Fall is upon us and the Thanksgiving holiday season (and all the numerous sales and discounts that arrive around that time of year) is getting ever closer. As was the case every single year, smartphone manufacturers are gearing up right about this time to provide the “best and latest” of the Android ecosystem, in an attempt to gain a place in the smartphone consumer’s heart, mind and wallet. Some manufacturers have already laid out their cards, while some are preparing to do so in the next couple of weeks.

If you look at the specs of any given generation of iPhone and compare it to the specs of a flagship Android phone from the same year, then you will notice that the iPhone tends to have less RAM. As a result some people have concluded that iOS apps need less memory than Android apps and that the only reason that Android devices have more memory is because Android apps are memory hogs.

Digital privacy is a hot topic. We have moved into an era where almost everyone carries a connected device. Everyone has a camera. Many of our daily activities — from riding the bus to accessing our bank accounts — are done online. The question arises, “who is keeping track of all that data?” Some of the world’s biggest tech companies are under scrutiny about how they use our data. What does Google know about you?

Out of the blue, Larry Page took to Google’s official blog this afternoon toannounce the creation of a new company, Alphabet. So what is Alphabet? Just another of the many companies under Google? No, the exact opposite. Alphabet is a new umbrella company that is a collection of other companies, including Google. Larry Page will act as CEO of Google’s new parent company, with Sergey Brin as President. As for Google? It is getting slimmed down a bit, with Life Sciences (a company that focuses on glucose-sensing contact lens), Calico (focused on longevity) and some of the other “way out in left field” projects moving under Alphabet’s wings.

Thanks to increasing concerns over security and privacy — not least our mental health — the idea of deleting oneself from the internet has never been a hotter topic. Yet that process is complex: the internet is a vast space and some of us have left decades of digital footprints. If you’ve been thinking about removing yourself from the internet or perhaps just deleting some old online accounts, we have some advice on how to get started.

Google+ user Josue Joseph already scored some hands-on time with the new model, which is shown in the photos above. According to the listing on Best Buy’s website, the new Moto Hint features an “improved fit” and “advanced voice control” features, though we’re not exactly sure what those are at the moment. The design of the device looks almost identical to the 2014 model, but apparently fits even better in the ear.

Despite the growing number of apps and services readily available for Android, there is a shortage on apps that lets you tinker with your phone’s lighting and brightness settings. Though there are a few existing apps that provide you with such functionality, they often require manual tweaking to achieve the desired light adjustments. Lux, on the other hand offers a unique value proposition for users, intelligently adjusting light and brightness settings without user intervention.

Smartphones these days rival and sometimes outperform consumer-level cameras when it comes to video quality. But after you capture a memory, you typically have to transfer files over to your computer and edit them there if you want a professional-looking movie or slideshow. That’s no longer an issue thanks to the Movavi Clips video editor. This free app for Android and iOS makes it easy to take an assortment of photos and video clips and export a masterpiece for your friends and family to enjoy.

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A judge’s ruling in a copyright infringement case didn’t work out so well for a popular Nintendo ROMs repository site. The owner of ROMUniverse must pay Nintendo $2.1 million. Nintendo originally wanted $15 million from ROMUniverse. If there’s one thing Nintendo is passionate about — besides constantly delaying the expansion of the Metroid franchise — it’s suing people. The notoriously strict company throws DMCA notices around without abandon and seems to love being in courtrooms.

Update (10/4): Verizon Wireless has now started selling the Asus ZenFone V online and in its stores. As we reported before, the price for the phone is $384 without a contract, or you can get it on a 24-month payment plan for $16 a month. Original post (9/18): Asus has quietly unveiled a new smartphone that will be exclusive to Verizon. The ZenFone V (V520KL), as it’s called, offers high-end specs but isn’t quite up there with the likes of the Galaxy Note 8, LG V30, and other flagships.