Realme, currently the Philippines’ top smartphone brand, will officially launch the DIZO sub-brand in the country, adding to the brand’s TechLife ecosystem and giving consumers more choices when it comes to connected lifestyle devices.
Will Call of Duty and Blizzard games remain on PlayStation after Microsoft buyout?
It was earlier this week when Microsoft announced that it has agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal worth $68.7 billion. The acquisition sent shockwaves around the globe and will catapult the American tech giant to the top of the gaming scene as the third-largest game publisher in the world, only behind Tencent and Sony. It is easily the biggest in the history of the gaming industry.
Xiaomi fan from PH gets free home renovation from brand
Xiaomi continues to treat its fans to a smart life through the Xiaomi Home Renovation Campaign.
Newly opened HP X-Hub combines online, offline experiential retail experience
HP Inc. announced the opening of the HP Experience Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a seamless online-to-offline experiential retail experience for technology buyers. The X-Hub combines the flagship physical store in Malaysia with an integrated O2O platform to create a hyper-personal and seamless omnichannel commerce journey across six key Southeast Asian countries.
What Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal means for Xbox, Game Pass
In case you missed the huge, possibly landscape-changing announcement, Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard in a mega-deal worth $68.7 billion. Activision Blizzard is also facing multiple lawsuits and federal investigations following accusations of harassment and misconduct.
Apple retakes No. 1 spot in Q4 2021 smartphone ranking
Apple once again holds the top spot in the global smartphone ranking after three quarters.
Exynos 2200 with RDNA-based GPU, hardware ray tracing official
After being delayed for a week and much speculation about its future with Samsung‘s flagship Galaxy S22 series, the Samsung Exynos 2200 is finally official.
Exynos chip with AMD GPU delayed? Samsung replies
Unfortunate news for Samsung fans: The launch of the Samsung Exynos 2200 chipset, the company’s latest flagship SoC and the first one to debut AMD’s RDNA 2-based Radeon GPU, has been delayed. It was initially set to debut January 11. No new date has been announced yet.
Xiaomi no more? Black Shark might soon be owned by Tencent
Xiaomi is a major shareholder of Black Shark Technology, but that may not be the case soon.
Omnivision debuts smallest 200MP camera-phone sensor
At the International CES 2022, Omnivision unveiled its OVB0B image sensor for flagship mobile devices. The OVB0B is the Chinese company’s first-ever 200-megapixel image sensor and the smallest in its class.
Realme world’s fastest-growing 5G Android phone brand in Q3 2021
Realme apparently sold a lot of 5G smartphones this previous quarter.
Shopee most-tweeted e-commerce brand in PH in 2021
The verdict is out: Shopee is 2021’s most tweeted e-commerce brand in the Philippines, according to Twitter.
Tecno’s Memory Fusion tech expands phone RAM up to 5GB
Tecno Mobile, a rising superstar as a global smartphone brand of the new generation, announced the release of a new virtual Random Access Memory expansion technology for its users to increase the RAM capacity of their smartphones for optimal efficiency and processing power. This innovative technology will be available for the Tecno Camon 18 series and Spark 8 series users in the next two weeks.
Realme PH e-store now open, offers up to 62% discount for limited time
The Philippines’ No. 1 smartphone brand for three consecutive quarters finally has its own e-shopping platform.
Realme GT 2 series special event intros world-first technologies
Today’s Realme GT 2 series special event focused on the three technologies that the brand is introducing in its yet-to-be-launched lineup. And not just any technologies, mind you, because they’re industry firsts.
MediaTek remains world’s No. 1 chipmaker in Q3 2021
MediaTek did it again. Counterpoint Research recently posted its quarterly report on smartphone chipset shipments, and the results showed MediaTek leading Qualcomm in the quarter July to September 2021.
How Tecno Mobile is focusing on the future of mobile imaging
Cameras and mobile technology have always been symbiotic, and have heavily influenced the development of modern smartphones. This effectively means that any manufacturer who is able to provide leading, cutting-edge mobile-imaging solutions for smartphones will be able to determine what the future of smartphones will look like.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launched, to debut on Xiaomi 12 series
New chip, new name. The latest and greatest Snapdragon chipset yet, which was announced at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, also introduces the brand-new naming scheme Qualcomm will be using in its chip business moving forward.
This new Huawei Health Lab is largest to date
It started with the 700-square-meter Shenzhen Health Lab in 2016. Then it set up the 1,100-square-meter Xi’an Health Lab in 2020. And just recently, on the first day of its 2021 developer conference, it opened its largest Health Lab to date.
Shopee wraps up 2021 with 12.12 Big Christmas Sale
Shopee closes 2021 with its annual 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, the most joyful year-end celebration in the region. 12.12 is set to bring a smile to users as they shop from the widest variety of products to reward themselves and their loved ones during the happiest time of the year. Through the 12.12 Big Christmas Sale, shoppers can also spread the holiday cheer to their favorite local businesses, with two times more items sold by local businesses this year.