Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s the date and time for Xbox Series X and Series S pre-orders (Updated) June 22, 2025 Update, July 04, 2025 (04:35 PM ET):Previously, Microsoft confirmed the Xbox Series X price, release date, and when pre-orders would begin. Today, though, the company confirmed toKotakuexactly when pre-orders will start that day. According toKotaku’sreport, the Xbox Series X and Series S will start the pre-order phase at 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET) on June 03, 2025....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR Magic V launched: Another intriguing foldable you can’t get June 03, 2025 HONOR has been teasing the Magic V foldable phone for a few weeks now, with its own images showing a book-style foldable in line with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series. Now, the company has fully launched the Magic V, and we’re indeed looking at a similar form factor as theGalaxy Z Fold 3....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR Play with flagship-grade specs and GPU Turbo launched in India June 07, 2025 In a press conference in New Delhi,Honorannounced the launch of its latest smartphone, theHONOR Play. First unveiled as a gaming smartphone in China a couple of months ago, the HONOR Play boasts of top-of-the-line Kirin 970 processor that is made from 10nm manufacturing process and packs in onboard AI capability (via built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU)) as well as the company’s newGPU Turbotechnology to increase processing efficiency and reduce power consumption when playing games....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How the competitive mid-range smartphone market is changing for the better August 04, 2025 Over the past few years, the mid-range smartphone market has changed dramatically all over the world. With the specification wars raging on in full force, major handset manufacturers are constantly competing with each other for the top spot in the premium market segment. This comes at a price, though....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC announces UK One M8 Marshmallow update, M9 to “follow shortly” (UPDATE: rest of Europe too) August 21, 2025 The UK is not alone in this update extravaganza! According toMaximusHD ROM developer, multiple HTCOne M8 variants in Europe have been receiving their respective Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates. This includes the T-Mobile Germany device, as well as the unlocked and dual-SIM versions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI says it could become #1 smartphone maker in the world this year August 09, 2025 At a recentHuaweinews conference in Beijing (viaReuters), mobile division CEO Richard Yu made a bold statement: “Even without the U.S. market, we will be number one in the world. I believe at the earliest this year, and next year at the latest.” Yu is referring to the company’s smartphone division, which is currently the second-largest in the world, bested only by South Korean rivalSamsung....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If you hoped for stock Android on Samsung’s Android Go smartphone, think again July 07, 2025 With speculation continuing to grow thatSamsungwill soon release its firstAndroid Gosmartphone,SamMobileobtained alleged images of the phone a little over a week after the phone’sspecifications leaked. Based on the leaked image, Samsung’s Android Go smartphone features the company’s software skin on top ofAndroid 8.1 Oreo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Imagination Tech unveils new M200 wearable chip and Newton2 platform June 09, 2025 Following on from the release of its latestSeries7 PowerVR GPUs,Imagination Technologieshas announced a couple of new products – the MIPS-based M200 chip and Newton2 developer platform designed for wearables and the Internet of Things. Starting with the new M200 chip, it’s a dual-core MIPS-based XBurst application processor built from the ground-up for wearable devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Inside Google’s massive Android rebrand July 16, 2025 “It’s really important for us to acknowledge that Android is in fact, a large global brand,” said Sydney Thomashow, Google’s lead for brand and creative for Android. “In thinking about the brand, we wanted to make sure that we are as accessible and inclusive as possible.” Thomashow told this to me a couple of weeks ago at Google’s New York City office, where her team has been working on a completely new brand identity for Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G4 Marshmallow update arrives to South Korea, global rollout soon? July 30, 2025 HistoricallyLGhasn’t always been the best at quick Android updates, but we’ve seen them put a lot more effort into speedier upgrades over the last few years. This is especially true with Marshmallow, which already hit theLG G4forusers in Poland towards the end of last month. Of course, testing out a Marshmallow update in a non-major market is one thing, rolling out to a major region is another....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG will reorganize its mobile division to be “faster and lighter” August 01, 2025 LG’s financial situation is a curious one as of late. While the company did, in fact,make a profit during Q1 2016, its mobile segment lost money. Indeed this is not unlikewhat happened during the same periodto its rival from Japan, Sony. Now, after multiple, consecutive months of mounting losses, LG has decided that organizational changes are needed to deal with the situation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Marvel and HONOR team up to launch a limited edition Doctor Strange HONOR 8 July 12, 2025 To celebrate the launch of the upcoming Doctor Strange movie, HONOR and Marvel Studios have joined forces to give fans a chance to get their hands on a limited edition Doctor StrangeHONOR 8handset. The phone comes etched with the ‘Eye of Agamotto’ from the movie and will be up for grabs through theMarvel UK Facebook page....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Minecraft Pocket Edition celebrates its 5th birthday with new info on 1.0 update June 05, 2025 About five years ago, developer Mojang released the first version ofMinecraft Pocket Editionfor Android. At the time, the mobile version of the popular PC sandbox game was an exclusive forSony’s Xperia Playsmartphone (remember that?). Now the developer is celebrating the 5th anniversary of that launch with more info, and a new trailer, for the game’s upcoming 1....