[ad_1] I’ll be frank, Googlebook is an absolutely terrible name for Google’s new brand of Android-powered laptops. Not just because Google Books already exists as a search product people barely remember, but because it’s painfully dull and uninspired. Hardly the name I would have picked for a breakout product range designed to introduce Android power …
[ad_1] Samsung’s base Galaxy S phone could be heading for a pretty significant change — and not necessarily one buyers will love. According to a new report, the company is considering using display panels made by Chinese manufacturer BOE for the Galaxy S27 instead of relying entirely on Samsung-made screens. If that happens, it would mark the …
[ad_1] Potholes are a pesky problem — just ask scooter company Lime, which listed them as an official risk to its business in its IPO filing last week. History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or blunt the problem of potholes, and still they persist. But as cars become increasingly laden with …
[ad_1] Google is expected to preview Android 17 or at least some of its key features during its Android Show I/O Edition later today, but Samsung decided to jump the gun and announced its Android 17-based One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series. The One UI 9 beta program will be available …
[ad_1] Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Browser v30.0.2.30 contains code for a new toolbar blur effect. The blur effect will be most noticeable when the bookmark bar is moved to the bottom of the screen, as it blurs both the bookmark bar and the toolbar. The toolbar blur effect is not yet live. …
[ad_1] Most companies running Apple devices have, at some point, juggled three separate Apple portals. One for enrolling devices. One for managing them. One for how the business shows up on Maps. Different logins, different workflows, different places to go wrong. Apple Business changes that. Announced in March 2026 and launched on April 14, it …
[ad_1] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority My colleague Mitja Rutnik tackles this challenge differently. He first targets the home screen of his Pixel, then focuses on targeted notification management to get ahead of the pings, and then tackles Modes to automate some of the important processes on his device. As I said, we all have …
[ad_1] When does a phone that’s barely left the shelves drop by nearly £50, and how long before that window closes for good? The answer arrived less than two months into the Phone (4a) Pro’s life. Nothing’s boldest mid-ranger is now available for £449.10 instead of its usual £499, putting one of the most distinctive …
[ad_1] Amazon’s head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is “not necessarily” planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed “Transformer,” more than 10 years after it scrapped its ill-fated Fire Phone. Speaking …
[ad_1] We’re just a day away from the launch of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII, and the leaks keep coming in. The latest additions are official-looking renders of the device in its three launch colorways shared by Roland Quandt. The Mark 8 will be available in Graphite Black, Ionite Silver, and Garnet Red colors at …
