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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC U11: where to pre-order the new flagship [Update: On sale in US] August 13, 2025 Original Story – May 16: TheHTC U11was officially launched today and pre-orders are now open. The new flagship, known for its side-squeezing functionality, packs a Snapdragon 835 processor, 5.5-inch QHD display, and the highest DxOMark ever awarded to a smartphone camera. We’ve already beenhands-on with the unitand you can read all our initial thoughts at the link....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s not a phone, it’s a Galaxy: Samsung’s latest ads take it to Apple June 03, 2025 One of the big secrets behind Apple’s considerable mobile success is the Cupertino company’s marketing department, which coined the iconic “if it’s not an iPhone… it’s not an iPhone” phrase and transformed what mobile technology marketing should be like. In its latest ads, Samsung has sought to follow suit, with three ads showing off key unique selling features of the newGalaxy Note 5andS6 Edge+that aren’t possible with theiPhone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. It’s official: We’re not getting a OnePlus 8T Pro August 22, 2025 OnePlus has offered a Pro variant of the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 8 series, buta major leakearlier this month pointed to the company skipping out on a OnePlus 8T Pro. Now, OnePlus founder and CEO Liu Zuohu (aka Pete Lau) has confirmed on Weibo that the OnePlus 8T Pro won’t accompany theOnePlus 8T....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Just how big is Big Data? June 07, 2025 Big Data started with algorithms helpfully scouring vast amounts of data to find patterns. These days it feels a bit like Big Brother. Using machine learning and AI to tweak algorithms, companies are now able to deliver profound insights from datasets once considered impossible to compile. This collection and analysis has expanded so rapidly, it’s pushing data holders off any existing ethical framework or map....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Latest Twitter alpha introduces shortcuts, multi-window, and more (Update: now on the stable version!) July 14, 2025 [aa_button text=“Download Twitter from Google Play” url=“https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android” icon=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg” align=“center” nofollow=“1” color="#6fc612" ] Original post (10/31):Twitteris one of the biggest social networks in the world. It currently has over 310 million active users, that love sharing their views on different topics in 140 characters....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LeEco fires bulk of its staff in India, and the company might exit the market (UPDATE: Maybe not) July 22, 2025 UPDATE:In an email to me, LeEco has shared that India is one of the most strategic markets for the company and they do not have any exit plan. The company claims that they’ve upgraded their strategy from ‘fast market expansion to healthy and sustainable growth’ and have a very experienced team comprising senior team leaders and business heads....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G Flex 2 hands-on and first impressions June 09, 2025 Looking to continue the stellar run they had last year, LG is kicking off 2015 with one of their more unique smartphone offerings. While the originalG Flexcan be considered an experiment of sorts, LG is now hoping to bring this special form factor to the mainstream with its successor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft Office for Android review August 23, 2025 Functionality Okay so there’s very little about Microsoft Office that you don’t already know. You know about Microsoft Word, Spreadsheet, and PowerPoint, what they do, and how they work. So thankfully this part of the review won’t take very long. As you’re able to imagine, the mobile version of Office contains these three things and you can use them to create and edit documents, presentations, and spreadsheets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto X gets a green notification light, thanks to new ‘hack’ [update] August 17, 2025 TheMoto Xoffers quite a few cool features including active display technology and touchless control, making it arguably one of the best Android flagships on the market today — provided you’re able to get past the fact it doesn’t exactly have bleeding edge specs. Another way that the Moto X sets itself apart from the competition is that it trades LED notifications and other forms of alerts in for active notifications....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NotifWidget puts your notifications on the home screen, lock screen, and DayDream August 17, 2025 It’s calledNotifWidgetand as the name implies, it’s a widget that shows your notifications. It also comes with DayDream support as well as a lock screen widget so you’re able to literally deal with your notifications anywhere. It comes from the same developer who released the critically acclaimedSystem Monitor app....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 2 vs the competition: by the numbers July 21, 2025 The successor to the “flagship killer” is finally here, boasting an improved design, high-end specifications and a very appealing price tag. But does theOnePlus 2have what it takes to challenge the very best smartphones on the market right now? Until we get our hands on an OnePlus 2 review unit for deeper analysis, it’s hard to accurately answer this question, but we can at least dive in and take a look at how it compares to the competition on paper....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO is teasing a special camera event on August 19 July 31, 2025 Smartphone makerOppois hosting a mysterious camera-themed event on August 19 at 8:00 AM UTC, or 4:00 AM ET. An email invite shared byGSMArenafeatures only the text “The Future of Imaging, Today” and a close-up of a lens. OPPO India’s VP and Head of R&D, Tasleem Arif, took to Twitter to promise something that could “transform your camera experience forever,” but without offering any further details....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Optimizing Compiler – the evolution of ART June 23, 2025 The language of Android is Java and Java is slightly different to some of the other popular mainstream programming languages in that it compiles to an intermediate code (often known as bytecode) and not to the native machine-code of the target platform. Therefore to run a Java program on a platform you need a run time environment....