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OPPO Philippines just brought a bunch of new hardware to the country. One of them is a tablet, the OPPO Pad 5 Matte Display. The OPPO Pad 5 Matte Display , as the name suggests, has an Anti-Glare Matte coating to its large 12.1-inch 2.8K IPS screen. The special coating greatly eliminates glare for comfortable usage, even outdoors. That screen also has a high 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Dolby Vision support for watching content, and a tall 7:5 aspect ratio that’s great for multitasking and work. It also supports the OPPO Pencil 2R stylus that offers 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity. That pencil lasts for up to 20 hours, with a 10-minute charge already providing 12 hours of use. As with most OPPO products, it has AI features to improve the multitasking experience. There’s the Circle to Note, AI Recording Summary, AI Document Summary, AI Writer, and Handwriting Formula Calculation. AI Eraser is also here. Under the hood, you get a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor,...

More than 8 in 10 Filipino students have used artificial intelligence for school work, yet many schools still lack the training and rules to keep up, a new ASEAN Foundation report shows. The study found that 83% of students in the Philippines have tried generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. Most use them to write essays or rephrase text they find online. Student adoption in the country mirrors wider Southeast Asian trends. Across ASEAN, 87 percent of students rely on AI to look up information, while three out of four use it for writing help. But teacher adoption tells a different story. Only 73% of Filipino educators use AI in their classrooms. Even fewer, just 42%, use the technology for their own writing. The gap between students and teachers is one of the widest in the region. Philippines ranks as a global leader in internet and AI use — Meltwater According to ASEAN Foundation executive director Piti Srisangsam, age plays a big role. Younger people tend to pick up new techno...

OPPO just launched the Reno15 series in the Philippines. There’s the affordable Reno15 F, the base Reno15 5G, and the one we’re looking at today, the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G. For a quick recap, the OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G is a compact sub-flagship smartphone equipped with a relatively small 6.32-inch LTPO AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and stereo speakers. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8450 processor, with 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of non-expandable storage. Keeping the lights on is a large 6,200mAh battery with fast 80W charging. It comes with the latest Android 16-based ColorOS 16. Of course, its got a killer camera setup. There’s the very sharp 200-megapixel main camera, 50-megapixel telephoto, 50-megapixel ultra-wide, and 50-megapixel for selfies. It is also extra durable thanks to its IP69 dust and water resistance certification. The OPPO Reno15 Pro 5G, available in a single 12GB/512GB/Aurora Blue configuration, has an SRP of Php49,999 in the Philippines. Y...

Apple began rolling out iOS 26.3 to iPhone users. The update introduces a new feature that helps customers move their data to Android devices. The software follows one round of beta testing that took place over the holidays. While last year’s iOS 26.2 was packed with new capabilities, this version is more focused. Apple usually holds major updates for its fall releases and fills in smaller changes later. A new option called Transfer to Android now lives inside the Settings app. When tapped, it prompts users to hold their iPhone next to an Android phone. The two devices then connect and begin moving data. Contacts, photos, messages, apps, and phone numbers can all be transferred. Apple warns that health information, Bluetooth accessories, and protected files will not move. Only some items make the jump. The move builds on ongoing talks between Apple and Google to reduce barriers for people switching platforms. Some beta users spotted a setting that would let third party smart...

To keep hard disk drives competitive in the age of flash storage, Western Digital revealed two new families of hard drives. One aims to double, and eventually multiply, performance, while the other cuts power use significantly for large-scale data storage. The announcement targets data centers, where massive amounts of “cold” or infrequently accessed data still reside on hard drives because they offer far lower cost per terabyte than solid-state drives. The first new line, called High-Bandwidth HDDs , focuses on raw speed. Western Digital is developing two types. The first, already being tested by clients, uses multiple heads to read and write data at the same time. This “dual-actuator” design doubles the bandwidth of a traditional hard drive. The second, more advanced type is called Dual-Pivot . It places two completely independent mechanical arms inside a single standard 3.5-inch drive. Each arm operates its own set of heads simultaneously, enabling two independent tasks at ...

The first mass-produced robotaxi from the joint venture between Toyota and the self-driving technology company Pony.ai has officially been built. The vehicle, a Toyota bZ4X electric SUV equipped with Pony.ai’s latest autonomous driving system, rolled off the commercial production line recently. It is the first of what the companies plan to be a fleet of over 1,000 identical robotaxis produced before the end of this year. This specific bZ4X model is the third autonomous vehicle platform Pony.ai will use for its commercial services. The company’s other two robotaxi models are already in operation. The new Toyota-based vehicles will now be gradually added to Pony.ai’s active ride-hailing fleet. Pony.ai’s goal is to have a total of 3,000 autonomous vehicles in commercial operation across China by the end of 2026. The service will focus on major Tier 1 cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. The standard, non-autonomous version of the Toyota bZ4X went on sale to the public last yea...