At the TV Zone, guests got a closer look at the TCL C7L and its SQD Mini LED technology.

Over at the Gaming Monitor Zone, TCL put the spotlight on the G54, which packs Precise Dimming, a 144Hz native refresh rate, and 450 nits of peak brightness, designed to handle everything from intense gaming to everyday productivity on a single screen.

TCL also introduced its expanding audio lineup at the Party Speaker Zone, featuring the TP200K, offering 220W of maximum audio power, five dynamic light show presets, and 12 hours of playtime, alongside the beefier TP300K, which bumps things up to 340W, eight light show presets, and 18 hours of playtime.

“We designed the C7L Game Night to showcase how TCL continues to be the mastermind of entertainment experiences. Beyond the technology and specifications, we wanted our guests to experience the C7L through gaming, entertainment, and meaningful moments. It was about bringing the product to life and showing how TCL creates experiences that people can truly enjoy,” said TCL Brand Manager Joseph Cernitchez.

After letting guests explore the zones at their own pace, TCL kicked off the night’s main event: The Mastermind Game, an interactive trivia challenge pitting seven teams of media guests and KOLs against each other.

The competition mixed questions about TCL’s tech with pop culture, current events, and trending topics, alongside quick-fire mini-games like screen-based guessing rounds, music challenges, and TikTok dance-offs, all for a shot at TCL prizes.

Once the competition wrapped up, the event shifted into an after-party powered by TCL’s new party speakers, giving guests a chance to test out the TP200K and TP300K firsthand on the dance floor.

“From screen to sound, TCL is expanding how people connect with their favorite content and experiences,” said TCL Deputy Marketing Director Shae Yu Xiaoling.

“Whether it’s the immersive viewing experience of our C7L SQD Mini LED TV, the high-performance display of our G64 and G54 gaming monitors, or the party-fueling audio of our TP300K and TP200K speakers, TCL offers something for every lifestyle.”

TCL’s latest lineup, including the C7L TV, G54 and G64 gaming monitors, and TP200K and TP300K party speakers, is now available at tcl.com/ph/en.

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The Asian Banker highlighted how BDO Pay goes beyond simple payments, becoming part of customers’ daily banking routine instead.

“By combining comprehensive functionality with strong customer adoption and ecosystem integration, BDO Pay has established a differentiated digital banking experience,” the organization noted.

Roy Villareal, head of Digital for Consumer Banking at BDO, said digital banking works best when it genuinely simplifies everyday life for users.

“Everyday payments should be easy and cost less. With BDO Pay, users can pay, send money, split bills, and transfer funds via InstaPay and PESONet with no fees, giving them more flexibility and more value in every transaction,” Villareal said.

The Asian Banker’s award recognizes institutions finding practical ways to deliver meaningful value to customers through digital innovation.

BDO Pay lets users access their BDO accounts and cards in a single place, no need to cash in first, letting them pay in stores, transfer funds, pay bills, and check balances all in one app.

The app also offers rewards and promos that give users added value on everyday transactions.

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By tapping on NFC tech, Tap to Share feature lets users share a contact card and media between two Android phones more seamlessly.

For contact sharing, both phones need to be unlocked and sitting on their home screens. Users bring the two devices close together, then choose which contact details to share. The exchange can go both ways, or users can simply receive someone else’s card without sharing their own.

Sharing photos and videos works a bit differently. Users select content through the existing Share Sheet interface, choose Quick Share, then bring the phones close together to complete the transfer. Google says the feature relies on a temporary peer-to-peer connection.

Essentially, Tap to Share is Google’s answer to Apple’s NameDrop, though it supports more than just contact info.

Android has technically had Quick Share for years, but the process usually meant opening the share menu, finding the other device, then waiting for the recipient to accept. Google is now streamlining that interaction, closer to the simplicity Apple offers with AirDrop and NameDrop.

Source (Google)

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In a post by Digital Banks PH, one of their international transactions, using the GCash Visa card, had little to no FX fee at all.

For context, GCash users noticed their transactions abroad started incurring a 0.5% to 0.7% FX fee starting June 30, 2026.

With the FX fee reportedly back to zero, GCash regains its ground against competitors like MariBank who also offer 0% FX fee. This applies to international ATM withdrawals, as well as physical store and online purchases.

Source (Digital Banks PH)

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realme first launched the phone in India, with its 8000mAh battery serving as the main highlight. The company also built in extra protection, including a MIL-STD 810H certified body along with IP68/IP69 dust and water resistance.

Other notable specs include a large 6.8-inch 144Hz HD+ LCD screen, a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset, up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and up to 256GB UFS 2.2 storage.

Camera-wise, realme paired a 50MP main sensor with a 2MP mono lens, alongside a 16MP selfie shooter up front.

realme has yet to announce local pricing and availability. Stay tuned for its local launch on August 28, 2026.

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On Gemini website, users can find the toggle “Media watermark” via the setting’s menu by clicking on the gear icon on the lower left corner.

Switch it off, and that “sparkle” mark disappears. The said media watermark normally sits in the bottom-right corner of anything made with Nano Banana or Omni.

Search is getting the same toggle eventually, though Google says it’ll skip the rollout in countries where visible AI labeling is a legally requirement.

AI-generated content still carries invisible tracking either way, though. Google executive Josh Woodward confirmed that SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata are baked in regardless. So anyone can still ask Gemini or Search to check if something was AI-made.

Source

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The Pura 90s Pro Max packs a 200MP Periscope Telephoto Camera, a 50MP main Camera, and a 40MP ultrawide. It also brings HUAWEI’s True-to-Colour Camera 2.0, AI-powered imaging features, a large 6,000mAh battery, 100W wired charging, and 5G connectivity.

It’s also a notable launch for the Philippines, being the first global Pura series with 5G support to officially arrive in the country.

So, after spending time with it; Is the Pura 90s Pro Max worth considering as your next flagship? Let’s find out.

Design and Construction

The Pura 90s Pro Max is a big phone, measuring 164mm tall, 77.1mm wide, and 8.1mm thick, with a weight of about 230.5 g. It’s not exactly compact, but the curved edges and proportions make it fairly comfortable to hold for its plus size dimensions.

Of course, what stands out here is the design.

The Orange Ocean variant we have features HUAWEI’s Light-Shifting Gradient Texture, which changes subtly depending on how light hits the rear panel. It’s theme distinctly matches a beach sunset and features a chromatic finish all throughout.

More interestingly, it has an industry-first Dual-Tone Gradient Mid-Frame, which means the sunset gradient from the rear continues its way to the aluminum frame. We aren’t exactly sure if it’s anodized, but it does thematically look good on this handset.

The camera module or “forward symbol” touted from the Pura 70 series, remains a defining design elements with the Pura 90s Pro Max. It’s large and immediately noticeable, giving the Pura 90s Pro Max a strong design identity.

Durability is another area where HUAWEI has put some work in. The phone uses Anti-Reflective Scratch-Resistant Kunlun Glass, which is designed to improve both scratch and drop resistance while reducing glare or reflections outdoors.

It’s also rated IP68 and IP69 for dust and water resistance, so it can survive fresh water immersion of up to 2 meters deep for 30 minutes, alongside high-pressure and high-temperature water jet resistance.

Overall, the Pura 90s Pro Max feels every bit like a premium flagship, but its distinctive design gives it more personality than most. The Orange Ocean colorway may be too much for others but nonetheless, it is available in other colors as well.

Display, Multimedia and Biometrics

For display, it sports a 6.9-inch QHD+ LTPO OLED panel with an exact resolution of 2880 x 1308. The display also features an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz, with Widevine L1 display certification.

It’s a great panel for just about everything. Text is sharp, colors are vibrant, and scrolling feels smooth thanks to the high refresh rate.

The large display also makes a lot of sense for a phone that’s heavily focused on photography since you have more room to review and edit your shots.

The anti-reflective treatment is particularly useful outdoors. You can still see some reflections under harsh lighting, but the display remains relatively easy to view when framing a shot or checking your gallery.

The Pura 90s Pro Max also has stereo speakers that deliver good volume and a balanced sound profile with notable clarity for watching videos and listening to music.

For biometrics, we get both optical face unlock and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that doubles as the power button, giving us a couple of convenient ways to unlock the phone. We didn’t find any major issues with either unlocking option.

Cameras

Now, let’s get to the main attraction.

The Pura 90s Pro Max has a triple-camera setup at the rear consisting of a 50MP main camera with PDAF and OIS, a 40MP ultrawide with AF, and a 200MP Ultra Large Sensor Telephoto Camera also with PDAF and OIS. Found in front is a 13MP in-display selfie camera.

200MP Periscope Telephoto

The 200MP telephoto camera is easily the highlight of the Pura 90s Pro Max.

At around 4x, we get a useful telephoto perspective for portraits, architecture, and everyday subjects. Push it further to 10x and the phone continues to retain an impressive amount of detail, especially in good lighting.

HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max TeleMacro Samples

Jul 7 – 22

Push it further, and the Pura 90s Pro Max can produce surprisingly usable images passed 20x, allowing us to capture details that would otherwise require physically moving closer.

Buildings, signs, wildlife, distant subjects, and even concert shots are fundamentally easier to take with this phone compared to lugging around a heavy telephoto zoom lens.

This isn’t just a camera that lets you zoom further for the sake of having a big number. The large sensor and high resolution give the telephoto camera enough information to make those higher zoom levels genuinely useful.

It’s easily one of the most fun smartphone telephoto cameras I’ve used, with a bonus for macro photography too!

Main and True-to-Colour Cameras

The 50MP main camera is no slouch either.

With its variable aperture and OIS, it does a good job of balancing exposure and detail across different lighting conditions. Images come out sharp with nice done-for-you image post processing, and dynamic range is generally strong.

Additionally, the Pura 90s Pro Max’s True-to-Colour Camera 2.0 aims for a more natural representation of the colors from the scene instead of simply cranking up saturation and contrast.

HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max (misc) Sample Photos

Jul 2 – 28

The phone does a good job balancing bright skies and darker foregrounds, preserving highlights while keeping the subject properly exposed. This is especially useful for sunsets and other high-contrast scenes.

Low-light performance is similarly capable. The main camera can pull in plenty of light while keeping noise under control, and the telephoto camera remains surprisingly useful when shooting in darker environments.

Of course, the amount of available light still matters, but the Pura 90s Pro Max is a phone we’d be comfortable using after sunset.

Video and AI Features

The camera system isn’t limited to still photography, either. It can record up to 4K video, while the telephoto camera can maintain useful detail at higher zoom levels, including up to 30x telephoto video.

HUAWEI also throws in several AI-powered imaging features.

AI Composition can help improve framing, while AI De-Glare is useful when shooting through windows or other reflective surfaces. AI Remove and AI Move offer more creative editing options, while AI Best Expression can help pick better facial expressions from group shots.

They’re not necessarily features you’ll use on every photo, but they add another layer to an already capable camera system.

Overall, the Pura 90s Pro Max has one of the most interesting camera setups in its class. The 200MP telephoto is obviously the star, but it’s the combination of strong hardware, natural colors, HDR performance, and useful AI tools that makes the entire system compelling.

OS, Apps, and UI

The Pura 90s Pro Max runs on EMUI 16, which continues HUAWEI’s clean and relatively straightforward software experience.

Navigation feels smooth, animations are responsive, and there’s plenty of room for customization. The bigger question, as always with HUAWEI phones, is app availability.

AppGallery has come a long way, and getting the apps we need is considerably easier than it used to be. Popular social media, productivity, entertainment, and local applications are generally accessible.

Celia AI is also built into the experience, providing HUAWEI’s own AI assistant for everyday questions and tasks. It works just like any of its competitors like Gemini, Bixby, or Siri. And it’s smart enough to even book as transport with our favorite ride hailing apps.

Another useful feature is Cross-OS Sharing, which makes transferring files between the Pura 90s Pro Max and other devices like an iPhone more convenient for the HUAWEI user.

It’s done so by having the non-HUAWEI device install Petal Interconnect, once that’s done, Pura 90s users can easily transfer photos, videos, and documents natively through HUAWEI Share to the receiving Apple or Android device.

Overall, EMUI 16 feels polished and mature, but the software experience remains something you’ll want to consider based on how dependent you are on specific apps and services.

But for most day-to-day tasks, it’s not that hard to see someone daily-driving the Pura 90s Pro Max. Some software woes that may still get under our skins is not being able to stream 4K videos through popular streaming apps like Netflix but it isn’t the end of the world.

Performance and Benchmarks

In charge of the Pura 90s Pro Max’s operations is the HiSilicon Kirin 9030S, a 5 nm chipset comprised of and octa-core processor with clock speeds that go up to 2.7 GHz, and Maleoon 935F GPU.  With only one configuration officially available locally at 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

For everyday use, the phone feels appropriately fast. Apps open quickly, multitasking is smooth, and everything works just like any other phone.

Gaming performance is also respectable, although sustained performance will depend on the title and graphics settings.

Not to mention, compared to other flagship-level devices, the synthetic scores the Pura 90s Pro Max gives can leave a bit more warranted.

Although for typical users, the more important takeaway is that the phone has enough performance for everyday multitasking, photography, social media, streaming, and productivity without feeling sluggish.

Battery

The Pura 90s Pro Max comes with a hefty 6,000 mAh battery, it also supports 100W wired charging, 80W wireless, and 18W reverse-wired, with reverse-wireless also supported.

So, if for some reason we do run out of battery within the day, we don’t have to stay plugged in for long.

In PCMark’s Work 3.1 Battery Test our unit garnered, 22 hours and 8 minutes. While, in our standard Yugatech Video Loop test it lasted, 40 hours and 56 minutes.

Furthermore, we wanted to test how long it would last while continuously playing Mobile Legends nonstop. The Pura 90s Pro Max stayed on for 11 hours and 14 minutes.

In actual use, the combination of a 6,000 mAh battery and fast charging makes the Pura 90s Pro Max a dependable companion for long days, especially if you’re frequently using the cameras, mobile data, navigation, and social media.

Connectivity

Connectivity is also a major upgrade this generation, with 5G support allowing us to take advantage of the fastest mobile data speeds available in the country.

Apart from this we get, dual nano SIM and eSIM support (can only use 2 at the same time), WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, GPS, NFC, and infrared.

Conclusion and Price

The HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max is a flagship that knows exactly where it wants to compete: photography.

The amazing camera system is easily the highlight. It gives us impressive reach without making high-zoom photography feel like a gimmick, while the 50MP main camera, strong HDR color reproduction, and useful AI features round out a very capable camera system.

Beyond the cameras, we get a huge 6.9-inch LTPO OLED display, a 6,000 mAh battery, 100W wired charging, 5G support, and a premium design that’s particularly eye-catching in the Orange Ocean variant.

The software experience remains the biggest consideration. EMUI 16 is undoubtedly polished, AppGallery continues to improve, and features like Celia AI and Cross-OS Sharing make the overall experience more complete.

The HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max is priced at PHP 79,999 (12GB + 512GB) in the Philippines.

If you’re looking for a flagship primarily because you want a great camera for all kinds of stills, the Pura 90s Pro Max is easy to recommend for anyone who loves taking photos; which makes it one of HUAWEI’s most compelling Pura smartphones yet.

What we LIKED:

• Amazing camera system
• Great battery life
• Cool design (Orange Ocean)
• 5G now supported

What we DIDN’T Like:

• Not our favorite UI
• Synthetic performance

HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max specs:
6.9-inch QHD+ LTPO OLED Display
2880 x 1308 Resolution
1-120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rate
300Hz Touch Sampling Rate
EMUI 16.0
HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
12GB RAM
512GB Storage
50MP Ultra Lighting HDR Camera, PDAF & OIS
40MP Ultra-Wide Camera, AF
200MP Ultra Large Sensor Telephoto Camera, PDAF & OIS
13MP Selfie Camera
6000mAh Battery
100W HUAWEI SuperCharge
80W wireless
5G Connectivity
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 6.0
IP68 / IP69 Water and Dust Resistance
Anti-Reflective Scratch-Resistant Kunlun Glass
164 x 77.1 x 8.1mm
230.5g
Orange Ocean, Blaze Purple, Blush Gold, Graphite Black

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Prompted by global legal moves in Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as localized concerns over online extremist recruitment and school safety, Philippine lawmakers are considering aggressive age limits. Proposals in Congress include Senate Bill No. 2066 by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, which seeks to prohibit children under 16 from registering or maintaining social media accounts; alongside House Bill No. 8262 by Representative Eddie Villanueva and House Bill No. 7300 by Representative Lani Mercado-Revilla. These measures would require tech platforms to deploy strict age and identity verification systems, facing potential fines of up to PHP 50 million for repeated non-compliance.

However, child rights advocates, pediatricians, and young Filipinos are pushing back against outright prohibitions.

During the launch of TikTok’s #ThinkTwice Family Check-In Guide campaign in Manila, representatives from Plan International Pilipinas, the Child Rights Coalition Asia, and developmental experts argued that generic, blanket age cutoffs fail to reflect the daily realities of youth in the Philippines. A consultation conducted by Plan International Pilipinas revealed that 63% of surveyed Filipino youth favored conditional regulation over an outright ban, emphasizing that social media serves as a vital lifeline -particularly for children of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who rely on messaging platforms to stay connected with family abroad. For a significant portion of the youth, social media is the only way to stay connected to friends when not physically together.

Other industry experts have also chimed in by saying that exposure to harmful content is not the only source of violent behavior, as there could be numerous other factors involved.

Advocates warn that prohibiting minors from social media will not eliminate online risks, but will instead drive children toward less visible, unmonitored digital spaces via shared devices or adult-created accounts.

This is an issue that needs to be approached with trust, patience, and understanding.

Experts and youth leaders are urging lawmakers to pivot away from sweeping access bans and instead focus on holding tech platforms accountable through mandatory safety-by-design standards, confidential chat-based reporting tools, active parental guidance, and expanded digital literacy programs in schools for safe, transparent internet usage.

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Reliable industry tipsters recently revealed a screenshot – showing a prototype device carrying the SM8975 model number posting an overall score of 4,835,412 points on AnTuTu V11.1.4.

The benchmark breakdown highlights a CPU score of 1,368,930 points and a GPU score of 1,854,826 points powered by the new Adreno 850 GPU. Compared to top-performing current-gen devices running on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, these figures reflect roughly a 15% to 22% generation-over-generation bump in raw processing and graphics capabilities.

Reports indicate that Qualcomm’s 2nm SM8975 platform will feature an eight-core CPU layout alongside 18MB of graphics cache and support for high-speed LPDDR6 memory. The leaks also suggest Qualcomm will adopt a dual-tier strategy for its flagship tier, reserving the higher-performing Adreno 850 GPU and expanded cache for the “Pro” model while equipping the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 with an Adreno 845 GPU.

Just a caveat though: These early synthetic benchmark scores should be taken with caution, as AnTuTu reportedly could not verify the test run on its backend database. Prototype runs with unreleased chipsets are often conducted on unconstrained reference boards with active external cooling; meaning final power consumption, thermal behavior, and sustained performance might not be reflected properly in day-to-day real-world use. We’ll know more when commercial smartphones launch following Qualcomm’s official announcement.

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The core change is the redrawn cursive wordmark at the top of the mobile interface. Meta’s design team explored hundreds of concepts before choosing to retain the cursive foundation. The updated mark features tighter loops and flattened serifs, keeping flourishes primarily on characters like the s, r, and g while squaring up the remaining letterforms for a bolder, cleaner look.

The visual refresh also expands the platform’s typographic family. The core Instagram Sans typeface receives updated proportions, joined by two additions: Instagram Mono for technical accents and Instagram Pen, modeled after real handwriting.

While the gradient camera app icon remains unchanged, Meta is dialing back heavy gradient overlays in favor of a simpler layout that keeps user content front and center.

Early public and designer reactions have been split. While many praised the sharper geometry, viral online commentary highlighted the heavily stylized r, leading to memes jokingly reading the new wordmark as “Instagzam”. The updated brand system is currently rolling out globally across web and mobile apps.

Check out the full brand refresh here.

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