by dbadmin | Feb 1, 2025 | Features, Google
Credit: HBO Google used to be known for its generous free storage, but today, it’s pushing low-storage warnings way harder than necessary, and it’s clear why — it wants us to pay up. When Gmail launched on April 1, 2004, many people thought it was an April Fools joke....
by dbadmin | Feb 1, 2025 | Camera, Features, Vivo
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Opinion post byDhruv Bhutani The best smartphone cameras have come a long way. Barring differences in the approach toward things like color science, it’s safe to say that there’s a level of homogeneity across flagships from...
by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Android apps, App Reviews, Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Writing is part of me. I’ve been writing since I was 11 years old — nearly three decades at this point. I started with a pen and paper in the 1990s, then switched to a PC in the early 2000s, and eventually found myself...
by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Features, Privacy
Credit: Reddit user thevincentasteroid As the old saying goes, if something is free, you’re not the customer; you’re the product. It suggests that the only thing actually being sold is your data and engagement. True as that might be, paying with data or ads (instead...
by dbadmin | Jan 31, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung S Pen
As a reviewer at Android Authority, I usually get my hands on brand-new smartphones before many of my colleagues. When that happens, I do my best to help the team by asking if anyone has any questions, concerns, or things they’d like to know during my first few hours...
by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2025 | Features, smartwatches, Wearables
Earlier this week, Google made a surprising move by sharing the source code for Pebble OS, the operating system that ran on one of the most beloved and cult-favorite smartwatches. Google had acquired this code when it bought Fitbit, which had bought Pebble earlier,...
