Intriguing adverts from a new U.K. mobile network called Voxi have been doing the rounds lately advertising data plans with “Endless Social Media.” But what is Voxi, what does “Endless” mean, and is Voxi good as a mobile operator compared to traditional U.K. networks like EE, Vodafone, O2, and Three?
Here’s everything you need to know about Voxi including details on the company’s origin, its phone plans, and much more.
The folks behind the new BitBite are a crew of health pros and advocates that are putting wearable technology to work to help you track your eating habits. Simply slip in this single earbud type device, enjoy your meal and check in later to see how well your nutritional needs are being met.
The main objective of BitBite is to help you eat smarter. We’re not talking so much about reaching for carrot sticks instead of chocolate bars here, although it does that too, the focus of BitBite is tracking how and when you eat.
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OnePlus has revealed that it skipped Wear OS on the Watch for the sake of battery life. The company found that many people didn’t like the one-day batteries of many rivals. It was open to adding an always-on display feature, though. OnePlus was quick to acknowledge that the Watch wouldn’t run Wear OS, but it hasn’t said much about why. Thankfully, there’s now an explanation — if a brief one.
Motorola recently held its #hellomotoworld event in New York City, and though the Lenovo subsidiary did not unveil the rumored Moto X4, it did announce the Moto Z2 Force, the successor to 2016’s Moto Z Force. With a Snapdragon 835 and a dual-camera system, the Moto Z2 Force looks to be the closest thing to a flagship that Motorola will have this year.
However, Motorola’s naming conventions during the past year with its Z-line of handsets might make it a bit difficult for some folks to tell the difference between the Moto Z2 Force and other Z-branded phones.
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SMS has been the gold standard for text messaging for a long time. Most cell phone plans just give them away in unlimited capacities these days and it’s dead easy to use.
Update (2/8): Last month we told you that Supercell launched Clash Royale to the iOS App Store, with an Android launch likely coming down the pipeline sometime very soon. Thankfully we won't have to wait much longer, as the developers have just announced that Clash Royale will make its way to Android and iOS devices around the world in March! We still aren't sure of an exact release date, though we do know it's coming soon.
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Asus and Tencent Games have confirmed a July launch window for the ROG Phone 3. There’s no word on an exact launch date though. The two companies launched a Tencent-branded ROG Phone 2 in China last year. The Asus ROG Phone series has established itself as the top gaming phone around, owing to flagship internals, a high refresh rate, big batteries, and extra inputs. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Asus ROG Phone 3, and it looks like we won’t have to wait much longer.
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Samsung has launched the Galaxy A53 with a brand-new SoC. It’s the first Galaxy A series phone to guarantee four years of major Android updates and five years of security updates. The phone costs $449.99. Pre-orders start today. Samsung has the Google Pixel 5a in its sights as it unpacks its latest, power-packed mid-range smartphone — the Galaxy A53.
The device succeeds one of Samsung’s best-selling phones from last year, the Galaxy A52 5G.
The Amazon Fire Phone might be the online retailer’s most expensive mistake, touting a 3D display and its Fire OS take on Android. Amazon’s handset reportedly cost the firm over $170 million in the quarter following its launch. But new emails have surfaced, suggesting that manufacturers refused to ship Amazon’s platform for fear of angering Google.
An email from a manufacturer to Amazon executives revealed that the brands didn’t want to “piss off Google” by shipping devices running Fire OS, The Telegraph reported (soft paywall).
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Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens.