NVIDIA Shield tablet and portable bundles will offer exceptional value this Black Friday

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. NVIDIA Shield tablet and portable bundles will offer exceptional value this Black Friday August 14, 2025 More Black Friday deals are coming your way, this time fromNVIDIA. For Black Friday only, NVIDIA is offering freebies with the purchase of the 32GBSHIELD Tabletor theSHIELD Portable. Let’s take a look at what’s included in these holiday bundles. To begin, NVIDIA is throwing in a free SHIELD controller, Green Box Bundle, andNVIDIA GRIDwith the purchase of their 32GB SHIELD Tablet....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Makayla Ford

Octa-core Samsung Galaxy S4 smokes the competition in benchmark tests

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Octa-core Samsung Galaxy S4 smokes the competition in benchmark tests June 20, 2025 Ever since two variations of the Samsung Galaxy S4 were announced, one with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and the other with an octa-core Exynos 5 processor, we’ve been more than curious to know how both devices stack up against each other, as well as against competing flagship devices....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Gloria Ramirez

ODROID C1 review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ODROID C1 review July 24, 2025 The Single Board Computer (SBC) movement is still going strong and with therecent release of the Raspberry Pi 2, it doesn’t seem as if it will lose any of its current momentum. The key selling point of the Raspberry Pi has always been its price. While there are lots of other companies that make these nimble little boards, there aren’t that many who seem to be able to match the Pi’s price point....

August 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1380 words · Ryan Chapman

OPPO Reno 7 Pro debuts with 'cat-eye' selfie camera, unique notification light

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO Reno 7 Pro debuts with ‘cat-eye’ selfie camera, unique notification light July 16, 2025 Oppobriefly teased the Reno 7 series’ camera chops earlier this week, talking up its “cat-eye” technology co-developed with Sony. Now, the family of mid-range devices is official. The Reno 7 series made its debut at an event in China on Wednesday, and as promised, the latest mid-range line includes interesting camera hardware both front and back....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · James Bailey

Panasonic has a brand new Android Lollipop phone...and it's not for Japan

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Panasonic has a brand new Android Lollipop phone…and it’s not for Japan June 26, 2025 Panasonic has a new Android smartphone coming, and fittingly enough, the device is decidedly not for its native country of Japan. The Eluga U2 is a mid-ranged, budget friendly phone that still manages to offer some pretty decent hardware. It’s actually the follow-up to last year’s rather low-keyEluga Uwhich was released, among other countries, in India....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Stephanie Farrell

Pixel C team fields Reddit’s questions, fails to answer the important ones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel C team fields Reddit’s questions, fails to answer the important ones July 01, 2025 Some of the key members of the Pixel C teamtook to Reddit for an AMA session. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the answers we were hoping for. The AMA comes on the heels of the launch of the Pixel C, whichbecame available on the Google Store on Tuesday, for $499....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Wendy Hoffman

Play Store shake up: devices section renamed to Google Store, Nexus 5 is gone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Play Store shake up: devices section renamed to Google Store, Nexus 5 is gone June 11, 2025 Google just rebranded thedevices sectionof the Play Store, which is now called Google Store. The new Google Store page features a fresh design with large, bold fonts, lots of white space, and clean imagery. Google calls this landing page the “new home for the latest products made with Google” and it’s subjectively an improvement over the previous layout....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Lisa Gould

Pokemon Go preps 'Buddy' system in upcoming update

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokemon Go preps ‘Buddy’ system in upcoming update June 30, 2025 Now that you’re armed with thePokemon Appraisal system, it’s time to use that to help you decide which pocket monster in your Pokedex is your best bud. Up next for Pokemon Go: the Buddy Pokemon system. Once the new system arrives and you designate a Pokemon as your bff, the two of you will enjoy special advantages from simply walking together....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Daniel Phelps

Problems with the OnePlus 5 and how to fix them

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Problems with the OnePlus 5 and how to fix them June 19, 2025 The latest flagship from OnePlus continues to offer everything we’ve come to expect from the company. The OnePlus 5 comes with high-end specifications and features including a new dual camera setup, and while its price may not be as affordable as previous generations, the phone still manages to significantly undercut the competition....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Melissa Brewer

Protect your privacy with VPN by Private Internet Access

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Protect your privacy with VPN by Private Internet Access August 09, 2025 SPONSORED CONTENT How does it work? VPN stands for virtual private networks. What they do is essentially create a private network that only you can join. That private network then connects to public networks like your local coffee shop or airport WiFi. This added layer prevents hackers and internet service providers (ISPs) from seeing what you’re actually doing on the web....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Kathleen Bailey

Qualcomm's next Snapdragon chipset could give low-end laptops a big boost

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon chipset could give low-end laptops a big boost July 04, 2025 After news of anew flagship chipsetmade waves last week, Qualcomm is reportedly developing a Snapdragon 7c successor — a mid-range Arm-based PC chipset to support cheaper hardware. PerWinFuture, the likely addition to the series bears the internal model numberSC7295. The publication believes the silicon is a variant of theSnapdragon 775chip for smartphones set to power the yet-to-be-releasedXiaomi Mi 11 Lite....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Joseph Ford

realme is bringing quad camera tech to realme 5, realme 5 Pro, more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme is bringing quad camera tech to realme 5, realme 5 Pro, more August 21, 2025 Realmehas touted a64MPquad-camera smartphone for months now, and the company has held an event to give us a look at the tech. But the Chinese brand has also confirmed that it’s embracing quad cameras across its product portfolio. realmeannouncedthat it’s bringing the tech to its mainline realme phones, its realme Pro devices, and the realme X range....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · James Moore

RIP Hangouts for Wear OS wearables

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. RIP Hangouts for Wear OS wearables June 08, 2025 We previously learned thatGoogle plans to do away with Google Hangoutsas we currently know it by splitting off its features into two other apps known as Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat. For now, though, regular ol’ Hangouts is still available to use on your phone. However, you won’t be able to install it on yourWear OSdevice anymore as Google appears to have removed the Wear OS version of the app from the Play Store....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Nicholas Andrews