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OnePlus 6 First Look: What the Upgraded Phone Offers
After its global debut on Wednesday, the OnePlus 6 has now made its way to the Indian market. Priced at Rs 34,999 for the 64GB variant and Rs 39,999 for the 128GB variant, the phone will be available from 21 May onwards on Amazon. The phone borrows its design elements from the iPhone X, the notch being the prominent showstopper.
See the full review video here.
OnePlus 6 vs Honor 10: Choose Your Flagship-Killer Wisely
Okay, people who have a buttload of money and don’t even look beyond the porch of an Apple Store for a smartphone, the following comparison is not for you.
This quick comparison is for the ‘value for money’ kind of customer who wants to see a spec-loaded phone with a good camera and battery, and who also doesn’t want to pay a fortune for it.
OnePlus has been a pioneer in providing great value for the products they sell and Honor has also been making in-roads in this segment lately. The two brands have launched their respective flagships in the market and here’s a quick spec-to-spec comparison between the OnePlus 6 and the Honor 10.
KaiOS Comes With App Store, WhatsApp Finally Coming to JioPhone?
You might not be familiar with KaiOS but this mobile-centric platform has recently overtaken Apple’s iOS to become the second-most popular mobile OS in India. How did that happen? It’s all because of Reliance Jio and its effectively free JioPhone which was launched last year.
Read the full story here.
iPhone Users Beware! The ‘Black Dot of Death’ Is Out to Get You
For all those who thought their iPhones were safe from viruses and bugs just because they run on iOS – a very ‘secure’ operating system devoid of all malicious malware; your worst nightmare just came true.
iPhone users around the world are being warned about the ‘Black Dot of Death’, some sort of a bug that seems to be infecting iPhones, which not only renders iMessage useless but also deletes messages.
Read the full story here.
Facebook Will Now Reveal Identity and Location of Political Ads
Facebook has been cleaning up the mess at its end for which its CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked how the social networking platform is run.
Part of its cleansing process is Facebook’s attempt to be transparent with respect to spending by individuals or users for ads on its platform. According to a post by Zuckerberg a few weeks ago, Facebook has changed its rules for advertisers who want to run political or issue-related ads on the platform.
These revisions in its ad policy have been brought about in order to make sure that the upcoming elections in countries like India, Pakistan and Mexico are not hit with contentious marketing that tries to propagate the agenda of a particular party.
Read the full story here.
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