Win a Play-Fi speaker courtesy of Android Authority and Phor

With our review of the Phorus Play-Fi finally up, Android Authority is excited to bring you the opportunity to win one of three Play-Fi speakers in our latest giveaway, courtesy of Phorus! To enter...

You and your new Android device–a getting started guide

Let me begin by saying welcome to the family. You have your first Android device! I don’t know what you had before this, but since this is your first Android, we’ll cover a few things to get you starte...

Samsung Korea details Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S2 withou

Samsung Galaxy S2 owners eager for a piece of Jelly Bean action will no doubts be delighted to hear the first official information surrounding the update. While no expected date has been provided, Samsung...

Weekend project Customize your home screen with UCCW the ult

Anytime you see folks discussing the virtues of Android, you hear the word custom being thrown around in one form or another. We're not talking about ROMs or kernels or anything like that, we mean the...

AnTuTu Test Suite: Google Nexus 10 Review

Today, we have tested the performance of Google Nexus 10. In our view, it has a brand new CPU and GPU, and what we concerned is its performance. If you just want to check its appearance or camera function...

AMOI N820 auf Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean | HighTechX

Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean wird auf dem AMOI N820 getestet.

Tweet Lanes A truly Holo-themed Twitter experience miles ahe

I love Holo, I really do. When Google unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich to the world, I was instantly smitten with how clean and cool it looked, so when I discovered Tweet Lanes, I was smitten yet again.

7 sizzling new Android apps of the week

It’s a new year and what better way to celebrate it than by equipping yourself with new apps? There’s no rest for the wicked here at Android Authority and even with the holiday hubbub, we kept our...

Sony Xperia V Review!

It’s been a while since I handled a Sony phone. Back in the mid 2000s, I was a big fan of the Sony Ericsson line of Walkman phones and had plenty of fun taking quite high quality photos with the Cybersho...

HTC One SV headed to Cricket January 16th for $350

Our friends with Cricket are getting a pretty decent new smartphone option as the HTC One SV has been officially announced for the regional carrier’s lineup. The device, headed to store shelves Januar...

HTC CEO sees innovative new smartphones making up for setbac

HTC settled its patent dispute with Apple last year, but the Taiwanese smartphone and tablet manufacturer still has to overcome marketing hurdles in 2013, according to its CEO.

10 percent of Android devices have gobbled up Jelly Bean

Google released its latest set of Android usage statistics on Friday, revealing that Jelly Bean (Android 4.1 and 4.2) is now on 10.2 percent of Android devices.

More Sony Xperia Z leaks show off an apparent promo video co

Sony device leaks are nothing new, and indeed we've recently seen plenty of the forthcoming Xperia Z. The device, known as Yuga for some time, is expected to be unveiled officially next week during Son...

Epix heading to PlayStation 3 and PS Vita

iOS, Android, Google TV, XBox -- heck, Epix even has an app for the BlackBerry PlayPook. So, what's surprising is not that the premium movie channel is coming to the PS3 and Vita, but that it took so long...

My Galaxy Note 2 suffered a 20-foot drop…

and it came out 100% fine thanks to that case up above. It’s not often you get a chance to test out the claims of a protective case, but I had the unfortunate opportunity to find out that my choice ...

Sony Xperia Z pricing revealed?

All of Sony’s big surprises seem to be getting used up ahead of its official CES showing, but we’re not mad at all. After learning that the Sony Yuga would become the Sony Xperia Z, we got an earl...

Seeder app claims to remove any and all lag from rooted Andr

Lag. It’s something we could all definitely live without. With all these new high-powered quad-core processors hitting the market, you may have noticed that no matter how powerful your device, there...

Be glad this early Android mascot didn’t make the cut

The little green robot we have all come to know as the official mascot of Android may never have been if a few folks at Google didn’t come to their senses. Pictured here is Googler Dan Morrill’s earl...

Jelly Bean now on 10 percent of all Android devices

The latest numbers are in, and things are continuing to move in the right direction: The "Jelly Bean" version of Android -- that's Android 4.1 and 4.2 -- is now on 10.2 percent of all active devices, as...

Iconia B1 looks to be Acer's latest cheap Android tablet, po

There have been a few rumblings in recent weeks around the interwebs surrounding a supposed budget tablet heading to market from Acer. According to the folks at NDTV, the Acer Iconia B1 is not only real...