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Piracy is here to stay thanks to media companies

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Ask yourself this question: “Am I a pirate?” In other words, have you engaged in content piracy recently? If you don’t think so because you haven’t fired up a BitTorrent client or visited a piracy-focused website in a long time, you might want to think again. Downloading torrents isn’t the only way to pirate content. Have you ever used someone else’s Netflix account? That is piracy since you are consuming content for which you would otherwise need to pay.

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra review: Hiding in plain sight

ZTE Axon 40 UltraThe ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is a powerful, long-lasting, fast-charging phone that swaps some premium extras for an innovative under-display camera, though the lack of flagship polish and an update promise doesn't always feel like a fair trade. Table of contents ZTE has been pioneering under-display selfie cameras since 2020 with its Axon series. Now, the Chinese brand is back with the Axon 40 Ultra, equipped with a new generation of under-display selfie camera tech while delivering flagship-tier specs and features.

Google's slim Assistant Go app is now available for slower phones

TL;DR Google launched Assistant Go on the Play Store. The app is mostly the same as the regular Assistant app, though there are a few key missing features. Assistant Go was designed to be as lightweight as possible while still retaining plenty of functionality. Google released its lightweight Assistant Go app to the Play Store. This is the latest in the growing lineup of resource-friendly apps designed for the Android Go platform.

How to check for and remove malware from a Mac

Yes, you can get malware on a macOS product. It doesn’t happen very often, but it is frustrating when it does. Usually, it only happens if you install some shady software from an unknown source. Apple has several safeguards to prevent it, but sometimes things happen. If you’re here, it’s because you want to know if your Mac has malware and how to get rid of it. We’ll show you how to check for and remove malware from a Mac.

specs, features, pricing and release date

Samsung on Thursday unveiled during its London-based Premiere event a new member of its Windows ATIV family, but a device that has Android capabilities: the Windows laptop / Android tablet ATIV Q. The dual-booting device is actually a convertible laptop capable of running either Windows 8 or Android 4.2.2, depending on what you need at any particular time. Without further ado, let’s check out the hardware under the hood of the ATIV Q.

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Galaxy Note 2

People like what they like. Yeah, that’s something that people (and writers, who don’t count as real people) say, but it also happens to be true. Case in point: the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Remember all your friends who liked the original Note? Yeah, neither does anybody else. But, as things often do, it took off. It didn’t only take off, but quickly became one of the most popular phones among tech enthusiasts.

Should you buy it six months later?

Luke Pollack / Android Authority OnePlus just released its latest marquee smartphone, the OnePlus 9 Pro, which squarely puts the company in premium territory. This is a far cry from its last flagship phone. The OnePlus 8T, released back in August 2020, took aim at the affordable flagship market. Unfortunately, our review pinned it as a mediocre device. The display, battery life, and OS performed well, but the poorer camera performance and relatively high price made the 8T a bad choice compared to the competition.

Apple Black Friday: The best deals we could find

Today is Black Friday and it’s the one day each year that you can find discounts even on Apple products. As usual, there are no crazy fire sale deals here, but there are enough Apple Black Friday sales around that are worth a look. See also: The best Black Friday phone deals Below, we’ve rounded up the best Apple Black Friday deals we could find. We broke them out into categories to make your holiday shopping easier.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max (ZC553KL) review

ASUS ASUS ZenFone 3 MaxLike the entire ZenFone lineup, the ASUS ZenFone 3 is a decent smartphone. However, even with the premium pitch, there’s no stand out factor running for it. It looks good on paper, but the real-world performance is limited – and would only meet the demands of less discerning users. Table of contents ASUS has a crowded ZenFone line-up, but the company buckets its offerings in well-rounded categories.

You plan to cancel Netflix after North America price hike

Netflix caused a stir over the weekend when it announced that it would be instituting a price hike in Canada and the US. The price increase means that US customers in particular will now pay $9.99 a month for the basic tier, $15.49 for the standard package, and $19.99 for the top-end option. We wondered just how many people would be annoyed enough by the price hike to actually cancel their subscriptions, so we posed this question on Monday.