Sorry to break it to you, but using a free VPN for Kodi is a bad idea — really bad. If you care about your privacy, you definitely shouldn’t do it. Using a VPN for Kodi has its advantages. You can bypass geo-restrictions and access to more content. You can also hide your identity online, if some of the Kodi add-ons you’re using aren’t completely legal. Using a VPN for Kodi is definitely a good idea, but only if you go with a paid plan offered by a reputable provider.

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority HBO has been the king of exclusive subscription content for nearly 50 years now. It currently operates seven 24-hour channels filled with high-quality original and licensed content. The company took its first steps into the digital age with HBO Now more than five years ago, laying the groundwork for a much-expanded service called HBO Max. This service combines HBO’s impressive library of original shows and movies with even more content from its parent company Warner Media into a single subscription service.

Press conferences often attempt to hype up and oversell new products and ideas, but Asus has really taken it up a notch. Asus has uploaded some highlights of its MWC presentation to Youtube for us all to see, but it’s not quite what you might have been expecting. The video is definitely worth a watch, but be prepared to cringe in places. The presenter is clearly convinced by the products, but the slightly hesitant clapping at the end suggests that the audience may have been a little more bewildered by the whole experience.

Onward Mobility TL;DR BlackBerry-branded phones are coming back thanks to security brand Onward Mobility. The firm’s website notes that we can expect 5G BlackBerry phones in 2021. TCL and BlackBerry confirmed earlier this year that they had parted ways, which meant that TCL would no longer be launching or producing new BlackBerry-branded smartphones. Now, it turns out that the BlackBerry name is poised to come back to the smartphone space courtesy of little-known mobile security brand Onward Mobility.

The Samsung Galaxy Home has been coming for a long time now, first announced in August 2018 alongside the Galaxy Note 9. Samsung’s website only lists it as “coming soon,” but it might be joined by another smart speaker. According to the Bluetooth SIG website, Samsung is working on an “AI speaker” called the Galaxy Home Mini. The website doesn’t give us much more to go on, other than its model number (SM-V310) and Bluetooth 4.

Good news for all you Android developers – Google has rolled out the new version of the Android Developer Console. There’s a sexy new interface that’s fast to load and easy to navigate and search. You’ll also find more statistics to help you analyze your app’s performance and the app publishing workflow has been streamlined for clarity. It was first shown off back at Google I/O earlier in the year, but it has been tested, tweaked, and almost perfected since then.

If a new rumor is to be believed, Android’s location access screen is getting a makeover in the upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat update. The news comes by way of Android Police, where the site has recently received screenshots of the new changes. As you’ll see in the images below, not only is the Location Access screen’s layout quite a bit different in Android 4.4 KitKat, the screen name has also been shortened to simply “Location’.

If you or someone you know is getting a new Pixel for the holiday season, Google recently introduced a ton of new accessories for its Made for Google program. This means the products are officially approved by Google to work well with Pixel devices, so you can have peace of mind that a case will fit well or headphones will work without issue. Google has a lot of products in this lineup, so we’ve decided to round up some of the new additions.

Storage is one of the things that can make or break a device. Inadequate storage is a limiting factor in the apps and data you can load on your smartphone or tablet. Additionally, slow storage will also result in a less fluid user experience. Storage in mobile devices is constantly improving, although to reduce cost, device manufacturers will usually still use Flash-based storage systems instead of faster SSDs. Microsoft, for one, recognizes the need for better storage systems, and has come up with a system called exFAT (which stands for Extended File Allocation Table).

The Black Friday leaked ads bonanza continues today with Office Max. The retailer’s full advertisement for this year’s Black Friday shopping spree has been leaked, and we took it for a spin looking for Android offers and deals worth taking advantage of on November 23. You’ll be happy to see a collection of Android tablets in Office Max’ listings, although we’re not looking at any spectacular price cuts, which is what you’d expect for Black Friday, right?