A decade ago, people still furiously pecked at the physical keyboards of BlackBerries and some Android phones. Swipe-typing wasn’t a thing yet and many clung to the notion that a smartphone must include real buttons to press. These preferences faded over time, and phones with keys largely died out. Still, some die-hards remain and it is those folks Fxtec is targeting with the Pro1. The Fxtec Pro1 features a full-sized screen and a physical keyboard that hides behind the screen when not in use.

Note: this post was first published on July 23 and again on August 15th. Just days ahead of IFA, we’ve updated the post one last time, adding a few more details and changing a few outdated assumptions.  It’s hard to believe, but 2014 is already a little over half of the way through, and what a year it has been. So far we’ve seen some pretty impressive flagship handsets from Samsung, HTC and LG, as well as some other interesting mobile announcements including Android Wear, Android Auto and Android L.

Update 07/03/2017: The Galaxy Note 7 FE will be priced at 699,000 KRW, roughly $600, when it goes on sale this Friday. The news arrives via The Korea Herald (and the image above via @samkimasia), which also noted that Samsung Bixby functionality has been added to the refurbished phones. Bixby is Samsung's Siri-like digital assistant found on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Despite being an anticipated new smartphone feature from Samsung, Bixby was somewhat undercooked at the time of the S8 launch and has only just recently been expanded with the voice portion of the service.

Skype remains one of the most popular ways to text, call, and video chat with others, either on smartphones on PCs. However, people who use the Microsoft-owned service on Android can sometimes encounter issues with using Skype. In this article, we take a look at some of the more common Skype problems on Android, along with some possible solutions to those issues. Read more: Best messenger and chat apps for Android

Google Now on Tap is a new feature in Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The premise of the feature is pretty simple, Google Now will analyze the content on your screen and then turn around and deliver results based on that information. As an example, if someone asks you about a restaurant, Google Now on Tap would pull up a card about that restaurant including directions, the website, the menu (where applicable), and more information.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Taking an image through each tip Each section will come with a brief explanation of how these Lightroom tips affect an image and how to manipulate it. In addition, I have decided to grab a smartphone image and take it through the editing steps covered in each section. This will show you how much of a difference editing can make. Here is the starting photo:

Don’t you hate having to fiddle with your phone’s profile settings? If you’re lazing around the house, having your ringing volume cranked up all the way to maximum is okay, but it’d be quite embarrassing to disturb a meeting when someone calls you. Alternatively, if you have your phone set to Silent mode because you are at a party, you might not be able to tell if someone’s messaging you. Your smartphone, unfortunately, isn’t quite smart enough to switch between profiles by itself, but one developer known as Root Uninstaller has decided to change that by developing an automatic profile switcher for Android.

Thirty years before the arrival of folding phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, flip phones broke new ground in the form of the Motorola MicroTAC 9800X. Widely regarded as the first flip phone, the MicroTAC ushered in a new era of mobility with its flip design and portable size. As a new wave of advanced folding phones begin to reach the market, including a potential brand new RAZR from Motorola, it’s worth appreciating how form factors have played a role in shaping progress.

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR There are six new Material You-inspired Google Photos widgets to add to your home screen. Android 12 is not required, but Google Photos version 5.65 is. The blob widget is the best. Android 12 has been available on recent Google Pixel phones for a few weeks. However, if you don’t own a recent Pixel device, there’s a good chance you haven’t experienced the wonders of Android 12, or the all-new look and feel Google is calling Material You.

Nvidia makes some of the most powerful GPUs out there right now. While Nvidia arrived a bit late on the graphics card manufacturing scene in 1993, it made quick progress. Many GPU manufacturers of the era have since then been acquired or gone out of business, while Nvidia has come to be the industry leader. Nvidia offers quite a few GPUs in its lineup, divided according to series. Picking the best Nvidia graphics card for you can be tough.