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Infinix NOTE 60 Pro: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 CPU, 144Hz OLED display, 6500mAh battery

The Infinix NOTE 60 series is now official. We’ll be talking about the vanilla model in a separate article. For this one, we’ll be focusing on the more premium Infinix NOTE 60 Pro. Let’s get the obvious out of the way: the design of the Infinix NOTE 60 Pro is inspired by the new iPhone 17 Pro series . It has a wide camera island, similar to Apple’s Camera Plateau, and comes with that unmistakable orange colorway. But, it has one trick up its sleeve. That camera island holds the Active Matrix Display. It’s a dot-style display that shows pixel icons, emojis, pets, time, weather, and more. You can also play mini games on this one. That island also holds the 50-megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide. On the front, there’s a 6.78-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, has 4,500-nit peak brightness, and is protected by a Corning Gorilla 7i. A 13-megapixel selfie camera is on top. Per usual, this Infinix smartphone is equipped ...
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TECNO CAMON 50 Pro 4G: Helio G200 Ultimate CPU, Curved 144Hz AMOLED, 50MP 3x telephoto

TECNO’s follow-up to the CAMON series is here, and it’s got some interesting upgrades, especially in the camera and battery. The TECNO CAMON 50 Pro has a more refined design than its predecessor. It inherits the same layout, but is now flatter. You still have that vertical camera island, which looks a lot cleaner. It also comes in six different colorways. What really stands out is the curved display and rear panel, and curvier four corners. This should make the device very comfortable and feel premium in the hands. That screen is a 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a smooth 144Hz refresh rate. The fingerprint scanner is underneath the display. Also on the display is the sharp 32-megapixel selfie camera. On the back, there’s a fancy 50-megapixel LYT-700C sensor from Sony with optical image stabilization. Like last year, the main camera is paired with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide. But what makes this model special is the addition of a third camera, and it’s a capable one: a 50-...
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Meta reportedly wants to put automatic facial recognition to its smart glasses

Meta is working on adding facial recognition technology to its smart glasses, according to a new report, revealing that the company is now ready to revisit a feature it previously abandoned over privacy concerns. The New York Times spoke with four anonymous sources familiar with the plans, who said the feature carries the internal codename “Name Tag.” It would let people wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban or Oakley smart glasses identify others and pull up relevant information about them using artificial intelligence. The new feature could potentially recognize people the wearer already knows through Meta’s apps or display public data from Instagram profiles. However, the sources stressed that universal facial recognition, which would let users identify anyone they encounter, will not be an option. The technology brings clear privacy risks, which may explain why Meta held back on showing it at a conference for the blind community last year. The company also dropped plans to include facial re...
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Windows Secure Boot certificates from 2011 to expire this year

The original Secure Boot certificates, which began shipping as a new feature for Windows PCs in 2011, will start expiring in 2026. In an announcement, Microsoft said the original Secure Boot certificates, issued in 2011, will expire this June. They added that PCs that are not updated will enter a degraded security state once the certificates expire. This is the first time the said security feature will experience since its introduction in 2011. For the unfamiliar, Security Boot is a security feature shipped with PCs and is enabled by default. This measure protects the PC from security vulnerabilities that it’s exposed to during the boot process and before Windows is fully loaded. If your PC was bought from 2011 to 2023, make sure it’s updated. Microsoft said that most PCs that came out on those years will automatically receive a new Secure Boot certificate, albeit some will require additional firmware from their OEM. Meanwhile, most PCs from 2024 already shipped with the updated...
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OPPO Watch S now in the Philippines

OPPO Philippines has a new smartwatch, the OPPO Watch S. The OPPO Watch S sports an ultra-slim 8.9mm design made of a durable and premium stainless-steel material. It is available in Phantom Black with a fluororubber strap and Silver Gleam with a breathable woven band. You also get a 1.46-inch AMOLED screen with a sharp 464 x 464 resolution, 317ppi, and a peak brightness of 3,000 nits for outdoor use. It is powered by an BES2800BP and runs on ColorOS Watch 7.1. It works with Android 9.0 or later and iOS 14.0 or later. It has a 339mAh battery that lasts for up to 10 days or 4 days with AOD on. No built-in WiFi, but it does have Bluetooth 5.2. Also here are NFC and dual-band L1+L5, GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, and BDS. The watch is 5ATM water-resistant and IP68 dust- and water-resistant. It supports up to 100 sports modes, like professional indicator analysis for running. It also has a heart-rate sensor and SpO2 monitoring, sleep analysis, wrist temperature, fall d...
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OPPO Pad 5 Matte Display: 12.1″ 2.8K screen, Dimensity 7300 Ultra CPU, 10,050mAh battery

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,...
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Filipino students lead ASEAN in AI adoption, schools still unprepared — report

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...
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