Proprietary USB-C fast charging was once a necessary evil, now it’s just evil

by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2022 | Battery, Chargers, Features, Opinions

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Opinion post byCalvin Wankhede Your next smartphone likely won’t ship with a charger in the box. I’m not just talking about expensive flagship devices here — we’ve noticed a growing number of mid-range devices follow this...

The Nvidia Shield TV is the exception to the disposable technology rule

by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2022 | Android TV, Features, Nvidia Shield, Opinions

Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post byDhruv Bhutani Technology release cycles have never been shorter. Incredible exchange bonuses and affordable contracts tempt us to be on the bleeding edge of smartphone technology. Amazon refreshes its TV dongles...

Should Google make a Tensor Lite processor for its Pixel A series?

by dbadmin | Jul 31, 2022 | Opinions

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Opinion post byHadlee Simons Google debuted the Tensor in the Pixel 6 series late last year — a semi-custom high-end chipset with Google’s special hardware sauce slathered on top of it. Although the Pixel 6 series didn’t quite...

My worst tech decision: A G Suite account for personal use

by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2022 | Features, Google, Google Apps, Opinions

Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post byDhruv Bhutani I’m not a gambling man, but over the years, I’ve come to realize that buying into any Google service is a game of Russian Roulette. The Google graveyard will attest to the number of Google services...

Has Google lost its way with the Pixel A series?

by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2022 | Features, Google Pixel 6a, Opinions

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Opinion post byRyan Haines Google’s Pixel A series has a well-defined formula at this point. The budget series flirts with flagship properties like light, smooth software, and advanced camera processing while cutting a few...

Forget in-display, this is the golden age of side-mounted fingerprint scanners

by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2022 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Opinions

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Opinion post byRobert Triggs In just a few short years, in-display fingerprint scanners have gone from the exciting cutting edge to being taken for granted. Button-mounted security, by comparison, just isn’t seen as that...