Google explains why it brought back the headphone jack for the Pixel 3a

Google joined the no headphone jack club when it launched the Pixel 2 devices. The reasoning behind it was they wanted to establish a “mechanical design path for the future.” According to Google’s Mario Queiroz, “We want the display to go closer and closer to the edge. Our team said, ‘if we’re going to make the shift, let’s make it sooner, rather than later.’ Last year may have been too early. Now there are more phones on the market.” And when the Pixel 3 came out, we got those almost all-screen devices.

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SanDisk officially launches its 1TB microSD card

Maybe you’re a first adopter or you just want more mobile storage. We have news for you. The SanDisk 1TB Extreme microSD card is now available on SanDisk’s store and it retails for US$449.99. As expected, you will be paying a hefty price for something like this. The Extreme lineup of microSD cards claim 160MB/s read speeds and 90MB/s write speeds. If you take a lot of 4K video, this would be a good investment. But it’s important to check if the device you plan to use it on is compatible. You don’t want to spend all that money on something you won’t be able to use.

Source: The Verge

Google Assistant support for the Sonos One and Beam is coming to Canada in July

After months and months of delays, we now have a timeline for when the Sonos One and Sonos Beam are getting Google Assistant support. The feature has started to roll out in the US, allowing users to say “Hey Google” to access Google’s voice assistant. Countries like Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and France are getting the feature in July, with more countries following after. Once it makes its way here, you will be able to issue commands to Google Assistant, ask it questions, and have it control other Assistant-supported smart home devices.

Source: 9to5Google

7 things you need to know about the OnePlus 7 Pro

OnePlus has steadily built its reputation of being able to bring a great, almost-flagship experience to users who can’t afford to spend thousands on their devices. While this is the company’s most expensive phone to date, it has managed to reduce the amount of compromises it’s had to make to produce a more affordable premium phone. Here are the things you need to know about it:

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