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Nobody enjoys the monthly run for toilet rolls, shampoo and detergent. You usually notice something is over at the exact moment you need it. The fix is not to shop faster, it is to stop deciding every month. Why automate groceries at all? Household staples never really change. Same soap, same rice, same kitchen rolls, …
The flight is delayed, and the first thing you look for is the free Wi-Fi. Airports, cafés, malls, hotels, hospitals — give a mobile number, punch in the one-time password (OTP), and you're online. It feels like a small gift. What's the problem? Everyone does it. The moment you connect, you are on the same …
Every winter the same photograph comes back: Delhi under a grey blanket. Then someone at home asks whether we should finally buy an air purifier. How is air quality measured? India uses the National Air Quality Index, or AQI. It is one number from 0 to 500, and lower is better. The scale runs Good, …
You are at the counter, and the shopkeeper points at a QR code taped to the wall. You scan it, you pay, you walk out. No cash, no card, no signature. That habit started with mobile wallets. What is a mobile wallet? A mobile wallet is an app that holds a small amount of your …
At some point, every one of us has dropped a phone. The lucky ones pick it up and find nothing wrong. The rest of us get that spider web across the screen. How do screens actually break? Almost always in a small careless moment. Pulling the phone out of a tight pocket, or dropping it …
Your phone shows "No Service" for a couple of hours. You assume it is a network problem, or the monsoon. Sometimes it is neither, and someone else is using your number. What is SIM swap fraud? Your mobile number gets moved onto a new SIM card that a fraudster is holding. Your SIM goes dead, …
Your phone rings at eleven in the morning. It is a recorded voice offering you a personal loan you never asked for. By lunch there are three SMSes about flats in a city you don't live in. You are not imagining it, and you are not alone. Isn't DND supposed to stop this? DND is …
We've all received emails that we just don't want. Offers, newsletters, deals, and now and then one that costs somebody their savings. Three words cover almost all of it: spam, phishing and ransomware. What is spam? Any unwanted message sent to you in bulk. Most of it is harmless. A shopping site you bought from …
Everyone has misplaced a phone at some point. Sometimes it is under a cushion, and sometimes it is in the auto that has already driven away. The good news is that both Android and iPhone can put your phone on a map in about a minute. Will this work if the phone is on silent? …
Happy Diwali, everyone! The house has been scrubbed, the old junk is out, and something shiny has been bought. Your phone and your laptop deserve exactly the same treatment. Why do my devices need a clean? Think of that one drawer in your desk. You keep dropping things into it and never take anything out. …