Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: BlackBerry Priv is now available on T-Mobile June 13, 2025 Update, January 26:The BlackBerry Priv isnow on sale on T-Mobile. Going for a full retail price of $720, the Android-powered slider can be purchased for $30/month with no down payment. Are you buying? Original post, January 19:Fans of physical keyboards and the ‘Uncarrier’ can celebrate, because T-Mobile announced that the BlackBerry Priv will be available on their network starting Tuesday, January 26th....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Waze adds celebrity voices starting with Kevin Hart July 04, 2025 Social GPS app Waze is adding more voices for those who prefer to have celebrities tell them where they’re driving. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart is the first celebrity to lend their voice to Waze, giving users a new voice option for their turn-by-turn navigation. Hart will help guide drivers to their destination, telling them where to turn and alerting them of construction, potholes, and other traffic conditions, just like the default Waze voices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We could see the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 as early as August 7 August 24, 2025 We’ve seen loads of rumors regarding theSamsung Galaxy Note 10series, but when will it actually be available? Well, it looks like we’ve finally got a launch date and venue. CNETreports that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series will launch on Jun 16, 2025, citing people familiar with Samsung’s plans....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which of these OnePlus 5 prototypes do you like most? August 16, 2025 TheOnePlus 5has been leaking out like crazy over the past couple weeks, and we’ve even receivedan official look at the devicestraight from the company. Now we’re justone day awayfrom the official unveiling, and OnePlus is now being a little more lenient on what information is getting out to the public....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why eSports are here to stay beyond the 2018 Asian Games July 09, 2025 By Pablo Fraile, Director of Game Developer Ecosystems, Arm Video gaming has been around for close to 40 years, but its move into professional sporting competition has only happened recently. There are now multiple eSports events happening worldwide — attracting thousands of spectators and millions of views online....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will a new battery icon be enough to save the Note 7’s tarnished image? June 24, 2025 Samsung isnot having a pleasant timewith theGalaxy Note 7. As reports of more andmore explosionsroll in, some withdramatic consequences, many governing entities are starting toban the device entirely. Samsung has an image problem, and unfortunately new “safe” Note 7s aren’t visually distinct enough from their explosive counterparts....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi has capped how much money it makes from hardware, forever June 20, 2025 Xiaomi has announced that it will permanently limit the net profit margin earned from hardware sales to a maximum of 5 percent after tax. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun made the announcementearlier today, and it will affect Xiaomi’s entire hardware range — from smartphones to lifestyle products....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi has reportedly passed Samsung for the top spot in Europe June 20, 2025 Xiaomihas enjoyed a ton of momentum in 2021 as it tooksecond place from Applein terms of global shipments and delivered impressive yearly growth. The good news isn’t stopping there though, as a European market share report has revealed that the Chinese brand is now number one in Europe....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You thought 108MP was too much? Xiaomi could be working on a 200MP flagship June 27, 2025 Xiaomiwas the first company to launch a 108MP smartphone when it launched theMi Note 10back in late 2019, upping the megapixel ante in a big way. We’ve since seen Samsung and several other companies offering 108MP cameras on their phones, but no one has pushed past this point just yet....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 24 hours with the Galaxy Z Flip: Surprised by how much I like it August 04, 2025 Samsung lent us theGalaxy Z Flipfor a day and I came away from the brief experience impressed. The phone is compact, approachable, and refreshingly different from anything I’ve used before. Here are my early opinions on the latest foldable from Samsung. 5 things I like about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AI and AR - is this the future of mobile? July 31, 2025 2016 was arguably one of the biggest years in hardware and software innovation in recent history. Through techniques like machine learning, our devices are finally beginning to understand us on a much more fundamental level than ever before. Though true artificial intelligence is still not here quite yet, contextual data storage combined with the simplicity of almost perfected speech recognition has changed the way we interact with our devices, and will only be iterated upon until technology is so seamless that we will forget we are even using it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alexa can now recognize your voice and give personalized answers July 23, 2025 Similar towhat Google has done with its AI-powered speaker, you can now train Alexa to recognize multiple voices and give personalized responses. If you’re sharing an Amazon Echo speaker with other people, the latest update to Alexa should make your life a bit easier. Starting today, Amazon’s AI assistant will be able to distinguish between multiple voices and provide personally-tailored responses....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alexa will talk less if you turn on new Brief Mode July 15, 2025 Reddit users over at/r/AmazonEchodiscovered something interesting: a new mode forAmazon Echoproducts called Brief Mode. WhileAmazonitself hasn’t made any announcements about the feature, Echo users around the globe are reporting their experiences with the new, less-talkative Alexa. Read Next:Amazon Alexa: The definitive guide Currently, when you ask Alexa to perform a command, such as, “Turn on the lights,” a response of affirmation follows the successful completion of the task, usually a simple “OK!...