By the numbers: Lumia 950 / XL vs the Android competition

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. By the numbers: Lumia 950 / XL vs the Android competition August 16, 2025 Android smartphones and the iPhone tend to lead the way in the mobile market but Microsoft hopes that Windows 10 can change this status quo and has today unveiled two new devices to hoping to do just that:Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL. The most advanced Windows smartphones ever produced, theLumia 950and theLumia 950 XLmay certainly make a stand in the market but how do they compare to the best that Android has to offer?...

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 900 words · Amanda Odonnell

CES is over-less phones?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. CES is over - where are the bezel-less phones? June 01, 2025 With CES 2013 now over, the New Year is looking quite promising with respect to the technology market, especially in the world of Android. Big name companies have already shown off all kinds of goodies that will no doubt set the bar for what is to come. Many of the most exciting devices feature specs that could have been only dreamed of in the past....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 912 words · Edward Mann

Dark days ahead for Alphabet, but revenue is okay for now

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Dark days ahead for Alphabet, but revenue is okay for now June 18, 2025 Googleparent companyAlphabethas announced itsfirst-quarter earningsfor 2020, and it appears the company is doing well for now. However, it is hunkering down for dark days ahead thanks toCOVID-19. The company is caught in an interesting crossroads during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet usage is on a constant rise as more people are stuck at home, but consumer spending is plummeting as more than 26 million people file for unemployment....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Ralph Gray

Disney will end its deal with Netflix and launch two streaming services

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Disney will end its deal with Netflix and launch two streaming services June 13, 2025 Amid weak quarterly earnings that saw the company bring in less profit than at this point in 2016, Disney announced it will terminate its distribution deal withNetflixand launch two streaming services of its own. There are quite a few dissectible pieces to the announcement, the first being that Disney announced it made a $1....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Shelly Day

Evleaks reveals render showing off One M9 in two sizes, with improved aesthetics

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Evleaks reveals render showing off One M9 in two sizes, with improved aesthetics August 16, 2025 With HTCset to unveil itsnext flagship in March,we’re already hearing quite a few rumors on what to expect from the One (M9). In addition to talk of specs, there have also been several leakedimages that have hit the web,initially leading us to believe that the One (M9) would end up looking very similar to its predecessor....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Melissa Stevens

Facebook founds Area 404: a massive hardware lab for VR experiments

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook founds Area 404: a massive hardware lab for VR experiments June 10, 2025 Google’s current development in Virtual Reality feels to be a bit begrudging. The search giant sees the value in VR tech, buttheir end-goalis to use the technologies developed with VR as a means to an end centered on Augmented Reality.Facebook, however, is setting down roots in VR, a move now clearer than ever with the launch of Area 404....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Amanda Benson

Facebook Messenger looks nice now, as long as you like white (Update: Here for all)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Facebook Messenger looks nice now, as long as you like white (Update: Here for all) July 16, 2025 Update, June 21, 2025 (12:59 PM ET):After a slow rollout, a delay, a halt, and then a restart, it looks like the revamped Facebook Messenger is finally making its way to all users now. The listing on the Google Play Store has been updated to reflect this new rollout....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Tracey Williams

Fitbit's latest tracker for kids is here, but is it worth the upgrade?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit’s latest tracker for kids is here, but is it worth the upgrade? August 24, 2025 Fitbithas announced the third iteration of itsfitness tracker for kids. The Fitbit Ace 3 features much of its predecessor’s smarts but packs a few software and aesthetic tweaks for good measure. While its design doesn’t deviate too much from the Fitbit Ace 2, it does feature two new colorway options: Black/Sport Red and Cosmic Blue/ASTRO Green....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Lisa Williams

Google accidentally sent someone $5000 worth of phones, and they sent them back

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google accidentally sent someone $5000 worth of phones, and they sent them back July 27, 2025 Google sells a lot of devices through its store. As such, there are bound to be some shipping mishaps when that much inventory is coming and going. One such recent shipping mistake from Google saw the company send a buyer who ordered a singlePixel 4in Just Black approximately $5,000 worth of devices instead....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Susan Edwards

Google Pixel 4a launches in India, takes on the OnePlus Nord

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 4a launches in India, takes on the OnePlus Nord August 21, 2025 Google’s mid-rangePixel 4awas first announced back in August, and the company had promised that the phone will launch in India later in the year. True to its claims, the Pixel 4a is finally making its debut on Indian shores, two months after its global launch....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Mason Jackson

Google Pixel and Pixel XL shipments reportedly reach one million

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel and Pixel XL shipments reportedly reach one million June 03, 2025 More than one millionGoogle Pixel and Pixel XLdevices are now believed have shipped. ThoughGoogledoesn’t release official sales figures for its phones, the shipment numbers have been estimated based on data from the Google Play Store. One of the key features of Google Play is that it displays how many times an app has been installed on different Android devices....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Alan Brown

Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – August 23, 2025

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – June 26, 2025 June 07, 2025 As we wind down from the madness that is IFA, we certainly had a lot of video content to bring you this week. This week we got the chance to bring you numerous flagship comparisons, including a killer LG V20 vs V10 video that you don’t want to miss....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Laura Tran

HUAWEI P20 Pro: too much of a good thing?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P20 Pro: too much of a good thing? June 03, 2025 When HTCintroduced the first modern dual-camera smartphone with theOne M8in 2014, little did we know it would only take four years before we got the world’s first triple-camera smartphone. To some, the position we now find ourselves in must seem inevitable, because of course we were always going to end up with a triple-camera phone....

June 10, 2025 · 7 min · 1283 words · Victoria Brady