Mat Smith heads up Engadget’s daily newsletter from London, UK. He has worked at Engadget for over a decade and has covered console gaming, flagship smartphones, the Apple Watch and fitness tech that promises to make him faster or stronger. He’s currently learning how to backflip. Mat has previously written for The Guardian, The Times (UK) and the BBC, and speaks fluent Japanese. He sings the praises of his Instant Pot and makes regular kitchen gadget purchases that he usually regrets.
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the iPhone 16 Pro
The biggest news stories this morning: Did the design of Nintendo’s next console leak? MrBeast and Amazon are being sued by contestants of their planned competition show, all the iPhone 16 and AirPod reviews.
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Apple Watch Series 10
The biggest news stories this morning: How Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generated, watchOS 11 is out now, with new Sleep Apnea feature, Trump jumps into cryptocurrency, appears to know nothing about it.
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The Morning After: Our verdict on Apple’s new AirPods 4
The biggest news stories this morning: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days announced, Meta bans Russian state media outlets on Facebook and Instagram, Apple’s iOS 18 is available now.
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The Morning After: The AirPods Pro’s new hearing aid features are a big deal
The biggest news stories this morning: Everything to expect at Meta Connect 2024, How to pre-order the new iPhone 16, 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit.
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The Morning After: OpenAI made its latest model slower, on purpose
The biggest news stories this morning: Flappy Bird is back, The future of NASA and White House tries to curb deepfake porn.
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The Morning After: Everything we know so far about Nintendo’s next console
The biggest news stories this morning: The audio earrings Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist, Ultimate Ears Everboom review, Adobe's AI video tools will arrive later this year.
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The Morning After: The $700 PS5 Pro
The biggest news stories this morning: iPhone 16 hands-on: More Pro than I expected, Why AirPods 4 block sound better — and just sound better, Huawei’s triple-fold smartphone is almost triple the price of a smartphone
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The Morning After: Should you upgrade to an iPhone 16?
The biggest news stories this morning: Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event, Google Pixel Watch 3 review, It looks like Sony will announce the PS5 Pro later today.
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Apple quietly kills its terrible FineWoven iPhone cases
When Apple revealed its FineWoven case, it was pitched as a leather substitute that used 68 percent post-consumer recycled content. But there are no iPhone 16-compatible FineWoven cases, period.
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Apple's AirPods Pro update turns them into a clinical grade hearing aid
Apple is adding an over-the-counter, professional-grade hearing aid feature to its AirPods Pro. It'll boost the specific kinds of sounds you need help with.
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The Morning After: What to expect from Apple’s iPhone 16 event later today
The biggest news stories this morning: YouTube terminates five right-wing channels accused of links to Russia,, LG flaunts its stretchable displays on the catwalk, YouTubers built a six-foot tall working replica of the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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The Morning After: Did Sony just reveal the PS5 Pro design?
The biggest news stories this morning: The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty, You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC, YouTube is making tools to detect face and voice deepfakes
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The Morning After: reMarkable’s new e-ink tablet has a color display
The biggest news stories this morning: Concord players keep jumping off the map, Acer finally has a gaming handheld, You can finally fish in No Man’s Sky.
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The GoPro Hero 13’s biggest upgrades are on the outside
GoPro’s latest action cam offers more versatility and features aimed at high-level users who’ve probably owned a GoPro or two for years. GPS is back, the battery is bigger, and slow-motion capture and other features have been upgraded, but the big news might be outside of the camera unit itself.
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The Morning After: The X TV app wobbles onto your big screen
The biggest news stories this morning: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review, How to watch the new iPhone 16 unveiling at the September Apple event, Instagram Stories are getting comments.
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The Morning After: Bang & Olufsen’s new headphones cost over $1,500
The biggest news stories this morning: Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil’s X ban, Resident Evil mobile ports now require an online check-in before you can play, Disney cuts DirecTV customers’ access to ABC, ESPN and more.
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Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly game
Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, silly game based in the fictional northern-England town called Barnsworth, which is definitely 80 percent Barnsley, 20 percent plausible deniability. It's also actually, truly, funny.
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The Morning After: A Tamagotchi made with real egg
The biggest news stories this morning: Egg-based Tamagotchis, The best tech deals from Labor Day, Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini.
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The Morning After: X labeled an NPR story about Trump as ‘unsafe’
The biggest news stories this morning: The PS5 Pro could appear in the next few weeks, Shroom-bots and What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote in September.
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The Morning After: GameStop’s retro gaming pivot
The biggest news stories this morning: Apple’s latest iOS developer betas include an AI object removal tool, Apple event rumor roundup: What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote, Team shooter Concord doesn’t quite take off.