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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Should you get a 48MP smartphone? Here’s what you need to know July 23, 2025 Phone makers have largely offered 12MP main cameras for a few years now, and who can blame them? 12MP cameras strike a great balance between resolution and sensor size, as evident byGoogle‘s andSamsung‘s flagship phones over the past three or four years. But 2018 saw the leap to40MPforHuawei, with some interesting results....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sonos sues Google, claims it and Amazon stole its speaker tech June 21, 2025 The first big tech legal battle of 2020 has just started.The New York Timesreportsspeaker companySonoshas filed a lawsuit against Google. Sonos claims Google stole five of its patents, and have been using them in itsChromecast,Google HomeandPixeldevices. The NYT article states Sonos is also not happy with Amazon, alleging that the company has also been illegally using its patents forthe Echolineup of products....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia Z5 camera tops DxOMark mobile rankings June 10, 2025 The DxOMark Mobile league table has a new champion, theSony Xperia Z5edges ahead with the best rated smartphone camera on the market right now. DxOMark’s score is highly regarded throughout the industry for high-quality testing of cameras and lenses. 2015 has already seen theSamsung Galaxy S6and its Edge variants, the Note 5,Moto X Styleand the newNexus 6Pall score very highly in the DxOMark rankings, surpassing the previous years’ leaders by quite a margin....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Space Force on Netflix review: It’s not The Office, but it’s not trying to be July 31, 2025 Space Force, the new sitcom fromNetflix, was reportedly created first by executives of the streaming service. They thought a series with “Space Force” in the title had potential. They contacted Steve Carell, the star of the US version of the Office, and he in turn contacted US Office developer Greg Daniels to help develop the show....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Taliban launches Android app, Google pulls it two days later July 28, 2025 App developers come from all walks of life. Whether you’re a starving college kid, a tech enthusiast with years of experience in the field, or a member of a violent international terror group, there’s a place for your creation in the Google Play Store. Okay, well maybe not that last one....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Taskbar gains full launcher capabilities July 24, 2025 Taskbar is certainly going to be an app to watch. Last week wereportedon its adept use of Nougat’s currently clumsy multi-window functionality to create an interface that actually made multitasking seem feasible. Now developer Braden Farmer is upping the ante tremendously. Taskbar 1.2 takes everything that the previous version had and makes them even better....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first smartphone with 144Hz display is here June 09, 2025 Gaming smartphones have led the push towardshigher refresh ratesin the last year or two, with the feature now available on mainstream flagship devices. But nubia still thinks there’s room for improvement, as it’s announced theREDMAGIC 5G. The latest device in nubia’s gaming-focused line offers a 144Hz refresh rate that bests the 120Hz rate seen on recentSamsungandAsusphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The new Razer Blade Stealth 13 adds an OLED display and a faster processor July 01, 2025 Razer is holding its virtual RazerCon today, and it’s using the event to announce some new products. Perhaps the biggest news is that we are getting new versions of itsRazer Blade Stealth 13gaming ultrabook. The 3.1-pound aluminum Windows 10 laptop will have some hardware upgrades with two new models....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Samsung Galaxy S8’s one flaw… June 23, 2025 By now, you’ve probably seen ourSamsung Galaxy S8 review, which means you’re already aware that this is one of the best Android phones of 2017 (so far, that is). Not only is it packed with features and in a compact form factor, it can also take one heck of a picture....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This foldable phone can lengthen its display by unwrapping it from the rear August 19, 2025 Vivohasn’t yet dipped its toes into the folding smartphone splash pool, but that may be set to change. The company has filed a patent for a unique design that would let users lengthen the main display as required. Spotted by91Mobiles, the patent was filed with the Chinese patent site CNIPA and details yet another reimagination of the foldable phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tomorrow’s major NASA/SpaceX launch to the ISS, and more tech news today June 12, 2025 1. Liftoff tomorrow! SpaceX and NASA’s Crew-1 astronaut mission to the International Space Stationtakes off tomorrow, Saturday, Nov 14 at 7:49 PM (EST), barring inclement weather or final hiccups, with the rocket situated on the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Twitter for Android finally gets Night Mode August 20, 2025 Why are our screens white? No, seriously. It’s blinding in the dark, straining for our eyes, and it totally doesn’t have to be this way. “Transient smartphone blindness” is now even a (ridiculously unnecessary) medical condition from people using their devices in bed. Fortunately forTwitterusers, a Night Mode has finally arrived on the Android app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Use the Google Wifi app to check your speeds on all your devices at once August 18, 2025 Google Wifiis part of Google’s push to make setting up your home network a much easier task. With the Google Wifi router, getting your home Wi-Fi up-and-running is a snap, and extending the range of your router is easy since all you have to do is add more Google Wifi points....