Author: Danie Bravo

There is something refreshing about a device that does not pretend to be more than what it is. We are so used to products promising more and more while somehow giving us less that simply getting what was marketed almost feels like a lost art. That is what I like about the HONOR Pad X7b. It is not trying to replace your laptop, become your one-stop professional workstation, or convince you that a tablet needs to do everything at once. It just gives you a better screen than your phone, long battery life, solid build quality, and enough performance for…

NVIDIA has opened an independent investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence, following his admission of an extramarital affair.

The Fan Edition model has always had a purpose in Samsung’s lineup: offering most of what makes the flagship Galaxy S experience appealing, while trimming enough around the edges to bring the price down. That formula seems to unfortunately be harder to pull off more and more in the 2026 tech market. After around three weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, I still think it works, just not as cleanly as before. This is a phone I genuinely enjoyed using. The display is excellent and crisp, performance stayed reliable, battery life easily handled my day, and despite my general…

Editor’s Note: This article was first published in Future Forward, Volume 1, No. 2. The world is as digital as it has ever been, with huge parts of our lives now resting online. Our connections, friendships, jobs, education, and entertainment all exist there in one way or another. And for years, age verification online was kept plain and simple. A game or website would ask for your birthday. You input it, whether it was the real one or not, and if the date marked you as old enough, that was usually enough to enter. That era seems to be on…

The Nubia Neo 5 Max is a big phone. At 7.5 inches, it is considerably larger than any phone I normally carry. Put it beside a conventional smartphone, and the difference is immediately obvious. Taking calls on it can look a little funny, and fitting it in your jean pocket may be a problem if you’re a little thunder-thighed, but after spending some time with it, I am starting to understand the idea behind what nubia calls a “PadPhone.” It sits somewhere between a smartphone and a small tablet, offering more screen space without completely giving up the portability of…

Another layer of digital convenience is now available to Filipinos with the local launch of Apple Pay. Rather than functioning as a separate wallet that users have to load with money, Apple Pay allows eligible credit and debit cards to be added directly to the Wallet app. Users can then pay through their Apple devices while keeping the same bank account, credit limit, rewards, points, and card benefits connected to their cards. The service allows users to make contactless payments using a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch. As well as be used be used to check out in supported apps…

Year after year, millions of people participate in the same ritual. A new line of smartphones is announced. The camera is better. The processor is faster. AI is smarter. Reviews from your favorite tech YouTubers flood your feed, comparisons dominate social media, and before long, perfectly functional devices begin to feel old. You start wondering whether your current phone is still enough. Whether it actually isn’t is another question entirely. The cycle has become so normal that many of us rarely stop to question it. The idea that companies intentionally encourage consumers to replace products sooner than necessary has existed…

Smartphones have become one of the few things we carry with us almost every hour of the day. They’re never more than an arm’s reach away. They sit beside us during meetings, accompany us during commutes, capture memories on weekends, and somehow end up becoming part of our personal style whether we realize it or not. That seems to be the thinking behind the Infinix HOT 70. Carrying the slogan “Life Full of Color When I Hold You,” the HOT 70 combines a fashion-forward design with practical features aimed at users balancing work, social life, and everything in between. A…

Garmin recently announced the Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170, the arrival of Garmin Pay in the Philippines, and the continued expansion of the Garmin Run Marathon Series. Garmin aims to build a connected ecosystem for runners rather than simply releasing new hardware. The idea is to provide everything from the tools to train, races to join, recovery insights to improve, and now even the ability to pay for purchases, all within Garmin’s growing platform. The Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170, two entry-level GPS running smartwatches built for runners of varying experience levels. The Forerunner 170 serves as the more feature-rich…

Most earbuds become background devices after a few days. You put them on during a commute, use them for meetings in public spaces, listen to a playlist, and then forget about them until the battery runs low. The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max was a little different. After a week of daily use, I found myself reaching for it not just to listen to music, but also to record meetings, work in noisy public spaces, keep track of lectures, and make use of its voice memo and note-taking features. Somewhere along the way, the earbuds stopped feeling like audio accessories…