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Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max: Xring O3 chipset, 13.3″ 3K 144Hz IPS, 12,000mAh battery, 120W charging

Xiaomi has unveiled a couple of new powerful, high-end products, including the new Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max. The new Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max , like the new Xiaomi 18 Fold , is powered by Xiaomi’s own O3 chip. It’s a 3nm chipset with 10 cores clocked at up to 4.35GHz. Xiaomi paired it with tons of RAM and storage variants that go up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. It comes with a large 13.3-inch IPS display with a sharp 3408 x 2272 resolution, has a high 144Hz refresh rate, a tall 3:2 aspect ratio for multitasking, and 1,000 nits of peak brightness. Xiaomi paired the display with an equally large 12,000mAh battery, an ultra-fast 120W wired charging, and even 27W reverse wired charging to power other devices. A 45W pogo pin reverse charging is also here for accessories. A 50-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization is on the back, while the front has a 32-megapixel sensor for selfies. It runs on an Android 17-based HyperOS 4 interface, has e...
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Xiaomi 18 Fold: Xring O3 CPU, 7.58″ foldable display, 6,000mAh battery

More than a year after the design of Apple’s first foldable phone leaked, many Android makers are beating them to the punch by releasing their wide foldable phones. One of them is Xiaomi, which just released the Xiaomi 18 Fold. The Xiaomi 18 Fold has a similar shape to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 , which also looks like the leaked design of Apple’s first foldable phone. It has a more compact height and features a wide 5.38-inch cover display. We also have a large 7.58-inch foldable main display. Both feature a 2:1 aspect ratio, up to 4,000-nit peak brightness, with the cover display protected by Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0. Despite its compact design, it still manages to have a large 6,000mAh battery thanks to 20% higher silicon content. It is paired with 67W wired and 50W wireless charging support. It is powered by Xiaomi’s own 3nm Xring O3 chipset, a 10-core processor with a 4.3GHz clock speed, and has an Arm G2-Ultra NX MC16 GPU. It is paired w...

TECNO POVA 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Edition unveiled

TECNO has launched a Tonino Lamborghini Edition of the new POVA 8 Pro. The TECNO POVA 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition features a design co-created by the luxury Italian brand. Tonino Lamborghini is the son of Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of the prominent luxury sports car brand. There’s the distinct red accent with a vertical Pulse Line design at the center of the rear panel. The line is reflective and changes in pattern as it hits the light. Of course, there’s a metallic, embossed logo of Torino Lamborghini on the back. Plus, UI elements like a special Alive Matrix Display wallpaper with the luxury brand’s emblem. The specs is the same as the standard TECNO POVA 8 Pro . It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate processor, a 6.78-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED screen, 6,500mAh battery, a 50-megapixel main camera, and a 13-megapixel sensor for selfies. This article, TECNO POVA 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Edition unveiled , was or...

HUAWEI Watch 6, 6 Pro: up to 3,500-nit LTPO OLED, 7-day battery, Wrist-flick gesture

HUAWEI just unveiled the new HUAWEI Watch 6 and 6 Pro. The HUAWEI Watch 6 is available in 42mm and 46mm sizes, and comes in aluminum alloy and stainless-steel cases. The HUAWEI Watch 6 Pro comes in 43mm in a nano-tech ceramic material and a Ceramic Edition, while the 46mm has a titanium case. HUAWEI Watch 6 Pro Both models have LTPO OLED displays with artificial sapphire glass. The Watch 6 has up to 3,000-nit peak brightness, while the Watch 6 Pro can go up to 3,500 nits. HUAWEI has included a new wrist-flick gesture so users can quickly silence incoming calls and alarms. Double-tap and double-slide pinch gestures are also here. Dual phone connection is also here and supports both Android and iOS. HUAWEI Watch 6 The HUAWEI Health Insights is also here, giving you daily health reports and activity metrics, as well as wellness trends. SpO2, heart rate, sleep, ECG, and HRV monitoring are also here. HUAWEI’s X-Tap sensor makes a comeback for simultaneous...

Motorola Edge 70 Plus: Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 CPU, 6,500mAh battery, 200MP camera

Motorola’s new sub-flagship phone, the Motorola Edge 70 Plus, packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series processor, a big battery, and an extra-sharp main camera. The new Motorola Edge 70 Plus is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, with 8GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and an option between 128GB and 256GB of storage. There’s a fancy 6.78-inch quad-curved AMOLED screen on the front, with an extra-smooth 1144Hz refresh rate, and is PANTONE Validated. An extra-sharp 200-megapixel main camera is in the back, but is only joined by a 2-megapixel macro lens. Another pixel-dense sensor is on the front for selfies, a 32-megapixel camera. Keeping the lights on is a large 6,500mAh battery, paired with 45W wired charging, and support for bypass charging to ensure a continued, smooth gaming experience. Motorola’s latest is also IP64 dust- and water-resistant, MIL-STD-810H certified, and will receive 3 OS upgrades on top of Android 16 it ships with. ...

NBA 2K27 launches worldwide with NVIDIA’s new DLSS 5

NBA 2K27 finally launched worldwide for PS5, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. Aside from the being the latest basketball video game, NBA 2K27 is also the launch game for  DLSS 5 , NVIDIA ‘s first push into letting a neural model generate material and lighting rather than just sharpen them. The engine renders the scene as usual, then hands the frame to a model that adds skin response, hair behavior, and shadow detail the real-time budget couldn’t afford. The visual pitch: arena lighting on player models looks closer to a volumetric stage than a rasterized game. To protect the players, Visual Concepts made sure to keep real-athlete likenesses intact under the AI rendering, a guardrail that likely sets the template for future DLSS 5 integrations. DLSS 5 is currently limited to GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop cards. RTX 40 and 30 series cards are locked out at launch, and modders who tried early DLLs reported heavy frame-rate penalties anyway. To e...

Smart drops 5G Max Home WiFi price to Php2,995

Smart is offering its 5G Max Home WiFi router at a 40% discount through November 20, 2026, bringing the price down to Php2,995 from the usual Php4,990 — a massive Php1,995 discount. The package is up for grabs at Smart Stores nationwide and on the Smart Online Store. Aimed at households where fiber has not yet been rolled out, the device uses 5G Fixed Wireless Access to deliver up to 600Mbps over Smart’s nationwide 5G network. It can connect up to 40 devices at once, and customers can get online by simply plugging it in and inserting the included SIM — no installation visit required. The Smart 5G Max Home WiFi promo bundle ships with a Smart SIM and 15 days of free unlimited data, plus the router itself; after the trial, UNLI 1299 adds another 30 days of all-app unmetered access. For heavy-use households, that means a single device can carry work calls, 4K streams, and online gaming sessions across multiple screens without dropping off. Smart is leaning into 5G F...