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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Alphabet earns $5.1 billion in profits for Q3 2016, ‘Other Bets’ keep losing money August 04, 2025 Google’sparent company,Alphabet, recorded $5.1 billion in net income for the third quarter of 2016 that ended on September 30. That’s up by 27 percent compared to the $3.9 billion it earned in the same time period from a year ago. Revenues came in at $22....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. AutomateIt: Automating actions according to rules and triggers July 13, 2025 Most of us depend on our smartphones for many of our day-to-day activities. We depend on our smartphones to wake us up or remind us of our tasks. We set them to silent mode when in a meeting or watching a movie. When boarding an airplane, we change them to flight-mode as instructed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best Android apps for shoppers to find best deals June 23, 2025 Don’t you just hate it when the rules of supply and demand turn against you and you’re left with buying expensive items? This doesn’t just happen during the holiday season, but whenever we go shopping. you may haggle all you want but there’s only so much your haggling can get you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bixby-powered Bluetooth earset might be released alongside Note 8 — report August 16, 2025 Although Samsung has reportedly canceled itsBixby speakerplans, we still might see a new device powered by the company’s digital assistant in the near future. According to a report byEtnews, the tech giant is currently working on a Bluetooth earset with Bixby on board. It’s possible that the product will be announced soon and released at the same time as theGalaxy Note 8, which is expected to go on sale in September....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BlackBerry improves Priv’s Camera, Launcher, and Keyboard June 17, 2025 BlackBerry has just launched an array of updates for key stock applications on thePrivsmartphone. These include serious upgrades to the BlackBerry Launcher, the default keyboard, and the stock camera app. The updates are now available in the Google Play Store, so you’re able to head over there to grab them right away or just wait for the updates to hit your device in due course....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Creepy-but-artsy black and white puzzle game Fracter out now (Updated) June 02, 2025 Update (7/1218):Just ahead of its ominous official release date of Friday the 13th, the spooky puzzle game Fracter is now available for download on Android and iOS. Check out the trailer above or head right over to the Google Play Store todownload it now. As promised, Fracter features a creepy ambience and a series of puzzles centered around light....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Cyanogen CEO says Samsung will be “slaughtered” by competition in the next five years June 17, 2025 Samsung may have just announced their much-improvedGalaxy S6andS6 Edgehandsets, but according toCyanogenCEO Kirt McMaster, the Korean tech giant will have to do much more to stay relevant in the next five or so years. In an interview withBusiness Insider, McMaster explains his views on Samsung, and that he thinks the company will eventually be “slaughtered” by new competition in the coming years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Does the OnePlus Nord mark the return of the original flagship killer? June 23, 2025 With theOnePlus Nord, the Shenzhen brand has released a phone that falls under the $500 mark (or at least it would have if it actually launched in the US). That’s something the company hasn’t done in almost three years, which is a very long time in the smartphone industry....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. European Parliament votes in favor of Google break-up June 14, 2025 A rumor regarding the proposed breakup ofGoogle Inc.by the EU Parliamentappearedat the end of last week and seems to have been right on the money. Today, the EU Parliament took a vote Strasbourg, where 384 legislators voted in favor of the controversial initiative, with 174 against and 56 abstentions, despite last-minute objections from the US Congress....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Eyesight is bringing seamless gesture controls to mobile VR Jul 26, 2025 Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard are some of the most cost-effective ways to experience VR tech, but they certainly aren’t without sacrifices. While the Oculus Rift and HTCVive employ advanced sensors that allow for better control within the VR world, such features are generally absent in mobile-based VR headsets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fast Share is Google’s Android Beam replacement (Update: New name) June 20, 2025 Update, July 10, 2025 (12:30 PM ET):In the middle of last year, we learned that Google had a new plan to replace Android Beam with a new system called Fast Share. However, according to a new report fromXDA Developers, Google has changed its mind on the name and rebranded it to Nearby Sharing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Former Google executive says Android phone cameras are “years behind” the iPhone July 29, 2025 Vic Gundotra, former Senior Vice President of Social atGoogle, doesn’t seem to be a big fan of Android smartphone cameras phones. What’s more, according to him, it’s not the OEMs’ fault, but Android’s. In a Facebook post on his personal profile from the weekend, Gundotra claimed that “the end of DSLR for most people has already arrived....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Garmin’s next smartwatch could be its first aimed at women June 07, 2025 Garmin’s smartwatches haveincluded features for women, but they haven’t been designed for women so far. All that could change shortly, however.WinFutureclaims to have details of the Lily, Garmin’s first smartwatch conspicuously designed with smaller, often female wrists in mind. The women-oriented changes in the smartwatch would largely be cosmetic and focus on size....