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1. OnePlus is Letting OnePlus 5 Users Upgrade to 5T in India
OnePlus 5 users, your prayers have finally been heard. OnePlus has finally opened up its buyback program for Indian consumers this week via its online shopping platform.
This program ensures that any existing OnePlus 5 user could sell his/her phone back to the company, get a good value for the device, and invest it back into buying the new OnePlus 5T which was launched in December 2017.
This program from OnePlus is similar to what Apple does in most countries, except for India. But the biggest appeal for OnePlus users must be that they’re getting better value compared to offers by e-shopping portals.
Read the story here.
2. Samsung T5 Portable SSD Review: Petite & Lightning Fast But Pricey
Samsung makes everything from mobile phones to chipsets to storage drives to everything else that goes in them.
The South Korean company also pioneered portable storage devices with T Series, a few back, and in 2018, you get one of those in the form of T5, which is available in 250 and 500GB and 1, 2TB as storage options. Read our review here to know why this portable storage device costs you more than the conventional hard disks available in the market.
3. The Battle of the Truly Wireless – Sony WF-1000X vs Apple AirPods
Sorry, audio purists, the writing is on the wall…rather, on a flagship phone near you. Headphone jacks are soon becoming a thing of the past, with Apple and now Google having made the once-ubiquitous port go the way of the dodo.
Once you go wireless, nothing touches the sheer carry-everywhere-and-plug-in-anywhere convenience (not to mention a complete lack of entanglement!) that truly wireless earbuds offer
Now, while the segment wasn't created by Apple – the Bragi Dash holds that honor – its AirPods are the first to sell in noticeably large quantities and may well be the first truly wireless headphones most folks have heard of. Read here to know which one of these is worth your buck.
4. Moto X4 First Impressions: Ready To ‘RAM’ the Competition Hard
5. Speak to Google Assistant on Android Phone in Hindi: How it Works
Google is now optimising its Google Assistant to understand queries and commands made in Hindi. The feature makes its way to Android phones that are running version 5.0 Lollipop and above.
The integration of Hindi to the voice-assistant helps Google’s cause to make it accessible for consumers across the country, especially with Android taking a nosedive to entry-level devices with the recently launched Android version called Oreo Go.
The language support also comes in handy for people with JioPhone, which will soon get support of Google Assistant (GA). Read here to know how you can get support for Hindi on GA.
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