Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Verizon $95 a month plan with 75GB of LTE data now available (Updated) July 28, 2025 Update (06/19):As promised, Verizon Wireless has launched its third “unlimited” plan, Above Unlimited. It costs $95 a month for one line (with Auto Pay) and offers 75GB of LTE data. If for some reason you use up all that data before the billing period ends, you might experience some speed throttling....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Note Fan Edition: Just for fans? August 22, 2025 The refurbishedSamsungGalaxy Note FE(Fan Edition) is now on sale in South Korea, sporting a699,000 KRW price tag– that’s roughly $610 – and will be making its way to a limited number of other countries soon. On top of the refurbished hardware, customers also receive Bixby voice integration right out of the box, which makes the phone feature comparable with theGalaxy S8and presumably the upcomingNote 8as well....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV refresh expected at CES 2017 July 31, 2025 NVIDIAis preparing a refresh of itsAndroid TVhardware next year as part of its upcoming lineup of SHIELD products, according an anonymous industry source. The new TV hardware will apparently be unveiled at NVIDIA’s yearly CES event, which has typically focused on automotive announcements in the past. The report suggests that NVIDIA is preparing to make a few important changes to its hardware over its previous generation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Obama’s planned coup and Google’s part in the spreading of fake news June 05, 2025 You’ve probably heard a thing or two about fake news by now. And no, I don’t mean the CNN; I mean baseless headlines floating around the web whose primary purpose is political manipulation. While companies like Facebook have been at the center of heavy criticism after the surprising election result here in the US – and the social network has sinceimplemented ways to combat fake news on its site– Google somehow managed to remain immune to the public outcry, for the most part....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Popular console title Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath heads to the Amazon Appstore July 30, 2025 Fans of the Oddworld series are getting some good news today, as Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath is now available exclusively on theAmazon Appstore. The unique world, graphics, characters and gameplay have all helped the game grow widely popular throughout the years. It has previously made its way to PC and iOS, and after quite a long time, it’s finally on Android....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pro and Con: Should Samsung sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 phones? June 25, 2025 Earlier this week, Samsung officially confirmed what was previously rumored on the Internet. The company is consideringselling refurbished versionsof its recalledGalaxy Note 7 smartphonein some markets, as part of an overall effort to recycle the phone. The company has since clarified that, if it does sell the Galaxy Note 7 again, it will not be in the US or Canada....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: ISPs slip even further in US customer satisfaction ratings August 11, 2025 The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has released its latesttelecommunications report(viaTechCrunch) revealing that opinions of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) are down. The report, published last week, is based on data from roughly 250,000 customer interviews regarding the competencies of telecoms companies. The companies are scored out of 100 overall and in individual categories from “internet service reliability” to “ease of understanding bill,” and more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Researcher develops Android app that can steal credit card information via NFC June 26, 2025 German security researcher Thomas Skora has developed an app that can read the details off a contactless credit / bank card using an NFC-enabled (near field communications) handset. The app, which appeared briefly in Google Play before Google removed it, can read the card number, issue date, expiry date, and bank code from contactless cards....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rufus Cuff: a gigantic smartwatch, or a mini wrist tablet? July 31, 2025 Last summer duringE3Bethesda revealed a“real life” Pip-Boy accessory in honor of Fallout 4, faithfully recreating the iconic design from the popular game series. While the Pip-Boy is an epic quasi-futuristic piece of kit, can you imagine anyone wearing such a device in the “real world”(outside of series fans, that is)?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Galaxy S20 FE: Which one should you buy? August 11, 2025 The SamsungGalaxy S21 seriesnot only sets the tone for 2021 but takes on some late 2020 releases as well. With Samsung’s pricing strategy, one of these competing devices is its own affordable flagship, theGalaxy S20 FE. How does Samsung’s fan-favorite phone compare to its flagship trio?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung reportedly testing 10 nm Exynos 8895 chipset clocked at 4GHz August 25, 2025 Samsungis reportedly testing the new Exynos 8895 with its four high-performance cores clocked at 4 GHz. According to the rumor, the 8895 (not yet a verified name) also packs four low-power Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.7 GHz. The 8895 is presumed to be the chipset destined for theGalaxy S8next year, fabricated using the 10nm process....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. SDK invasion: The little known threat to your privacy on Android August 12, 2025 You might think that when you download an app from the Play Store that you are enjoying the labors of the app developer and not much else. OK, the app has some advertising, so maybe there is an SDK embedded in the app for that, and maybe there is something for analytics....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus announced, packs a few small improvements over predecessor July 18, 2025 The Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact may have stolen the show at Sony’s big announcement today, but the company’s mobile portfolio also gained some affordable competition in the form of the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus. Mid-range specs, powered by a MediaTek Helio P20 An upgrade over this year’s Sony Xperia XA1, the Xperia XA1 Plus offers a large 5....