BlackBerry Priv is heading to T-Mobile. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry’s first Android-powered smartphone is coming to T-Mobile on January 26, and it’s going to put a big dent in your wallet. If you want to buy Priv off-contract, you’ll be paying $719.99 upfront.

Installing apps from the Google app. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google is making it possible to install Android apps directly from Google Search. The feature, which is already available for some users, makes it even easier to find Android apps and games.

Meet the LG G5. Photo: Android Authority

LG’s new G5, which will make its official debut at Mobile World Congress next month, has been revealed early in leaked design drawings. The handset looks a lot like its predecessors from the front, but LG has made a number of big hardware changes.

The Xperia Z5’s fingerprint scanner is being removed for the U.S. Photo: PC Advisor

Sony’s new Xperia Z5 lineup is its first to include fingerprint scanners, but the Japanese company has decided to remove them before bringing the Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact to the U.S.

Sony’s coming to Barcelona again. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Sony has invited Mobile World Congress attendees to a press event on Monday, February 22. The announcement all but confirms the Japanese company has something up its sleeve for the giant mobile technology convention, but what?