It’s 2026. Hello. Things are already looking rocky, but let’s all hope that improves. In the meantime, here’s some writing from me.

Tech resolutions: I do this every year. I should probably stop. But here are 5 tech and gadget New Year’s resolutions I will fail to keep in 2026.

Want to sort your own resolutions? Here are 25 iPhone apps that can help.

2026 will be an interesting year for Apple. Here’s my annual piece for Stuff, mixing up expectation, rumour, analysis, wishful thinking, barely suppressed impatience and, mercifully, no turkey.

But what of 2025? Following my Stuff Apple overview, the good, the bad and the sock thing, I wrote about my 7 favourite Apple moments from 2025 for TapSmart.

Get more from your Apple Watch with my essential tips and tricks.

And while you’re at it, try Gentler Streak. My guide has all you need to get started.

What is reality? Sorry to spring that doozy on you near the end of this weeknote. But it’s something photographers have long grappled with. I explore the subject in my latest Amateur Photography piece, I want my iPhone to capture reality, not an AI fever dream.

Speaking of fever dreams, I wrote about the Apple Vision Pro of 2033 for Stuff a while back, and the site bumped it over the holidays. Is this future dystopian? Utopian? Horrific? Alluring? Yes.