BlackBerry announces US launch of BlackBerry Motion (Update: Now up for pre-order)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry announces US launch of BlackBerry Motion (Update: Now up for pre-order) August 14, 2025 Original post:2017 was an interesting year forBlackBerry. After all, not only did thecompany’s partnership with TCLresult in the well-receivedKEYone, but it also resulted in the all-touchscreenMotion. Now that we’re in 2018, BlackBerry thought to revisit both phones while also looking toward the future, even if that look was an extremely small teaser....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Kelly Kane

Can tech make crossing from Mexico back to the US easier? Yes it can

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can tech make crossing from Mexico back to the US easier? Yes it can June 21, 2025 If I were to ask you which land border crossing was the most trafficked in the world, would San Diego/Tijuana be the answer you come up with? That’s right, Tijuana, the city that has beenembedded in American pop culture for decades,home of the Caesar Salad, and theone-of-a-kind Zonkey(Donkey + Zebra), has the busiest land port of entry globally with San Diego....

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1066 words · Kari Bradley

Chrome 42 for Android let websites send notifications to the notification bar

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chrome 42 for Android let websites send notifications to the notification bar August 19, 2025 Last week Chrome 42 arrived bringingsupport for push notifications.At the time, we didn’t get into too many details about this feature, but starting today, a number of websites are now turning on support. So what exactly are Chrome push notifications? Basically, desktop and Android Chrome users can now opt-in to receive notifications from their favorite websites including Facebook, eBay, Pinterest, Vice News, and Product Hunt....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Anthony Gonzales

Coolpad launches mid-range Note 5 Lite smartphone in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Coolpad launches mid-range Note 5 Lite smartphone in India June 17, 2025 Coolpad has launched a new smartphone in India. Called the Note 5 Lite, it’s a smaller and more affordable version of theNote 5, which was announced last September. The Note 5 Lite sports a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and is powered by the MediaTek MT6735CP chipset....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · George Silva

Deal: Verizon discounts on-contract Pixel phones, free Google Home in tow

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Deal: Verizon discounts on-contract Pixel phones, free Google Home in tow August 08, 2025 you’re able to save almost $300 on Verizon’s on-contractPixel and Pixel XLphones right now, and Verizon will even give you a free Google Home. If you are a Verizon kinda guy or gal and you’ve been looking to get your hands on one of Google’s flagship devices, this is your chance....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Barbara Acevedo

Disney Star: Everything we know about the international section of Disney Plus

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney Star: Everything we know about the international section of Disney Plus June 17, 2025 First announced as part ofthe annual Disney investor day in December 2020, the Disney Star streaming brand is now live. It has been integrated into its Disney Plus service in many international markets and will expand to more markets later this year. Read more:What’s new on Disney Plus?...

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Mark Simpson

Everything but the kitchen sink: realme launches a ton of smart home products

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Everything but the kitchen sink: realme launches a ton of smart home products Jul 08, 2025 realme has drawn inspiration from the likes of HUAWEI, Samsung, and Xiaomi for its overall product strategy, quickly expanding its presence in the smart home and IoT space. Now, the company has announced a ton of gadgets in this regard in India. The most expensive device on the list is the 55-inch realme Smart TV SLED 4K, coming in at Rs 42,999 (~$587) or Rs 39,999 (~$546) as a special offer....

July 16, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Ryan Oliver

Fairphone's first 5G smartphone leaks with new design

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fairphone’s first 5G smartphone leaks with new design July 07, 2025 Thanks to a recent Wi-Fi Alliance certification, we know that a newFairphonemodel is on the way. Now, key Fairphone 4 5G details have seemingly leaked, with renders and core specs in tow. As reported byWinFuture, aTwitter userdiscovered listings with images of the Fairphone 4 5G on a Swiss product comparison site, giving us a general idea of the design and colorways on offer....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Jennifer Estes

Feds urge all Galaxy Note 7 owners to power them down and cease use

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Feds urge all Galaxy Note 7 owners to power them down and cease use July 29, 2025 Holy smokes! Just when we thought thisSamsung Galaxy Note 7 recallcouldn’t get any hotter, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has just issued a press statement urging all Galaxy Note 7 users to power down their devices and stop using them. They’re also investigating how Samsung is handling the recall....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · David Kelly

Fitbit Inspire HR review: A good fitness tracker at a great price

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit Inspire HR review: A good fitness tracker at a great price August 23, 2025 Fitbit Inspire HR What we like What we don’t like You don’t need to spend over $100 to get a good fitness tracker, and theFitbit Inspire HRis proof. The company’s new affordable fitness band line takes the place of the olderFitbit Altaand Zip series. Are the Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR worthy successors to the tried-and-true Alta and Zip?...

July 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Shawn Poole

Future Pixel phones won't get unlimited free backups through Google Photos

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Future Pixel phones won’t get unlimited free backups through Google Photos July 31, 2025 If you owna Google Pixel phoneright now, you can backup all your photos and videos for free toGoogle Photosforever (at reduced quality). However, starting with the new Pixel devices landing in 2021, new users won’t get that perk. Android CentralandAndroid Policereceived confirmation from Google that Pixel photo backups will be metered for new devices in 2021....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Aaron Faulkner

Google paying Redditors for voice samples to improve accent recognition

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google paying Redditors for voice samples to improve accent recognition August 06, 2025 IfGoogleis right, then the way we will engage our technology in the future will be conversational. Typing and pecking around for buttons will give way to fluid conversations that we’ll have with our devices on a daily basis. But there’s a serious problem with the way the technology is currently being developed....

July 16, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Christopher Smith Jr.

Google recognizes winners of Developer Challenge for Assistant apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google recognizes winners of Developer Challenge for Assistant apps July 31, 2025 Even though many people just use theirGoogle HomeorGoogle Assistantto turn on the lights or find out when it is going to rain next, it can do so much more. For instance, my daughter loves Mickey Mouse. One of Google’s recent upgradesbrought 50 new activities to Google Homeand Mickey Mouse Adventures is one of them....

July 16, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Theodore Johnson