Michael L Hicks

Sunday Runday As unlikely as it is for Apple to open up messaging to non-Apple Watches, it could reshape the entire wearable market, including Android watches.

GDC 2025 Google was a huge presence at GDC, pushing Gemini for video games and new mobile gaming tech. The one blatant no-show? Any Android XR discussion.

GDC 2025 VR devs are seeing their games buried under Gorilla Tag clones. With Meta and Sony not helping, they're finding new ways to make VR profitable again.

Stay educated Now available in two sizes, the Google Pixel Watch 3 has loads of delectable features to indulge in. Here's all you need to know about it.

Galaxy AI watch Watch Ultra aside, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is the best Android watch available. But should you keep your Watch 6, upgrade to the Ultra, or wait for the Watch 8?

GDC 2025 Chris Pruett went on stage at GDC 2025 to counter criticisms that Meta has abandoned devs to focus on Horizon and F2P games — and hint at a Quest 4 demographic.

Wear OS Weekly Sleep tracking on smartwatches keeps getting more complicated, but Google's sleep lead has even more ambitious dreams of what comes next.

A new 'personality' Google explained to us why it needed to remove the Pixel series' signature look; it may not be a reason you'd expect.

Stepping it up The Google Pixel 9a will wow you with its larger, brighter display and excellent battery life, but 8a owners may not have enough reason to upgrade.

Debate time I got up close to Google's new "personality" for the A-series, designed to set it apart from the flagships.

Smarts & tricks Oura's Ring 4 was a traditional smart ring, but Oura's patents show some incredible ideas that could pay off in the Ring 5.

A new contender Samsung Project Moohan will be the first Android XR headset to make its debut in 2025. Here's everything we know so far.

Sunday Runday Our two favorite running watches should get new models in the next couple of months, but how many new ideas does Garmin have left?

Wear tools We break down every new Wear OS 5 feature, which watches will receive it (and when), what's different with OS 5.1, and everything else you should know!

Watch it all YouTube Premium is essentially ad-free YouTube, right? Yes, but there are other benefits to using it.

Wear OS Weekly Google used to release Pixel Watch updates without fail, but now it wants to slow the releases down. Here's why that could be a good thing.

Necessary upgrades The Pixel Watch 4 should have a new chipset and a key design change. Here's what else we want fixed based on the Watch 3's shortcomings.

Unfinished business Former Fossil VP of Product Brook Eaton is joining Facer as CPO to 'expand OEM partnerships,' and I hope Google is the first.

Sunday Runday Athlete Intelligence just left its beta testing, but Strava's CTO and CPO told me that they're "not done" making it better.

Refreshing transparency Meta's offices keep leaking about future projects; now it seems they're leaning into it and just telling us what they're working on.