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MagSafe fishing finds and recovers an iPhone 12 Pro from a canal

A German iPhone 12 Pro owner has invented the sport of MagSafe fishing, using a magnetic fishing line to successfully locate and retrieve his phone from a muddy canal bottom … App developer Frederick Riedel spares the blushes of his clumsy friend by not naming him, but shared the story and photos on Twitter. Something happened tonight. A friend of mine dropped his iPhone 12 Pro in the canal…
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Google Meet adds ‘gentle’ notifications & custom recommendations for improving call quality

In addition to rolling out a redesigned web UI, Meet is introducing what Google calls “gentle quality notifications” aimed at giving users recommendations on how they can improve performance and call quality. It starts with “gentle notifications” that appear as a bubble and red dot over the “More options” button next to “End call” in the revamped bottom bar. It directs users to…
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Samsung reportedly starts mass production of Galaxy Z Fold 3

With the company aiming for an August launch, Samsung has reportedly started the mass production of its next-generation, high-end foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Roland Quandt reports on WinFuture that Samsung has today, June 1, started mass production on the…
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Comment: How Apple can improve iMessage with iOS 15

We all enjoy using iMessage – and we usually brag about using it with our friends, family, and loved ones. Even though iMessage has improved and grown drastically since its initial launch, there are still multiple ways Apple can improve it with iOS 15 this year. With…
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Google generalizes ‘Messages for web’ sign-in to ‘Device Pairing’

Save for Fi integration, the Messages for web experience hasn’t seen too many updates in recent years. The latest Google Messages for Android makes an odd tweak that renames the web client set-up process to “Device Pairing.” In Messages 8.1, which is currently in beta, heading to the overflow menu reveals that “Messages for web” has been renamed to “Device Pairing.” Besides that…
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Xiaomi shows off 200W charger that can top off a smartphone battery in under 10 minutes

As our smartphones become more valuable daily tools, charging them has also gotten much faster. A modern flagship phone can easily be charged in full within an hour or so, some considerably quicker. Xiaomi, though, is showing off a new 200W charger that can fully charge a smartphone in under 10 minutes. In a video posted to Twitter, Xiaomi shows off “HyperCharge,” a new charging technology…
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