If you have a brand new, high-end Android device, your mobile life tends to be pretty easy. After all, just about everything you run on it will work smoothly, from games to apps. Of course, not all of us have top-of-the-line brand new devices, and that’s why sometimes it’s nice to have a little help. That’s where utility apps can lend a hand. There are a handful of such apps out there, including DU Speed Booster, Greenify, Clean Master and others.

Supplied by Black SharkBlack Shark made quite a splash (heh) when it revealed its first gaming phone in 2018, and the firm raised the bar in 2019 with its Black Shark 2 phones. It isn’t stopping there either, as it’s just announced the Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro. As you’d expect from a 2020 flagship, the Black Shark 3 series delivers a Snapdragon 865 processor with 5G capabilities.

Quick: do you like the colors that Samsung has been using for its 2012 Galaxy devices? From Pebble Blue and Ceramic White (first teased back in April at the launch of the Galaxy S3) to Garnet Red, Onyx Black and others, the colors and finish of Samsung’s popular devices have become quite iconic. One of the newer devices that sports the colorful glazed design is the Galaxy S3 Mini. The device was initially launched in the “classic” Pebble Blue and Ceramic White, but recent rumors and leaks suggested that Samsung prepares more versions.

HMD Global Nokia 8 SiroccoThe Nokia 8 Sirocco is an expensive smartphone that does most things right, even the radical ones, but it still won't be for everyone. Table of contents While the Nokia 7 Plus turned out to be the impressive mainstream, mid-range smartphone, the company’s 2018 flagship smartphone is just as interesting. A throwback to the original Nokia 8800 Sirocco, the Nokia 8 Sirocco is beautiful and unconventional. Despite playing it safe in 2017, everyone took notice when HMD Global started making Nokia smartphones.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Solid cameras sell smartphones and iPhones have built a reputation for snapping great pictures — a reputation bolstered by its top-of-the-line 2020 device, the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Meanwhile, OnePlus has partnered with Hasselblad for this generation’s flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 9 Pro, to boost its own credentials and take on the best in the business. These two handsets are on the more reserved end of the flagship camera spectrum.

The Chinese brand posted a sample on Weibo, showing off the digital zoom capabilities of an upcoming phone. Xiaomi’s post also specifically mentions the “100MP era” (thanks, Google Translate) as well as the 12,032 x 9,024 resolution. The latter roughly equates to a 108MP sensor — check out the sample below. The level of resolvable detail seems great, but this appears to be in an environment with carefully controlled lighting. And it’s worth noting that full-resolution shots from 48MP and 64MP cameras generally seem to disappoint in anything other than broad daylight.

Widgets can make or break the experience you have with your Android Phone. They, quite simply, have become a staple in our everyday Android life. Between widgets, icons, launchers and docks, we have everything we could possibly need to customize our phone, and make it look drastically different from the next one. We are all familiar with some of the most popular widgets out there like Pandora or Facebook. While some of these widgets are main stream, you still don’t have much in the way of choice when it comes to making yours look special and unique.

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon has launched the Fire TV Cube in India. The new streaming box is available for Rs 12,999. Amazon has offered several Fire TV devices in India for a while now, but one gadget that’s been missing in the market was the Fire TV Cube. Fortunately, Amazon India has now launched the device. The Fire TV Cube is billed as the most powerful device in Amazon’s streaming portfolio, packing a hexa-core processor (S922X, Mali-G52 MP2 GPU), 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage.

Black Friday is in full swing and new offers keep pouring in. The latest brand offering discounts of over 50% on selected devices is Garmin. If you’ve always wanted a great fitness smartwatch with reliable tracking, Garmin’s devices are among the best. So, without further ado here are the best Garmin smartwatch Black Friday deals. Garmin Vivoactive 3 Garmin Vívoactive 3 The Vivoactive 3 provides accurate GPS and health tracking with an impressive battery life of up to 7 days in smartwatch mode.

The CyanogenMod team released the RC1 version of CM9 just before Google I/O started. A couple of weeks later, RC2 was launched, and now it seems that CyanogenMod 9 stable is trickling out for some devices. Well, truth be told, they’ve only released it for the Galaxy Nexus so far, which may be why the team hasn’t made an official post about it yet. I’m sure that once at least a couple dozen phones will support it, they will announce it.