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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What Google got right and what Google got wrong on Pixel day July 12, 2025 Google today announced a slew of devices at its fall hardware event. We saw the newPixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, as well as a newNest Mini,Google Wifi,Pixelbook Go, andPixel Buds 2. Each of these products has pros and cons. Now that we’ve had a minute to digest the news and assess where Google stands, here’s what we think about everything on Day One....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What happened at Tesla’s Battery Day, and more tech news you need to know today! August 10, 2025 1. Tesla: No batteries to show, but Battery Day all the same Not for the first time, Tesla and Elon Musk delivered some big promises and details, but in true Tesla fashion, much is still years away. (To be fair, Musk did admit this in the lead-up!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now play Google Stadia on any rooted Android phone August 06, 2025 Google Stadiamight have gotten off to arocky startbut that doesn’t mean people are not using the cloud-based gaming service. Yes, it’s missing a number of marquee features, requires a ton of data, and the playback can be choppy, but it’s still a window to the future of cloud gaming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 1 trillion connected devices by 2035: The future of IoT at Arm TechCon 2019 June 04, 2025 You might think IoT has failed to deliver on its expectations, or that the future of the Internet of Things has been overhyped. But that is very muchnotthe vibe surrounding IoT at Arm TechCon. Here, IoT is still the next big thing, and its future has never looked brighter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alcatel launches three new affordable smartphones at MWC 2017 June 16, 2025 Despite competing against big name manufacturers and their flagships, Alcatel has had a strong showing atMWCfor the past few years, with their “premium mid-range” Idol series at the front and center. This time around, we may not have gotten the latest addition to that series as expected, but the company has just taken the wraps off three new affordable smartphones that offer some unique capabilities....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet records 33 percent rise in profits for Q3 2017 June 21, 2025 Google’sparent company,Alphabet, had yet another highly successful financial report. For the third quarter of 2017 that ended on September 30, it recorded a net income amount of $6.73 billion, a 33 percent increasecompared to the same quarter in 2016, when it recorded $5.1 billion in net income....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android 12 redesign is the biggest revamp in years: What you need to know July 23, 2025 Today, Google kicked off its annual developer event, known asGoogle I/O. As in years past, today’s keynote featured a ton of announcements related to Google products, with Android 12 getting a lot of the spotlight. At this keynote, Google confirmed what has been rumored for months: that the next version of Android will feature a wildly different visual overhaul....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Authority this week – June 13, 2025 July 26, 2025 Android fans, HTCwas in the spotlight this week, though not just for good reasons. The Taiwanese company’s new A9 looks great, but it’s a little too familiar for some tastes. In other news, we heard a credible rumor about the release of the Galaxy S7; we brought you our initial impressions of the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P; Google released a couple of big updates; the BlackBerry Priv finally went up for pre-order; YouTube Red and YouTube Music launched; we got another look at the Droid Turbo; and Samsung launched the Galaxy On5 and On7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android P’s Quick Settings menu interface gets a new design August 17, 2025 The just releasedAndroid P Developer Preview 1brings with it a bunch of new features, improvements and changes. One of things that has visably changed is the Quick Settings menu, which has a couple of noticable design alterations. In the current Android 8.1 Oreo, bringing down the Quick Settings gives phone owners a rather bland looking interface with black and grey logos on a light grey back ground....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Q beta finally arrives for the Google Pixel 3a / 3a XL (Updated) July 12, 2025 Update: July 07, 2025 at 3:26 p.m. ET:The fourth Android Q developer preview rolled out on June 5 to the entire Pixel family, including thePixel 3aandPixel 3a XL. Find more details at the link below: Original article: June 28, 2025 at 5:09 a....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARCHOS unveils the 50d Helium smartphone - Android 5.1, 13MP camera, $129 July 27, 2025 If you aren’t familiar with French smartphone and tablet manufacturerARCHOS, perhaps now is a good time to do so. Over the past few years the company has aimed to produce high-quality software and hardware for a low price point, and it looks like its new offering does just that....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARM announces Mali-470 GPU, halves power consumption of the Mali-400 August 01, 2025 Today,ARMhas announced its new Mali-470 GPU, which is designed primarily for the wearables and Internet-of-Things markets. The GPU is the successor to the hugely popular Mali-400 GPU found powering a range of entry-level smartphones and smartwatches. The major advancement with the Mali-470 is that is consumes roughly half the power of the Mali-400, making it an even better fit for scenarios with limited battery capacities and particularly strict thermal limits, such as wearables....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS ZenPad S 8.0 review July 06, 2025 Asus ZenPad S 8.0 What we like What we don’t like Our scores There has been a significant surge of affordable yet high-end devices in the smartphone world, but this trend hasn’t entirely found its way over to the tablet market. A distinct difference between affordable and premium tablets can still be seen, but ASUS is hoping to blur the lines a little bit with their latest tablet offering....