Keep Your iPhone (Mag)Safer

Reports say Apple is working on a MagSafe charger for the iPhone

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 It's February 22, 2021. On this day in 1999, The First Internet Bank of Indiana opened, becoming the first ever bank accessible only online. It's still operating to this day.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 425 articles, 10 podcasts, 14 press releases, 399 tweets, and 13 YouTube videos 1. Apple Is Making a Magnetic Charging Attachment for iPhone If you had 'magnetic charger' on your Apple MagSafe Bingo Board, congrats! Apple is reportedly working on a portable MagSafe charger that will attach to the back of the iPhone, rather than be an all-encompassing case like previous Apple battery packs. We fully support having more ways to power up on-the-go. 2. Android 12 Will Have iOS-Like Widgets, New Lock Screen Curious users who got their hands on the Android 12 developer preview have uncovered a few potential features coming to the platform. Specifically, stacked widgets similar to those in iOS 14, and a new lock screen design that will move the time around when notifications are present. Neat! 3. Comcast Pushes Back Data Cap Plans in 12 States Comcast has announced it won't enforce its 1.2TB data cap and overage fees in the northeastern US until 2022. The ISP says it's giving people "more time to become familiar with the new plan," but Ars Technica reports it faced a lot of backlash for the fees to begin with. Nicely done, Northeasterners! 🦑 Go Deeper Fingerprint scans and facial recognition are two ways we secure our devices, but what if we could use scans of our veins, too? Sascha Brodsky has the story on how our security can improve.     🎱 By the Numbers Rising revenues Data: Gartner Android is, numbers-wise, quite a big deal. While the upgrade numbers are lower for Android than on iOS, a new version coming means that lots of people will gain new features—and possibly new headaches as well; all software is tricky at first.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad is great accessory that will turn your iPad Pro into a productivity machine. It usually retails for over $200, but you can get one for $199 on Amazon right now! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Now that's an expensive touchdown." --Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars last week, but it wasn't easy. In fact, it took a lot of precise work to hit a landing zone nearly ten-times smaller than what NASA's Curiosity rover had to reach in 2012. Talk about a long shot. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Looks weird, feels great Image: August If you're tired of the traditional horizontal mouse design, why not switch it up with a vertical one? Evoluent sells a variety of vertically-oriented mice, and while they may look weird, they're supposedly better for your arm and wrist. Prices range from $90 to $115, but can you really put a price on pain relief? 🎧 Listen Up Keeping the past alive and kicking In the first episode of Waypoint's RESET Roundtable series, host Dexter Thomas, Waypoint and Motherboard writers, and industry professionals discuss video game preservation and the fighting game community. Give it a listen!     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]