TimeLine Layout

April, 2018

  • 11 April

    Saudi May Turn Qatar Border Into Nuclear Waste Dumping Zone

    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. …

    Read More »
  • 11 April

    Army Plane With More Than 100 On Board Crashes Near Algeria, Many Feared Dead

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 11 April

    With No Son In 8 Years, Frustrated Husband, In-Laws Mercilessly Break Hands Of Woman In UP

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 11 April

    With Train, Engine & Platform, This School In Rajasthan Paints Itself Like A 'Railway Station'

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    LG G7 ThinQ phone will be unveiled May 2

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    Apple gives red iPhone 8 that, um, sexy ’80s nightclub feel

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    iPhone rumored to have three rear cameras in 2019

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    Charge your Apple Watch and iPhone for $35

    CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! One pad to rule — er, charge — them all. Er, both. One pad to charge them both. …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    Onkyo’s 2018 receivers bear Atmos, music streaming goodies

    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 …

    Read More »
  • 10 April

    How to check if Facebook shared your data with Cambridge Analytica

    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 …

    Read More »