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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung looks to outpace Google in race to buy Nokia Health July 09, 2025 Samsung is apparently one of four companies interested in acquiring Nokia Health. According toLe Monde, this puts it incompetition with Google’s Nestand two French companies in the race to buy the ailing digital health business. Nokia bought Withings, a digital health startup, in 2016 with an eye on the smart health market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s latest phone offers a massive battery and a 90Hz display for $150 July 30, 2025 Samsung’s M series of phones tend to target younger buyers who want both affordability and striking specs. Think of it as the company’s answer to budget phones from Xiaomi and realme. Stepping in to compete with theRedmi Note 10, the new Samsung Galaxy M12 has now launched in India starting at Rs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Silent Circle gets talkative about the Blackphone 2 and the cryptically named Blackphone+ tablet August 11, 2025 The original Blackphone was announced during last year’s MWC by encrypted communications and privacy software company Silent Circle. At the time it had formed a joint venture with Geeksphone, the Spanish handset maker. Now a year later, Silent Circle has made several important announcements including plans for the Blackphone 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Solid-state battery — the successor to Li-ion — takes another step closer to our smartphones August 12, 2025 Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteriesare the rechargeable cell of choice for smartphones and most of today’s other battery-powered gadgets. Despite their prevalence, Li-ion batteries arelimited in power density, have reasonably short lifespans, and can become afire hazard if damaged or incorrectly charged. These drawbacks could be a thing of the past in the not-too-distant future if gadgets move over to solid-state battery technologies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sonos launches a new free radio streaming service June 22, 2025 Speaker companySonosjust made a surpriseannouncement. As of today, it offers a free ad-supported streaming service called Sonos Radio. The service is accessible within theSonos app, and existing Sonos device owners will see the service land as part of today’s software update. Sonos Radio is not a complete streaming replacement, though....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Surprise! Essential just acquired… CloudMagic, maker of the Newton email app? August 12, 2025 Companies buy other companies all the time. Some of those acquisitions make huge headlines (thinkAT&T buying Time Warner) while others fly under the radar. However, most acquisitions make sense as soon as you hear about them. That might not be the case with today’s major acquisition, viaTechCrunch: Andy Rubin’sEssentialacquired CloudMagic, maker of the former email appNewton....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The most underrated smartphones of 2019 June 20, 2025 We saw quite a few interesting smartphones in 2019, withfoldable phonesand5Gdebuting, while eclectic designs helped to keep things fresh too. It’s a tough enough job to keep track of thebest phones of 2019, but there are quite a few neat devices that fell through the cracks. Maybe they were diamonds in the rough, or maybe they were simply forgotten as more prominent devices stole the spotlight....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Android: Pixel 4 leaks flood in, underwhelming iPhone competition August 15, 2025 Another week, another long list of Pixel 4 leaks. At this point, we’ve seen just about everything there is to see about Google’s upcoming flagship phones, includingnew color schemes,motion gesture details,camera features,gaming performance,picture and video samples, and more. Keep up with the latest leaks (it’s hard, we know) at ourPixel 4 rumor roundup....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Uber rolling out up-front payment model, ditching ‘surge’ calculating July 15, 2025 For denizens of metropolitan areas, ride-sharing is rapidly becoming a common part of everyday life. While these taxi-killers are certainly preferable to their forerunner in many ways, there’s still quite a bit to grouse about if you have the inclination. ForUber, however, two popular complaints are getting the New Yeller treatment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: HUAWEI’s HONOR V10 to debut in late November June 04, 2025 Update (11/16/16):According to anew report, it looks like we’re going to see the HONOR V10 earlier than expected. Previous rumors pegged December 5 in London as the first time we’d lay eyes on the phone, but HUAWEI took to Weibo to announce that we’d actually get our first official look a week earlier on November 28 in Beijing, China....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch out OLED here comes PCOLED! July 03, 2025 RGBOLEDmay form the basis of a number of high end TV and smartphone displays, including new flexible designs, but the technology could one day be replaced by an improved Plasmon-Coupled Organic Light Emitting Diode (PCOLED) architecture. Taiwan-based ITRI has announced development of its PCOLED design, which could boost the lifetime of displays by up to 27 times....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is Windows 10X? Your complete lowdown on Microsoft’s new dual-screen OS July 10, 2025 Microsoft made quite a splash at its Surface event with devices like the Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X and the Surface Earbuds. Most of this hardware was expected, and some of it had alsoleakeda day ahead of the launch. However, Microsoft pulled out a big surprise out of its hat by introducing the two new dual-screen Surface devices —Surface DuoandSurface Neo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp for Android may add Change Number and Live Location features in future updates July 05, 2025 If some new, unconfirmed reports are accurate, the popularWhatsAppmessaging and chat service may be adding two new features to its Android version soon: Change Number and Live Location. According to the reliable tracking source @WABetainfo on Twitter, the new Change Number feature is already included in the WhatsApp beta version 2....