Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rose Pink Galaxy S8 Plus launches in select markets - Update July 02, 2025 Update, June 29:After a brief teasing, Samsung officiallyannouncedthe release of the sixth Galaxy S8 Plus color version, Rose Pink. The new version will be sold in “select markets,” but only two regions have been confirmed to get it so far: Taiwan and South Korea. Pink smartphones tend to be popular, so we wouldn’t be surprised to see the new Rose Pink Galaxy S8 Plus in other countries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung abruptly lays off many US marketing employees after internal audit June 21, 2025 According to a new report fromThe Wall Street Journal, Samsung may have found some shady business practices within its own U.S. marketing team. Two thing are for certain, though: the company abruptly laid off many of its marketing employees and the head of marketing, Marc Mathieu,abruptly resigned last week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 sales reportedly at record low in Korea July 17, 2025 Sales ofSamsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plusdevices in Korea are reportedly at a record low for Galaxy S series devices. Data acquired byEtnewsand reported byThe Investorsuggests the devices have sold 707,000 units in the two months since their release. This compares to the 1 million units the Galaxy S8 series reportedly sold in Korea in the same period last year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung One UI 2.0 beta for S10 officially launches in three more countries July 25, 2025 Update, July 07, 2025 (09:50 AM ET):According toSamMobile, the SamsungOne UI 2.0beta program for the Galaxy S10 family is now live in three more countries, bringing the total to six altogether. The three new countries are India, Poland, and France. These three join the previous three: Germany, South Korea, and the United States....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay getting iris scanning and cloud sync July 30, 2025 Samsung Payis the Korean tech titan’s mobile payment system that promises to let you check out essentially anywhere you would with card. They’ve made a big push to get users on board with the platform, and in addition to a formalad campaign, this includes keeping the app updated with as many cool features as they can squeeze into it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony mobile is losing more than gaming division is gaining (which is a lot of money) July 29, 2025 Sonyjust postedits quarterly earnings report, summarizing the company’s gains and losses for the second fiscal quarter of 2018. The report paints a bright picture for its gaming division, which of course includes all thingsPlayStation. Sony Gaming had a year-over-year increase of about $317 million....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact review: small but powerful July 11, 2025 Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact What we like What we don’t like Our scores While most smartphone OEMs are creating standard and plus or XL sized versions of their smartphones, Sony believes there’s still a market for a small, compact flagship that doesn’t skimp out on the specs. But is there still a need for a small phone with flagship caliber specifications or have consumers fully adapted to the abundance of large screened smartphones that we have today?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Survey says: You think the Pixel 4 is a good buy, but not at its list price June 23, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4was pretty divisive upon its release. The smaller battery, Motion Sense gimmicks, and lack of a wide-angle camera lens were particularly ridiculed. However, lots of folks always find something to love about their Pixels. Now that the dust has settled from its initial launch, we thought it was high time to ask whether or not you think the Google Pixel 4 is a good buy, even in 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile hit with $40 million fine for “pre-ringing” your outbound calls June 18, 2025 Everyone knows how to make a phone call. You dial the number, hold the phone to your ear, and listen to the ringing sound. Eventually, either the person or a voicemail service answers the call. What if we told you that the ringing sound you heard during calls didn’t always signify that the person you were calling was actually hearing the phone ring?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Taxi driver going off route? Google Maps is testing an alert for that. July 27, 2025 When you are traveling in a foreign destination or even going toa new restaurantin your home city,Google Mapscan be an indispensable tool when it comes to figuring out how to get around. However, if you use a taxi to get from point A to point B, you might not know if your driver is using the most efficient route....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The 10 best Reddit alternatives to try July 03, 2025 Reddit is one of the most popular sites on the internet, with communities for every interest. While you can spend countless hours in these subreddits, they’re not the only ways to connect. If you want to branch outside of the Reddit universe, we’re here to help. Here are the best Reddit alternatives on the internet right now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Essential Phone is getting a big camera update June 26, 2025 TheEssential Phonehas been one of the most polarizing devices of 2017. It had massive hype around it when Android legend and Essential founder Andy Rubinteased the phone on Twitterin March. Since then, the bezel-less phone has been the subject ofdelays,broken promises, and middling reviews. While most people have loved the design, the poor camera performance has been a true killer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Fire TV Cube is a mashed-up Fire TV, Echo Dot, and Harmony Hub June 19, 2025 Last Fall, we heardrumors of a cube-shaped set-top boxcoming soon fromAmazon. Well, theFire TV Cube– a natural title since it is a cube – just landed atAmazon.comfor $120 (or $90 today and tomorrow for Amazon Prime members). The Fire TV Cube joins Amazon’s other media streaming products like theFire TVandFire TV Stick....