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Xiaomi officially launched its latest entry-level phone, the Redmi 17 4G. Launched alongside the 5G model, the Redmi 17 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra processor. A chipset with 2x performance cores at 2.0GHz and 6x efficiency cores. It has a Mali-G52 MC2. It’s essentially the same as the non-Ultra version, only this time, it’s been tuned specifically for Xiaomi and Redmi phones. It is available in a single configuration with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card. Xiaomi paired that with an enormous 7,500mAh battery, which lasts for up to 12 hours of video recording, 28 hours of video playback, 46 hours of voice calls, and 91 hours of playing music. Xiaomi included a 45W fast charger that Xiaomi claims provides a full charge in 96 minutes. A fast 22.5W reverse wired charging is also supported to fill up other devices and accessories. A large 6.9-inch HD+ IPS display is on the front, with a sm...

HONOR has released the global update schedule and list of compatible devices for the latest MagicOS 11 update. The Android 17-based MagicOS 11 is coming first as an open beta update for testers from September to November 2026. The official and final version will start seeding from October 2026 to March 2027. HONOR’s official list is pretty broad, but we shall have the more specific dates very soon. MagicOS 11 Global Update Schedule Open Beta (September – November 2026) Smartphones HONOR Magic7 HONOR Magic V5 HONOR 600 HONOR 600 Pro HONOR 200 Pro HONOR 400 Pro HONOR 400 HONOR Magic7 Lite HONOR 600 Lite HONOR X9d HONOR X8d HONOR X7d HONOR X5c HONOR X5c Plus HONOR X5d HONOR X5d Plus HONOR X7c HONOR 200 Smart HONOR X7c 5G HONOR X6b 5G Tablets HONOR MagicPad4 HONOR MagicPad3 Official Release (October 2026 – March 2027) Smartphones HONOR Magic V6 ...

TECNO has unveiled the Spark 50s with a MediaTek Dimensity chip, a big battery, and a trendy Burgundy colorway. The TECNO Spark 50s is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6400 octa-core processor, with up to 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage that’s expandable via an microSD card up to 2TB. A large 6.78-inch HD+ IPS screen is on the front with a high 120Hz refresh rate. There’s a punch-hole cutout for the 8-megapixel selfie camera. There’s a single 50-megapixel main camera on the back, sitting inside a horizontal camera island, identical to the Spark 50 5G . Keeping the lights on is a 6,500mAh battery, paired with 45W wired charging, and has support for both bypass and reverse wired charging. It is also IP64 Pro and MIL-STD-810H certified for being dust- and water-resistant. It ships with an Android 16-based HiOS 16 interface. The TECNO Spark 50s is now listed in India with a starting price of INR19,999 (~Php13,300). TECNO S...

TNT , Smart Communications’ value brand, took home the Philippines’ Creator/Influencer/Celebrity Marketing gold at the 2026 SMARTIES Philippines awards for a campaign that put paranormal expert Ed Caluag inside a haunted house, where the signal kept breaking. Smart’s marketing services operations VP Raymond Anthony T. Samarista and representatives from WPP Media Philippines took the trophy, alongside SMARTIES juror Paul Debaprateem of Sodexo Philippines. MMA’s SMARTIES program rewards campaigns for measurable business impact, and entries are grouped under four marketing channels. The spot first ran in February 2026, with creative from Ace Saatchi & Saatchi and media planning handled by Wavemaker Philippines — WPP Media. Caluag streams an investigation of an old house, and every time a ghost appears the feed stutters. The spirits, tired of the broken stream, start interrupting him right back — a joke that lands because the complaint underneath it is r...

Riot Games will shut down League of Legends Classic in early January 2027, the company announced in a blog post. The throwback mode launched in July but lost players quickly. Many returned to other parts of League, Riot said. Before the shutdown, Riot will add windowed queues in regions with long wait times and keep adding champions through 2026 patches. Riot plans to bring Classic back later, likely as a limited-time event shaped by player feedback. The mode was promoted with a live match featuring ten retired pros at this summer’s Mid-Season Invitational. Unlike Blizzard’s successful World of Warcraft Classic, Riot’s version failed to keep players interested long term. This article, Riot Games to shutdown League of Legends Classic in January 2027 , was originally published at NoypiGeeks | Philippines Technology News, Reviews and How to's.

An open-source app called DroidDeck now lets Android phones run Steam games locally. It does not stream from a PC like Steam Link. It uses ARM64 Proton and x86 translation instead. No root access is needed, and the Android OS doesn’t have to be replaced. Users have to turn off Android’s child-process restrictions before Steam will launch. One tester got it working on a Mangmi Pocket Max after a few minutes, but a simple game called Raft still would not start. The hardware bar is high, so it won’t work on all types of Android devices. DroidDeck requires Android 9 or newer and an Adreno 730 GPU or above, such as the Adreno 8xx line. Adreno 6xx is experimental. Mali, Xclipse, PowerVR, and Adreno 710 are unsupported. Most mid-range phones and Google Pixel devices are out. Storage matters too. The Linux environment takes about 3GB, plus another 1.1GB for a desktop and emulators. That’s on top of the huge file sizes of PC games that you might want to p...

For the first time, two Philippine entries have entered the Global Top 20 of the James Dyson Award 2026. BiDaKidney and Sentinel now head to the final judging stage, where Sir James Dyson will choose the winners. Results come out on 4 November, with Php2,390,230 going to the winning inventions. BiDaKidney UP Diliman graduates Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante built this low-cost, semi-automated peritoneal dialysis machine for home use. Dialysis demand is rising. In 2024, 64,845 Filipinos received treatment, a 22 percent jump from 53,296 in 2023. Home peritoneal dialysis is tough on patients and families. It requires multiple tube exchanges daily, careful fluid monitoring, and manual record-keeping. These tasks are draining and increase contamination risk. BiDaKidney takes over key steps while still using standard supplies. A pump pushes dialysis fluid through the tubing, weight sensors measure fluid transfer, and a dual-tube clamp controls flow to sto...