Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook is losing millions of users, but Instagram is picking up the slack June 17, 2025 If you’ve followed along to the news over the last year or two, you know that Facebook has seen a lot of bad PR. Betweenprivacy problems,advertising woes, and thespread of “fake news,”it’s not surprising to learn that some are leaving the social media platform....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches MODE watch bands for Android Wear devices June 07, 2025 Google is making it easier to swap watch straps for Android Wear devices. A new collection of watch straps dubbed MODE provides “snap-and-swap” functionality to existing Android Wear devices. Google has just released a handful of promotional videos showing the new straps in action, and they’re already on sale through the Google Store, Amazon and Best Buy....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google reportedly in talks to invest in Jawbone August 22, 2025 Google has recently launched their first big foray into the wearable/fitness tracking world withAndroid Wearand theGoogle Fitplatform, but the company may be planning to invest in new technologies to push these platforms forward. As reported byRe/code, Google is in talks to make a “strategic investment” in Jawbone, the popular fitness tracker manufacturer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How smartphones are changing the way we shop July 18, 2025 When’s the last time you made a big purchase without using your smartphone? You may not have actually completed the sale with your phone, but you probably used it to research what you were buying. Our smartphones are playing a bigger role in our shopping than ever before....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC’s revenue for September shows growth for the first time this year August 06, 2025 The Taiwanese company has been struggling to keep up with its competition for quite some time now. Although it creates beautifully-crafted phones, they are not advertised well and are often just too expensive, especially with companies likeOnePlus and LeEco offering flagship devices for around $300 or $400....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel reports record-breaking revenue for 2014, mobile still continues to plummet August 20, 2025 Intelhas just published its total revenue for the year 2014, totaling $55.9 billion. This is a record-setting year for Intel, boasting a net income of $11.7 billion, up 22% from 2013. In fact, the company’s Q4 of 2014 was also record-setting, up 6% from 2013. While all seems to be well in the company overall, Intel’s mobile division continues to plummet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Intel shows off its NFC-powered e-ink display tag July 04, 2025 Partnering up with the University of Washington and University of Massachusetts, Intel recently showed off its new ‘NFC-WISP E-ink Display Tag’ technology. Using an NFC-enabled handset, Intel and its partners were able to transfer a screenshot taken from an Android phone over to the tag’s display. That might not sound all that special, until you realize that theNFC transferwas also able to provide more than enough energy to fully power the display tag without an additional power source....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest Humble Mobile Bundle delivers indie hits fresh from Noodlecake Studios June 11, 2025 It’s time for another Humble Mobile Bundle and this one arrives courtesy of Noodlecake Studios. Until Christmas Day at 11 a.m. Pacific time, you can get your hands $35 worth of “Indie Hits” for your Android smartphone — including some old favorites — starting at just $1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G Pad 2 10.1 hands-on and first look August 02, 2025 LG’stablet offerings haven’t necessarily been all that exciting as of late, at least when it comes to the high-end market. That all seems to be changing now, as the company justrecently announceda newer, larger addition to its G Pad line. Could this new device be a viable option for those looking for a high-end Android tablet, or will it fall short against other big devices from the competition?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG V30 to be announced at IFA in Berlin — report August 08, 2025 According to a recent report byETNews, LG will show off the upcoming V30 at IFA in Berlin. The company will officially announce the device during an event taking place one day before IFA kicks off, on August 31. This lines up withprevious speculationwe deemed likely to be true....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Magnetic beetles and smart speakers? What on Earth is Samsung ‘Magbee’? June 17, 2025 Samsunghas filed for a mysterious new trademark — “Magbee” — which it may eventually use to bring all of its connected gadgets under one brand. Word of the oddly-named brand comes from an application to theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office. The pending application was submitted just over a week ago on July 16 for use in the U....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mobile operating systems and fragmentation: the insider’s point of view July 05, 2025 If you are developing a mobile phone app you will probably ask yourself the question, how many different kinds of devices will be running my app? The answer depends on your target audience, and on what you count as a “kind of device.” But with 4,000 different kinds of devices running Android, the answer will be a fairly high number....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. nubia Z11 Mini announced with high-end 16MP camera June 10, 2025 ZTEsub-brandNubiahas announced a new no so small mini smartphone today known as the nubia Z11 Mini. The smartphone is the successor to last year’s Z9 Mini, even though we’re still waiting for the company to announce itsmain Z11 handset, which is expected to appear sometime next month. Despite being called a mini, the smartphone features a 5....