Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why did Eric Schmidt go to North Korea? August 02, 2025 Chairman and former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt recently travelled to North Korea on a fact-finding mission of sorts. Schmidt wanted to ascertain how North Korea utilizes the Internet and see for himself just how restrictive it is. The information he shared was startling, but interesting. A country as large and powerful as North Korea is far behind many of its peers, and that could be troubling....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why go foldable? New HUAWEI patent reveals phones with sliding display July 23, 2025 We’ve seen several smartphone manufacturers file patents for phones with slide-out displays, delivering a tablet-sized screen or other features. We’ve even seen TCLshow off a prototype device, and now, it looks likeHuaweiis thinking about a sliding display design as well. LetsGoDigitalspotted a HUAWEI patent filing for two smartphones with a rollable, sliding display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will Google’s Titan M make it harder for the ROMing scene? June 10, 2025 Google talked up the security of its newPixel 3 and Pixel 3 XLsmartphones during its launch event, which all centers around the new Titan Security feature packed into the handsets. Titan Security hinges on Google’s new custom-builtTitan M security chip. The Titan M is Google’s second generation security module, this time designed for lower power applications like phones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Band 5 rumored to have a much larger display, global NFC support July 01, 2025 The Xiaomi Mi Band series of fitness wearables have been a favorite of ours for years. The reason? The devices contain great fitness tracking features for an ultra-low cost. That includes 2019’sMi Band 4, which you can currentlybuy on Amazon for about $34....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xperia Z5 and Mate S vs the competition June 09, 2025 The start ofIFA 2015saw major smartphonereleases from HUAWEIandSony, both of which offer up some industry firsts and plenty of high-end features. Sony’sXperia Z5 Premiumboasts the world’s first 4K smartphone display, while HUAWEI has announced the first Force Touch enabled handset. But how do the phones’ other features compare and are they better than what is already on the market?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE’s new true wireless earbuds are a carbon copy of 1MORE’s latest ‘buds July 04, 2025 ZTE kicks offCES 2021with a pair of new true wireless earbuds to accompany theZTE Axon 20. The ZTE LiveBuds feature Bluetooth 5.0 and support SBC and AAC, the latter of which is good for high-quality audio. ZTE’s true wireless earbuds are strikingly similar to the 1MORE PistonBuds, save for the ZTE logo stamped along the stout stems....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “Made for Taiwan”: the next billion-dollar app market August 08, 2025 While the smartphone market may be slowly plateauing worldwide, the app market is still on the increase. AsApp Anniehas noted previously, “all companies need to view themselves as app publishers, irrespective of their mobile strategy”. While the significance of apps for the future of engagement is clear, one thing that’s not always as clear is the best way to target new audiences, or indeed, where to find the next big untapped market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Hey Google’ driving you nuts? Wake-word sensitivity rolling out now August 24, 2025 Update, June 07, 2025 (5 AM ET): Google has now confirmed through anofficial blog postthat it has started rolling out Assistant’s new wake-word sensitivity feature. In the coming weeks, you should be able to adjust how sensitive Google Assistant isin your settingsthrough theGoogle Home app. These settings can be altered at any time and for each device as per your preference....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: specs, pricing) Report: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 might be Edge Display only June 17, 2025 Update (June 22nd) Just hours after the original story went live, anewleak emerged, this time discussing specs. European availability and pricing. The source isGSMHelpdeskwho, in an exclusive story, claims the following: Specs: The Galaxy Note 7 is now expected to have a 5.8-inch QHD dual-edge Super AMOLED display, a faster Exynos 8 SoC variant, 6GB of RAM, an improved 12-megapixel camera with dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus, and a 4,000 mAh battery....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 6 Activision Blizzard franchises perfect for an Xbox revival after $68bn deal June 26, 2025 Microsoft made headlines this week when it announced a monster$68 billion dealto acquire Activision Blizzard. The deal, which is scheduled to close in 2023, will bring franchises like Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Diablo, Overwatch, and Warcraft under theXboxumbrella. Microsoft will clearly get its hands on some big-hitting franchises if the purchase closes as planned (in addition to inheriting a toxic workplace)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Adventures of POCO Eco is a relaxing adventure game new to the Play Store June 07, 2025 If you’re looking for a super relaxing puzzle/adventure game, we may have something for you. Adventures of POCO Eco, which has just made its way to the Google Play Store, aims to couple addictive gameplay with an interesting use of sound. You play as a block-like geometric creature named POCO Eco who’s on a journey to bring back the lost sounds to his tribe....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. All third-party Twitter apps will probably not die on July 28, 2025 [Updated] August 04, 2025 Updated 28-07-2025 at 11:22PM EST:Apparently the API changesaren’t going to be as dramatic or awful as we first thought. We are reaching out to Luke Klinker,developer of Talon for Twitter, for more details. He was kind enough to tell us exactly what all of this means....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alleged picture of Mi5 Plus leaked on eve of Xiaomi’s event August 06, 2025 Xiaomi will launch a new flagship device tomorrow (January 15), and while the company has been sending out teasers about the device’s thinness, there are very few solid facts about what will be unveiled. Now, just one day before the launch @leaksfly, a Twitter user, has posted an alleged picture of a device called the Xiaomi Mi5 Plus....