Apple's MagSafe wireless charging standard continues to underwhelm a year after its release, due to lack of foresight and a limited ecosystem (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

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Apple's MagSafe wireless charging standard continues to underwhelm a year after its release, due to lack of foresight and a limited ecosystem  —  Apple's charging ecosystem keeps revealing its limitations  —  One year ago yesterday, I wrote how MagSafe could be the biggest reason to buy an iPhone 12.

Chingari's $Gari Crypto Token, NFT Marketplace Launched in India

$Gari, an indigenous cryptocurrency token, was launched in India on Saturday. The crypto token, launched by Chingari - a made-in-India short video app - is also launching its own NFT marketplace. The... https://ift.tt/3ANVtpJ

Apple Worker Says Fired for Leading Movement Against Workplace Harassment

Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they claimed was harassment and discrimination at workplace has said that she has been fired. https://ift.tt/3p9aW1m

Jack Dorsey's Square Has Doubled Its Bitcoin Holdings in Value

Square has doubled the value of its Bitcoin holdings in about a year. The company led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey holds nearly 8,027 Bitcoin, which it had acquired an average price per Bitcoin... https://ift.tt/3mWV6nT

East Asia Crypto Transaction Volumes See Massive Slide After China Ban

East Asia as a region slid massively from first place to fourth in terms of global cryptocurrency transaction volumes following China's ban on crypto mining and transactions. https://ift.tt/3ANbD2E

How to Watch DC FanDome 2021

DC FanDome 2021 date and time is October 16 at 10:30pm IST in India. Here's how to watch DC FanDome 2021 on YouTube and official website. Discover the DC FanDome 2021 schedule within. https://ift.tt/30s2Bvv

Tether to Pay $41 Million for 'Misleading' Claims That Its Fully Backed by USD

Tether has agreed to pay $41 million (roughly Rs. 307.2 crores) to settle charges levied by US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that says it mislead consumers by claiming that its crypto... https://ift.tt/3p9RVMy

Samsung Tops Smartphone Shipments in Q3, Apple Top Earner in Q2: Reports

Samsung retained the top spot in global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2021, while Apple earned the most operating profit and revenue in Q2 2021, as per analyst reports. Global... https://ift.tt/3AQPJvo

How a teenage Edwin Robbe pulled off an audacious hack into the Netherlands' largest telecom company, costing it €3m, before being found dead in South Korea (Huib Modderkolk/The Guardian)

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How a teenage Edwin Robbe pulled off an audacious hack into the Netherlands' largest telecom company, costing it €3m, before being found dead in South Korea  —  Edwin Robbe had a troubled life, but found excitement and purpose by joining an audacious community of hackers.

Smartphone app helped people significantly lower their BP

A three-year-long study involving nearly 28,000 adults has shown that a smartphone app and a connected monitor were able to help them significantly lower their blood pressure. https://ift.tt/3AIibiZ

Digital radio integration in mobiles promises global opportunity: Xperi

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TCL unveils full-colour microLED AR glasses

Consumer electronics brand TCL has released the first binocular full-colour MicroLED AR glasses 'Thunderbird Smart Glasses Pioneer Edition' in China. https://ift.tt/3p8qwKJ

Hawkeye Coming to Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

Hawkeye will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe series to be offered in Malayalam, Disney+ Hotstar has announced. Hawkeye release date is November 24 on Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil,... https://ift.tt/3G3b2hp

Meteorite That Narrowly Missed a Sleeping Woman Can Help Unravel Solar System

A meteorite, that pierced through the roof of a home in British Columbia, Canada narrowly missing a sleeping woman, has the potential of unravelling mysteries about our solar system. https://ift.tt/3vhJTSI

Deals of the day in Amazon sale: Apple iPad, Samsung tablet, OnePlus smart TV and more

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