Huawei MediaPad M5/M5 ProIf you're looking for some excellent Android tablets, look no further than the MediaPad M5 line. They're well crafted with vibrant displays, long lasting battery life, and excellent speakers making them the perfect companion for both work and play. Table of contents Android tablets have been seeing a steady decline in sales recently, but Huawei is still managing to find success in the diminishing tablet market. The previous MediaPad M3 offered a solid Android tablet experience and now Huawei is refreshing its tablet lineup with the MediaPad M5 and M5 Pro.

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Apple was contemplating an iPhone nano back in 2010 when its flagship was just 3.5-inches tall. An old email from Steve Jobs shows that the company was in discussions creating a cost plan and renders for the phone. The device was likely part of Apple’s 2011 iPhone strategy. How small is too small for a phone? An email from former Apple chief Steve Jobs suggests a nano-sized device could have been the benchmark for tiny phones 11 years ago.

Update: May 4, 2020: Don’t look for the Microsoft Surface Neo dual-screen Windows tablet to be released anytime soon. Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay has confirmed in a blog post that the company will now “look for the right moment” to release dual-screen devices, such as the Surface Neo, that would have used the Windows 10X operating system. Panay says Microsoft is making these changes due to the needs of its customers, which he says are now looking to use “the power of the cloud more than ever.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Many phones have some sort of battery life extending mode to wring out a few more hours of use. You frequently have to give up some creature comforts in the process, but the setting can be crucial on long days when it’s impractical to plug in. That’s true even during a pandemic — a battery saver mode can be the key to staying connected through a weekend camping trip, for instance.

These days, people use their mobile phones not just for calling or texting their contacts.  The use of mobile phones has expanded beyond just mere calling and texting and has included other more complex functions such as full Web browsing, productivity, and high-definition entertainment.  The mobile phone these days has become a pocketable assistant of some sort.  But, wouldn’t it be nice if you could interact by voice to that electronic assistant?

David Imel / Android Authority This year’s CES has been a bit different, but that didn’t stop new product announcements from pouring in. We saw a ton of tech at the show, and that goes double for laptops. With literally dozens of options, we’ve rounded up ten of our favorite new laptops announced at CES 2021. In this list, we tried to be fair and include a variety of differing laptops for many use cases including mainstream, business, and gaming.

Williams Pelegrin / Android Authority You’ve heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this year it’s all about Prime Day. Major retailers left and right are looking to get in on Amazon’s fun with sales of their own. Target is just the latest to set its Bullseye on October 13-14 with a new Deal Days event. If you’re ready to shop around and get ready for the holidays, here are Target’s best Prime Day alternatives.

Alongside its list of the top ten trending searches of 2016, Google has also posted more specific results relating to the biggest trends in gaming. Of the featured titles – most of which will be household names – the top two most trending searches are both Android compatible and feature similar gameplay. slither.io and agar.io are massively multiplayer games in which players take control of a single entity (a cell in agar.io and a worm in slither.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority 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.

Even though it may not be the most well-known brand in the world, Alcatel makes some pretty good smartphones. The Idol 3 and Idol 4S were very compelling budget options in their time. This year’s Idol 5S was a bit of a letdown due to a spec downgrade, but it proved that Alcatel can still make great hardware. So, what does the future hold? If a new leak is accurate, Alcatel plans a plethora of new phones in 2018.