Mat Smith
Articles by Mat Smith
The Morning After: The best games of 2025
The biggest news stories this morning: US bans new foreign-made drones and components, Paramount has an updated Warner Bros. Discovery bid.
The Morning After: The highest rated tech of 2025
The biggest news stories this morning: Avatar Fire and Ash review, Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025, OnePlus 15R review.
The Morning After: Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy
The biggest news stories this morning: IKEA’s new wireless charger is cute, ‘Slop’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year.
The Morning After: Tech’s biggest losers of 2025
The biggest news stories this morning: Control Resonant steps into a larger world inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trump orders creation of litigation task force to challenge state AI laws, Amazon’s AI-generated recap tool didn’t watch Fallout very closely.
The Morning After: Tech’s biggest winners of 2025
The biggest news stories this morning: Google and Apple partner on better Android–iPhone switching, Team Cherry is working on more Silksong content, How Google is laying the foundation for our mixed reality future
The Morning After: Flying Antigravity’s A1 drone is unlike anything else
The biggest news stories this morning: Nikon ZR review, Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft finally has a release date, Metroid Prime 4 review.
Antigravity A1 drone review: FPV flying unlike anything else
With 360-degree cameras, FPV goggles and an innovative, accessible control style, this debut drone is a lot of fun.
The Morning After: Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold phone is real
The biggest news stories this morning: Google limits its free Nano Banana Pro image generator because it’s so popular, Apple’s new vice president of AI is a Google veteran.
The Morning After: The best Cyber Monday 2025 deals
The biggest news stories this morning: Cyber Monday 2025, There’s a cute voice messaging app for Playdate now.
The Morning After: Our pick of the best Black Friday deals for 2025
The biggest news stories this morning: Mostly BF deals, sorry.
The Morning After: The best early Black Friday 2025 deals
The biggest tech stories: Samsung’s Beverage Center is the best fridge feature competitors can’t copy, The OnePlus 15R smartphone is budget-friendly, durable and coming next month.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a classic still worth the challenge
There's something familiar and cosy to Final Fantasy Tactics. For those who haven't played it before, get ready for a challenging fight or two.
The Morning After: European policymakers scale back AI and privacy laws
The biggest news stories this morning: Google’s new Gemini 3 model arrives in AI Mode and the Gemini app, Play Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 in your browser, Sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI.
The Morning After: The first Zelda movie looks like this
The biggest news stories this morning: DJI Neo 2 drone review, Meta and Google delay undersea cables over security concerns.
The Morning After: Is the Apple Watch SE 3 the best smartwatch for (almost) everyone?
The biggest news stories this morning: Nintendo announces its Black Friday deals, The latest Death Stranding collab is an actual exoskeleton, Renders show off Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26+.
The Morning After: GTA 6 is delayed until November 2026
The biggest news stories this morning: Black Friday 2025: The best early tech deals so far, Why DJI drones might be banned in the US, Apple may release its first low-cost MacBook in early 2026.
The Morning After: Musk talks flying Teslas on Joe Rogan’s show
The biggest news stories this morning: Pentagon may award SpaceX a billion-dollar contract to help with Golden Dome, Apple Vision Pro M5 review, Acer Predator Triton 14 AI review:.
The Morning After: Xbox console revenue fell off a cliff this year
The biggest news stories this morning: 1X Neo is a $20,000 home robot, Finally, a proper trailer for the last season of Stranger Things.
Oppo’s Find X9 Pro has a detachable telephoto lens and a gigantic battery
The Find X9 Pro’s specs read like a wishlist of what many want to see in their phones: A huge 7,500mAh battery, a 200-megapixel telephoto camera and a bright 6.78-inch screen with tiny, almost one-millimeter bezels. What's the catch?
The Morning After: Rivian spinoff Also made a modular e-bike with a virtual drivetrain
The biggest news stories this morning: Cinemark is adding more 70mm IMAX screens ahead of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Federal investigators are looking into Tesla’s Mad Max mode, which reportedly defies speed limits, US Customs and Border Protection will photograph visitors for facial recognition database.