Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Opinion: Are ads the bane or saviour of modern tech? June 12, 2025 However, failing click-rates and price pressure has overseen the growth of more effective targeted advertising. As well as serving us ads, these same companies collect a huge range of data on us to improve the effectiveness of these adverts, as well as sometimes selling this information to third parties....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi 9 Power goes official: Third time rebranding a charm? August 04, 2025 The Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power is now official in India. The phone is another fruit of rebranding and has the same specs as thePOCO M3and the Chinese variant (called theRedmi Note 9 4G). However, there’s one tiny difference between the new Redmi 9 Power and its fraternal twins, and that is the addition of an extra rear camera sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Some iPhone 12 units affected by display tinting and flickering issues August 23, 2025 Apple’s latest flagship line is affected by display issues, according to reports from users and an internal memo from Apple. MacRumorsreportedly obtained an internal document shared with Apple service providers. The document suggests Apple is aware of reported green or yellow tints and flickering issues present on some new iPhones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. RHA TrueConnect review: The AirPods of Android June 19, 2025 RHA TrueConnect What we like What we don’t like It’s more common every day to round a street corner and see a pair oftrue wirelessdangling from a stranger’s ears especially since the earbuds aremore affordablethan ever. Do theRHA TrueConnecthold up against cheaper alternatives? Let’s dig in and see if these earbuds have held up through 2020 thusfar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung announces faster eMMC 5.1 flash memory chips August 18, 2025 Today,Samsungannounced its first flash memory chips based on the newly approved eMMC 5.1 standard. eMMC is an embedded version of the MultiMediaCard standard, which packages the NAND memory and controller into a single chip. This technology is found in all smartphones and tablets on the market today. Earlier this month, Samsung began mass producing the industry’s first combinedDRAM and eMMC ePOP memory package....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 hands-on June 22, 2025 All the rumors are finally over as Samsung took to the stage this morning to announce its latest large-screen handset, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. In the past, the Note series has generally taken a different design approach from the Galaxy S series, but one of the first things you’ll notice about he Note 5 is that it will strongly remind you of the Galaxy S6 series, for better or worse....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 display burn-in: should you be worried? June 09, 2025 Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8 Plusdisplays have come under fire a couple of times since their release. Once because of an issue with ared color bias, and another time with regard to burn-in problems. The latter has appeared onReddit(where the image below is from) andThe Korea Heraldalso mentioned it in a separate case....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s Freestyle projector crams a smart TV into a cute, portable package June 23, 2025 Projectorsare still pretty niche devices, but they’re incredibly useful in some instances. While most consumers would opt for televisions for consuming content, portable projectors are great for those seeking a no-fuss entertainment solution for specific use cases. It seemsSamsunghas latched on to this idea, unveiling a new compact projector dubbed the Freestyle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s Galaxy S9 dual-aperture camera feature is coming to OPPO R17 Pro June 12, 2025 TheOPPO R17was officially revealed this week, but the Chinese brand also has the R17 Pro up its sleeve. Now, the company has taken toWeibo(h/t:Gizmochina) to reveal one key Pro feature. “The OPPO R17 Pro is equipped with a f1.5/f2.4 smart aperture,” reads a machine-translated excerpt of the Weibo posting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sennheiser announces new wireless earbuds and HD 820 cans at CES 2018 August 23, 2025 Sennheiseris known for its high-quality audio products, and today it’saddinga new pair ofBluetooth earbudsto the mix. The Sennheiser CX 6.00BT is a new set of budget in-ear Bluetooth earbuds priced at just $99.95. The CX 6.00BT have two ear-canal earbuds that connect with a cable that goes behind your neck....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sundar Pichai on Galaxy S6, Cyanogen, Google Plus, VR, and more July 24, 2025 Sundar Pichai, the product tsar of Google, took the stage at MWC today to talk about Google’s vision for the mobile word in 2015 and beyond. The executive addressed a crowd of mobile executives, professionals, and journalists eager to learn about Google’s near term plans, and Pichai didn’t disappoint....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Telegram to be banned in Russia, but VPN will bypass ban (Update) June 26, 2025 Update (04/17/18 at 11:56 A.M.):Following Russia’s decision to banTelegram, it looks like the country is also cracking down on third-party platforms offering the app. The team behind APKMirrortook to Twitterto reveal that Russian authorities had demanded the removal of Telegram from their platform. “Presumably, they’d have the power to cut all traffic to the site if we didn’t comply....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Google Home Max might not be the best speaker for DJs or audio engineers July 11, 2025 The Google Home Max is the go-to smart speaker for DJs and audio engineers, as it’s the onlyGoogle Homedevice that has a line-in audio jack. That means you’re able to connect it to a computer or turntable to project your music. However, a small bug was just discovered byVarietythat might make the Home Max not so ideal for audio production....