Meta unveiled its new artificial intelligence assistant, known as Meta AI, to be integrated within its suite of social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Meta AI has been engineered to perform a variety of tasks, such as responding to user inquiries, producing images, crafting animations and more, as per the announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The assistant is powered by Meta’s most recent large language model, named Meta Llama 3, which was concurrently revealed on the same day. Positioned to rival existing AI services like Google’s Gemini and OpenA ..read more

Global smartphone brand vivo introduced the V30 Series in the Philippines last month. In partnership with ZEISS, vivo improved the cameras on the V30 Pro to make it stand out for photography enthusiasts. The vivo V30 Pro, equipped with a triple main camera setup co-engineered by ZEISS, also offers users an extensive selection of ZEISS-inspired filters. It comes with a wide range of photographic styles and effects, particularly in portrait photography. The six (6) ZEISS Style Portraits below are available for users who want to be more creative and step up their mobile photography game. ZEISS ..read more

After taking a break from releasing smartphones, CHERRY made a comeback by launching two new devices, which include the Aqua S11 Pro. CHERRY‘s latest 4G phone have specs and features that’s similar to a lot of competing devices we’ve seen over the past few months. So the question is: is it worth checking out? Or are you better off with something else? Let’s find out in our CHERRY Aqua S11 Pro full review. CHERRY Aqua S11 Pro Specs Android 13 Dual SIM, Dual standby 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate MediaTek Helio G99 octa-core processor Mali G57 GPU 8GB RAM 256GB UFS 2.2 in ..read more

HMD Global is manufacturing The Boring Phone, a device from the minds of Heineken and creative company Bodega. As the name suggests, The Boring Phone is made to be as straightforward as possible so it’s free from distractions and will allow users to spend more time in the real world. No social media and other apps that take too much of your attention. The device is based on the Nokia 2660 Flip. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA screen with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution and a secondary 1.77-inch cover screen so you can easily see the time and notifications. It then has a 0.3-megapixel rear camera with LE ..read more

Motorola has released the Edge 50 Ultra to lead its latest Edge 50 series. Introduced to the global stage alongside the Edge 50 Pro and Edge 50 Fusion, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 — not as powerful as the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but definitely faster than the other Edge 50 devices. Motorola has also introduced a couple of major camera improvements over its predecessor. It now has a large 50-megapixel 1/1.3-inch main sensor with a bright f/1.6 aperture and optical image stabilization. An equally sharp 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens joins it with ..read more

OnePlus’s latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 12, has finally made its way to the Philippines. The OnePlus 12, as expected, has been upgraded to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, with the unit we’re getting sporting 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. This new OnePlus flagship also brings back wireless charging to the series, and in a big way. It supports 50W wireless with 10W reverse wireless charging for your accessories. Oh, and the battery is now bigger at 5,400mAh. OnePlus has also upgraded the telephoto lens. It’s now much sharper at 64-megapixels and uses a periscope-style ..read more

OnePlus has released its latest sub-flagship phone in the Philippines, the OnePlus 12R. The new OnePlus 12R shares a lot of similarities with the brand’s last-generation flagship device, the OnePlus 11. They both come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, with the 12R sporting 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It also has a similar 6.78-inch 2.8K display with a high 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, but with a newer LTPO4 OLED panel. The 12R also uses the 11’s high-end 50-megapixel IMX890 main sensor with OIS, albeit is now only joined by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide ..read more

If you are already a parent and are overcome by the duties and responsibilities it brings, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University System (PUP OUS) is opening opportunities to learn from home. The PUP Open University System is the university’s initiative to deliver higher education services. Part of this initiative is its unique approach, where it is less formal, more flexible, and focuses more on adult learners such as parents. The courses offered allow parents to pursue tertiary education (undergraduate degree). While it is generally open to Filipino moms and dads, the ..read more

YouTube has announced stricter measures to combat the use of unauthorized third-party ad-blocking apps that violate its terms of service. Users attempting to watch videos with these apps may experience buffering or receive an error message stating, “The following content is not available on this app.” On its official support page, YouTube clearly states that it may prevent video playback for those utilizing ad blockers and encourages them to subscribe to YouTube Premium instead. It’s important to note that the streaming platform specifically mentioned third-party apps using YouTube’s official ..read more

Google has been integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across their product range, but the introduction of Gemini for Android devices has not been without issues. Some users have found Gemini to lack certain functionalities provided by Google Assistant, prompting them to revert to the latter. Despite a few Google Assistant features being phased out, many still prefer its comprehensive capabilities. Gemini, formerly known as Bard, offers AI-powered support for things like writing, brainstorming, and other tasks, as well as generating images from descriptions and providing additional context ..read more