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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You need to see this amazing Samsung Galaxy A80 pop-up rotating camera GIF July 24, 2025 Samsung has unveiled a couple of new A series phones and while you can read all about the boringspecs, availability and other details here, the only thing you really need to see is this incredible GIF of theGalaxy A80pop-up rotating camera. Just look at this thing: I must have watched this GIF loop close to a hundred times....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ‘Father of the Web’ working on privacy-focused project called Solid June 06, 2025 Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web nearly 30 years ago, giving it away for free to the world a few years later. Since then, he has not kept his feelings on what the Web has become a secret – to be clear,he is gravely concerned about its future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: deal approved) Opera will likely be bought by Chinese investors for $1.2 billion June 25, 2025 Update, May 25:As expected, Opera’s shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the buyout. The companyannouncedtoday that over 90% of shareholders approved the $1.2 billion deal. Pending approval from regulators in Norway and China, a consortium of Chinese companies including Qihoo 360, Kunlun, and Yonglian will become the corporate overlord of the venerable Opera....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: possibly Exynos 9810) Samsung teases Exynos 9 series chipset for the Galaxy S8 June 28, 2025 Update, February 20:There is some circumstantial evidence that the next flagship Exynos processor will be called Exynos 9810.Sam Mobileuncovered the information in the LinkedIn profile of an engineer that interned for Samsung in its Bangalore R&D center. Separately, MyDrivers quoted a Korean sourceclaimingthat the Exynos 9810 will offer similar performance and power consumption with Snapdragon 835, but Qualcomm’s chip would retain its lead in terms of cellular connectivity....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A4WP and PMA merging in July - wireless charging is about to get much better July 01, 2025 Wireless charging is something we have had available for years, which makes it rather upsetting to see it’s still something that hasn’t become ubiquitous. Companies and manufacturers can’t seem to agree on which technology to adopt. Even worse, some smartphone makers continue producing phones without any of the available standards integrated....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android phones in Europe will offer the choice of Bing search July 27, 2025 If you buy an Android phone in Europe this fall, don’t be surprised if it asks you about usingBing search. Google hasoutlinedits search engine choice screen (viaReutersandEngadget) for the last quarter of 2020 following the European Union’s2018 antitrust ruling, and Bing will be one of the more common options for Android users on the continent starting October 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ASUS Zenfone 3 Zoom with dual camera leaked; CES unveiling likely July 02, 2025 ASUS has already released a few devices under the Zenfone 3 name. These include, among others, theZenfone 3 Deluxe,Zenfone 3 Ultra, andZenfone 3 Max. But apparently, the company is not done yet, as a new device under the name of Zenfone 3 Zoom has recently been certified by TENAA – the Chinese equivalent of the FCC....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AUKEY Omnia 100W PD GaN charger: Powerful and compact June 08, 2025 Aukey Omnia 100W PD GaN charger What we like What we don’t like USB-C is great, and so is fast charging. Do you know what is not though? A big and bulky charger. With charging speeds going north, smartphone and laptop chargers have predictably increased in size. Nobody really wants to carry around a big, honking charging brick that can sometimes be as large as a smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CES 2017 Podcast extravaganza! (Update: That’s a wrap, see you at CES 2018.) June 21, 2025 It’s CES 2017 and we’re in Las Vegas for the show! Joshua Vergara leads the way through several episodes of our daily podcasting efforts from the show, and there is more than enough to talk about. Jonathan Feist, David Imel, Edgar Cervantes and more from Android Authority are joined by guests from all over, including Nicole Scott (@nicole_scooter), Jaime Rivera (@jaime_rivera), Juan Carlos Bagnell (@SomeGadgetGuy), Hayato Huseman (@hayatohuseman), Stephen Schenck (@stephanschenk) Patrick Norton (@paricknorton) and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Chromebooks with 4K displays might be coming soon June 06, 2025 One of the commitsfor Google Chrome makes it clear that we will be seeing Chromebooks with 4K resolution displays in the near future. Judging by the recentPixelbook, it seems Google is quite serious about Chromebooks and vested in bringing more premium devices in the future, and asChrome Unboxedsuggests, these laptops may come with ultra-high 4K resolution displays....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fact check: Galaxy S10, S10 Plus don’t have 6GB RAM models, only 8GB RAM July 21, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plusdon’t include a 6GB RAM model, Samsung has confirmed (viaAndroid Police). Despite various claims fromSamsung itself, the latest information suggests the minimum RAM, across all internal memory configurations of the devices, is 8GB. There has been some confusion regarding Samsung’s new S10 lineup, which launched on Tuesday, after Samsung listed 6GB RAM versions of some deviceson its website....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. GeForce Now, Samsung leaks galore, and more tech news July 14, 2025 1. NVIDIA GeForce Now: Stadia’s older, better rival launches NVIDIA GeForce Nowis a game streaming service much like Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud. Connect to the cloud and game, without needing the latest hardware. Stadia launched a few months ago to weak reviews. (I paid up for Stadia, and I don’t use it much....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Assistant now supports IFTTT for more connected device support July 15, 2025 Google Assistant, the new digital helper found in the newGoogle Pixel and Pixel XLsmartphones (and the upcomingGoogle Homespeaker), now has some new ways to connect to other smart devices and app, thanks to the new IFTTT (If This Then That) channel. What is IFTTT? Basically, it’s a web-based service that lets you user what it calls “recipes”, which are small programs designed to connect to the many, many apps and devices that support IFTTT....