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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus Concept One hands-on: OnePlus has a new vanishing trick August 07, 2025 I’ve seen alot of concept phonesover the last few years, and generally, they’re all pretty similar. Usually, a company makes a phone so weird that no one will ever really want to own it. But the point the OEM is trying to make is that theycanmake a phone with some weird new tech....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: Leaked benchmark results for the 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S2 July 16, 2025 Last summer’s Galaxy Tab S pair was quite well received given their top-notch specs, extremely thin and light build, and the biggest SAMOLED screens Samsung has yet put out in a mobile device. With all these features came a large price tag and the lingering lament that Korea’s darling had once again opted for a plastic construction....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung leaks upcoming wearable line-up via its own app August 06, 2025 We’re a few days away from Samsung’sGalaxy S10event, but it looks like the company may have prematurely revealed a few new wearable devices. XDA‘s Mishaal Rahmanspottedthe devices in the newly updated Galaxy Wearable app (formerly known as Samsung Gear). The update notably shows the Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Buds, and the Galaxy Fit/Galaxy Fit E....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung may have resumed S21 FE production, but will it be enough? July 21, 2025 All signs point to theSamsung Galaxy S21 FEbeing delayed due to the global chip shortage, with rumors earlier this year suggesting that the phone’s production had actually been halted as a result. Now, Korean news outletET Newshas reported that Samsung has recently resumed mass production of the device and suggested that the company may have addressed its chipset challenges....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s new acquisition could help improve Bixby July 30, 2025 Samsung has acquired a Greek startup calledInnoetics, whose text-to-speech and voice-to-speech technology could bring much-needed improvements to its voice assistant. Innoetics is a relatively small startup out of Greece specializing in text-to-speech and voice-to-speech services. Its award-winning work includes technologies that can not only listen to a person speaking but also read out other unrelated texts in that very same voice....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Study: Apple, Google’s contact tracing system saved thousands of lives in UK June 30, 2025 Google and Apple’s exposure notification API, orGAEN, is now employed by a slew of Covid-19 tracking apps. The API uses Bluetooth to contact trace and alert users to possible virus exposure, potentially saving their and others’ lives. The two tech heavyweights launched the API in June 2020, but its efficacy since launch remained unclear....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The new National Geographic app looks nice, but still needs a bit of work June 29, 2025 National Geographic launched a newappfor folks in the U.S. and Canada. The app replaces the current National Geographic magazine app and looks very clean, but it needs just a bit more time in the oven. Opening the app brings you to theHomesection, which features four tabs: For You, Read, Look, and Watch....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The original Pixel and Pixel XL are no longer available on the Google Store July 23, 2025 Even when Google announced thePixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, the company continued to sell thePixel and Pixel XLalongside the newer phones. That did not last for very long, however, as Google took down its 2016 flagship smartphones from the Google Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Unannounced Nokia X spotted in the wild with notch (Update: specs outed) July 15, 2025 Update #2 (05/10):The Chinese communications commission websiteTENAAhas revealed the specs of the upcoming Nokia X. The new listing, for Nokia model TA-1099 (previously linked to the Nokia X), was spotted byGSMArenaearlier today. The handset will come with a 5.8-inch, 19:9, 2280×1080 resolution TFT display, 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon bought Yahoo to compete in mobile video August 01, 2025 Verizon has been making the news quite frequently as of late. Its ambitions to grow beyond just a carrier started a year agowhen it agreed to buy AOL in a massive $4.4 billion deal,and it was just yesterday that it officially announcedits plans to acquire Yahoo for $4.8 billion....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Water resistant phones: the essential do’s and don’ts July 14, 2025 Water resistant phoneshave become a major selling point for a number of high-end manufacturers. It’s certainly a useful feature to have, offering protection for your expensive gadget against accidental spills. You can even take some wonderful underwater pictures these days. However, much of the marketing doesn’t really line up with the reality....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Windows 10’s Cortana searches now use Bing and Edge exclusively July 03, 2025 Search is big money. BIG money. Google’s entire electronic empire is based on revenue it earns from the world’s queries, and the Gapps and Google Play Services that belong to Android are coordinated into this scenario as well. It might come as no small surprise, therefore, that Microsoft is none too happy about all this....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi leak suggests there’s a fourth Mi 8 variant inbound June 04, 2025 An unknownXiaomiphone, currently speculated to be a variant of theMi 8, has been spotted online. AWeibouser uploaded photos of the handset on the Chinese social media websiteearlier today(viaPlayful Droid), referring to the handset as the Mi 8X. Xiaomi revealed its Mi 8 series, which includes the Mi 8, Mi 8 SE and Mi 8 Explorer Edition, at theend of Maybut this is the first we’ve heard of a potential fourth model....