Category: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: How to follow Amazon’s hardware event tomorrow
Amazon doesn’t usually do device events in February, but in a year of turbulence, why not? The company is holding a presentation in New York, and, like in the past, Amazon won’t be livestreaming anything. Engadget will attend, however, and liveblog the event so you’ll know what’s happening. Amazon has…
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The Morning After: Apple reveals its new cheapest iPhone. What’s missing?
If you couldn’t stomach $800 for a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence, don’t worry: Apple just announced the iPhone 16e. At $599, it strikes a balance on specs, which is the soft and cosy way to say it doesn’t have everything. It has a lot, though. With a 6.1-inch screen,…
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The Oppo Find N5 is an impressive, very thin foldable with a giant battery
Oppo is back with a new foldable, and the Find N5 is a technically impressive balance of thinness and power. Skipping over the whole unlucky number four thing (this is technically the fourth iteration of the Find foldable), the company claims its latest book-style foldable is the world’s thinnest at…
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The Morning After: What to expect from Apple’s new launch this week
Last week, Apple’s Tim Cook teed up a new product for launch on February 19 — that’s tomorrow. Cook’s tweet also included an animated image of a shimmering Apple logo, which made a lot of us assume the reveal could be for a second-generation AirTag. It’s been rumored for a…
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The Morning After: It’s true, TikTok is back
TikTok is once again available in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store in the United States. The app disappeared from both Apple and Google’s stores January 19, 2025, as a nationwide ban took effect. Briefly. What will ultimately happen to TikTok remains unclear. President Trump wants to strike a…
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The Morning After: Musk wants to buy OpenAI. It doesn’t want to be bought.
Elon Musk has launched a $97.4 billion bid for AI darling OpenAI. The Wall Street Journal reported that a group of investors led by Musk’s xAI submitted an unsolicited offer to the company’s board of directors on Monday. It’s a bid for the non-profit that controls OpenAI’s for-profit arm. OpenAI…
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