Waze’s latest update is all about Gemini, and it’s picking up your driving habits too

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Google, Google Gemini, News, Waze

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Waze is picking up new features in the latest update, including a broader conversational mode. The navigation app also gets an improved AI-powered Motorcycle mode. The update also makes the app’s route recommendations...

Industry to Icasa: punish municipalities that stall network roll-out

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | ACT, Dark Fibre Africa, Huawei, Icasa, Ispa, Maziv, MTN, News, Policy and regulation, Rain, Sections, Solly Malatsi, Telkom, Vodacom, Vumatel, Wapa

Industry body ACT used day one of Icasa’s rapid deployment hearings to demand binding municipal deadlines.

The best Nintendo 3DS emulator on Android finally supports multiplayer games

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Emulator, Gaming, News, Nintendo

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR The Azahar app has just received a major update on Android. The 3DS emulator now supports multiplayer functionality, including public and private rooms. This update also offers a combo button shortcut, improvements for...

Lenovo just teased a new gaming handheld, and it has a familiar twist

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Cloud Gaming, game consoles, Gaming, Lenovo, News

TL;DR Lenovo has teased the Legion C700, a new handheld gaming device expected to debut in August. Tencent START branding suggests the Legion C700 will focus on cloud gaming rather than local gameplay. Lenovo hasn’t revealed any specs or pricing yet, but the C700...

AI Barometer: the best AI for every job right now

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | AI and machine learning, AI Barometer, Alibaba, Anthropic, Artificial Analysis, ByteDance, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google, GPT-5, Meta, Microsoft, News, OpenAI, Sections, Suno, TechCentral AI Barometer

Our new evidence-based barometer ranks the leading AI tools for work, code, writing, images and video.

Samsung will kill your health data if you don’t consent to AI training

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | AI, News, Samsung, Samsung Health

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Some Samsung Health users are reportedly seeing a controversial new toggle in the app. The toggle allows Samsung to use your health data for AI training and modeling. Disabling this toggle means you can’t sync health data...