I may have lost ₹50000 but I’m happy that no one else will — (Click here to read this story if it’s blocked by the paywall) I live in Kerala, a picturesque coastal state in south India. Malayalis are usually intelligent and enterprising folk. Sadly, corruption is endemic in Kerala, and this makes it hard for an honest person to survive. So most Malayalis…

Apple finally enables battery percentage on the lockscreen — (Click here to read this story if it’s blocked by the paywall) After years of cautious testing, Apple is finally bringing customised lockscreens to my iPhone via iOS 16. This thrilled me no end because I own the iPhone 12 Mini, and though I love my Mini, its battery is…

Players who injure other players should be banned for as long as it takes for the player they hurt to get back on the court — (Click here to read this story if it’s blocked by the paywall) Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks clubbed the airborne Gary Payton who was going up for a dunk, on his head. The powerful swing by the much bigger Brooks sent Payton awkwardly crashing to the floor, and broke his elbow.

The world’s largest living organism is on the brink of extinction — (Click here to read this story if it’s blocked by the paywall) Ours is the generation with the most comforts and conveniences of any generation that has ever lived. In doing this, we ravaged earth’s resources without a thought about the world we are leaving for our kids. However, instead…

An ant bite caused my wife’s blood pressure to drop to dangerous levels — (Click here to read this story if it’s blocked by the paywall) I live in Kerala, a tropical paradise of a state in India that markets itself as ‘God’s Own Country.’ Kerala is indeed a magnet for tourists who will be charmed by its picturesque beaches, pleasant climate, lush tropical…

Or why the iPhone 12 Mini’s small battery is not a big deal — (Click here to read this story if you are blocked by the paywall) Last month, I downsized from my iPhone 6S+ to the iPhone 12 Mini. Having used the Mini for a month, I’m impressed with this little wonder. Its compact, one-hand-use size is a refreshing change from today’s super-sized…

Apple unexpectedly lowered prices on its iPhone 12 series in India so I got a Mini, and rediscovered the joy of using a small phone — (Click here to read this story if you are blocked by the paywall) When I got my iPhone 6S+ in 2016, I never imagined that I would be still using it five years later. I have been hanging on to it for so long because iPhone prices in India are…

Apple drastically slashed prices on the iPhone 12 series, and sold 200,000 iPhones, worth $120 million in one day. — (Click here to read this story if you are blocked by the paywall) Apple, known for never compromising on prices, just did. I got the iPhone 12 Mini for $500 (₹37,500) at a sale by Flipkart. The phone currently sells for $629 in the US Apple Store and $800 (₹59,900)…

Western science says you need ‘reading glasses’ as you grow old but Paul McCartney is 78 and can read without glasses — (Click here to bypass the paywall and read this story) In an ironic twist, a probably unscientific Indian yogi explained to the famous Beatle that long-sight and short-sight occur because of the weakening of the eye muscles, and can be corrected with some simple eye exercises. The way I understand…