Articles by Harish Jonnalagadda

In today’s world, chances are you want the best Note 9 headphones to tune the rest of the world out and focus. There are some that have claimed that you could have skipped the upgrade to the Note 10 if you have a Note 9. Nontheless, you’ll want to make sure you find some headphones, whether they are the best wireless headphones, or the best headphones under $200. Here are the best choices you can find in 2020.

Top pick

Sony WH-1000XM4

Staff pick

The WH-1000XM4 are some of the best noise cancelling headphones you can buy today. The noise cancellation is on par with the new Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, but what makes the WH-1000XM4 stand out is the noise cancellation. These also provide a 30-hour battery life from a full charge, and they’re lightweight enough that you can wear it for extended periods without any discomfort.

$350 at Dell
$348 at Amazon
$350 at Best Buy

Truly wireless

Jabra Elite 75t

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OnePlus Nord has everything you’re looking for in a mid-range phone in 2020.

OnePlus is at its best in the value segment. The company is making decent strides in challenging Samsung and Google in the high-end category with the OnePlus 8 series, but their pricing makes them inaccessible to a wide swathe of the audience. That’s why it’s exciting to see OnePlus once again turning its attention to the sub-$500 segment with the Nord.

The Nord delivers all the features that you’d expect from a OnePlus flagship — superb hardware, elegant design, clean software, and a lag-free experience — and it does so for several hundred dollars less than the OnePlus 8. With flagships steadily increasing in price, the Nord shows that you can get a comparable experience to $1,000 phones at half the cost.

The hardware itself is obviously great and you should have no issues with the Nord in day-to-day usage, but the differentiator for OnePlus is the software. With two guaranteed platform updates and t…

OnePlus Nord has everything you’re looking for in a mid-range phone in 2020.

OnePlus is at its best in the value segment. The company is making decent strides in challenging Samsung and Google in the high-end category with the OnePlus 8 series, but their pricing makes them inaccessible to a wide swathe of the audience. That’s why it’s exciting to see OnePlus once again turning its attention to the sub-$500 segment with the Nord.

The Nord delivers all the features that you’d expect from a OnePlus flagship — superb hardware, elegant design, clean software, and a lag-free experience — and it does so for several hundred dollars less than the OnePlus 8. With flagships steadily increasing in price, the Nord shows that you can get a comparable experience to $1,000 phones at half the cost.

The hardware itself is obviously great and you should have no issues with the Nord in day-to-day usage, but the differentiator for OnePlus is the software. With two guaranteed platform updates and t…

Pixels in India haven’t received the stable Android 11 OTA update, but it will start rolling out from next week.

Update, September 17 (9:15 am ET): The Android 11 update is finally rolling out to Pixel phones in India.

What you need to know

The Android 11 OTA and factory images contain a note saying the build is available for “all carriers except IN.”
Pixel users in India haven’t received the Android 11 update so far on any eligible Pixel device, including the Pixel 2, 2 XL, 3, 3XL, 3a and 3a XL.
In a statement, Google has confirmed that the OTA update will start rolling out from next week.

The Android 11 stable update is now available for all Pixels, but oddly enough, the OTA update isn’t available in India at this moment. Google’s OTA images page has download links for the Android 11 stable builds for all Pixels, and the version notes suggest the build is available for “all carriers except IN.”

The Android 11 build for the Pixel 4a has exclusions for EMEA, Singapore, and In…

ColorOS 11 introduces a laundry list of changes as OPPO sets its sights on global markets.

OPPO is one of the largest phone manufacturers in the world, and over the last two years it has turned its attention to European markets, where it is seeing a heady growth. In Q2 2020, OPPO’s shipments in Europe increased by 41% from the same time a year ago, and the company saw a 10% uptick in global sales — all in the middle of a pandemic.

OPPO’s flagships tend to hold their own against the best Android phones, and its focus on global markets has allowed the brand to flourish. With OPPO now becoming a major player outside of China, it is making key changes to its ColorOS user interface to make the skin more palatable to a global audience. ColorOS 7.0 debuted on the Find X2 Pro earlier this year with a modern user interface and plenty of visual tweaks, and OPPO is now debuting ColorOS 11 based on Android 11.

OPPO says it’s going straight to ColorOS 11 to maintain parity with Google, makin…

Best answer: OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Realme kicked off their first Android 11 beta builds, and they’re stable enough for the most part. That said, you’re better off waiting a few days and installing upcoming builds.

The latest hotness: OnePlus 8 ($699 at Amazon)

Should you install Android 11 on your OnePlus phone?

OnePlus was one of the first manufacturers to offer a preview build based on Android 11. The first OxygenOS 11 build featured the Android 11 dev preview and went live a few weeks ago, and with the release of the Android 11 stable build, OnePlus kicked off the OxygenOS 11 public beta program for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro.

The key point to note here is that the OxygenOS 11 public beta is based on Android 11 beta. That said, it is relatively stable — I’ve been using it on the OnePlus 8 for close to a week now and I didn’t run into any issues. The build is well-optimized, I didn’t see any crashes in the week I used it, and I had zero issues with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth conn…

The Pixel 4a is now on sale in all launch markets excluding India.

Google’s long-awaited Pixel 4a is here, and it brings a lot to the table for just $350. The phone has subtle design changes from the Pixel 3a series, and there’s a single model this year with a 5.8-inch AMOLED screen.

The Pixel 4a is available in a single variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage, and there is a single 12.2MP camera with OIS at the back. That camera is on par with the full-fledged Pixel 4, making the Pixel 4a the best budget phone if you’re interested in taking photos. Google is launching the Pixel 4a in 13 markets around the world, and here’s what you need to know about availability.

Pixel 4a is now on sale in most global markets

The Pixel 4a is heading to 13 countries in total, and the phone is now up for sale in 12 of those markets, including Canada, Australia, the UK, and other global regions. The device went up for pre-order in most countries outside the U.S., with sales kicking of…

Android 11 is here for the Pixels, with the public beta kicking off for select OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Realme phones.

The stable version of Android 11 is here, and while it isn’t the most revolutionary update we’ve ever seen, there are plenty of reasons to get excited about it. Whether you’re looking forward to the new conversation notifications, chat bubbles for messaging apps, or the upgraded permission handling, it may be a while before you can actually start messing around with all of these software goodies.

The update is now live for the Pixels, and select OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Realme phones will kick off public beta builds based on Android 11 starting this week. We’ve rounded up all of the current info to help give you a better idea as to when Android 11 will arrive on your device.

The timelines change based on manufacturer and region, but the list below should give you a broad overview of which phones will receive the Android 11 update, and when the stable build wil…

With meaningful new features around messaging, privacy, and connected devices, Android 11 is the update we need in 2020.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That adage is particularly true in 2020, and we’ve all had to come up with ways to restore some modicum of normalcy while we’re stuck at home for the foreseeable future. I’ve discovered the joys of cooking; with takeout not an option, my wife and I had to learn how to make our favorite dishes at home. We tried our hand at making pizzas from scratch over the weekend (to relative success), and eating them while watching Formula 1 it felt like things were back to normal.

It’s important to find these pockets of normalcy; the way things used to be in the Before Times. That’s my key takeaway with Android 11 — there are lots of new features here, but at its core, Android 11 feels immediately familiar. Google didn’t make too many surface-level visual changes that stand out, so the overall experience of using Andr…

The best solid-state drive (SSD) for Synology NAS lets you store and access data five times faster than a mechanical hard drive. If you use a lot of I/O-intensive workloads, you can also slot in an NVMe SSD inside the NAS for caching. The obvious choice is the Seagate IronWolf 110 NAS SSD since it’s designed for NAS enclosures, has an unmatched endurance rating, and decades-long reliability.

Unmatched reliability

Seagate IronWolf 110 NAS SSD

Staff Pick

The IronWolf 110 is a new class of SSD that’s designed for NAS enclosures. It’s costlier than most 2.5-inch SSDs, but that’s because of the reliability on offer. With an endurance rating of 435TBW (terabytes written) for the 240GB version, you can write 100GB of data daily to the NAS and it won’t wear out for a reported 12.5 years. With data transfers of up to 560MB/s and optimized for 24/7 use, the IronWolf 110 is the ideal SSD for your Synology NAS.

From $90 at Amazon

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