When Qualcomm launched the new “Krait” CPU architecture, I was disappointed that it didn’t launch the new Adreno 3xx GPU architecture as well. Ever since Qualcomm bought the Adreno team and technology from AMD a few years ago, the Adreno GPUs have been at least slightly behind the competition. The new Adreno 320 GPU that is arriving in the quad core S4 Pro SoC comes with some much needed features that should push mobile graphics forward.

The OnePlus Nord hit the market after tons of marketing hype, bringing a mid-ranger to the OnePlus fold for the first time since 2015. OnePlus had offered a drip-feed of info in the run-up to the launch, but all mysteries have been solved, and we have the full OnePlus Nord specs. You can check out the full spec sheet below. OnePlus NordDisplay 6.44-inch Fluid AMOLED 2,400 x 1,080 20:9 aspect ratio

The movie Pixels is set to be released this month. With all the hype building up, Bandai Namco wants to make sure you are not left stranded until the film’s launch. The arcade and video game publisher has released a new mobile game that ties into the movie and will give you plenty of entertainment until July 24th. For those who may not know, Pixels is a movie in which aliens mistakenly decipher our messages of peace as a threat.

If you haven’t been paying attention to Jide and it’s popular Remix OS over the past year or so, perhaps now you should. Jide Technology has just released an emulated version of the Android OS, dubbed Remix OS Player, which is now available as a free install on Windows.In the past, Remix OS was meant to be a standalone operating system that could be used in place of Windows or macOS. Now with Remix OS Player, users can simply run it straight from their Windows desktops, just like any other Windows application.

After seeing companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google bring the more politically correct and diverse Unicode 9.0 emojis, I was a bit concerned by Samsung’s inaction. But it seems like the South Korean tech giant has finally decided to bring Unicode 9.0 emoji support to the Galaxy Note7 with the “green battery icon” update. Better late than never, eh? Well, that’s not the only thing that this update will bring it seems.

Until now, if you were looking for a high-end large display smartphone from Samsung, your choice was limited to the Galaxy Note series. However, that all changed last year, with the availability of the Galaxy S6 Edge+. In 2016, Samsung adopted a different strategy with its new Edge, with the Galaxy S7 Edge featuring a larger display compared to its predecessor, as well as its flagship namesake. Read more: Today we’re pitching against each other the brand new Galaxy S7 Edge and the king of large phones, the Galaxy Note 5.

Streaming giant Netflix has a pretty solid track record with its exclusive shows. Whether it’s lush period dramas like Bridgerton, The Crown, and Queen’s Gambit, or character-driven genre fare like The Umbrella Academy, Sense8, and The OA, or high fantasy like The Witcher, Cursed, and The Letter for the King — Netflix is a proven heavy hitter. In the new big-budget fantasy series Shadow and Bone, Netflix adds one more title to its growing stable.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The internal Android 12 codename is reported to be “snow cone.” However, that name wasn’t too popular for our readers. In a poll, we determined that “sundae” would have been a more popular name for Google to have used. Please note that Google has yet to formally confirm “snow cone” as the name, so it’s possible it could be different. Before we saw the first Android 12 developer preview, we learned of the possible internal “sweet treat” name for the newest version of the operating system.

Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority 2020 is drawing to a close, and it’s been marked by numerous trends in the smartphone space. We saw 5G become a reality for a ton of markets, high refresh rates trend down to budget phones (with mixed success), and quad camera systems become the norm. Yet, 2020 can certainly be marked as the year when mid-range phones became better and more important than ever.

The ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 is a bit of an odd duck. With what are essentially the guts of a Nexus 7 and a body similar to the Transformer series (sans dock), it’s a little difficult to figure out who it’s aimed at. With so many other tablets out there, is this one worth your hard-earned cash? Read on to find out. In a hurry? Check out the video review or jump to the conclusion at the end of the article.