Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Live video broadcasting app Meerkat is officially dead August 04, 2025 You may or may not remember Meerkat, an app that really started the whole live broadcasting trend. Its rise to fame was quick and unexpected, but alas, its descent into oblivion was just as fast. And just few days ago, Ben Rubin – the co-founder of Life On Air, the company behind Meerkat – officially announced that the app is no more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Looks like the OPPO Find X isn’t coming to the US August 20, 2025 Even though OPPO announced that its visually stunningFind Xwould launch in North America, the company confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the phone will not launch in the U.S. PCMag‘s Sascha Segan initially broke the news on Twitter and said the Find X would still launch in Europe. Reached for comment, OPPO confirmed the news and said it is “focusing on the markets we already entered, including Europe....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Luxury watch companies go after pirated smartwatch faces August 20, 2025 TorrentFreak What doiPhones,LV bags,Guardians of the Galaxy,Ed Sheeran, andMinecraftall have in common? Sure they might all make their makers a boatload of cash, but they’re also pretty high up on the piracy perpetration post, be it intellectual or otherwise. Despite the best efforts from music labels, movie studios, fashion houses and game companies, there is no end to the problem in sight....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Man suing T-Mobile after losing $20K in cryptocurrency July 20, 2025 With the popularization ofBitcoinand othercryptocurrencies, it was only a matter of time before thieves figured out how to raid our crypto-wallets. A man in Washington named Carlos Tapang learned this the hard way;he is now suing T-Mobilefor allegedly giving thieves the opportunity to rob him of over $20,000 in a combination of OmiseGo tokens and BitConnect coins....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. More Motorola Moto G6 details leaked, with new photos June 20, 2025 We won’t know for certain untilat least next month, but we already have so many leaks and rumors on the upcomingMotorola Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Playthat we probably won’t be surprised when Motorola eventually announces the new entries in the smartphone line. Now, we have some newly leaked info froma TENAA listingthat gives us an even clearer idea about the new G6 line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola responds to broken Razr due to cold weather, Samsung remains silent July 15, 2025 Update: July 22, 2025 at 5:42 p.m. ET:A Motorola spokesperson reached out toAndroid Authoritywith an official statement on the cold weather claims fromInput‘s Raymond Wong. “If consumers experience device failure related to weather during normal use, and not as a result of abuse or misuse, it will be covered under our standard warranty,” reads the statement....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. My Pixel 4 pickle: I love it and hate it at the same time June 01, 2025 I came down pretty hard on thePixel 4in ourreview, and for good reason. Compared to everything else out there, it skimps on too much to be competitive. And, as usual, it has its fair share ofPixel problems. Regardless, there are still some bits I love and I’m using the Pixel 4 XL as my daily driver to this day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mysterious Google statue appears in Brooklyn, foreshadowing Oct 4. event August 07, 2025 We all know by now thatGooglehas quite a bit up its sleeve for their October 4th event. Although hard details are few and far between, we’re expecting to see announcements for thePixel and Pixel XL, and possibly a new Chromecast device and a retail-ready version of Google Home....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Not a fluke: MediaTek extends its lead over Qualcomm in chipset shipments August 03, 2025 MediaTekmade headlines earlier this year after it emerged that the Taiwanese chip designer led the way for chipset shipments in 2020. Now,Counterpoint Researchhas posted its Q2 2021 results for processor shipments, and it looks like MediaTek has reached new heights. According to the tracking firm, MediaTek gained a 43% share of the global smartphone SoC market in Q2 2021 compared to a 35% share inQ1 2021....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro: What you should know (Update: Mirror Blue lands in India) June 01, 2025 Updated, July 09, 2025 (10:14 AM ET):The standard OnePlus 7 has been available in India, Europe, and the U.K. for just over a month, but now an exclusive new colorway is coming to India:Mirror Blue. The color is similar to Nebula Blue which is an option for theOnePlus 7 Proin multiple countries, including here in the United States....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9RT hits India: You should probably wait for OnePlus 10 series July 08, 2025 TheOnePlus 10 Prowas launched in China earlier this week, with a global launch coming at a yet-to-be-determined date. In the meantime, OnePlus has decided to bring theOnePlus 9RTto India. The phone is essentially a follow-up to theOnePlus 9R, bringing a Snapdragon 888 SoC, 8GB to 12GB of RAM, 128GB to 256GB of storage, and a flat 6....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Opinion: Force Touch is a paradoxical complication in the world of sublime simplicity June 27, 2025 Far be it for me to go against the mainstream opinion, but I’m not quite sold on Apple’s Force Touch, or as it’s now being touted, “3D Touch.” The basic principal is simple: with some clever uses of pressure sensitivity, displays implementing the tech can detect three levels: a tap, a soft press, and a hard press....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Possible Sony Xperia Z4 benchmarks reveal the flagship’s specs July 17, 2025 A number of allegedSony Xperia Z4images have beenleaked recently, showing off the device’s chassis. Although we’ve gotten a pretty good look at what we think is the device so far, up until now, we have yet to hear much about the device’s internals. But according to a listing on GFXBench, a new Sony device has made an appearance toting flagship-level specifications....