Author: Marvin Barrozo

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro is expected to retain a centered front camera housed within a smaller Dynamic Island, according to the latest reports, walking back earlier claims that suggested a major change to the phone’s front-facing design. The iPhone 18 series is currently tipped to launch in November 2026. Earlier reports circulating online had claimed that Apple planned to move the front camera to the top-left corner of the display. Those claims now appear to have stemmed from mistranslations, according to people familiar with the matter. More recent information indicates that Apple is working on a redesigned under-display cut-out…

Honor has unveiled the Magic 8 Pro Air in China, adding a lighter and slimmer option to its flagship lineup while retaining high-end hardware and features. The Magic 8 Pro Air is built around a 6.31-inch flat OLED display with a resolution of 2640 x 1216. The panel supports a 1–120Hz LTPO refresh rate, HDR, and reaches up to 6,000 nits of local peak brightness. Honor also highlights 4,320Hz PWM dimming and ultra-slim, uniform bezels measuring just 1.08mm, giving the device a compact footprint compared with most flagship phones. Powering the handset is MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 chipset, paired with LPDDR5X…

ASUS reportedly temporarily will cease the launch of new mobile phones as it redirects research and development resources toward commercial computers and artificial intelligence, Chairman Jonney Shih said on Friday, January 16, 2026. Speaking in an interview at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Shih confirmed the strategic shift. This represents a major change for the Taiwanese tech giant known for its enthusiast-grade Zenfone and ROG gaming devices. The company said it aims to fully pivot toward what Shih described as “Physical AI,” to capture demand driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. According to Shih, the company’s R&D efforts will now…

Realme is preparing to add a phone in P series lineup, with the upcoming Realme P4 Power surfacing on the Geekbench browser ahead of an official announcement. The device, carrying the model number RMX5107, appeared in Geekbench browser uploaded on Jan. 17, 2026, at 7:51 a.m. According to the benchmark data, the handset recorded a single-core score of 1,050 and a multi-core score of 2,975. The listing shows the phone running Android 16 and equipped with 12GB of RAM, suggesting a 12GB RAM variant with additional virtual memory. It is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 chipset. Realme has yet to…

Hypergryph will expand the Arknights franchise beyond its tower defense origins with the release of Arknights: Endfield, scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5 on Jan. 22, the Chinese developer said in a post on X. The title, which has been in development for several years, marks a shift for the series into a fully three-dimensional action role-playing game. It is set roughly 150 years after the first settlers arrived on the planet Talos-II, a world largely left unexplored following past catastrophes. According to a recent report by Wccftech, Arknights: Endfield has surpassed 35 million pre-registrations worldwide, with the number continuing…

Apple has unveiled a new subscription bundle designed to bring its professional creative software under a single plan. Called Apple Creator Studio, the service combines video editing, music production, and design applications into one monthly or yearly payment. It targets a broad range of users, from professional editors and musicians to students and educators, by offering access to studio-grade tools at a lower entry price. A New Subscription Model Apple Creator Studio moves away from individual app purchases, offering an all-in-one access model. In the United States, the standard plan is priced at $12.99 per month or $129 per year.…

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro series is expected to launch in September 2026, according to new leaks shared by AppleLeaker on X, offering an early look at what could be one of the company’s biggest hardware shifts in years. The leak claims Apple will introduce the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max powered by the A20 Pro chipset, reportedly built on a 2-nanometer manufacturing process. If accurate, the move would mark Apple’s first smartphone chip produced at that scale, promising gains in performance and power efficiency. Camera upgrades are also said to be a major focus. The iPhone 18…

The iQOO 15 Ultra, a new flagship smartphone from the Vivo sub-brand, is said to have passed a major regulatory milestone in China, indicating an upcoming release. The device, tagged with model number V2546A, showed up in the China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) database this week. Based on recent reports and leaks from social media platform Weibo, the phone is set to debut before the Spring Festival holiday. This model represents a change for the brand, bringing an “Ultra” version to its numbered flagship lineup for the first time. While iQOO is recognized for performance-focused devices, the 15 Ultra seems…

Manila, Philippines – The upcoming Redmi Turbo 5 Max is set to be powered by the recently launched MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset, based on recent report from Digital Chat Station and official Redmi posts on Weibo. The device is expected to be unveiled later this January, alongside the Redmi Pad 2 Pro and Redmi Buds 8 Pro. According to Digital Chat Station, the Turbo 5 Max will become the first smartphone to run on the Dimensity 9500s. The processor is built using TSMC’s N3e+ manufacturing process and adopts an all-big-core CPU design with a peak clock speed of 3.73GHz. It…

MANILA, Philippines – MediaTek has launched its Dimensity 8500 mobile processor, introducing a new tier of performance alongside the sub-flagship Dimensity 9500s. Manufactured on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) 4nm node, the chip features an All Big Core CPU architecture, expanded in-chip caches, and industry-leading memory speeds, balancing high performance with power efficiency. The Dimensity 8500 made its debut in the Honor Power 2, which launched in China on January 5, 2026. Benchmark testing on the device confirms the processor can achieve scores of up to 2.4 million points on Antutu, a widely used mobile performance assessment tool. Features, Specifications,…