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This week, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low joins us to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2025. We dive into our favorite gadgets of the year, the many ways Big Tech bowed to Trump, the disappointment of AI PCs and the rise of smart glasses. We also learn way too much about our skincare routines.Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsOur favorite gadgets of 2025: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Airpods Pro 3, bluetooth lav mics and more 2:26Favorite Media of 2025: Andor, self-improvement via podcast, and a shoutout to your library 34:30iRobot declares bankruptcy 47:29Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramounts hostile bid, shareholders yet to vote 53:47The Oscars will air on Youtube starting in 2029 56:05Ford to turn its F-150 Lightining into a gas generator EV 57:41Around Engadget: smart glasses had a great run in 2025, against social media age verification 58:20CreditsHosts: Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn LowProducer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/engadget-podcast-2025-was-the-year-of-ai-smartglasses-and-spineless-big-tech-143000338.html?src=rss
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Riot Games has confirmed that its working on a massive update for League of Legends after Bloomberg published a report saying that the company has plans to remake the game. Back in November, a Chinese esports insider also reported that a League of Legends 2 is in development and is coming as early as the second half of 2026. In a video announcement discussing Riots plans for League after 2026, executive producer Paul Belleza denied that the developer is working on League 2 like rumors have been suggesting, but he admitted that it is working on a big update that will arrive in 2027. Andrei van Roon, Head of League Studio, then enumerated some of the things his team is already working on, including a brand new around-game client thats fully integrated with the in-game experience, a full visual overhaul of the Summoners Rift, changes to Runes and an overall improvement to the player experience. The update is looking to be as big as the one from back in the mid-2010s when Riot reworked Leagues graphics and is meant to bring in new players. Belleza and van Roon said theyll share more details between MSI in the summer and Worlds in the fall of 2026. While the timeline is pretty vaugue, the window of release for a major update like this is most likely the end of November until early January when competitive league is on break. A look at some of our plans for League after 2026. pic.twitter.com/vqsnBksg1Y League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) December 18, 2025 This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-total-league-of-legends-revamp-is-coming-in-2027-130000644.html?src=rss
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The best phone of 2025: The iPhone 17 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro? Perhaps the Galaxy Z Fold 7? All three rank as some of the best tech we reviewed in 2025. Engadget We have compiled all the best gear with our highest review scores in each category, after thousands of hours of testing. Weve got the Switch 2, AirPods Pro 3 and DJIs top drone for most of you. Anecdotally, Ankers Laptop Power Bank, with two built-in charging cables, has been the sleeper hit of the Engadget team, with four editors making it their power bank of choice. I think its the retractable cable. Mat Smith OpenAI just launched an app store inside ChatGPT Some use locally stored data, and others let you organize Apple Music songs. OpenAI has introduced an app directory right inside ChatGPT. The new apps section (on iOS, Android and web) divides into Feature, Lifestyle and Productivity categories, letting you connect to commonly used apps and even websites like Booking.com, Spotify and Dropbox. With Dropbox, for instance, you can gather insights, prepare briefs and summarize reports or internal documents, using ChatGPTs smarts, according to the description. OpenAI says developers can only monetize apps by linking out from the ChatGPT app to a native app or website, but the company is exploring internal monetization options as well. Continue reading. Trump Mobiles T1 still doesnt exist, but the company is now selling refurbished phones Who wouldnt want to overpay for an old phone? The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but you can still give the company your money. If you want, you can buy a refurbished phone from Trump Mobile. The businesss website lists Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone 15 and 14. Gizmodo noted Trump Mobile is selling other brands phones at the same price as or higher than other retailers. Continue reading. Sony is buying Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of Peanuts It will own 80 percent of the franchise. Peanuts Its the wildcard news story no one saw coming. Sony, of Walkman and PlayStation fame, is buying an 80 percent stake of Peanuts for a cool $460 million. Sony already bought 39 percent of the franchise back in 2018 something most of us were entirely unaware of. Continue reading. The other big stories (and deals) this morning Dont panic! The 12 best last-minute Christmas gifts for 2025 Avatar Fire and Ash review: Maybe its time to sunset Pandora Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025 OnePlus 15R review: A 165Hz display and big battery for $700 This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121536612.html?src=rss
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