A device category that has barely changed in a decade is finally getting a serious upgrade. During Computex 2026, E Ink and MediaTek announced a collaboration that could push e-readers to the next level with the help of artificial intelligence. MediaTek’s new MT8115 and MT8126 processors, both custom-built for ePaper hardware, include dedicated neural processing units. On-device AI means future e-readers may handle translation, transcription, and summarization without needing the cloud, while preserving the weeks-long battery life that makes e-readers appealing in the first place. The use cases are compelling. A student could pull up a dense academic chapter and walk away with a clean synopsis in seconds. A journalist at a press conference could let the device capture and organize quotes automatically. A lawyer reviewing a brief could ask the e-reader to surface key passages on demand. None of this is science fiction — it’s simply what a capable on-device AI model can deliver...
If you spend hours watching streaming content on your phone, DITO Telecommunity has launched a prepaid package built with you in mind. The company recently introduced a new product line called StreamZone , and the first plan under it costs just Php199. So, what do you get for Php199? The DITO StreamZone plan gives you two separate buckets of data. The first is 11GB meant specifically for streaming video. The second is another 11GB of general data you can use for anything else, like social media, email, and web browsing. The good news here is that any data you don’t use in a month will roll over to the next month. In addition, you also get unlimited calls and texts to all networks nationwide. On top of the data, the package includes free access to three platforms for 30 days: Prime Video, iWant, and BLAST TV. DITO also confirmed that the plan works with other popular streaming apps, including Netflix, VivaMax, Viva One, DashFlix, and iQIYI. The goal, according t...