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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. That Verizon TV streaming service is probably not going to happen July 29, 2025 For over a year now, there’s been discussion of a Verizon TV streaming service to compete withDish’s Sling TV,AT&T’s DirecTV Now,Google’s YouTube TV, and Sony’s PlayStation Vue. The oft-delayed service was last reported to be landingsometime this year, but now it looks like Verizon TV (or whatever it would have been called) is dead in the water....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The latest budget Nokia phone doesn’t have an in-box charger June 24, 2025 HMD confirmed that the new Nokia X series smartphones would be getting three years of Android version updates, much like we saw withSamsung’s phones. But it turns out that HMD is hopping on another recent trend with this series. TechDroider(h/t:XDA-Developers) noticed that HMD isn’t including a charger in the box for the Nokia X20 phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The photo-themed Kodak Ektra is coming to the US and Canada in April June 24, 2025 After launching in Europe back in December, the unique lookingKodak Ektrasmartphone, with its emphasis on its camera hardware and software, is coming across the Atlantic. DuringCES 2017, the company announced the phone will be sold in the US and Canada sometime in April for the price of $549....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These were the top 5 smartphone brands in each region in 2020 June 03, 2025 2020 was a tough year forsmartphonecompanies, and the shipment figures prove it. But while some firms weathered the storm and in some cases saw exponential growth, others fell further down the pecking order.Counterpoint‘s new report further drills down into smartphone brands’ performance in 2020 across the various regions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Turing phone delayed; refunds and upgrades offered to pre-orderers June 01, 2025 If you’ve been following the development of Turing Robotic Industries’ “liquid-metal” smartphone, then you’re probably just as eager as we are to find out how these futuristic doodads will actually fair in the wild. Even if you’re not an interested buyer, you’ve got to be at least a little bit curious about how well theTuring Phonewill live up to the company’s claim that it’s “unhackable” andnearly unbreakable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. US government accuses HUAWEI of racketeering (Update: HUAWEI pleads not guilty) June 20, 2025 Update, July 21, 2025 (3:44AM ET): HUAWEI has entered a plea of not guilty on charges of racketeering filed against it by US prosecutors last month. According toBloomberg, the company said that the new accusations are based on “recycled civil disputes from the last 20 years that have been previously settled, litigated, and in some cases, rejected by federal judges and juries....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We have the ASUS ZenFone 2E: ask us anything! June 09, 2025 There’s plenty of content on the ASUS ZenFone 2 out there, but not everyone knows about the ZenFone 2E. This AT&T prepaid phone was announced with a $119.99 price point, surely a cost that will raise some eyebrows. It’s much cheaper than the averageZenFone 2, which was already considered super affordable!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What the Pixel 3 leaks tell us about Google’s hardware strategy August 25, 2025 Pixel 3leaks areabundant these days, and a few seemingly trustworthy ones have give us a glimpse into Google’s vision of the perfect Android smartphone. We are still some time away from an official announcement, but we’re gradually building up a picture of what the Google Pixel 3 will be like....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp adds GIF support and video streaming July 22, 2025 Original post, November 23:Signing up for the beta version ofWhatsAppmeans you get access to new features before everyone else. While the official version ofWhatsApp has only just added video calling(which was available in beta form for weeks), the beta version has just added another upcoming WhatsApp feature: video streaming....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. When Android P drops, Samsung will discontinue Samsung Movie Maker July 30, 2025 If this is the first time you’re hearing about Samsung Movie Maker, don’t sweat it; the app is not exactly front and center on Galaxy devices. But the movie editor app does exist, andSamsungwill be discontinuing the product whenAndroid Plands. Samsung Movie Maker is a hidden app that only launches when you start to edit a video shot on devices like theSamsung Galaxy S8orGalaxy Note 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 with 48MP camera to launch soon in India, company teases July 30, 2025 Announced in China earlier this month, Xiaomi’s48-megapixelcamera-totingRedmi Note 7is quickly becoming one of the most interestingbudget smartphonesaround. Earlier today, the company took to Twitter to tease the phone’s debut in India. While the highlight of the phone is the48MP camera, the rest of the specifications aren’t too bad either....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You will soon be able to send videos as GIFs on WhatsApp Jul 16, 2025 It seems like with a future update,WhatsAppwill bring you the option to send videos as GIFs. Without having to root your device, that is. Animated GIFs have become a mode of communication in today’s world. Social network giants like Facebook and Twitter already allow people to send and share GIFs, andSamsung’s latest phablet even lets you create your own GIFs with the S-Pen....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zoom vs Facetime: Which is right for you? July 18, 2025 With video calls and meetings becoming a standard work tool, it’s no surprise to see people confused about which service they should opt for. There are so many out there! Those choosing between Zoom vs Facetime have plenty of factors to look at, especially considering these apps are made for very different purposes....