Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s new flagship laptop packs an OLED screen, Intel 11th Gen CPUs July 08, 2025 After teasing fans earlier this week,Xiaomihas nowlaunchedits new flagship laptop series in China. The Mi Notebook Pro X packs an OLED display and Intel’s 11th-Gen CPUs. Aesthetically, the Mi Notebook Pro X takes visual cues fromprevious Xiaomi notebooks. This includes the aluminum body with thin bezels, a large touchpad, and beveled edges....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s quad-curved phone patent is a nightmare for those with butter fingers July 26, 2025 Two-sided curved screens are pretty annoying, but they’re seemingly a standard design element on flagship phones. ButXiaomiseems intent on pushing this even further. Per anew patent, the firm could be working on a new four-sided curved screen phone. The patent, spotted byLetsGoDigital, envisions a Xiaomi smartphone with a four-sided curved display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube TV will soon go nationwide (Update: Now in all U.S. markets) June 16, 2025 Update, June 18, 2025, 08:50 AM ET:YouTube TV has officially reached every U.S. TV market. YouTube revealed the news via itsofficial YouTube TV Twitter channel, two months after it reached 98 percent of the markets. YouTube rounded off its coverage with rollouts in Glendive and Montana before making the official Twitter announcement yesterday....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Pixel Stand’ might be Google’s wireless charging dock for the Pixel 3 July 08, 2025 Even though Google was one of the first proponents of wireless charging in the Android ecosystem, the company and its partners stopped including the feature after theNexus 6in 2014. Since then, Samsung, a handful of other Android manufacturers, and even Apple are now including the functionality in their smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: OnePlus says price will be higher) OnePlus 2 rumored to launch this July with a $322 price point August 21, 2025 Update, June 18:In ablog post, OnePlus says that the OnePlus 2 will cost more than $322, due, at least in part, to the higher price of the Snapdragon 810, compared to the 801. The company is supposedly “mad” about the rumors floating around the OnePlus 2, which is an ironic turn of events, given the way OnePlus promoted itself so far....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Acer announces Predator gaming smartphone and tablet July 31, 2025 Acerhas been showcasing two new power-house Android devices at IFA this year. The company’s new Predator smartphone and tablet series is aimed squarely at the performance enthusiasts and gamers out there. Known as the Predator 8, the new Acer tablet features an 8-inch 1080p display and an Intel Atom x7-Z8700 processor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Blackberry Passport shown off in video running Lollipop August 25, 2025 Last week the Blackberry Venice was shown off inseveral new leaked images and videos,and this morning we learned that Blackberry may bebringing BB10 features to its Android build. The evidence continues to pile up in favor of a Blackberry Android device, but if you’re still not convinced that Blackberry is toying around with Android, perhaps this latest video will serve as enough evidence....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Build your own “Happiest Place on Earth” with Disney Magic Kingdoms July 17, 2025 If you have fond memories of SimCity and Rollercoaster Tycoon, then your next big addiction might have just hit the Google Play Store. It’s called Disney Magic Kingdoms, and in it, you play the role of theme park designer, bringing fun and entertainment to your legions of park-goers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney Plus Star Wars Day events will include a new Mandalorian docuseries June 06, 2025 Disney Pluswas not going to let Monday, May 4 (Star Wars Day) get away without something new for its streaming audience. The Disney Plus Star Wars Day events will include the launch of a new documentary series on the making of the hit live-action show The Mandalorian....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Essential Phone review: Maximum hardware, minimum software July 18, 2025 Essential PH-1 What we like What we don’t like Our scores It’s a question that will inevitably be asked by just about everyone, so we’re here to give our perspective on whether or not the Andy Rubin backed Essential Phone is actually, well, essential. (I’ll try my best to keep the ‘essential’ puns to a minimum....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Apps is being renamed to Galaxy Store ahead of S10 unveiling June 23, 2025 Ahead ofSamsung’sUnpacked event for theGalaxy S10phones, aReddituser noted that Galaxy Apps is being renamed to Galaxy Store. Alongside the new name is the updatedOne UIaesthetic. As with other One UI-ified Samsung apps’ headers, the Galaxy Store’s header takes up almost half the screen real estate....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google just gave away the Pixel 4a India launch date July 25, 2025 Google has finally announced the India launch date for thePixel 4a. The mid-range Google phone that debuted in the US back in August will reach Indian shores on October 17. Google confirmed the Pixel 4a India launch while replying to a query on Twitter. It’s possible that Google’s Twitter account jumped the gun because we were initially expecting the company to announce the India availability of the Pixel 4a during the Pixel hardware event that concluded a few hours back....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Maps rolling out heads-up navigation bubbles for upcoming turns Jun 05, 2025 Google Mapsv9, which has been in Google Play for a while, has had the ability to show heads-up bubbles announcing upcoming turns and street or exit names while in navigation mode. The feature was previously only available to a lucky few but is now much more widely available....