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A nascent truce in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah was dealt a fresh blow over the weekend as Houthi rebels boycotted a UN-brokered peace talks and threatened further drone strikes against pro-government forces.   The threat came days after a Houthi drone attack on a government military parade in the southern province of Lahaj killed several people. A senior intelligence official injured in that attack died of his wounds on Sunday. Yahya Sarea, a Houthi spokesman, called the strike a "legitimate operation against aggression.” He said Houthis were working to amass a stockpile of locally manufactured drones. "Soon there will be enough in the strategic stockpile to launch more than one drone operation in multiple battle fronts at the same time," Sarea told reporters in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa.  Leaders of the Iran-backed rebel faction also refused to attend a meeting with the head of the UN ceasefire monitoring team in the strategic port of Hodeida on Sunday. Houthi fight...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far as 120 miles (193 km) southwest of the state's capital city. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FpVY0T via Latest News

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Sunday for wide-ranging talks, including on US sanctions against Tehran. The visit came just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise stop on his regional tour to urge Iraq to stop relying on Iran for gas and electricity imports. Washington has granted Baghdad a waiver until late March to keep buying Iranian gas and power, despite reimposing tough sanctions on Tehran in November. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2FvrWbl via Latest News

If you have an Instant Pot, there's absolutely no doubt in our minds that you love it. You're also surely something of an expert considering how easy it is to master Instant Pot cooking. That said, it's all too easy to fall into an Instant Pot rut and just make the same few things over and over again. Expand your horizons in all sorts of new directions with The Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy Meals. It has more than 100 delicious recipes and every single one that we've tried so far has been outstanding. At just $10, you really can't go wrong. If you'd rather get the Kindle version it's just $2.99, or it's free if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. Here's some additional info from the product page: > With over 500,000 copies sold―enjoy 100+ easy, wholesome, customizable recipes offered in the #1 bestselling official Instant Pot® cookbook. > > There's nothing the Instant Pot® can't do―...

An 18-year-old Marine from west suburban Riverside was killed last weekend in a hit-and-run crash in San, Diego, California. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QLmEdT via Latest News

Cadillac furthered its recent product blitz Sunday with a preliminary peek at the brand’s first electric vehicle. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2AMKMHV via Latest News

Donald Trump has claimed that thousands of illegal immigrants who have sexually abused children are currently in prisons in Texas, upping his rhetoric as he seeks to justify funding for his border wall. Mr Trump was quoting John Jones of the Texas Department for Public Safety (DPS). Late last week, Mr Jones appeared at an immigration roundtable at the White House and said that more than 4,000 have been incarcerated for sexual assault in the last seven years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rn4gx7 via Latest News

“The action we have taken, quickly in December and that we’re seeing implemented as we speak, is a lifeline to U.S. shale producers,” Khalid Al-Falih said at a conference in Abu Dhabi. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, agreed to cut oil output this year to support prices. Crude producers in the U.S. are pumping a record 11.7 million barrels a day, according to the Energy Information Administration. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Rv0Rwt via Latest News

Redmi Note 7 was introduced just two days ago, but the official announcement missed to mention an important feature - the ports and buttons have watertight seals. Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun now confirmed that on Weibo. He says that the engineering team put a lot of effort to design watertight seals for all the weak points of the handset - the SIM card tray, USB-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, the buttons and you can even find some around the camera module. Moreover, there's a membrane on the loudspeaker as well. Despite the low price tag of the handset, Lei Jun says it has gone through the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2CfZA1O via IFTTT

Samsung Galaxy S10 rumors have crystallized with info coming from multiple sources. There have been a few conflicting rumors, but by now it's pretty clear what will be unveiled on February 20. Citing a reliable source, CompareRaja has confirmed this list of features. The Galaxy S10 and S10+ will have ultrasonic in-display fingerprint readers. They will be available in Black, White, Blue and Green. Note that the Galaxy S10+ will be the only one with a dual selfie cam. The Galaxy S10 Lite - yes, Lite - will use a classic side-mounted reader and will have a Yellow color option. This... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2ClUgtw via IFTTT

Google has finally updated the Android version of the Play Books app with the new Material Theme design. The app now features a uniform white color theme across the screen, with a redesigned tab bar, smaller thumbnails with rounded corners, new typography and an overall cleaner look. The design of the new app is consistent with the new Material Theme that Google has been propagating throughout all its properties. While the new design decision is generally appealing, the slow manner in which it gets rolled out is really frustrating. Not only is Play Books on Android getting this... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2VJ7R7c via IFTTT

Google has confirmed that it is discontinuing the Chromecast Audio. In a statement sent to Android Police, the company said, Our product portfolio continues to evolve, and now we have a variety of products for users to enjoy audio. We have therefore stopped manufacturing our Chromecast Audio products. We will continue to offer assistance for Chromecast Audio devices, so users can continue to enjoy their music, podcasts and more. Chromecast Audio was a small and affordable way to stream audio from your phone to a pair of active speakers with a line-in or optical input. The device... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2RrYSbZ via IFTTT

At CES 2019, VLC revealed that it has plans to implement support for AirPlay so you can stream all of your videos on Apple TV from your Android or iOS device. Unfortunately, it's still unclear when the feature will be rolled out but the lead developers over at Videolan said they are planning to introduce it with the next major update VLC 4. For now, the app can stream to your Chromecast. Moreover, the support for AirPlay will likely extend to Windows as well since VLC is modular and it may not depend on the target platform API making it compatible with all operating systems. Via from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Rl8Snv via IFTTT

IMDb has announced that it is launching a new video streaming service in the US called Freedive. The major draw of this service is that it will be free of cost and will be ad-supported. While IMDb previously had some amount of video content in the form of short-form original series, trailers and interviews, this service will be offering full-length movies and television shows. Of the list of content currently available, IMDb highlighted TV shows such as Fringe, Heroes, The Bachelor, and Without a Trace as well as Hollywood movies like Awakenings, Foxcatcher, Memento, Monster, Run... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2M7KWOm via IFTTT

Sony Mobile is undergoing restructuring to make it competitive again. This includes new leadership and a new strategy, we'll see the first step of that at the end of February. "We are going to be announcing products at MWC. What we present there will be a first step showing the direction we are going." Mesa adds that Sony is hoping to deliver a "much better camera experience", but doesn't go into detail (the Xperia XZ4 is rumored to become Sony's first triple camera phone). It's important to note that Shigeki Ishizuka was brought in as Head of Development, a veteran of Sony's successful... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2Fp8oWQ via IFTTT

The Samsung I7500 Galaxy was announced in April 2009 - Samsung's Android phones turn 10 this year. Galaxy would grow to become the biggest smartphone line in the world, but it had to go through many innovations and milestones to get here. Samsung has a history of innovative devices and their DNA can still be seen in modern Galaxy gadgets. In 1999 it brought mobile entertainment to a new level with a TV phone. It's 1.8" color screen makes today's 6+ inch slabs look like pocket IMAX theaters. That same year the SPH-WP10 watch phone was unveiled, the grand-daddy of the Galaxy... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2FpFnui via IFTTT

Two Huawei employees had been arrested in Poland over allegations of spying for the Chinese government. This is the second incident after Huawei's CFO got arrested in Canada. Now the Polish counterintelligence agency believes it has hard evidence of Huawei's employees' wrongdoings. One of them is Polish while the other one is Chinese. The Chinese national is a sales director while the Polish is a former high-ranking official at Poland's internal security agency. Both of them will remain in custody for the next three months and could face up to 10 years in prison. Huawei, on the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2H5AJmH via IFTTT

Obviously, Samsung has prioritized its 2018 and 2017 flagships to receive the Android 9.0 Pie updates first but it appears that the company has already baking the Pie for a 2017 midranger, the Galaxy A7 (2017). The evidence is a Geekbench listing of the phone running the latest Google OS. The score sheet doesn't reveal anything out of the ordinary except that it's running Android 9.0 Pie, which in turn means that the software is already in development or even better - it has entered the testing stages. We just hope it won't be long enough before Samsung seeds the update. Source |... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2RoUdYu via IFTTT

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Mix 3 slider and promised the phone would arrive in Europe with 5G in the first quarter of 2019. While the next-gen connectivity is still a mere wish, the actual device popped up in Spain yesterday and now it's on its way to the Albion. Xiaomi is launching the slider in the United Kingdom on January 16 with a promo price of £449 for the first 100 phones. The Mi Mix 3 was introduced in at least three memory options with up to 10 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. Sadly, Europe will get only 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage in order to maintain a lower price tag. Once the... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2SM0J88 via IFTTT

A little phone that isn't small. A flagship that costs a third of what you'd expect. A contradiction? No, it's the Pocophone F1. Shocking? Awe-inspiring? Yes and yes. The most intriguing handset of the year isn't the most bezel-starved, or one with sliding bits and pieces, or one with an in-display fingerprint senso from GSMArena.com - Latest articles http://bit.ly/2CqrSH1 via IFTTT