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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi launches OnePlus Bullets Wireless rival with ANC for under $30 June 08, 2025 Neckband earphones have played second fiddle to true wireless earphones and premium over-ear headphones in recent times, but they still deliver a great balance of price and battery life.Xiaomipreviously launched its Mi Neckband Bluetooth headset last year, but it’s upping the ante in a big way with a newly announced Pro model....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi won’t attend Mobile World Congress 2017 July 18, 2025 Mobile World Congress(MWC), the biggest event in the industry, is scheduled to kick off on February 27 in Barcelona. As every year, all the major players will be there including Samsung and LG, which willannounce its new flagship the G6. We were also expecting that Xiaomi will attend MWC, but it now looks like that isn’t going to happen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: leaked photos!) Motorola DROID Maxx 2 and Turbo 2 rumors - huge batteries, unbreakable displays and more August 11, 2025 As is the case with the other rumors, we should take this with a grain of salt since nothing has been confirmed quite yet. With that said, now that we have some visual evidence of the potential rebranding, these rumors are certainly becoming much more believable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best skateboard apps for Android June 02, 2025 Skateboarding isn’t quite the mainstream sport that it once was. After all, we don’t even get competent Tony Hawk games anymore. However, tons of people still enjoy it. You don’t really use a smartphone while skateboarding and skateboarders aren’t on their phones as much as some other people. Thus, there aren’t a ton of apps for it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5.2-inch HONOR 5C with Kirin 650 SoC made official August 12, 2025 Ahead of itsupcoming launch eventfor the V8, HUAWEI’sHonorsub-brand has unveiled a new mid-range handset in China, with a reasonable price tag to match. The phone is known as the HONOR 5C and it seems like quite a compelling option. The HONOR 5C is a 5.2-inch handset, with an IPS LCD display and a 1920×1080 resolution....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A guy carted 99 phones around to create traffic jams on Google Maps (Updated) July 28, 2025 Update, June 04, 2025 (11:50 AM ET):Yesterday, we saw a statement from Google regarding the Google Maps “hack” detailed in the original article below. Now, we also have some more clarity on how the artist performed the “hack” in question. In an interviewwith German newspaperFrankfurter Allgemeine(via9to5Google), artist Simon Weckert says that each of the 99 smartphones in the wagon had their own connected SIM card and each one was actively using Maps for navigation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon Echo Show launched in India, costs a whopping 22,999 rupees July 27, 2025 The second generationEcho Showis now officially available in India. Announced back in October 2018, the Echo Show sports a large 10-inch HD display, an integratedSmart Home Hubas well as an eight-microphone array. Rounding off the audio capabilities are dual side-firing speakers with 2-inch neodymium drivers as well as a passive bass radiator....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cheaper Snapdragon 888 flagships could be headed our way June 24, 2025 Qualcomm currently has two flagship-worthy chipsets in the market, not counting theolder Snapdragonsthat have powered flagships of yore. Between theSnapdragon 888, the top-of-the-line processor, and theSnapdragon 870, the overclocked Snapdragon 865 Plus, Qualcomm already caters to different premium price bands. Now, it seems the chipmaker is readying another flagship SoC that might make ultra-premium phones more affordable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Get the NVIDIA Shield TV with remote for $30 off August 04, 2025 Nvidia‘sShield TVmight be a big long in the tooth at this point, but it has remained relevant, thanks to updates, ports of smaller and major titles, and NVIDIA’s own GeForce Now cloud gaming service. Its relevancy is also thanks to the price, which was recently lowered to $149....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Draw a Stickman: Adventure, RPG, and puzzle game in one June 10, 2025 Drawing was one of my frustrations when I was a kid. I would always gape in awe every time I watched my older brother draw shapes, lines, and curves with so little effort to come up with a sketch. Lacking the talent to draw, I was limited to drawing anime and basic figures....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. EU planning to go after Google again, this time over Google Assistant August 23, 2025 Googleis no stranger to antitrust investigations in Europe and the US, being hit withhefty finesover the past few years, including a landmark$5 billion fineover controversial Android practices, by the EU Competition Commission. According to a report byMLex(viaReuters), Google is in the EU’s crosshairs once again....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First hands-on images of the Xiaomi Mi Note surface August 02, 2025 Earlier today,Xiaomiunveiled its high-endMi Note and Mi Note Prohandsets, packing in plenty of quality hardware at quite reasonable prices. Marketing images that accompany pretty much every device launch are all well and good, but there’s nothing quite like a hands-on image to get a better sense of what the phone looks like in the real world....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fortnite’s Avengers: Endgame crossover event is live June 18, 2025 Update, June 11, 2025 (12:30 pm ET):Fortnite’s latestupdate (v8.50) is now live, bringing with it the teasedAvengers: Endgamegame mode. This time around, instead of just being able to play as Thanos, players will be split up randomly between Team Thanos and the Hero team. The gameplay of these limited matches also changes slightly compared to the previous Marvel-themed mode....