Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for $68 billion (Updated) August 02, 2025 Update, June 13, 2025 (12:22 PM ET):Microsoft responded to our query about Bobby Kotick’s role at Activision Blizzard after the Microsoft acquisition. Here is the company’s full response: The statement doesn’t make Kotick’s future role at Xbox/Activision Blizzard too clear. One could read the statement as Kotick simply retaining his CEO position until the transition is complete....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft Translator’s new offline mode better than Google’s, says Microsoft July 15, 2025 Translation appsare essential whenever you’re traveling in a country where the residents speak a foreign language. However, traveling in foreign countries is when you’re most likely to have spotty or zero coverage, so your translation apps become useless. That’s because most translation apps (includingGoogle Translate) connect you with cloud computers that do the heavy lifting when it comes to translations....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto Z4 Play specs leak: A 48MP smartphone with Moto Mod support? July 31, 2025 We’ve already had our first supposed look at theMoto Z4 Playlast month, showing a phone withMoto Modsupport and much more. Now, a new leak may have given us a glimpse of the phone’s spec sheet. According to91Mobiles, citing a “reliable source,” the Moto Z4 Play will offer the SM6150 chipset (said to be the Snapdragon 675), 4GB to 6GB of RAM, and 64GB to 128GB of storage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3 now available on OnePlus' website July 30, 2025 TheOnePlus 3has finally arrived, and we’ve got a breakdown ofall the device’s specs. This latest offering from OnePlus houses some top notch tech and sports an aluminum unibody design that leaves the StyleSwap covers of the past behind. These devices are now available for order from theOnePlus websiteand can ship to nearly 40 countries and regions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus announces a closed beta program for the OnePlus 6T June 14, 2025 With theOnePlus 6Talmost a month old, OnePlusannounceda closed beta program for its latest flagship smartphone that will exist alongside the open beta and official builds. As the name suggests, the closed beta program lets a certain number of people play around withOxygenOSbuilds weeks or months before everyone else....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO launches F5 in India with AI tech for better selfies (Update: now on sale) June 22, 2025 It’s available in the gold color variant onAmazon.innow, while a 6 GB RAM version, costing ₹24,990, is set to go on sale further down the line in black and red. Hit the link below if you want to check it out, or head underneath for our previous coverage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Please don’t spend $780 on a leather wireless charger June 09, 2025 After spending hundreds of dollars on a new smartphone, you’re probably going to want to buy some accessories for it. At most, you’ll probably pay $100 to $200 if you want a premium case, screen protector, and a charger or two. But if there’s one accessory that you shouldn’t buy, it’s this$780 leather wireless charger(viaThe Verge)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pushbullet team holds Reddit AMA over Pro account concerns June 05, 2025 Pushbulletfans have been going nuts the past week, after the popular serviceannounced a new Pro servicethat costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. What do users get with this paid subscription? A few things; among them are an extra 98 GB of storage, file deliveries of up to 1 GB (as opposed to 25 MB and no messaging limits....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 vs Exynos 9820 vs Kirin 980 (Video) July 02, 2025 Three major smartphone SoC designers have now detailed their next-generation designs, which will power smartphones throughout 2019. HUAWEI was first with itsKirin 980, already powering the HUAWEI Mate 20 series. Samsung followed, announcing itsExynos 9820. Now Qualcomm’s just announced theSnapdragon 855. As usual, a selection of performance improvements are on offer in both the CPU and GPU department....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. RAD Boarding hits Google Play, offers unique apocalyptic snowboarding experience August 08, 2025 We’ve all had one of those days. You’re just minding your own business in a jungle-slash-desert with your snowboard, when a sudden apocalypse forces you to flee an oncoming tidal wave of molten lava while meeting the whimsical demands of a colossal, stunt-hungry grizzly bear. Well, now you can enjoy all the thrill and excitement of such an adventure without damaging your snowboard or risking third-degree burns all over your body!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 9T announced: The first 5G Redmi Note hits global markets June 15, 2025 Xiaomilaunchedthe Redmi Note 9 5G and Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G in China back in November, and we just saw the Pro variant come to India as theMi 10i 5G. Now, the standard Redmi Note 9 5G is leaving its home market as well, as Xiaomi announces the Redmi Note 9T....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung dominated Indian smartphone market in 2012 June 17, 2025 Samsung has jumped to the number one slot in most major markets around the world, so it’s no surprise that the company is at the top in an emerging market like India as well. The company’s dominance is evident in the latest market share numbers released by CMR (Cyber Media Research) as a part of theirIndia Mobile Handsets Market Review 2012....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Nougat updates delayed (Update: going out now in Europe) July 18, 2025 Update 3/9: Well, thankfully that was a short delay. It seems that reports are going out that the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are now receiving Nougat updates in the UK, as well as other European countries including Germany, Italy, and Switzerland....