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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 First Impressions: Remote-ly New
It’s a bit bigger, feels a tad heavier in the hand and the buttons have been moved a bit. But again, it feels like I am holding the same old Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in my hand.
That seems to be the story of the New Galaxy Note 9. Even folks at Samsung say “Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed”.
It’s tough to figure out whether this is a sign of a company’s innovative skills withering or if Samsung is just going with: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.
There’s a lot of deep digging we’d need to do to find out ‘what’s new in the new Note’, but for now you’ll have to just do with the first impressions of the new Galaxy Note 9.
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Flipkart Plus is Here to Rival Amazon Prime & It’s Not ‘Free’
Flipkart has finally revealed the details for its Flipkart Plus loyalty programme, which many believe is Walmart’s counter-punch to the Amazon Prime membership. As expected, Flipkart Plus (FP) enrolment went live on 15 August via its website.
Flipkart, which was recently bought by Walmart, has been quiet for a while in the market, but with Plus it will be hoping to grab the attention of consumers, who have recently and gradually been gravitating towards Amazon.
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OnePlus 6 vs LG G7+ ThinQ: Which One Should You Buy?
OnePlus is the undisputed brand in the sub Rs 40,000 smartphone segment, where rivals have failed to match the price-to-specs equation. LG has found it hard to compete in the premium phone segment, with Samsung and Apple owning the space globally, while in India you have OnePlus – a brand that’s part of the Oppo and Vivo family.
This year, we have already seen the OnePlus 6 repeating its feat from last year, becoming one of the popular devices in the premium (above Rs 30,000) market. LG pulled off a surprise by launching the G7+ ThinQ for under Rs 40,000.
For its price tag, the phone packs an impressive set of features that are hard to ignore. So, can LG’s darkhorse, the G7+ ThinQ give a tough fight to the OnePlus 6? Here’s a detailed comparison that’ll tell you more.
Fortnite May Have Come to Android Phones But I am Sticking to PUBG
When I started playing PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battleground) on mobile, there wasn’t an iota of doubt in my head that I was going to enjoy this game – as millions around the world already are. The interface, the gameplay and also the graphics really bring out the gamer in you (even if you aren’t one).
Fortnite, another battleground survival game that has a lot of fans on the PC and iOS platform, has made its way to Android. The news was confirmed by the company’s CEO, Tim Sweeny at the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch.
Since there’s lot of hullabaloo around Fortnite coming to Android, I tried the beta version of the game to see what the big deal is about a game that many are calling “the PUBG killer”.
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All You Want to Know About NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on Sunday, 12 August 2018, launched the Parker solar probe, aiming to study the sun closer than any man-made object ever.
The project, with a $1.5 billion price tag, is the first major project under NASA’s Living With a Star programme.
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