by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2024 | Battery, Battery Life, Features, smartphones
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority It seems like every few months, we hear about new-fangled battery innovations that will revolutionize the industry and deliver long-lasting phones for everyone. Some of these technologies include sodium, zinc, and even...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2024 | Features, Foldable Phones, Google, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Phone Case
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I’m a clumsy person who should never be trusted to carry anything fragile. Despite my best efforts, I drop my phones fairly regularly, so that’s why I’ve been using TPU...
by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2024 | News, OpenAI
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Jony Ive has confirmed that he is working with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on some sort of new AI-powered hardware device. Ive was the lead designer for the early iterations of the iPhone during Jobs-era Apple. So far, the major AI...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Features, Google Pixel Watch 3, Google Wear OS
Before the first Pixel Watch launched, I tried an Apple Watch 6 and a Galaxy Watch 4 for a while. And one of the most simple features I appreciated about them was the grid view in the app drawer. Smartwatch displays are tiny, so fitting more icons on the same screen...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Android TV, AR, Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When I think of Android TV or Google TV, three device types come to mind: a streaming box or stick like the Chromecast or new Google TV Streamer, a projector with built-in Google TV, or an actual TV that runs Google’s...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Google, News, YouTube, YouTube Premium
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Reports are coming in that YouTube Premium price increases have landed in over a dozen countries. In specific cases, the price increased by nearly 60%. The United States is not one of the countries seeing an increase....
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Features, smartphones
There’s no shortage of great Android phones, but I’d argue it’s really hard to buy a truly bad phone today. Sure, some devices might have mediocre cameras, less-than-great performance, or ho-hum battery life, but that’s still a far cry from the worst Android phones of...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Chromebooks, News, Samsung
Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Official listings on Chrome OS-related pages appear to confirm that a Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is coming soon. This would be the first “Plus” Chromebook from Samsung and its first premium Chrome OS machine in quite a while....
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Intel, News, Qualcomm
Credit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority In recent days, Qualcomm approached Intel about a possible acquisition, according to anonymous reports. At first, Qualcomm seemed only interested in Intel’s PC design divisions, but now it seems it’s looking for a full-on...
by dbadmin | Sep 21, 2024 | Features, Google, Huawei, Nokia, OnePlus, Samsung, smartphones, Sony
We’re all enthusiasts here at Android Authority, so naturally, we’ve used plenty of smartphones. From the early Symbian and BlackBerry OS era to modern versions of Android and iOS, phones have changed extensively in the past two decades. While these older devices may...
