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Since you just bought your new bluetooth headphones (either from a friend or Lazada.com) for use with your smartphone, you'd very much like to use it pronto and get them to pair with your device. But after about an hour or two of very frustrating attempts, you just can't seem to make them work. You look at your headphones plus the box that went with it, and you see they're in very pristine condition. So what the heck is wrong? I've been to this situation before and believe me, I was equally frustrated as you were. My last resort: the worldwide web. I googled a few how-to videos and all of them got me nada results. Until I got to eBay. According to the eBay website, all Bluetooth headphones work in pretty much the same way - maybe the color of the LEDs is different - but the mechanics of how to set them up is almost the same. The reason why you are having problems with pairing the devices is that your smartphone can't find the headphones. The cause ...

THE Oppo RX1, probably the only smartphone to have a "diamond-back" design, may also be the thinnest android device in the market. Elegant and stylish, the Oppo RX1 conceals in its back a diamond pattern that becomes visible only at certain angles. Though thin at 6.8mm, the camera doesn’t protrude which is common for a device this slim. What to expect The screen. The Oppo RX1 is easy to operate with just one hand. There's an option called the "one-hand operation" mode which will “shrink” the screen so that everything is within reach of your fingers. The hardware. The device uses an octa-core Cortex-A53 processor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset and 2GB RAM, which puts it in the mid-range category. It runs on a 4.4 android KitKat OS. The camera. Lots of fun using its 13mp and 5mp shooters at the back and front respectively. The 13mp cam offers settings and customizations allowing you to tweak your photos even after taking the shots. The shutt...