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.
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Smartphone shipments fell 20%, hit lowest Q3 since 2012: Counterpoint
Pricier memory pushed phone prices up 20%; Samsung and others slipped while Apple gained more ground.
Nothing OS 5.0 update hits Phone (3) first, others by mid-January
This OS update brings Android 17 with a frosted-glass home screen theme and split Quick Settings
Firefox 158 turns on JPEG XL, a week after Chrome brought it back
Mozilla switches on the image format that packs photos smaller and draws them as they load, four years after Google decided to drop it from Chrome.
Free Gemini isn’t just Flash-Lite only: Google’s Auto picks for you
Google's updated help page says Auto sends most free prompts to Flash-Lite and may route harder ones to Flash or Pro.
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.
OnePlus 16 launched, priced about $895 (~Php 56k) and up in China
Its 16GB + 512GB model costs about $390 (about Php 24,000) more than the OnePlus 15's did at launch.
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.
Apple confirms its October 13th home launch, and the hub is reportedly HomeView
Apple's "Welcome home" event is set for tomorrow at 9:00 pm Manila time. New devices to add to your smart home?
Last day: Oppo’s 10.10 sale offers huge discounts on Reno16 Series and more
Oppo's 10.10 deals online end today, with discounts on Find and A Series phones, tablets and earbuds as well.