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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Anti Spy Mobile: Your self-defense against privacy and malware threats August 01, 2025 Making your smartphone “smarter” also means granting it permission to do certain things. Some apps collect usage statistics, for example, and others read your e-mails and messages. That’s not really a problem when you’ve downloaded your app from a trusted developer, but what happens when you’ve been bitten by the app bug and you go on an app downloading spree?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Archos unveils the budget-friendly 50 Diamond phone, 80b Helium tablet August 12, 2025 French device manufacturer Archos has just announced two new devices ahead ofCES 2015. The company has been a long-time budget device supporter, and the new Archos 50 Diamond smartphone and the 80b Helium tablet are no exceptions. The 50 Diamond is a 4G LTE-capable device that sports a 5-inch 1080p display with an impressive pixel density of 440ppi....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Calibrating Your Android Phone’s Battery After Flashing New ROM June 23, 2025 Many Android smartphones are notorious for having poor battery life. Most handset these days are provided with rechargeable batteries that could last a day or two, depending on the materials used or how the device is being used. The sole culprit behind the mammoth battery consumption lies in the Android operating system itself, as it was designed to continuously synchronize data and information throughout the day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can’t afford a $3,000 HoloLens? Perhaps this $30 alternative will interest you June 27, 2025 Microsoft’s augmented reality headset HoloLens isn’t available in its final form quite yet, but if you want to get your hands on the pre-production model, you’ll have toshell out $3,000. For 1% of that price, Aryzon wants to bring you its own AR headset. Currently on Kickstarter with a goal of €25,000 (~$28,000 dollars), Aryzon’s self-titled headset is aiming to be the “Cardboard of AR,” a low-cost entry into the world of augmented reality using a smartphone as the viewfinder....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Check out this 210 square foot smart home with Amazon’s Alexa and Intel tech June 10, 2025 AtCES 2017, we got to see howAmazon’s Alexadigital assistant is getting incorporated into a ton of different current and upcoming smart products. During the show we also got a chance to see a demo of how Alexa, combined with a smart hub from Intel, could be used in a tiny 210 square foot home....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Could an Xperia “Made for Bond” signal a major Z5 redesign? July 28, 2025 There is a new James Bond film coming out later this year, and unless you want to see all the best parts prior to the picture’s release, it’s best toexercise cautionwhen taking a gander at the super spy’s spoiler-filled trailers. Sony however, may be quite eager to get people looking for a mysterious new product that will apparently appear in the film:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney’s DuckTales: Remastered comes to the Google Play Store for $9.99 July 05, 2025 The original DuckTales video game, which debuted on the NES in 1989, quickly became one of the most popular action platformers around. If you’ve been waiting to play the game on your mobile device, now may be your chance. Disney has just released DuckTales: Remastered to the Google Play Store, though you’ll need to pay a pretty penny to download it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. eelo is a Google-free alternative for people focused on privacy July 26, 2025 In a world where privacy seems to be at a premium, it’s no surprise that companies likeSilent CircleandBlackBerryhave attempted to harness that market of people who place significant weight on privacy. Attempts to do so have been met with disappointment, though Gaël Duval still wants to capitalize on that target niche with his eelo mobile operating system....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook’s Like button alternatives launching ‘in the next few weeks’ August 03, 2025 Facebookhas been wanting to replace the Like button for a few years now, and that idea might soon come into fruition. Back in October 2015, the social network’s CEO Mark Zuckerberggave us a sneak peekat what we could expect from Facebook’s Like button alternatives, called Reactions. Reactions can be thought of as a more expressive Like button, where users will get to express their exact feelings from a number of different emotions such as love, awe, humor, sadness and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Five reasons why the LG V30 is better than the Galaxy Note 8 July 03, 2025 The LG V30 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will most likely be pitted against each other quite often throughout the remainder of 2017 and for good reason. Aside from being released within the same time frame, they’re both big, powerful productivity and multimedia powerhouses, and if you’re considering purchasing an LG V30, odds are the Note 8 isn’t too far off your radar....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. For its first birthday, Samsung Pay brings us coupons and prizes August 01, 2025 Samsung Payis on the prowl to become your go-to payment method essentially anywhere you would use a card. When the system initially launched, adoption of it wasn’t much to write home about, so Samsung launched anaggressive ad campaigndemonstrating how effective the system was as well as a variety of adoption incentive programs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 features unique home button and customizable navigation bar August 17, 2025 The all-newGalaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plushave a pressure-sensitive always-on home button as well as a customizable navigation bar. One of the biggest changes that’s coming with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus isthe absence of a physical home button. It’s long been a trademark for Samsung, an iconic component of the Galaxy S series....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gazelle is shutting down mail trade-ins: here are some good alternatives July 25, 2025 You’ll soon lose a key option forselling your used phone. AsThe Vergereports, Gazelle is shutting down its mail-based device trade-ins on August 24, 2025. You’ll have until January 31 to get a quote and send in your device. Gazelle will still process trades that are active after that point, but you’ll be out of luck if you wanted to sell a phone after that....