In the Philippines, beauty pageants aren’t just a casual television event; they are essentially a national sport. Entire households stop to watch the broadcast, and social media feeds are completely taken over by live, play-by-play commentary. So, if a technology brand wants to get an unprecedented amount of eyeballs on a new device, hitching its wagon to the pageant circuit is a remarkably shrewd move.
Infinix GT 50 Pro goes full throttle with actual liquid cooling, mechanical triggers
Gaming phones usually walk a fine line between looking like a sci-fi prop and delivering the hardware to back it up. With the newly launched Infinix GT 50 Pro, Infinix is leaning hard into the latter, prioritizing sustained performance and physical controls over flashy, empty aesthetics.
HONOR 600, HONOR 600 Pro debut as 200MP AI portrait powerhouses from ~$654
Smartphones are always competing on a spec-sheet battleground, but HONOR is officially putting its chips on mobile photography for its latest release. If you look at the marketing for the newly launched HONOR 600 Series, the company is billing this as “The Best 200MP AI Portrait Phone.”
realme 16 Series 5G arrives in PH, priced from ₱22,499 for a limited time
realme is throwing everything at the wall with its newest lineup in the Philippines. The realme 16 Series 5G officially dropped via livestream today, April 23, bringing three new smartphones that pair large battery capacities with serious camera hardware.
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View PostComing April 28: OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra is basically an Android gaming handheld
We’ve seen our fair share of “gaming phones” over the years. Usually, they slap on some RGB lighting, crank the display refresh rate, and call it a day. But OnePlus, which is now firmly operating as an OPPO sub-brand, is taking things a lot more seriously with the upcoming OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra. It isn’t just a phone that plays games well; it’s literally designed to snap into a dedicated controller and morph into a handheld console.
TECNO CAMON 50 Ultra 5G, CAMON 50 4G hit PH stores nationwide
The wait is over. TECNO has officially launched the CAMON 50 Series in the Philippines. Following an aggressive preorder campaign, the new imaging-focused smartphones are now available for purchase at authorized TECNO physical stores and e-commerce partners nationwide.
HONOR 600, HONOR 600 Pro specs surface ahead of April 22 launch
HONOR is gearing up to release its next heavy hitters, and the company isn’t holding much back ahead of the official April 22 launch. Thanks to newly surfaced official listings and some early reporting, we now have a remarkably clear picture of what the HONOR 600 and HONOR 600 Pro are bringing to the table.
realme 16 Series 5G PH launch set for April 23; 200MP Portrait Master headlines
The waiting game is almost over. We already knew realme was packing some serious hardware into its latest Number Series when it debuted globally earlier this year. Now, the brand has confirmed that the entire trio — the realme 16 Pro Plus 5G, the realme 16 Pro 5G, and the realme 16 5G — is officially making its way to the Philippines.
HONOR Pad X8b lands in PH with tough build, ₱9,999 + free stylus promo
Many budget tablets feel like they’re one accidental drop away from a shattered screen and an expensive repair. HONOR is trying to change that narrative with the newly launched HONOR Pad X8b, a sleek but surprisingly rugged Android slate that just hit the Philippines.
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View PostYuna-endorsed Infinix NOTE 60 Pro drops April 22 in PH: Preorder details, Ducati raffle
Infinix is officially bringing its newest powerhouse, the Infinix NOTE 60 Pro, to the Philippines on April 22. The company is making a seriously aggressive push for your upgrade money this month, tapping ITZY’s Yuna as its first global brand ambassador for the “Joy Tech, Beyond Limits” campaign and rolling out a preorder promo that includes giving away a Ducati motorcycle.
Apple MacBook Neo for ₱44 a day? Preorder it from Home Credit PH
Apple just flipped the laptop market on its head with the Apple MacBook Neo, a colorful, ₱39,990 (roughly $667) entry-level machine that borrows its brains from the iPhone 16 Pro. If you’ve been holding out for an affordable Mac, the barrier to entry just got even lower. Home Credit is rolling out an aggressive preorder promo in the Philippines, letting you walk away with the new laptop for as little as ₱44 ($0.73) a day.
From screens to robots: Grab’s new enterprise playbook
While consumer chatbots generate the most headlines, the most lucrative and consequential announcements at GrabX 2026 were aimed strictly at business operations. Grab is taking its proprietary “Intelligence Layer” out of the cloud and embedding it directly into the physical infrastructure of Southeast Asian businesses.
Grab’s bid to be your only travel app from departure to destination
Navigating an unfamiliar airport in Southeast Asia is the ultimate stress test. Trying to manage emergency hotel bookings, decipher local transit, and figure out foreign exchange rates on the fly is a chaotic, multi-app nightmare.
Grab’s AI pivot: From utility app to everyday guide
Modern city life is an exercise in managing friction. By the time you’ve navigated traffic, finished work, and remembered to pay the bills, the sheer mental load of deciding what to order for dinner or manually hunting for pantry staples across clunky app interfaces is exhausting.
Infinix GT 50 Pro leak reveals ‘breathing’ cooling, dual‑pressure gaming triggers
If you thought gaming smartphones couldn’t get any more extravagant, the upcoming Infinix GT 50 Pro might prove you wrong.
Best-performing Android phones and tablets in March 2026
The first quarter of 2026 has officially wrapped up, and Antutu’s March benchmark numbers paint a clear picture of the ongoing silicon wars. If you want top-tier performance right now, the numbers show a tight Android race where specialized engineering is beating out raw specs, and new form factors are refusing to compromise on power.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra to debut globally April 21
Last week, we reported that OPPO teased a global release for the much-anticipated OPPO Find X9 Ultra. Now, the exact date is locked in: April 21. This is a huge milestone, marking the very first time the company is bringing an Ultra-branded model to the international market.
Redmi 15C tops list of best‑selling phones with at least 6,000mAh batteries
Smartphones are lasting longer than ever on a single charge. According to new data from Counterpoint Research, the average global phone battery capacity hit a record 5,291mAh in January 2026, marking the largest year-over-year jump since December 2021.