Making the best of your battery life

We love our pocket powerhouses (easy, now), but the battery life can be dismal. Aside from buying a Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which has a battery about the size of the device itself, what options are we...

Android console GameStick could be gearing up for first publ

We're less than a week away from GDC 2013, the gigantic game developers conference in San Francisco, and the first inklings of the hardware we're likely to see are starting to poke out.We're less than...

Sony Xperia Z review

With a cutting-edge camera, a super-slim design and the ability to withstand life's knocks and bumps (and Android Jelly Bean to boot) the Xperia Z is a phone that's got us fired up about Sony Mobile again...

Fore! Super Stickman Golf 2 is here

Super Stickman Golf 2 combines a fun golf theme with challenging aspects of side-scrolling puzzle games, and the end result is a great game that's hard to put down. As a worthy follow-up to the original...

Xperia Z devices are randomly dying but Sony is working on a

Some Sony Xperia Z users are reporting that their device is randomly shutting down, never to turn back on again. XperiaBlog points to several different user groups that are finding their devices shut down...

Chameleon Launcher for phones now available in Google Play

We first had a look at Chameleon Launcher for the phone-sized screen about a week ago, and plenty of folks were excited and waiting for it to launch publicly. That just happened, and now you don't have...

Verizon approves the Android 4.2.2 update for the Galaxy Nex

Good news, Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners! You are about to get the update to the newest version of Android, because Verizon has finally approved the update to 4.2.2 for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Enjoy it...

AT&T receives BlackBerry Z10 demo units while BlackBerry 10

As AT&T prepares for its launch of the BlackBerry Z10 on Friday, some disturbing news came out from the U.K. government which might negatively impact BlackBerry's goal to win back the U.K. business market...

Oppo Find 5 International Giveaway!

We never rest on our laurels, here at Android Authority, and we dig deep, each and every day, to provide you content that is both timely, well researched, and informative. Maybe even potentially entertaini...

NFC your life

Near field communication, or NFC, may be one of the most underutilized functions on your mobile device. We tend to think of it in terms of simply sharing info between devices, but it has other uses as...

Android 4.2.2 officially heading to Verizon Galaxy Nexus

It’s been a long time coming, but after the release of the latest flavor of Jelly Bean was teased two weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has officially started rolling out Android 4.2.2 to the Galaxy Nexus...

ZTE Quantum for Sprint leaked

It looks like ZTE could be making a very bold bet on its future with a new flagship smartphone headed for Sprint’s store shelves. Where ZTE would normally allow carriers and OEMs to take their phones...

Galaxy S4 eye-tracking technology raises LG's eyebrows

If the Samsung Galaxy S4 eye-tracking technology looked familiar last week, it's because LG recently announced similar functionality in its upcoming Optimus G Pro smartphone.If the Samsung Galaxy S4 e...

ZTE "Quantum" headed for Sprint?

A new ZTE offering, tentatively named the Quantum, may be headed to a Sprint store near you. When compared to the recently released ZTE Force and upcoming ZTE Grand Memo, this looks to be a solid mid-tier...

HTC One launch delayed, suppliers no longer see HTC as a 'ti

The uphill battle for HTC continues. The proposed savior for the struggling company, the HTC One, now faces delays due to problems with component suppliers. The problem lies with one of the main selling...

Jawbone UP companion app now available for Android

Until today the Jawbone UP has been an iOS only affair if you want to take advantage of the mobile aspect, but that has changed with the release of the Android companion app. If you're not familiar with...

HTC One review

We’re all out of poetic ways to describe HTC’s current situation. A frustrating 2012 saw some of the year’s best mobile hardware being met with declining sales and market presence for the Taiwanese...

Kyocera Torque Review

Mid-range Android phones are a dime a dozen these days, so it takes something special to make one stand out. Kyocera decided to get rid of the earpiece. We’re listening…

Samsung Galaxy Grand in India gets software update that intr

While we expected the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 to receive certain features of the company’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S4, who would have thought that one of the first smartphones to receive...

How to use HDR on your Android device

Of the many ordinary and extraordinary things that I can do on my Android device, mobile photography is one of my well-loved activities. Taking panoramic images is a walk in the park on my Android phone...