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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung quietly updates the Chromebook Pro with a backlit keyboard June 05, 2025 When we took a look at theSamsung Chromebook Proover a year ago, we thought the machine had a lot to offer for its $500 price tag. The Chromebook Pro has held up well since and continues to be one of thebetter Chromebooks you can buy. Would a backlit keyboard make it better?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The end is nigh for Google Allo, announcement likely coming soon (Update: Google confirms it) June 20, 2025 Update, August 23, 2025 (02:59AM):We got word yesterday thatGooglewould be killing offAllo, and now the search colossus has confirmed the news on itsofficial blog. Google said it “paused” investment in the IM app earlier this year, choosing to bring several Allo features (e....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HTCU11 is selling better than its predecessors June 26, 2025 After quarters of financial loss, HTCmight finally be headed in the right direction: according to a company exec, the HTCU11 is selling better than the HTC10 and One M9. A company once considered a rising star in the Android world – with the world’s first 4G phone as well as game-changing all-aluminium flagship smartphones – is now associated with a long string of bad earnings reports....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The long goodbye for the 747 now certain, plus more tech news today July 10, 2025 1.The end of the 747 Boeing’s legendary 747, first built in 1968 and built continuously since then, is over. Finished. No more. Capiche? (Photo credit: Lufthansa/Oliver Roesler) The final 747 variant in production at Boeing, the 747-8F freighter jet, will reportedly cease production as fresh orders come to a halt....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These are our top 5 favorite HTCU12 Plus features June 16, 2025 The just-announcedHTC U12 Plushas a number of standout features for anyone looking to get a high-end smartphone. They include the next generation of HTC’s Edge Sense, along with many camera improvements, compared to theHTC U11. The new phone also includes always-on support for bothGoogle Assistantand Amazon Alexa, and much more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tired of paying for international calls? Try Tikki! June 09, 2025 The world is getting smaller, and many of us find ourselves keeping up with friends and family across national borders. What’s great for Instagram and Snapchat, however, can become an expensive hassle when you want to ring someone up for a meaningful chat. Finally we have a solution to phone calls up to date with the rest of our technology: Tikki....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Under-screen 3D cameras could truly kill the display notch July 14, 2025 We’ve known for a while now that under-screen selfie cameras are on the way, withSamsungfirst confirming its work in this area last year. Since then, we’ve seenXiaomiandOppoboth reveal under-screen cameras, giving us a tantalizing glimpse at some cool technology. It’s clear that first-generation under-screen cameras will have a few issues in terms of picture quality, as OPPOsuggests....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Up close and personal: how the Samsung Galaxy S6 uses its octa-core processor June 18, 2025 One caveat from this research was that I hadn’t yet had the chance to run my tests on a Cortex-A53/Cortex-A57 setup as my octa-core test device had a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, which has a quad-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A53 cluster and a quad-core 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Upcoming Elephone features 4GB RAM, QHD display, Windows 10 AND Lollipop July 14, 2025 A quick search for the term“dual boot” on Android Authoritywill turn up dozens of articles about howIntel,Asus,Samsung, andmany other companieshave at least explored the concept of dual-booting Windows and Android, or even Windows Phone and Android, only to eventually end upcanceling these projects. With a number of companies and, potentially, consumers interested in the idea of dual booting, why do these projects never seem to work out?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp delays rollout of new privacy policy because you hate it so much June 21, 2025 Today, inan official blog post, WhatsApp announced that it will press “pause” on the controversial updates to its privacy policies. The company said it wants more time to “clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp.” The delay will last at least three months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. When is Google’s birthday? June 23, 2025 It’s hard to imagine a time without Google, with the company’s products and services so deeply entrenched in the daily lives of a lot of people. Starting from its roots as a search engine, which quickly became so popular that the word “Google” continues to be used as a verb to mean searching the internet, to its rise as the dominant force in the smartphone OS game, most of us have been lucky enough to see the rise and growth of this company....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You may not need a Samsung flagship to get an in-display scanner and triple camera in 2019 July 22, 2025 Samsung is planning to give its next Galaxy A series device a triple-camera and an in-display fingerprint sensor, according toETNews. If the speculation is accurate, the mid-range device would have two of the features rumored for the flagshipSamsung Galaxy S10too....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 best hidden object games for Android June 28, 2025 Hidden object games are a subgenre of puzzle games. They are also pretty popular. In most hidden object games, you hunt around an area for items that help you proceed through the game. Most games in the genre also have an element of mystery to them since you don’t know why you’re solving all of these puzzles....