LG introduced a new smartphone series late last year, in an attempt to get a bigger foothold in the premium smartphone market. The first of the series, the LG V10, brought with a durable build and some new hardware features, along with a unique take a secondary display experience. Of course, that doesn’t mean their flagship G series has been forgotten, with the latest offering released this year introducing a dramatic departure from the norm for LG.

TL;DR Microsoft has confirmed that the Surface Duo has an unlockable bootloader. This means that you can root it, mod it, and flash custom ROMs on it. This means that you will be able to gain root access to the device, flash custom ROMs on it, mod it, play around with hidden features, and more. Microsoft, however, has not confirmed if unlocking the bootloader will void the warranty or not.

There have been several attempts to make lapdocks and laptop shells over the years, with varying degrees of success. Now, the team behind 2016’s NexDock is back with a sequel on Kickstarter, dubbed the NexDock 2 (h/t: SlashGear). Much like other laptop shells, the NexDock 2 offers a display, keyboard, trackpad, battery, and several ports. But it improves upon the original design by offering a full HD IPS display, a full-sized HDMI port, a USB port, and several USB-C ports (including one for charging).

Update, October 30, 2018 (12:42PM EST): Old School Runescape is now up on the Play Store. The game weighs in at a little over 6MB, though there is likely more to download once you open the game for the first time. Something to keep in mind is that, miraculously, you can still your old account if you remember your sign-in credentials. However, everyone starts fresh once you log in. That means character progression does not carry over.

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority There are a lot of great affordable phones in India. If you’re looking for flagship power, though, you’ll more often than not have to drop a decent chunk of money, with some smartphones priced close to 1 lakh rupees and beyond. The great news is that quite a few options come with the same high-end processing package but are much cheaper. Here’s a look at some of the best phones under 40,000 rupees in India!

When Google Play Music first rolled around, it was like my prayers had been answered: a music streaming service that allowed me to upload my own content and stream it anywhere for free. No longer would I have to lug around a dedicated MP3 player or figure out a way to cram just my most favorite albums onto my phone’s SD card. Granted, there were plenty of compromises. Although Google Play Music allowed you to upload tracks with 320kbps bitrates, you didn’t have the choice to stream at that quality on cellular networks until 2017, for example.

Archos has come forward with an announcement for the third tablet in their Elements lineup. This newly introduced model is the Archos 80 Cobalt, which follows the 97 Carbon and the 97 Xenon. The Archos 80 Cobalt, as the name would imply, is an 8-inch device. That said, while Archos has announced the 80 Cobalt and offered a complete set of details in terms of specs, they have yet to say anything in terms of availability or the price.

BLU Vivo Air LTEThe BLU Vivo Air LTE won't fail to satisfy many casual users, but those who really care about 4G LTE support, updates and battery life should be wary. Table of contents The BLU Vivo Air was affordable, but offered a stunning construction and pretty capable specs. The second iteration looks to bring a similar ultra thin design, but this time the device is boosted with 2 GB of RAM and 4G LTE speeds.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A new study has found that dark mode doesn’t give you major efficiency gains in some scenarios. Researchers found that switching to dark mode from low to mid brightness only yielded between 3 to 9% savings. You see more energy gains by going from a light mode at maximum brightness to a dark mode, according to the study Dark mode has been touted as one of the better features on phones today, allowing devices with OLED screens to save power compared to using a typical light mode.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Is Google Search dying? A viral post by blogger DXB claims it is as most people are appending the term “Reddit” to the end of their search queries. When we at Android Authority came across this post, we realized that a bunch of us are also actively searching Reddit to avoid irrelevant SEO-optimized results on Google. Discussions about the post on Hacker News and Reddit also show that many people have started distrusting Google Search results.