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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XA1 pre-orders begin ahead of launch in the US for $300 August 16, 2025 After its official reveal in late February during theMobile World Congress 2017trade show, Sony will finally begin selling the mid-rangeXperia XA1smartphone in the US starting on Monday, May 1. Pre-orders have already started for the phone, which will be sold unlocked for $299.99. It’s also gone on sale in other parts of the world,including India....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint owner SoftBank to buy ARM for $32.1 billion (updated) August 08, 2025 Update, 04:00 EST:The acquisition of ARM by SoftBank has beenofficially confirmed. The purchase price is £24.3bn ($32.18 billion), a 43% premium over ARM’s stock last week. As part of the deal, SoftBank obliged itself to double ARM’s UK headcount by hiring an extra 1500 jobs and to keep ARM’s “successful partnership business model, culture and brand unchanged....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: Pixel 2 XL touch sensitivity issues are fixed with second Android 8.1 preview July 04, 2025 Update (12/4/17):The touch sensitivity problems that have plagued the sides ofPixel 2 XLare history. The fix comes with the second Android 8.1 developer preview thathit devices last week. In some informal testing on my Pixel 2 XL, it seems to be registering touches perfectly after upgrading....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Verizon Just Kids is a smartphone plan for children: Here’s what you need to know July 27, 2025 If you are a parent, it’s easy enough to buy a smartphone for your son or daughter and sign them up for a monthly plan from one of the major carriers. However, giving a phone to a child is a big responsibility....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We bet you can’t guess the top five NA, EU, and Asia smartphone brands (infographic) August 23, 2025 Chinese and global smartphone shipments tend to get the lion’s share of our coverage, but other regions can make for some very interesting reading as well. Don’t believe me? Well,Counterpoint Researchhas released a rather insightful infographic, detailing the top five smartphone manufacturers in each region for Q3 2018....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is two-factor authentication and why should you use it? June 13, 2025 From banking to email, a lot of our professional and private lives now revolve around digital accounts on the internet. However, securing these accounts effectively isn’t as easy as setting a strong password. Even if you use unique passwords for every account, a keylogger or similar basic attack could quickly compromise them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which Samsung Galaxy S20 color is right for you? August 08, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S20smartphone lineup, like the others in the Galaxy S series, comes in a variety of color choices. However, some colors are only available on certain models. So which Galaxy S20 color is the best one for you? Let’s take a look at the choices that you have for this year’s flagship Samsung phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro appears on Bluetooth SIG: Is this the Redmi K20 Pro for West? August 18, 2025 TheXiaomi Mi 9Tlaunched earlier this month, being a rebranded version of theRedmi K20. The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro has now popped up online too, suggesting that the Redmi K20 Pro is indeed getting the rebranding treatment as well. Xiaomi’s latest device landed on theBluetooth SIGwebsite yesterday, confirming the Mi 9T Pro name, a model number (M1903F11G), andMIUI 10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xperia X Compact goes on sale in the UK August 17, 2025 Sony’slatest Xperia X line-up is gradually making its way out to customers in the usual select parts of the world, and theXperia X Compactis now available to purchase in the UK. An assortment of local retailers and carriers are now offering the smartphone, both unlocked and on contract offers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You will soon be able to represent your favorite NFL team in Fortnite Jul 03, 2025 With the U.S. football season already at the halfway point, Epic Games announced apartnershipwith theNFLto bring team outfits toFortnite. Starting November 9 at 7:00PM EST, you can buy outfits from all 32 NFL teams from the Battle Royale Item Shop. From there, you can choose any number from zero to 99 if you want to represent a specific player on any team....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: from September 1) Chrome will pause Flash plugins to improve laptop battery life July 03, 2025 Update, August 29:Googleannouncedthat the Flash-pausing feature will begin to roll out from September 1 via an update to Chrome. Prepare to see gray boxes in the places where Flash ads normally are. Like this: Not all ads will be caught. HTML 5-based ads will go through unaffected....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 5 productivity tips for Android developers June 27, 2025 Creating an app is hard work. A lot of encouraging articles will tell you it’s easy. I’m probablyguiltyof this. It’s not. It’s really hard work. Trust me. In fact, I find coding is one of the only types of work where you can spend an entire day focused and working hard and actually come away in a worse state than you were before you started....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 6 phones we look forward to in 2016 August 22, 2025 Another year brings with it a huge range of new smartphones to look forward to. From top of the line flagships to pleasantly surprising budget offerings, we are sure to see plenty of interesting devices announced throughout 2016, but here’s a short list of 6 handsets that are definitely worth keeping an eye on....