Saudi Arabia could consider a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom’s border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and transforming its only land border into a military zone and nuclear waste site, state-linked Saudi newspapers reported on Monday. The project has not been given official approval and faces many obstacles. …

An Algerian military plane crashed near an airport outside the capital Algiers, killing several people on Wednesday, local media reported. More than 100 military personnel were on board the plane when it came down near Boufarik airport, local channel Ennahar TV reported. Television footage showed black smoke billowing near a motorway and a crowd of security officials and others standing …

Despite advancements, gender discrimination is still a serious problem in India. Women are still being tortured for a lot of things- one being bearing a girl child. In one such recent incident, a woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. This happened as she could not bear a male child and …

Sitting in a classroom every single day for about a decade of your life can be quite boring. But what if your school decides to get a makeover? A school in Rajasthan did just the same, by converting itself into a ‘railway’ themed school. Keeping up to its name, Alwar’s Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Station, has renovated its classrooms …

The successor to the LG G6 is just around the corner, and it’s officially called the LG G7 ThinQ. The May 2 event is happening in both New York and Seoul (on May 2 in NY and May 3 in Seoul). LG’s phones have shifted to include ThinQ branding to reflect LG’s big initiative to link all its products together …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Well, that’s a club I think I’ve been to. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Who says charity can’t be sexy? Apple on Friday will release a remarkably bright red iPhone 8 (and an 8 Plus) as part of its annual Product Red program. Part of …

The Huawei P20 Pro may have been the first phone to get three cameras on the back, but an iPhone could soon join it. Enlarge Image Dual lenses on the iPhone X. Josh Miller/CNET Apple is reportedly working on an iPhone with three rear cameras for 2019, according to Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News (via MacRumors). Citing industry sources, the report claims …

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Here they come, over the ridge, it’s Onkyo’s midrange receivers! The TX-NR585 and TX-NR686 bring with them the features you want, including Dolby Atmos and almost every type of music streaming option. Both receivers offer 5.1.2 (with front height) surround amplification in both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. The TX-NR686 ($649) offers a bit more power per channel than the TX-NR585 …

Facebook on Monday began alerting users whose data was accessed by Cambridge Analytics with a popup at the top of the News Feed. But as is usually the case with all things Facebook, the alert is slowly being rolled out to impacted users. Instead of refreshing your News Feed countless times to try and trigger the alert, here’s how you …

T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the US, are talking once again about a possible merger. Discussions are preliminary, according to a Tuesday report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes five months after the two last broke off talks, and it’s the third go-around since 2014. The last …

Facebook’s failure to properly protect user data might have spawned headlines the world over, but Americans are not totally shocked by the revelations, according to a poll by CBS News. That doesn’t mean they’re letting the social network off the hook, though. Poll respondents think the company’s response to the scandal, triggered by revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s access to the …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Do teens really adore the iPhone? Or do they have old ones handed down? Josh Miller/CNET I’ve heard it said that today’s teens are more sensible, more conservative than generations before them. I don’t necessarily mean conservative politically. It’s simply my impression that they look …

How red is red? The new “Product Red” iPhone 8 and 8 Plus won’t arrive until this Friday, but I was able to get a sneak peek earlier Tuesday in New York. And I brought along last year’s Product Red iPhone 7 Plus to compare. And believe it or not, there is a difference. I don’t really get excited about …

The record-breaking music video for Despacito disappeared temporarily from YouTube on Tuesday due a security breach affecting video platform Vevo. Five days ago, Luis Fonsi’s video racked up the most views in YouTube history, topping 5 billion. Its disappearance was not unique. More than a dozen other singers, including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Drake and Shakira, were also affected by Tuesday’s …