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A fierce wildfire that has forced the closure of an interstate highway in Northern California raged for a third day on Friday through explosively dry mountain timber in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as crews battled to outflank the flames. The Delta Fire has scorched nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) in the Cascade range since erupting on Wednesday in a forest canyon along the Sacramento River, about 250 miles (402 km) north of San Francisco, fire officials said. The underbrush is being removed with a combination of bulldozers and hand tools, as well as controlled burning operations, said Captain Brandon Vaccaro, a spokesman for the Delta fire incident command. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wMT1Ru via Latest News

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A wildfire spreading across forest land in California has threatened hundreds of homes and prompted evacuations across several counties, officials have said. The Delta Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has burnt more than 34 square miles (89 square kilometres) of timber and brush, as local residents evacuated scattered homes and buildings in three counties in and around the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. At times, flames shot up 300 feet (91 metres) high. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wTuISN via Latest News

Ford is recalling 1,619,112 Ford F-150 Regular Cab and SuperCrew Cab pickup trucks, from model years 2015-2018, because of a fire risk. The company says that seat belt pretensioners can create “e... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wQ0HmO via Latest News

A gunman opened fire Thursday morning in a building in the heart of Cincinnati in an attack that left him and three other people dead, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Qar92n via Latest News

Now that its successor is on the way (and starting to leak more and more), the original Razer Phone from last year is seeing a massive discount at the company's own online store. Normally priced at $699.99, you can now buy one for just $399.99. You get a whopping $300 off by applying the promo code WOOHOO at checkout. That's it - no hidden caveats here. Well, there's one thing you do need to keep in mind: this is a limited time offer and it's unclear how long it will last. So make sure you act fast if you want to take advantage of it and buy one of the first gaming-oriented smartphones.... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2wRLTDn via IFTTT

The fall events from the big tech companies are lining up. Apple will hold its grand unveiling of new iPhones, smartwatches, and maybe even iPads next week, on September 12. Google is announcing new Pixels on October 9. And Microsoft has just scheduled its own hardware event for October 2, at 4 PM local time in New York City. As you can see, the invite itself doesn't give anything away, but expect to see at least some updates to its current roster of Surface devices, if not also new ones being introduced. Key possibilities include Surface Laptop and Surface Studio refreshes, and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2oPHe12 via IFTTT

The Qualcomm-Apple lawsuit regarding patent infringements have been set in motion with the pre-trial hearing concluding. The pre-trial aims to rule what is and what isn't allowed to be used in court for evidence. And it's advantage Apple after the Qualcomm legal team messed up. Qualcomm chose not to argue Apple's claims that the Cupertino-based firm has not infringed some of the patents involved in the case and that some of the others are invalid. Even the judge made that clear and outlined Qualcomm's mistakes. The chip maker then changed its mind and wanted to present the needed... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Mf6HKU via IFTTT

Today Samsung announced that it will bolster its midrange roster in the US by adding the Galaxy A6 (2018), Galaxy J7 (2018), Galaxy J3 (2018) and the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 to it. The Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) has a 5.6-inch 720x1480px Super AMOLED display, Exynos 7870 Octa chipset, 4GB of RAM, 3.000mAh battery and a 16MP f/1.7 main and 16MP f/1.9 selfie cameras. It will retail from $360 through Samsung's own website and through Sprint (price yet to be confirmed, but likely free on contract), starting September 14. Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) The midrange counterpart to the Galaxy... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2CEaVvI via IFTTT

AnTuTu posted some interesting stats for the devices that have run its benchmark. That means that those are hardly representative of the whole Android market, but should paint an accurate picture of what smartphone enthusiasts use. The first category is screen resolution and it's 1080p all around. 24.37% of phones use a Full HD 16:9 panel, followed by 17.19% with the so-called FHD+ screens. Another 16.09% go to even taller 1080 x 2248 and 1080 x 2280 pixel displays. A staggering 73.5% of the Android smartphones that have run the AnTuTu benchmark sport an octa-core chipset... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2wPVIlp via IFTTT

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note9 back on August 23. Initially, the 6/128 GB phone was priced at $999 in the United States, while the 8/512 GB variant was $1,250. Now an eBay seller with 99% positive feedback, based in the USA, is offering an unlocked Galaxy Note9 for $865.99, which is 15% less than the initial launch price of the phone with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The offer covers all four color options - Metallic Copper, Midnight Black, Lavender Purple, and Ocean Blue that has a yellow S Pen. The listing reveals that 164 units, or over 84% in total, were ordered, meaning... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2wRuzyi via IFTTT

A couple of Speck cases for the upcoming 6.1" iPhone (alleged to be called iPhone 9) and 6.5" flagship (refered to as iPhone Xs Max) have appeared at Walmart and a Reddit user who spotted them quickly snapped a few photos and shared them with us. The first two images show the case made for the 6.1-inch iPhone in its retail box as well as compared for size with the current 5.8-inch iPhone X. And while the camera cutout would seem to suggest a dual camera, it's likely made to accommodate a single camera lens and an LED flash. Apple iPhone 9 6.1-inch case The next two images... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2wRTodC via IFTTT

The Oppo F9/F9 Pro could be remembered for many things, but the waterdrop cutout is the feature that will make it to the history books. We've probably reached the peak in the notch race and we are more than happy to finally see a change in this controversial concept. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2wPZX0k via IFTTT

Reports about Huawei cheating on their benchmark results appeared earlier this week. Anandtech spoke to a company official, who admitted to the offense and now the manufacturer is already facing repercussions. UL, the company behind the gaming 3DMark benchmark, has just announced that four Huawei smartphones are getting delisted after confirming a breach of their rules - Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei nova 3, Huawei Honor Play, and Huawei P20. According to UL, the first three phones were tested both with the public version of 3DMark, freely available at Google Play, and a private that is... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2NogJxU via IFTTT

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has made yet another public appearance, this time showing off its display and notch. The device was strapped in an anti-leak case to protect its design from prying eyes but the large notch and the curved edges are clearly visible. So far rumors and leaks have pointed to a Huawei Mate 20 with a waterdrop notch and a flat screen and a Mate 20 Pro with a large notch (likely housing face scanning tech) and curved edges (like on flagship Samsung Galaxies). Huawei Mate 20 Pro This information was substantiated yesterday when the different screen resolutions... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Nvsfrm via IFTTT

Oppo announced the Oppo R17 and R17 Pro last month with plenty of features to look forward to but while we are still waiting on the Pro version to arrive, the standard R17 is now available in China. Oppo R17 Prices are as expected - the standard 6GB/128GB memory variant goes for CNY 3,199 ($468) while the 8GB/128GB model sells for CNY 3,499 ($512). There's also a gradient fog alteration of the latter with a cooler paint job that will set you back CNY 3,599 ($527). The Pro version is still expected to ship sometime in mid-October. Meanwhile, Oppo also had a little something... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Cw36IC via IFTTT

China Joy 2018 took place in August and plenty of tech CEOs held keynotes. А Razer official said at the conference to expect Phone 2 in December, and it has just appeared on Geekbench, revealing some of its specs. The phone was benchmarked with 8 GB RAM and Snapdragon 845 chipset, contradicting previous reports by Chinese media that the device might have the upcoming 855 SoC. Both the single-core and multi-core results are a bit lower than other competitors reached, but the phone is still in development, so reading too much in those numbers would be a mistake. Although the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2CvQj96 via IFTTT

Nokia's Taiwanese division just posted a teaser of a new phone on its Facebook page. The device appears to be quite different from the rest of the Nokia smartphones, but local sources suggest the event is going to be about the Nokia 5.1 Plus. There's no actual release date for now but it's happening some time in September. And if the press render doesn't look like the Nokia 5.1 Plus to you, don't worry, you are not alone. We think it's just a generic render of a smartphone - just look at that slim chin on the bottom of the screen - most of the Nokia phones have the Nokia branding... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2MVbRkf via IFTTT