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Tshaka-Fi Wrapped! Nothing dropped the bomb, on-device voice controls just bombed, Auracast floundered, and lossless came alive! My takeaways for audio in 2025.

Report card AI continued to grow in 2025, but not in all the ways we expected, and not every company experienced the same level of success. Here's my report card.

Sunday Runday I took my Amazfit, Apple, Coros, Google, Garmin, OnePlus, Polar, Samsung, Suunto, and Withings watches for a step test to see which you can trust.

Wearables Weekly I made a dozen guesses for what Google, Samsung, and other Wear OS watch brands would do in 2025. I got a lot right, but not everything.

Sunday Runday Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.

Editor's Desk OnePlus and Motorola continue to play on their strengths, but unfortunately, there wasn't much done to address their weaknesses.

Past and present Before we look forward to what next year will bring, let's explore how my predictions from 2024 turned out.

ThVRsday XR has had a monumental 2025, from the launch of Android XR to a flurry of new smart glasses, this was a massive year of growth and excitement.

Best of the best I used all phones released by Chinese brands over the course of 2025, so let's take a look at how each brand did this year.

AC Labs The North American smartphone market is unlike any in the world, and that comes with its own problems and advantages, all of which shone in 2025.