by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2025 | Battery, Chargers, Features, smartphones
Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I’m old enough to remember when most smartphones topped out at 5W or even 10W charging speeds. In fact, my first proper Android phone was 2012’s Sony Xperia V, and it offered a mere 5W power level. The world has moved on...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | AI, Features
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Another day, another large language model, but news that OpenAI has released its first open-weight models (gpt-oss) with Apache 2.0 licensing is a bigger deal than most. Finally, you can run a version of ChatGPT offline and...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Pixel 10
Summer’s been going by so fast, it’s hard to believe that we’re already down to just two weeks to go until Google’s August 20 event, where we’re expecting to see the company introduce the Pixel 10 series, the Pixel Watch 4, and some new Pixel Buds. As that date keeps...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | AI, ChatGPT, Features
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Last week, OpenAI released what may be the most ambitious (and potentially controversial) update to ChatGPT since its launch: Agent mode. Unlike the standard conversational interface, Agent mode gives ChatGPT control over a...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Features, Phone Plans, US Mobile, Verizon, Visible
If you’re a Verizon customer, chances are you probably aren’t thrilled with the current state of the carrier. We recently reported on a host of plan and price changes, none of which are positive. Verizon is eliminating loyalty discounts, increasing the price of...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Maybe it’s just the sheer number of phones that cross my desk, but I have a love-hate relationship with USB-C. It’s great that I can charge my headphones, laptop, and latest Android smartphones with the same plug, but...
