Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung sold close to half a million Galaxy Folds August 08, 2025 The troubled and highly expensiveSamsung Galaxy Foldfinally launched in September 2019 in the US and other parts of the world. This week, a Samsung company executive stated Galaxy Fold sales numbers for the past year were between 400,000 and 500,000 units worldwide. Those numbers are apparently what the company had expected to sell for their first foldable smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s special Olympic Edition Galaxy S21 5G is now on sale (Update) July 22, 2025 Update: June 01, 2025 (8:25 AM ET): TheSamsung Galaxy S21Olympic Games Edition is now available to purchase in Japan. The phone will besold by NTT Docomoin the games’ host country for 112,464 yen (~$1,026). Original article: June 16, 2025 (8:17 AM ET): It seems the Tokyo Olympics is finally happening later this year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Saygus delays the V2 smartphone again, launches flex funding campaign to raise some extra money June 25, 2025 TheSaygus V2was originally unveiled way back at CES 2015, and we actually got to spend somequality hands-on time with the device. Toting two SD card slots for a potential total of 464GB of local storage, the device gained quite a few headlines back then for its multimedia-centric features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Smartwatch 3 Review June 03, 2025 RelatedSony Smartwatch 3 news It was certainly surprising when Sony introduced the Smartwatch 3 running Android Wear, considering that the company wasn’t officially announced as a hardware partner prior to that. Given the name, this, of course, isn’t Sony’s first foray into the smartwatch game, but definitely garnered a lot of attention by being the first Android Wear device from the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Moto Smart Speaker puts Alexa on the back of Moto Z smartphones June 15, 2025 Motorola has done an excellent job supporting the modular functionality of itsMoto Zlineup. When it wasannounced last year, Motorola promised this wasn’t a flash in the pan and it would be supporting the standard for years to come and would bring out many of its own mods....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This week in Apple: AirPods Max launch, matte black MacBook rumors, more July 21, 2025 This week in Apple news, we saw the release of the first set of over-ear headphones featuring an Apple logo. The $549 Apple AirPods Max look great, but the jury is still out on whether or not they are worth the price. In other Apple news, we heard about the long-awaited launch of the Apple Fitness Plus, a matte black MacBook, the future of the M1 chipset for Arm-based Macs, and a new show that will land on Apple TV Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Walmart to buy 73% of Flipkart for $14.6 billion, Alphabet to contribute $3 billion June 02, 2025 Walmart Inc. is seeking to acquire Flipkart with a 73% stake in the company, according to a report fromFactorDaily. The US retail conglomerate is tipped to spend at least $14.6 billion, and as much as $16 billion, in the cash-and-stock buyout of the Indian e-commerce company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What you should really expect from Google’s custom Pixel 6 processor June 13, 2025 Rumor has it that the Google Pixel 6 will debut Google’s long-rumored custom smartphone silicon, codenamed “Whitechapel.” In other words, the Pixel 6 appears set to ditch Qualcomm’s Snapdragon brand for something built in-house with the help of Samsung’s System Large-scale Integration (SLSI) division. Those are the folks at Samsung that integrate CPU cores, memory, modems, and other integrated circuit components into a single silicon chip (SoC)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will the V20’s camera be as good as LG claims? June 12, 2025 We’re just over a week away from the official release of theLG V20, so it’s no surprise that the company isramping up their hype gamegoing into the final countdown. However, what is a bit surprising is just how high quality their most recent teaser is. LG has launched a brief video on Twitter that they claim was filmed with an LG V20 device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. With public shares on the horizon, Spotify starts to crack down on piracy June 23, 2025 SomeSpotifyusers are reportedlyreceiving emailsfrom the company about “abnormal activity” detected on their accounts. While the email doesn’t use the words “piracy,” “theft,” or “stealing,” it’s hard not to connect the dots: Spotify is cracking down on members who use modified apps to get premium Spotify features for free....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi could let you tap the back of your phone to launch features July 02, 2025 Earlier this year, it emerged that Google was working on a feature dubbedColumbus. This would allow users to tap the back of their phone to activate various functions. We then saw Apple announce a similar feature foriOS 14last month, but it now looks likeXiaomihas joined the party as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 5 will be shown off at MWC 2016 July 26, 2025 I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve aged considerably waiting for my first look atXiaomi’santicipatedMi 5flagship, the phone has forever been right around the corner. Fortunately the waiting is almost over, as Hugo Barra just posted a teaser to Facebook stating that the Mi 5 will be making an appearance at the2016 Mobile World Congressin Barcelona, marking a first for the company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi’s top Mi Pad 5 model could pair 5G smarts with a 120Hz display June 06, 2025 After a tablet believed to be aXiaomi Mi Pad 5modelpassed through the FCClast week, three variants of the line have now appeared at China’s 3C. As spotted by tipsterDigital Chat Station, the listing includes the three apparent Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 models mentioned in initial leaks....