Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s 2020 flagships could be powered by this new processor July 07, 2025 Samsung surprisingly announced a new flagship SoC and5Gmodem at its ongoingTech Day 2019event in San Jose. The Exynos 990 closely follows Samsung’sExynos 980which was unveiled back in September. While the Exynos 980 is a 5G-integrated chipset, the new Exynos 990 is a standalone application processor without a modem....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Security flaw found in ES File Explorer app (Update: Patch here) August 05, 2025 Update, July 26, 2025 (01:15 PM ET):Yesterday, we received word from ES App Group, the creators of ES File Explorer. The company informed us that the HTTP vulnerability as described in the article below has been fixed. However, the new version of the app had to go through an approval process before launching on the Google Play Store....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. See the Lenovo Z5 Pro – the other sliding phone – a day early here July 29, 2025 Remember theLenovo Z5? The companyteased the deviceas being a superphone with a bezel-less display and massive amounts of storage. However, the Lenovo Z5 turned out to have a big ol’ notch and a totally average amount of internal storage. Tomorrow, Lenovo will release theLenovo Z5 Prowhich looks to fulfill at least one of the broken promises of its predecessor: a nearly bezel-less display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Shipments for Superbook smartphone laptop dock delayed until June 2017 August 17, 2025 People who backed the Kickstarter campaign for theSuperbook smartphone laptop dockwill have to wait a few months longer to get it in their hands. The team behind the product, Andromium, have announced that the first shipments have been delayed from February to June 2017. The fundraising campaign for the Superbook began earlier this year, as the team promised to release a $99 laptop shell that can connect to an Android smartphone via a micro-USB cable or a USB Type-C reversible cable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia X Concept updates will end in early May June 01, 2025 Original post, April 19:Owners of theSony Xperia Xsingle-SIM device in Europe who have been updating the device using the company’s Concept software will have to make other arrangements soon. Sony has confirmed that it will be ending the release of Concept updates. The last such release is scheduled for sometime in early May....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia Z4 rumor roundup July 14, 2025 Update:While we initially believed that the Xperia Z4 would be introduced at MWC 2015 in March (alongside theOne (M9)and theGalaxy S6), recentreportssuggest that Sony has decided to go back to a year-long product cycle for the Xperia Z series. That, combined with the absence of any major leaks a little over a month toMWC, suggests we may have to wait until later this year to see the Xperia Z4....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint offering 50% off comparable plans for those switching from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile July 05, 2025 If your current mobile carrier just hasn’t been living up to your expectations lately,Sprintjust launched an incredibly aggressive promotional event that promisesto cut your cell phone bill in half. This offer is unprecedented in U.S. history, and Sprint claims it’s available for virtually all consumer plans....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stadia comes to Android TV, Chromecast with Google TV (Updated) July 10, 2025 Update: July 22, 2025 (12:50 AM ET): Google Stadia isnow availableon Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV devices. you may either head to the Google Play Store from your computer and install the app remotely or install it directly from your device with Google TV/Android TV by saying “Stadia app” to the Google Assistant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. State of the world’s 4G LTE networks - June 2017 August 22, 2025 OpenSignalis back with another look at the state of the world’s4G LTEnetworks, revealing this year’s trends and fastest countries between January 1st and March 31st. They key takeaways include big growth in India’s LTE market, faster peak speeds around the world, and South Korea leading the way with coverage....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The first in-display selfie camera solution is now in mass production June 06, 2025 In-display selfie cameras are considered the holy grail of smartphone design nowadays, as they would allow a proper full-screen experience without a notch, punch-hole cutout, or pop-up camera. We’re only expecting to see phones with an in-display selfie camera near the end of 2020 and in 2021, but display maker Visionox has announced mass production of a solution already....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The great audio myth: why you don’t need that 32-bit DAC June 16, 2025 As you have probably noticed, there’s a new trend in the smartphone industry of including “studio quality” audio chips inside modern flagship smartphones. While a 32-bit DAC (digital to analog converter) with 192kHz audio support certainly looks good on the spec sheet, there simply isn’t any benefit to pushing up the size of our audio collections....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Moto Z2 Force is now available for $799 August 06, 2025 Update:Motorola has reached out to confirm that the Moto Z2 Force hasn’t undergone a price drop, instead the $799 pricing on the website was an error when the site initially launched. They go on to say that the pricing for Moto Z2 Force Edition starts at $30/month and always has, and may vary depending on which carrier is selected....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This phone delivers 5G and a 120Hz display for less than $300 August 20, 2025 Not long ago, we reviewed therealme X50 Pro. We said the device was pretty good, but its sub-par camera setup left much to be desired. Now, realme has unveiled the X50 Pro 5G’s little sibling — therealme X50m 5G— and though we doubt it will address the more premium variant’s camera issues, you’ll probably want to give it a look....