Chinese firms shipped 97% of humanoid robots, and lead in robot hands too: SAG
Same playbook as EVs and drones, now with fingers.
Gadgets
Cameras, drones, wearables, smart glasses and everything else with a battery.
Alibaba’s Qwen Glasses N1 Pro boast eye tracking, Iris scanner-powered payments
The new N1 series pairs a 50MP camera with Alibaba's Qwen assistant, and the Pro adds eye tracking. Qwen Clip earbuds, made with Bose, launch alongside.
Googlebook review shows glitchy, broken features tied to software
A week with the Android laptops finds Chrome missing desktop basics, Adobe and Slack apps falling short, and one phone photo taking minutes to open.
Google’s Fitbit Edge is a slim tracker with replaceable battery
The new tracker sits between the screenless Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch, with an always-on 1.34-inch screen, GPS, an ECG app and a week of battery.
Qualcomm raised Snapdragon laptop chip prices by 10%: report
Intel's high-end Panther Lake chips went up first and AMD's in tow, so laptops might get even pricier
PC shipments fell 22.4% in Q3 as memory costs pushed prices up: Gartner
HP fell hardest at 30.9%, Apple held up best, down just 7.1%, and IDC's count also puts the drop past 20%.
RAMpocalypse: The memory crunch behind the PC slump, and whether to buy now or wait
It's shrinkflation, laptop edition.
Oppo marks down the Watch S and Reno16 5G in the Philippines
On Oppo's store, the Watch S is Php 9,999 (about $160), down from Php 10,999, and the Reno16 5G Php 51,999 (about $825), down from Php 59,999.
Google to launch Fitbit Edge tracker ahead of Asia release
Google Health's teaser locks in the date, while a leak covers the price, battery, and iPhone support.
PC shipments fell 20% in Q3 as memory prices bite: IDC
PC makers and stores stocked up early in 2026 to beat memory-driven price hikes, leaving Q3 with no seasonal bump and few buyers.
Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599.99 (about Php 163,500) as ARM-based MacBook Pro rival
Microsoft's RTX Spark-powered laptop gets eight US configurations, a $1,000 MacBook Pro trade-in offer and, so far, only one Asian price: Japan's.
Microsoft’s October 7th event could finally price Surface Laptop Ultra
Execs Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang will both take the stage at 10 am PT (1 am Manila)