhone 15 deals out there right now, which include up to $830 in savings at various carriers. We’ve tracked down the best iPhone 15 deals currently going, so read onward for more details. Today’s best iPhone 15 deals…

A Dubai-based company has announced a new 70-day paid maternity leave policy. Retail design and production company Alpha Nero said the policy comes into force from February 2024. The company joins a long list of local companies that are providing flexible work hours and longer maternity leave to women in order to retain good talent. “As a mother of two children, I have chosen to extend maternity leave at Alpha Nero to 70 fully paid days to give women extra time to recover, bond with their babies, and ensure their family’s well-being. We believe that this will be a true…

India’s western state of Maharashtra will inspect outlets of global fast-food brands to check if they use cheese alternatives in products wrongly promoted as containing real cheese, widening scrutiny beyond a crackdown on McDonald’s, a top official said. The checks threaten to cause a headache for global brands after recent inflationary pressure hit consumption of burgers and pizzas that are pricey for many Indian consumers, prompting firms to launch of discounted offerings. McDonald’s biggest India franchisee, Westlife Foodworld, has been defending its use of “real cheese” after media reported that state authorities last year found some products made use of…

The UAE customers take a longer time to replace their premium smartphones if they don’t find exciting features in other handsets, said Daniel Wang, President of Honor Middle East and Africa. “Before the pandemic, the replacement time was around 7-8 months. Post-pandemic, if UAE customers don’t find anything interesting in a new product, they don’t want to change. So, the cycle time for replacement is about one to one-and-a-half years now. “The UAE customers have a special taste and are very advanced compared to other countries. They demand high-quality products in terms of designs and cameras etc.,” Wang told Khaleej…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…

Brace yourself for some wet weather and keep your umbrellas handy, as heavy rainfall is forecasted to lash the UAE in the coming days. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather advisory spanning from Wednesday, February 28, to Friday, March 1. On Wednesday and Thursday, the weather is expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy across scattered areas of the country. There is a chance of light to moderate rainfall in general and heavy at times over some areas, especially northern, eastern, and southern areas. These areas include Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman and Al…

An extra day every four years, what’s not to love? The calendar quirk of February 29 keeps us in sync with the seasons but it has also spawned a host of rituals and superstitions, not to mention computer glitches, which AFP unpacks here: Leap years have been with us since the 16th century, an invention of the Gregorian calendar, introduced to deal with a troublesome fraction in the solar year. Bearing in mind it takes around 365.2422 days each year for the Earth to revolve around the sun, the extra snippet (around six hours a year) adds up over time.…

LIV Golf comes to the Middle East for the first time in 2024 with the 54-hole $25 million LIV Golf – Jeddah in Saudi Arabia where a sensational story is in the making at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. The winner is in line for a $4m payday while the 54th finishers will receive $50,000. The team prize money payout is $3 million. Dubai-based players Anirban Lahiri from India and Poland’s Adrian Meronk will play in their Crushers GC and Cleeks GC teams respectively, but the big newsmaker is an almost forgotten golfer. Thirty-eight-year-old Anthony Kim from the US…

A most unexpected brand partnership has given us a surprising phone to get excited about at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024. HMD Global, the company that makes phones under the Nokia name, has partnered with toymaker Mattel on the Barbie Flip Phone. Yes, that Barbie. But don’t worry that this is going to be little more than a pink version of an old Nokia phone. “Let me put it like this,” Adam Ferguson, HMD Global’s head of product marketing, said with a smile as I chatted to him over Zoom during the show. “Mattel, and Barbie in particular, is not…

During its annual media briefing, Sharjah Police announced it had seized over 1.1 tonnes of drugs and 4.5 million psychedelic tablets last year, worth more than Dh115.3 million. This reflects a 24 per cent increase in drug seizures from the year before. The force also blocked 1,003 websites that were used to promote drugs. It has also succeeded in foiling over 600 drug promotion attempts inside the emirate. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Major General Saif Mohammad Al-Zari Al-Shamsi, the Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, highlighted how the Sharjah Census results helped them…