Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Target debuts its mobile payment system within its app August 08, 2025 Mobile payment systems are nothing new to the likes of Walmart, CVS, and Kohl’s, but for Target, they represent uncharted territory. That is what makes the retailer’s announcement of Wallet, its mobile payments system, one that folks might want to pay close attention to. As the name implies, Wallet lets you visit Target stores and check out with the Target app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The best Halloween movies on Netflix June 17, 2025 Read more:Best scary movies on Netflix Best Halloween movies on Netflix: Editor’s note:We will update the list of best Halloween movies on Netflix as movies get added and removed. 1. Hubie Halloween Adam Sandler’s latest movie happens to be one of the best Halloween movies on Netflix. He plays Hubie Dubois, a man who tries to keep everyone safe every Halloween in his small town....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Galaxy Note 7 may double download speeds via 4x4 MIMO June 29, 2025 What is 4x4MIMO, I hear you ask? MIMO stands for Multiple Input Multiple Output and 4×4 indicates four transmission and reception streams. The reason this is interesting is because no commercial smartphone has supported 4×4 MIMO – apparently until theGalaxy Note 7. While still unconfirmed, the Note 7 apparently has the four antennas 4×4 MIMO needs for faster and more stable connections with higher data transfer rates and better efficiency....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The inventor of Li-ion batteries is working on a superior alternative July 18, 2025 Despite being 94 years old, John B. Goodenough, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin who is known as the co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, is still working hard. Together with researcher Maria Helena Braga, he developed a low-costsolid state batterythat is not only safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries but also stores a lot more energy and can be charged much faster....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The new ZenFones 3 are coming in June with Qualcomm processors June 27, 2025 Computex is ASUS’ stomping ground, but this year’s edition may not see the introduction of a new ZenFones series. Talking toTaiwanese media, ASUS CEO Jerry Shen said that the next generation ZenFone devices will be launched in June. Technically, Computex happens in June – the show starts on May 31 and ends on June 4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The trippy PixelJunk Eden Obscura will soon launch on Android August 17, 2025 It has been over a year since Q-Games’ PixelJunk division announced PixelJunk Eden Obscura for mobile. It finally seems that the game is ready, since musical composer and producer Tomohisa “Baiyon” Kuramitsu announced onTwitterthat the game will launch June 1 onAndroid. PixelJunk Eden launched in 2008 for the PlayStation 3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Update: How to enable the hidden dark mode in Android Q June 27, 2025 Update, March 14, 07:25AM ET:Here’s how you can enable dark theme onAndroid Q developer preview beta. Quick shortcut A quick way to enable a system-wide dark theme on Android Q developer preview is by turning on Battery Saver in Quick Settings. It works well, but keeping the battery saver enabled all the time will probably delay your notifications and affect some app features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch this app copy a real-world object, paste it on PC June 18, 2025 Computer vision and augmented reality technology has made amazing strides in the last few years. One of the coolest examples is Google Lens’s ability tocopy real-world textand paste it into an app. Now, a new AR Cut and Paste app by programmer Cyril Diagne (h/t:PhoneArena) shows the ability to take a snap of a real-world object, have it cut out of its background, and pasted into Photoshop....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Watch: HTCshows off the selfie camera of the U11 Plus and it’s not good July 22, 2025 I have an admission to make: I love HTC. I’ve loved its phones since theOne (M7), and I root for the company every year. In my opinion, it still makes great phones. But, due to some bad choices and worse advertising, HTCnow has a tarnished reputation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What is copywriting? June 08, 2025 If you work as a writer or you’ve been looking around for someside work, you’ve probably heard the term “copywriting.” However, it’s not the same as many other forms of writing. So what is copywriting? In a nutshell, copywriting is the art of writing for web pages, ads, or other publications to drive sales....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Google responds) EFF accuses Google of breaking a pledge not to track students June 22, 2025 Update:Google has responded in additional detail about the EFF’s accusations and insists that it has done nothing to invade the privacy of students using its educational software. Furthermore, the two authors behind the Student Privacy Pledge, which Google has been accused of violating, have both criticized EFF’s complaint and suggest that the group has misinterpreted the pledge....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Action Launcher adds Adaptive folders, Essential Phone support and more June 28, 2025 The popular Android smartphone launcher Action Launcher is rolling out a rather major update starting today. Version 31 of the app has some nice additions, including one that brings the cool adaptive icons over for folders as well. Action Launcher added adaptive icon support, which was one of the big features inAndroid 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet looking to build a futuristic “digital city” July 31, 2025 One of the lesser known Alphabet holdings isSidewalk Labs, a division focussed on improving city living through advanced technology. But every experiment needs a petri dish, so Alphabet is reportedly looking at building a digital city in which to test Sidewalk’s evolving theories. Sidewalk Labs is tasked with tackling the biggest urban problems: overcrowding, energy consumption, air pollution, traffic congestion, public transportation and waste disposal....