Tag: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: Electronics got a temporary US tariff exemption
Just before the weekend, the US Customs and Border Protection published a list of products excluded from Trump’s tariffs, including smartphones, PCs, memory chips and let’s say 80 percent of everything we write about at Engadget. However, that’s more because they’ll be siloed into a specific product category. Commerce Secretary…
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Pixel 9a
Google is back with another entry-level smartphone, the Pixel 9a. With more AI smarts, a new hardware design, and the biggest battery on any Pixel yet, on paper, it sounds good. Especially the sub-$500 price tag. In our full Pixel 9a review, Sam Rutherford breaks down where corners have been…
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The Morning After: Trump’s tariffs are disrupting Nintendo’s Switch 2 plans
Timing is everything. Hours after I published our Friday newsletter, debating the price of Nintendo’s new console, the company announced it would delay US pre-orders for the Switch 2 as it wrestled with a new set of tariffs introduced by President Trump. “Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US…
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The Morning After: Let’s talk Switch 2 pricing
Nintendo’s new console has finally been revealed in full, with magnetically attaching Joy-Cons, a new chat function and a bigger higher-res 7.9-inch screen that supports 120Hz and HDR. Then there are the new Joy-Cons. Alongside larger SL and SR buttons made of metal, the controllers can be disconnected by pressing…
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iPhone 16 Pro longterm review: While Apple Intelligence underwhelms, Camera Control fits right in
When we reviewed the iPhone 16 Pro last year, Apple Intelligence was barely available. Since then, the iPhone 16 series has benefitted from several new features, apps and improvements. Some (or most) of them were Apple Intelligence features that were teased back at WWDC 2024, months before the iPhone 16…
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The Morning After: Get ready for Nintendo’s big Switch 2 reveal
I’m sidestepping the desperate attempts at April 1 shenanigans and focusing on the imminent Nintendo Direct broadcast, which is likely to confirm rumors and sink others. The last few Switch 1 games have been revealed, meaning tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct: Switch 2 presentation, kicking off at 9AM ET / 6AM PT…
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