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A bunch of old letters and why letter-writing holds relevance

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We live in an age when technology drives most of what we do in our day-to-day lives. And blessed as we are with tech boons such as smartphones and instant messaging applications, the subtle art of writing letter may seem outdated. But when it comes to giving expression to your deepest thoughts , words pulsing through electronic cables seem inadequate -- which is perhaps why letters retain their relevance and may never go out of fashion. And two timely offerings -- one by former Indian minister, diplomat and parliamentarian K. Natwar Singh, and the other by prize-winning international bestselling author Simon Sebag Montefiore -- rekindle the joy of writing letters and bring to fore the nostalgia associated with this timeless practice. In " Treasured Epistles ", which released in late September, Singh, a man of many distinctions, states that his life has been enriched immensely by his gift for friendship and personal relations. The letters also convey more

Limited Google Drive space an issue? Whatsapp has some good news for you

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Google is making life easy for WhatsApp users as starting this November, 1.5 billion users of this popular instant messaging platform will be able to back up their data on Google Drive without worrying about storage space. "Starting November 12, 2018, WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota," WhatsApp said in an update on its FAQ page. Until now, WhatsApp backup data counted towards the space one had on Google Drive . According to a report in The Verge on Thursday, unlike other texting apps that store messages on their servers, Facebook-owned WhatsApp requires users to back up their messages to another company's Cloud service to sync chats between phones. Apple users have their messages stored in iCloud, while Android users have always used Google Drive, it added. WhatsApp also warned that with the November update, backups that have not been updated in more than one year will be automatically removed fr