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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm announces VR-targeted dev kit August 20, 2025 To people who aren’t particularly involved in the tech world, the explosion of virtual reality seems to have come out of nowhere. However, those who have kept their finger to the pulse of Silicon Valley over the last few years have seen this revolution coming miles away. Among these long-sighted entities is the mobile chip manufacturerQualcomm, who worked hard to ensure that their latest chipset, theSnapdragon 820, would be fully ready for mobile-powered VR when the time came....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s focus on imaging/connectivity and 4G, and more tech news today July 10, 2025 1. New Qualcomm mid-range, 4G-only chipsets Qualcomm’s range of chipsets for 2020 devices has expanded today, a few weeks after the more attention-grabbing launch of the flagship Snapdragon 865 range, which included 5G capabilities. But at the 4G end – which is, to be fair, exactly where most of us will be for 2020 – Qualcomm has overhauled its more budget options for powering mid-range devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HUAWEI is in talks to sell part of its HONOR smartphone unit July 18, 2025 US sanctions against HUAWEImean that the company’s smartphone business has suffered in a big way. Between its crippled in-house chipset division and the lack of Google support, it’s becoming increasingly tough for the firm to keep producing phones. These troubles extend to itsHonorsub-brand too, butReutersnow reports that HUAWEI is in talks to sell off parts of the HONOR business in a deal potentially worth up to 25 billion yuan (~$3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 price leaks, and it’s unfortunate June 07, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Fold 2is one of the more eagerly anticipated devices of the year, marking the second generation of the firm’s foldable phone initiative. We’ve already heard rumors about the new foldable’s screen tech, and now we’ve got word on pricing and camera information. Display industry expert Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, has made several more claims on Twitter....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails water-resistance test spectacularly August 02, 2025 These results stand in stark contrast to those of theSamsung Galaxy S7andS7 Edge, both of which passed Consumer Reports’ dunk test with flying colors. The first S7 Active device showed visible screen damage after its submersion in the form of green lines. The touch screen was dead, and moisture could be found on the interior of both cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Pay could be heading to non-Samsung phones — report August 10, 2025 Mobile payments services have been gathering momentum in the past few years, but they still have a long way to go before they completely replace our wallets.Samsung, however, is reportedly looking to push the technology further into the mainstream by making itsSamsung Payservice available across various brands of handsets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Say hello to the ultra-slim ASUS Chromebook C223 August 12, 2025 Even thoughAsusis best known for its smartphones and Windows-powered computers, the company also cranks outChromebooksfrom time to time. The Chromebook C223 looks to be ASUS’ nextChrome OSmachine that leaked through Norwegian retailerPower. According to the listing, the Chromebook C223 sports an 11.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, dual-core Intel Celeron N3350 “Apollo Lake” processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Skylanders: Ring of Heroes launches worldwide (Update) June 30, 2025 Update – August 20, 2025: It took longer than initially predicted, but developer Com2us and publisher Activision have finally launched Skylanders: Ring of Heroes worldwide. This release takes place after an open beta launched in June 2018 and the game’s soft launch which happened in several countries a few months ago....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Some Sony devices will skip Android 5.1.1 and upgrade directly to Marshmallow July 02, 2025 A good amount of H1 2015Sonydevices still have yet to get an update toAndroid 5.1.1 Lollipop, and it looks like that will remain the case for some time. According to Sony’ssupport pages, theXperia Z3+,Z4 Tabletand a handful of mid-range devices such as theC4,C5 Ultra,M4 AquaandM5won’t receive another software update untilAndroid 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony creates ultra violet mural using Xperia Z3 in London June 03, 2025 Smartphone cameras are always improving and over the past few years, we’ve seen them achieve the levels that were previously only achievable using a professional camera. To showcase itsXperia Z3 smartphone, Sony took to the streets ofLondonto bring to life the low light capabilities of its handset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Synaptics has a new finger scanner with force sensing and swipe recognition July 06, 2025 Synapticsmay not have managed to get its funky newunder-glass fingerprint sensor, the FS9100, out in time for the launch of theGalaxy S8, but the company does have some interesting new scanners we’ll possibly see in devices this year. Synaptics has just announced the Natural ID FS4600 family which support force sensing, swipe gestures, soft keys and a variety of shapes and material coverings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile now has a better Google Pixel offer than Verizon July 31, 2025 Once a person has completed the above, they will be credited $13.55 on each of their monthly bills for 24 months, reaching a total of $325, or half of one 32 GB Pixel. The offer applies to both Pixel andPixel XLmodels, though the $13.55 monthly credit remains the same even if a customer purchased the more expensive device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The next OnePlus budget phone could launch with this name June 21, 2025 Last year, OnePlus launched theNord N10andNord N100as two affordable offerings in its fairly newNord series. So naturally, the company is expected to launch follow-up phones this year. One of those devices, according to tipsterMax Jambor, will be called the OnePlus Nord CE 5G. The leaker previously reported that the phone would be christened theOnePlus Nord N1 5G....