Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple iPad mini vs Google Nexus 7 June 29, 2025 Though Steve Jobs is famously known to have disliked the idea of 7-inch tablets, you may’t deny that there is a market for them. A 7-incher, such as the Google Nexus 7 (made by ASUS), is a whole lot more portable than larger 10-inch tablets and provides the same ebook reading and multimedia consumption experience as larger tablets do....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple’s new patent might stop people peeping at your screen August 06, 2025 Privacyis incredibly important on our smartphones, as these devices contain a ton of sensitive content. But when we think about privacy, we don’t often think about something as simple as people looking at our screen over our shoulder. Now,Applehas filed a patent at theUS Patent and Trademark Office(h/t:Apple Insider) for new smartphone, tablet, and laptop technology that could stop nosy people in their tracks....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Biden will sign executive order today that goes right for Big Tech’s throat July 05, 2025 Earlier this week,we heard rumorsthat United States President Joe Biden would use his executive authority powers to push for some sweeping changes in the tech sphere. Today, the White House confirmed those rumors withan announcementof Biden’s intention to sign an executive order that centers almost exclusively on the tech industry....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Color OS 12 hands-on: A familiar look for OPPO’s skin with Android 12 August 09, 2025 Following the official release ofAndroid 12, the long wait for broader support begins. OPPO is amongst the first to reveal a public timeline for their take on Google’s latest Android version upgrade via its own Color OS skin. We’ve been testing out an alpha release of Color OS 12 over the last week and here are our first impressions....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cujo launches on Indiegogo aiming to protect all your connected devices August 11, 2025 Cujo, a new project thatjust launched on Indiegogo, aims to take the guesswork out of securing your connected devices, from smartphones to baby monitors. Hacks are no longer the stuff of Hollywood flicks. These days, the chances of falling victim to a very real – and potentially very nasty – hacking incident have shot up....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cyber Monday 2016 brought in over $1 billion in mobile shopping revenues August 02, 2025 A few days ago, Adobe issued a report that Black Friday 2016 brought ina total of $3.34 billionfrom online shopping sources in the US, with $1.2 billion of that number from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. At the time, Adobe thought there was a chance that the online revenues fromBlack Fridaywould top those fromCyber Monday, which traditionally has been the top online shopping day of the year....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Data show Android smartphone sales declining in US but rising in China June 06, 2025 Kantar Worldpanel, a consumer panel research company, has released some interesting data regarding smartphone sales around the world. Categorized into Android, iOS, and Windows, you can click a specific country to see the market share of each operating system in that country in an interactive map....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Save up to $40 off the new Fire TV with 4K HDR playback June 03, 2025 Earlier this week, Amazon took the wraps off its newestEchoandFire TVdevices. The newest additions to Amazon’s hardware lineup include the Fire TV dongle, which supports 4K HDR playback at 60 frames-per-second and has Alexa built-in. Even though the new hardware was just announced, Amazon is already laying some pretty nice discounts on both the new and old versions when you pick them up in a bundle....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Delta, Sprint, Gogo, and others team up to make in-flight internet not suck so much August 08, 2025 Getting an internet connection on an object that moves at hundreds of miles per hour, almost 40,000 feet off the ground is not an easy task. In-flight internet is terrible. The Seamless Air Alliance, a new initiative announced duringMWC 2018, hopes to change that and deliver broadband-level connections in the sky....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything you need to know about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 (video) August 14, 2025 Following yesterday’skeynote teaser,Qualcommhas followed up by lifting the lid on its latest mobile platform – the Snapdragon 845. The chipset sports improvements across the board, ranging from new processing technology to an improved modem. Qualcomm’s press release is heavily focused on multimedia, virtual reality, and security, but we’re going to dive into everything that this chip has to offer next year’s flagship smartphones....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Blaze review July 17, 2025 Fitbit Blaze What we like What we don’t like Our scores Fitbithas proved it’s good at making fitness trackers. Offering a breadth of quality products in just about every price range, it’s no wonder why their trackers can be found on just about every other person’s wrist. But what happens when a fitness-first company tries to make something more along the lines of a smartwatch?...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit to build its own app store ‘as soon as possible,’ a smartwatch in the works? July 18, 2025 Fitbit’s been on the news a lot lately – from itsacquisition of Pebbleto all thenifty Community featurescoming soon to its apps. Now, the company CEO James Park has revealed that the company wants to launch its own app store “as soon as possible....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flipkart launching Moto X Play in India this September 14th August 01, 2025 A new genre of devices enters the market offering near-high-end specs at very affordable price points. It’s a new step between mid-tier and high-end, so to speak. This includes phones like theAlcatel OneTouch Idol 3, theASUS Zenfone 2and thebrand new Moto X Play. Are you looking to get yourself a new handset on a budget?...
