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Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Last week, Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through the strait, on the main sea route from the Middle East to Europe, after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two ships in the waterway. Saudi Arabia and Iran are in a three-year-old proxy war in Yemen, which lies on the eastern side of Bab al-Mandeb. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2OG9Wxp via Latest News

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday refused to say from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LL7cki via Latest News

On the heels of Apple's market value hitting the $1 trillion mark, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2vceSSb via Latest News

A Missouri man is behind bars, accused of horrific child abuse. The victims are three of his girlfriend's children who were allegedly beaten, starved, locked in closets and made to eat shoes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LVkx92 via Latest News

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for unity in the wake of allegations his election victory was tainted by fraud, hailing the vote as a fresh start for the country after the repressive rule of Robert Mugabe. As defeated opposition leader Nelson Chamisa decried the official results as a sham, Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe ally, defended the vote. "With the eyes of the world on us we delivered a free, fair and credible election," Mnangagwa told reporters on Friday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2O8R1u1 via Latest News

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Carol Smith and her family walked into their hillside neighborhood Thursday to find her home reduced to mangled metal and piles of bricks after a massive Northern California wildfire leveled more than 1,000 homes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AAID4j via Latest News

By Sarah N. Lynch, Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - An accountant for U.S. President Donald Trump's one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted in trial testimony on Friday that she helped backdate documents and falsify financial records at Manafort and his business partner's request to reduce his tax burden and help him qualify for loans. Cynthia Laporta, who prepared Manafort's tax returns starting in 2014, told a jury in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, that she was testifying under an immunity agreement with the government to avoid being prosecuted as Manafort was charged with bank fraud and tax fraud. "Correct," answered Laporta, explaining that she went along with accounting maneuvers suggested by Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates because she did not want to create problems for her firm or lose a top client. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AH3EKW via Latest News

Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rally in Portland, Oregon, this weekend, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LSY9xJ via Latest News

The Asphalt series will be familiar to anyone who has played mobile games. Started out back in 2004, the original game was launched on the Nokia N-Gage platform, the OG smartphone gaming platform that people often forget about these days while talking about gaming smartphones. The original game was an absolute blast. With stunning 3D visuals (for the time), an eclectic collection of licensed tracks and fun handling meant I sunk an ungodly number of hours playing it on my N-Gage QD. The later games took the series further in terms of visual quality and having even more, newer... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2O6ycYf via IFTTT

Epic Games, creators of the incredibly popular battle royale style game 'Fortnite', have announced that the Android version of the game won't be available through the Google Play Store. Instead, it will be distributed through the developer's own website, confirmed CEO Tim Sweeney. The primary reason here seems to be financial. Like Apple, Google takes a 30% cut of every transaction that takes place on its store, whether it's the initial purchase or the in-app purchases. In return for that cut, the company provides the app developer with a platform to distribute its title, server... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2AGgAke via IFTTT

Surprise, surprise! Samsung is super fast with the monthly security patch this time around and it's rolling out Google's August security fix for the Galaxy S8 and although the report doesn't say anything about the Galaxy S8+, we are pretty sure the latter isn't left out and it's getting the OTA update as well. The patch has been spotted in Germany with build number G950FXXU3CRGH and it requires a 418MB download. Aside from the security patch, the changelog mentions improvements for the Game Launcher. In any case, if you still don't see the update prompt, we recommend scanning for... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2vfh7Eu via IFTTT

We've been waiting for the flagship model ever since the Moto Z3 Play was announced. Well, the wait is now over and the Moto Z3 is here. Announced last night as a Verizon exclusive, for the time being, the Moto Z3 doesn't bear the Force moniker and there are no claims of shatterproof glass. Moto has instead opted for a more conventional Gorilla Glass 3. The compatibility to the MotoMods as we know them is still in place, and as it turned out, they even have a brand new 5G Moto Mod in the works. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2vvLo1a via IFTTT

Huawei is coming in strong this year with record-breaking market share in China for Q2 2018 according to various analysts. All of this comes amidst falling Chinese market, which is downright impressive. With climbing shipments, Huawei is adjusting its target. Initially, the company aimed to ship around 180 million units this year, but with 95 million moved in H1 alone the company is now expecting to reach 200 million. Let us remind you that Huawei's Mate 20-series are still yet to come later in the Q4 2018. According to the CEO, Richard Yu, Huawei's excellent performance is mostly... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2OICZAq via IFTTT

Asus is rolling out a major OTA update for the new ZenFone 5z smartphone. Most of the improvements in it are about the camera and its app. The following is the complete list of changes in this update: Enabled RAW file support Enabled Panorama feature Added on/off button for EIS Enabled flash feature in Pro mode Filters upgraded to Real Time Filters Improved HDR functionality Improved camera stability Improved auto exposure Improved photo sharpness Improved autofocus functionality Improved slow motion quality and file size (720p) Increased audio... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2ve6YaY via IFTTT

Samsung dominates the OLED market for portable devices with 90% of all sales - LG struggles is a very distant second with just 7.7%. How the entry of a third major player will change this is an interesting question and one Sharp has decided to find the answer to. Sharp is a renowned Japanese display maker and it's been supplying its own Aquos brand of smartphones with in-house made OLED panels but according to the executive vice president, Katsuaki Nomura, the firm wants to start exporting its screens. Reportedly, Sharp has already started mass production of its OLED panels back in... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2O82bPk via IFTTT

After today's leaked intro video of the Galaxy Note9, it's time for some real numbers and detailed specs. They come from an official retail box for the Russian market. It holds almost everything we would want to know about the Note9's exciting new features. The Note9 boasts a 6.4-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display confirming what was previously speculated but more importantly, the specs sheet mentions Galaxy S9+'s dual camera setup on the back - 12MP main lens with adjustable aperture (f/1.5-2.4), Dual Pixel PDAF support and a secondary telephoto one with 12MP resolution and f/2.4... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2n7i8tF via IFTTT

India is celebrating Independence Day on August 15, and as part of the celebrations, vivo is launching a series of promos on its online store. For the 72nd holiday, vivo is bringing 72 hours of special offers between August 7 and August 9, including flash sales of bestsellers vivo NEX S and vivo V9 for the symbolic amount of INR1,947 (no more than $30/€25). Commemorating India's 72nd year of independence, vivo is also offering earphones and USB cables from its online store for only INR72. There is also up to INR4,000 cashback on all credit and debit card transactions for select... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2vy60G6 via IFTTT

Corning introduced its latest iteration of the Gorilla Glass two weeks ago and manufacturers are fast to take advantage of the new glass. The company says that Oppo is going to be the first OEM to integrate it into its new smartphone. Corning adds that more smartphone makers are looking to take advantage of the protective glass and it's working closely with them. The Gorilla Glass 6 is said to be two times more durable than its Gorilla Glass 5 predecessor. This means that the material can survive 15 drops from 1 meter and it's considerably more resistant to pressure. The results are... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2LN57nT via IFTTT

Huawei is preparing to launch the Mate 20 lineup this Fall, and the Lite version is now much less of a mystery. Yesterday its photos were published by TENAA and today specs were filled in. The Mate 20 Lite will have an unusually tall screen, massive battery and the latest Kirin 710 chipset. Huawei Mate 20 Lite TENAA photos The SoC of the Huawei Mate 20 Lite is not listed, but the octa-core 2.2 GHz CPU clearly points to the Kirin 710 that appeared in the Huawei nova 3i as well. The display measures 6.3" and has a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, which has a ratio of... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Kp5Kyn via IFTTT

The Galaxy Note 4 is a 4-year-old phone so it's nice to see Samsung still taking care of it. The update is minor, though, so don't expect a new OS version at this point. The OTA update has been spotted in the Netherlands and it's 224MB big. The changelog points to improved security, but users say it still shows February 2018 security patch. Our best guess is that Samsung just applied a critical security fix without implementing the latest one from July. In addition, the update brings better power management, performance and stability although, no specifics are givene. Since it's... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2n4Kxki via IFTTT