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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge hands-on and first impressions June 30, 2025 Samsung has just announced their newest curved-screen smartphone, the Galaxy S6 Edge, here atMWC 2015. This device launched alongside its standard-screened counterpart, the Galaxy S6. While the two devices feature very similar specifications, there are some notable changes made with the Edge. What new features does this new phone bring to the table?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung loses market share to Apple in its home stomping grounds June 21, 2025 New market research is showing that Apple has gained market share in Japan, China and Korea. In fact, iPhone sales reached a record high in Japan and Korea during October and November, at the expense of Samsung, Sony and LG. Samsung is clearly one of the top smartphone makers globally....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung says the ‘most Note-worthy’ S series phone will launch next month June 01, 2025 Samsungis tipped to launch the Galaxy S22 series in February, and the company has now confirmed this launch window while also hinting at what to expect from the 2022 flagship family. Mobile chief TM Roh acknowledged the lack of a Galaxy Note phone in 2021 ina post on Samsung’s website, adding that consumers liked the line’s productivity/creativity focus and the S Pen experience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung smart TVs get iTunes movies and TV shows, Airplay 2 support June 30, 2025 We don’t often hear aboutApplebringing its services to non-Apple platforms, so it comes as a bit of a surprise to see the Cupertino company team up withSamsung. The two companiesannouncedthat Apple’s iTunes Movies and TV Shows service, as well as Airplay 2, will land on Samsung’s 2019 smart TVs from spring....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Upgrade Program goes live in the UK August 22, 2025 TheSamsung Upgrade Programis now officially live in the UK. The program allows you to get a brand spanking new Galaxy phone on a 24-month repayment scheme. It works much like a standard carrier contract, but it is device-only, so you’ll still need a SIM contract or pay-as-you-go SIM card....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung: 1 million customers now using safe Galaxy Note 7s July 19, 2025 It may have taken a little while, butSamsungGalaxy Note 7customers are beginning to feel a little easier about their handsets these days. Samsung has issued a statement announcing that 1 million customers around the world are now using safe Galaxy Note 7 handsets, as the worldwide recall moves into its final stages....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Shot on Snapdragon 2 semifinalists: Cast your vote! June 15, 2025 Welcome to the voting segment of this week’s#ShotOnSnapdragoncompetition! On Sunday we asked you to submit your best photographs taken with phones running Qualcomm technology under the hood, and boy did you deliver. We received thousands of photographs and pored through them all to find the top picks. Before we get to the semifinalists, let’s give you a chance to get in on the action....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sick of messages from unknown businesses? Google will help you now June 05, 2025 These days, our SMS inboxes are full of messages from businesses, retailers, and various online service providers. Some of these are useful, such as one-time passwords, account alerts or appointment confirmations. However, these messages come from random numbers and it’s hard to tell if they’re from legitimate sources or from bad actors posing as a business....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Single Chrome exploit can compromise any Android smartphone July 03, 2025 A researcher atQuihoo 360recently discovered an exploit inChromethat can probably demolish even the newest, most up-to-date Android devices if the user visits an infected site. The vulnerability was exposed at PacSec’s MobilePwn2Own event. What makes the exploit particularly unsettling is that it’s just one exploit, not an elaborate chain of exploits that interlink to reach an eventual compromise....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skype for Android adds Cortana support for chat suggestions and more July 02, 2025 Microsoft has already released a version of itsCortanadigital assistant for Android. Today, the company revealed it is rolling out an update for itsSkypechat apps for both Android and iOS that adds built-in support for Cortana. Microsoft says that the Cortana feature in Skype will offer users quick suggestions to respond to text chats....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SKYWORTH brings the wonder in major US product launch August 02, 2025 SKYWORTH held a groundbreaking US product launch atCES 2020, appropriately titled “See the Wonder.” Already a leading TV company in China, SKYWORTH is preparing to launch two new premium TV series globally: The Q91, its first 8K TV available in the US, and the W81, a wallpaper-thin OLED TV....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Star Trek Timelines: familiar ships, familiar faces, and IAPs August 11, 2025 Disruptor Beam has finally made Star Trek Timelines available in the Google Play Store. The adventure strategy game is narrated by John De Lancie (who plays Q) and it is available for free. Timelines stitches together elements from all of the original generations except for the J. J....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best alternatives to Chinese apps banned in India June 03, 2025 Last year, following a border dispute along the Sino-Indian border, India witnessed a rising anti-China sentiment that culminated with Indiabanning over 60 popular Chinese apps. Caught in the crossfire, users have since been left scrambling to find the best alternatives to the banned Chinese apps. From TikTok to UC Browser and many more, the apps have enjoyed millions of users who need a quality option to switch over to....