Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ITC to officially investigate LG’s patent complaints against BLU in US July 09, 2025 LG claims BLU infringed on five of its LTE-related patents, and the International Trade Commission says it will officially begin the investigation. Back in March,the South Korean company filed complaints with the ITC in the US, stating that the American mobile phone company had infringed on LG’s LTE-related patents....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaker says that Samsung Gear S4 will have bigger battery, gold variant June 21, 2025 TheSamsung Gear S3– the most recent watch in the line ofSamsungwearables – got a great review here atAndroid Authority. However, the review was in 2016, when Samsung launched the watch, so we are overdue for some new Gear action. Today, via trusted leaker “Ice Universe,” we have our first bits of information regarding the next iteration in the Gear line, likely to be called the Samsung Gear S4 (however,maybe not)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Let’s build a custom keyboard for Android July 31, 2025 When thinking ofbuilding an Android app, we often think of something with a screen and a contained function. It could be a game, or a tool to perform a common task. But apps can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You could build a service that runs in the background and quietly makes life easier for the user....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Display announces world’s narrowest 0.7mm bezel LCD display June 10, 2025 LG Displayis having a good year so far, having seenprofits increaselast quarter, and the company has just made another important breakthrough in its smartphone display technology. LG Display has announced a 5.3 inch Full HD LCD panel which has the world’s narrowest bezel – just 0.7mm. For a little perspective on just how crazily thin this bezel is, the thickness of a credit card is 0....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG reports strong Q1 profits as mobile sales strengthen June 20, 2025 LG Electronicshas just announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2015 and it’s a particularly strong start to the year for the company’s communications (smartphone) division. In total, LG posted a first quarter net profit of KRW 38.4 billion (USD 34.91 million) and an operating profit of KRW 305....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft could bring Android apps to Windows 10 (Update: More info) Jun 16, 2025 Update, August 03, 2025 (01:00 PM ET):Earlier this week, we told you about how Android apps on Windows 10 could be a thing next year. Now, once again viaWindows Central, we have more rumors related to this news. Allegedly, Microsoft internally refers to this new system as “Project Latte....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft pushes Skype emoticons, Halo stickers onto SwiftKey July 23, 2025 Microsoft-owned SwiftKeyannounced some new features todaywhich further establishSwiftKeyas a Microsoft property. In case this is the first you’re hearing about it, yes, popular Android and iOS keyboard app SwiftKey waspurchased by Microsoft in 2016. The two new features are a sticker pack based on Microsoft-owned video game Halo (only available on Microsoft’s Xbox console), and a set of 24 animated emoticons lifted from Microsoft-owned video chat software Skype....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Edge leaks again: A more affordable Edge with 64MP camera (Update) August 09, 2025 Update, August 18, 2025 (5:26AM ET):TheMotorola Edge Plusis getting most of the attention, but the standard Motorola Edge is also expected to launch later this year. We’ve previously seen leaked images and specs viaXDA-Developers, and now more images have appeared online. The first picture (seen above) comes via leaker Ishan Agarwal andPricebaba, and apparently shows off the back of the Motorola Edge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New “Pool Party” Samsung Galaxy S4 ad is out, the jabs at Apple are back (video) August 17, 2025 The new Samsung Galaxy S4 ad, called “Grad Pool Party” manages to show off some of the smartphone’s new features, while making fun of the iPhone at the same time. Ifprevious Samsung Galaxy S4 adswere introducing some of the new features, like Sound & Shot, Group Play, and S Translator, or highlighting the design and looks of the new device, this one does the same, with the added bonus of some pokes in Apple’s direction (which arenot a new thing for Samsung, after all)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nintendo plans to launch two to three mobile games in 2017 July 09, 2025 After years of staying away from the mobile games market, the early success ofSuper Mario Runthis month has finally convinced Nintendo they need to be more aggressive in launching smartphone and tablet games. In a new interview, the company’s president Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed that Nintendo will launch between two to three new mobile games a year, starting in 2017....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 6 (2018) is official: coming with OZO Audio and “Bothie” photo mode for $230 July 10, 2025 The biggest changes to this edition of the Nokia 6 are the inclusion of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chip (the previous model had a Snapdragon 430), OZO Audio recording technology, and a “Bothie” photo mode — more on which you may learn about below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Obi Worldphone announces Obi MV1 June 30, 2025 The name John Sculley may ring a bell to those who have followed the tech scene for a few decades. The former CEO of Apple – before Steve Jobs returned – Sculley surprised seemingly everyone when heemerged in the summer of last year with a brand new company, Obi Worldphone, and somesnazzy new smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paper Mario: The Origami King is coming to the Switch, preorders open today June 11, 2025 Nintendo surprised everyone with an out-of-the-blue announcement of a new Nintendo Switch game featuring Mario, the company’s beloved plumber, called Paper Mario: The Origami King. The game is coming on July 17, and preorders are available now for the standard Switch game price of $60....