As the third largest mobile operator in the U.S., Sprint is busy playing catch up to Verizon and AT&T with its 4G LTE network rollout. After expanding its LTE reach to six new citiesback in December, the tally is now up to 49 markets. If you’re wondering if and when your area will be covered, check out the list that Sprint has released of the 28 additional cities that will be getting LTE in the coming months.

In a press release today, T-Mobile and AT&T announced that they will be entering a temporary agreement to allow roaming for customers of either network in the areas hit by Hurricane Sandy. While the worst of the storm has passed, Hurricane Sandy left a lot of damage in its wake, and at one point millions were without power. While a lot of people are working to help get things back in order as quickly as possible, some of the hardest hit areas are still looking at a difficult time ahead.

Lily Katz / Android Authority Amazon Prime Day 2021 has arrived, and with it comes a ton of great PC and console gaming product discounts. However, any hardcore gamer knows that in addition to things like a great controller or a good monitor, you also need headsets that will deliver a superior audio gaming experience. Thankfully, there are lots of great Amazon Prime Day gaming headset deals to check out.

Ubisoft is giving away free copies of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on PC with Google Project Stream participation. Those who spend an hour with the browser-based streaming service between now and January 15 will get Odyssey added to their Ubisoft UPlay account soon after. You’ll need to be at least 17-years-old and in the U.S. to qualify (the only location where Project Stream is currently available), and you’ll also need a UPlay account. These accounts are free but some folks find them annoying — especially if they only have one or two games in their library stored there and already have countless other PC game clients to juggle.

Can’t wait to dive head-first into the NBA season? Get an early start with 2K Games’ NBA 2K16. The console version released last Thursday, but earlier today, 2K announced that the mobile version of this year’s addition to their hit basketball series was now in app stores. This is a different animal than the company’s previous release this year, MyNBA2K16, which is a digital collectible card game that let you build a team of players and earn rewards.

Rovio, the company that launched one of the most successful mobile franchises ever has just released its first non-Angry Birds game. Amazing Alex is the name of this new game, which is now available from Google Play for Android devices and from the App Store for iOS devices. Just like Angry Birds, Amazing Alex is a physics puzzle game. But this time around you don’t have to destroy any egg-stealing pigs, or any kind of opponents.

The gesture navigation tools introduced with Android 9 Pie eliminated the need for the recent apps button. Now, the default gesture navigation configuration is down to two buttons: the home “pill” icon and the back button, which appears when needed. However, according to some early Android Q code obtained by XDA Developers, the back button might not be around for the next iteration of Android. Android Q might open up RCS to third-party apps (Update: Removed)

The big Apple news this week is all about the so-called iPhone SE 2 (which is not likely to be its real name). The projected release date was bumped up a bit by industry analysts, and there’s even a supposed price. Check it out in the roundup below. Elsewhere, we have some new concept renders of what the iPhone 12 Pro could look like, a rumor about the upcoming release of “pro” AirPods, some news related to the Apple TV Plus streaming platform, and more!

Robert Triggs / Android Authority A more in-depth article originally appeared on our sister site, SoundGuys.com At IFA in Berlin, Qualcomm unveiled its latest Bluetooth audio codec for smartphones and headphones: aptX Adaptive. This isn’t the 24-bit/96kHz codec from Qualcomm that some have been clamoring for, but don’t be disheartened. aptX Adaptive sets out to solve a number of the biggest issues in the Bluetooth audio space and could be the codec we’ve been waiting for if it works as well as promised.

Smartphone performance has been “good enough” for all our favorite apps and even games for several generations now. That’s the case pretty much regardless of which chipset powers your phone, be it Apple, Huawei, MediaTek, Qualcomm, or Samsung. While benchmarking enthusiasts have continued to seek out the best performers, the chip designers themselves have switched their focus and marketing to things like camera, AI, and networking performance. While part of this lack of CPU boasting is down to the diminishing real-world performance impact, it’s also because most current-gen SoCs use the same Arm CPU cores, albeit with their own small teaks.