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Did Qi2 and Bluetooth Auracast live up to my expectations in 2025?

Did the accessories market live up to my expectations? Lets take a retrospective look at 2025, my predictions from last year, and what came to pass.

Android Central

Wear OS in 2025: How Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus smartwatches fared against our expectations

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.

Android Central

This feature phone for kids has one rule — no social media

This new kid-friendly “feature phone” skips TikTok and Instagram entirely, and that’s the point.

Android Central

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I’ve found the perfect first phone for kids

Using AI to block nudity, could this be the safest and best smartphone for kids?

The Independent UK

The HMD FUSE might be the safest and smartest phone you can give your child in 2025

It tracks their location, vets their contacts list, and completely blocks explicit content. Stuart Pritchard reviews the ultimate child-friendly smartphone

Evening Standard

Could you ditch your smartphone for an old-school feature phone? Because I tried, and I didn't even last a day

Smartphones aren't novelties; they're useful utilities that are more important than ever. Ditching it all did not go as planned.

Tom’s Guide

HMD launches a $48 4G hotspot that doubles as a 'smartphone' with a 3.2-inch display and a pair of cameras - and you can even chat on it

HMD’s $48 Touch 4G combines a phone and Wi-Fi hotspot into a compact, cloud-powered device designed for affordable connectivity.

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7 best dumbphones for a social media detox

Searching for a distraction-free mobile phone? Enter the old-school dumbphone

The Independent UK

This is the most powerful, secure smartphone ever built, and its unique processor even has hardware RFID built in

HMD Ivalo XE is a European-built, rugged 5G smartphone featuring AI-driven processing, modular accessories, and hardened security for mission-critical operations.

TechRadar

Pixel 10 says goodbye to reverse charging in favor of Qi2 magnets

Qi2 magnets make reverse charging impossible on Pixel 10, according to Google.

Android Central

Pixelsnap is the Pixel 10 upgrade everyone should be the most excited about — here's why

Qi2 is finally getting some mainstream attention on Android thanks to Pixel 10 and Pixelsnap — and that's great for everyone.

Tom’s Guide

'It could change lives': HMD debuts the 'pornography incompatible' HMD Fuse kids' smartphone – and it really does work

HMD has teamed up with British online safety company SafeToNet to create a phone for kids that blocks the creation, sending, and receipt of nude images.

TechRadar

The best smartphones for students on a budget under £500

All the tech for less of a toll, Stuart Pritchard presents an education in smartphone affordability

Evening Standard

HMD is pulling the plug on Nokia phones in the US

US market says goodbye to new Nokia phones as HMD Global pulls out.

Android Central

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HMD Global is reportedly making a Wear OS watch with a camera

A leaker claims the HMD Rubber 1 will have a built-in 2MP camera and 1.85-inch OLED display, possibly targeting younger users.

TechRadar

We may have some information on incoming smartwatches from Android phone and tablet maker HMD

We may have some information on incoming smartwatches from Android phone and tablet maker HMD.

Android Central

I haven't switched phones for almost a year and I love it

Setting up a new phone is fun for some people, but I hate it. I love not having to do it.

Evening Standard

Best rugged smartphones 2025 that will survive any harsh conditions

These phones are designed to withstand extreme conditions and ensure constant communication in tough environments

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TechRadar

The top 3 ground-breaking earbuds innovations we saw at MWC 2025

The thinnest earbuds case ever from Honor, the first wi-fi earbuds from Xiaomi, plus a set of buds with a case that'll act as a power bank your phone.

What Hi-Fi?

Never worry about your smartphone running out of juice again: these earbuds' charging case has a super-useful feature

The HMD Amped Buds boast a colossal 95-hour battery life, as well as ANC and IP54 waterproofing.

Android Central

HMD makes an Android phone that teens might actually want to use

HMD debuted the Fusion X1 at MWC, a device with sensible controls and secure messaging that's aimed at teens.

HMD's Amped Buds in-ears sport a unique, hidden trick

The new HMD Amped Buds could potentially save your phone battery in a pinch.

TechRadar

MWC 2025: catch up on all the innovative, smart and strange consumer tech we saw

TechRadar was at MWC 2025, and I have a blow-by-blow account of the most interesting consumer tech we saw at the conference.

Barcelona confirm new signing that's smaller and a lot cheaper than Messi

Barcelona and HMD have partnered for a couple of themed phones.

Android Central

HMD’s new earbuds pull double duty as a wireless power bank

HMD's latest earbuds can even juice up your phone wirelessly.

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