Research firm Omdia has released a new report on worldwide tablet shipments for the last quarter of 2025, as well as a roundup for the full year. Here’s how the did.

, Apple shipped 19.6 million in the last quarter of 2025, a 16.5% year-over-year increase. Apple’s performance was second only to Lenovo, which grew 36.2% on shipments of 3.9 million units.

Even so, Apple

Like it or not, there’s no turning back: apps and operating systems will steadily gravitate toward voice-first interactions.

But here’s the thing: none of the points I’m about to make mean that you will be forced to talk to your devices against your will, nor that humanity is mindlessly yapping its way into a future where every publicly shared space will inevitably become filled with a cacophony of overly dependent, AI-loving nerds.

The GUI isn’t going away, just as the

During Alphabet’s Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai added to the confusion regarding where, exactly, the upcoming Gemini-powered Siri will run. Here’s what he said.

Since Apple confirmed that Google’s Gemini would power new Siri features, there has been a lingering question about the privacy aspects of what Tim Cook refers to as a “collaboration” between the two companies.

While many assumed that Google would have access to user data, Apple vaguely countered this notion with its

Act surprised, but it is looking increasingly likely that Apple TV’s most successful movie to date might get a sequel. Here are the details.

During yesterday’s Apple TV press day , the company announced multiple movies and series that will be debuting on its streaming platform throughout 2026, along with renewals for several hit shows.

Toward the end of the event, Apple SVP of Services Eddy Cue held a brief Q&A, where he read questions from attending press.

As , Cue read the

watchOS 26 brought a variety of big and small updates to the Apple Watch, but one I’ve been increasingly loving is the new wrist flick gesture. Here’s how it works and what I’ve been using it for.

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As part of its broader manufacturing push in India, Apple is expanding supplier training to include Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. Here are the details.

Apple that it will open its first Education Hub in India, as part of a comprehensive expansion of its supplier training programs in the country.

The hub will be located in Bengaluru and will operate in collaboration with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education. New courses are slated to kick off in March.

Here’s Apple:

“As part of

If your Apple CarPlay connection randomly drops out while driving, the cause might not be your iPhone, cable, or car.

Radio interference, of all things, could be the cause of your troubles.

An last year detailed a peculiar phenomenon in Boston, where drivers lost their CarPlay or Android Auto connection at the exact same spots. Similar “dead zones” are likely in other cities, though may go unreported.

don’t handle GPS navigation on their own. Instead, they maintain a direct Bluetooth or Wi-

Last year, I spent some time testing BenQ’s 4K 32-inch with MoonHalo and found it especially easy on the eyes, comfort-wise. Now BenQ is back with a new take on the coder’s (or writer’s) ideal display. Two specs make the new shine.

First, the 3:2 aspect ratio makes the 28-inch 4K display feel more comfortable in portrait orientation compared to 16:9. It’s a monitor primarily designed for reading