Author: Yuvraj Tiwari

Yuvraj Tiwari is a tech journalist for GizTimes.com and a Master’s student at the University of Hyderabad. With a keen eye for software trends and a love for cutting-edge gadgets, he brings a fresh, analytical perspective to the latest news in the tech industry. Previously he worked for Kirti Kranti News Paper as a writer for 4 years.

Sony is pouring more money and help into the new Kena game called Scars of Kosmora. They’ve added it to their PS Studios group, like their own top games such as Lost Soul Aside, Death Stranding 2, and Stellar Blade. Ember Lab, the small team making it, stays independent but gets treated like a Sony star title. It was shown at the February 2026 State of Play event and comes out later this year on PS5 and PC. https://x.com/pushsquare/status/2023351674924847605 Ember Lab’s co-founder Josh Grier wrote on the PlayStation Blog how excited they are. He said: “Working with PS Studios lets us build a huge…

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The Realme P4 Power has a huge 10,001 mAh battery made with new Si/C tech. This means it lasts for days on one charge and keeps 80% power even after 8 years. It charges super fast, half full in just 36 minutes with 80W speed. You can also use it to charge other gadgets at 27W. Realme, Oppo, and OnePlus lead in this cool battery upgrade. https://x.com/gsmarena_com/status/2022360781707518206 The phone is 162 x 76 x 9mm thick and weighs 219 grams, not super slim, but easy to hold. It has strong Gorilla Glass on the front, a plastic body, and a…

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TECNO just came out with the POVA Curve 2 5G. It’s their thinnest phone ever at only 7.42mm thick and weighs just 195 grams. https://x.com/tecnomobile/status/2022219197070417931 But it has the biggest battery yet, a massive 8000mAh one. This means you can use it for days without charging. No need for a bulky phone. It’s perfect for gaming, watching videos, or just daily stuff like calls and apps. The phone has a cool curved screen. It’s AMOLED with a 144Hz refresh rate, so everything looks super smooth and colorful. You can play games like PUBG or Free Fire without lag. The MediaTek…

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Nvidia just released its GeForce Now app for some Amazon Fire TV Stick models. Now you can play PC games right on your TV screen. No need for a fancy gaming computer or console. Just a good internet connection does the trick. https://x.com/NVIDIAGFN_UK/status/2022281356055654705 The app works on Fire TV Stick 4K Plus (2nd version) and Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st and 2nd versions). You get smooth games at 1080p quality, which is full HD, running at 60 frames per second. Sound is clear too. Plug in your game controller with Bluetooth or USB. Popular ones from Xbox or PlayStation work…

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Samsung is holding its big Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25, 2026, right in San Francisco. They’ll show off the newest Galaxy S series phones. These are the next big step in AI smartphones that make your daily life much simpler. The new Galaxy S phones give you a smooth ride from the very first time you pick them up. Galaxy AI works perfectly right away, like it’s part of the phone. Samsung says this AI adapts to you personally. It takes care of everyday stuff without any hassle, helping you feel more sure about what you’re doing. This event…

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The fancy version of the Amazfit Active 3 smartwatch is real and getting ready for stores worldwide. A new FCC filing with ID 2AC8UA2559 and box photos prove it. No more guessing—this is happening. Zepp Health, the company behind Amazfit, sent in papers for model A2559. They call it “Amazfit Active 3 Premium.” https://x.com/HFGEnthusiast/status/2021577128815317020 It has Bluetooth 5.3 that works two ways: regular for calls and low-power for phone links. This means you can make calls from your wrist, not just get alerts. A hidden antenna inside keeps it sealed and waterproof. The battery is 500mAh. That’s smaller than the…

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Dyson has quietly launched the PencilVac Fluffy, a refined version of its innovative PencilVac Fluffycones cordless vacuum that fixes the original’s key flaw: poor edge-cleaning due to its cone-shaped floorhead. The new model swaps the problematic conical rollers for a parallel-roller “Micro Fluffy” cleaner head, allowing it to sit flush against walls and simplify tasks like stair cleaning. Priced at $449.99 in the US $150 less than the $599.99 Fluffycones it’s available directly from Dyson but not yet in the UK or Australia. This unannounced update addresses hands-on frustrations from the Fluffycones, which earned praise for shrinking vacuum components into…

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Google finished testing Android 16’s latest update, called QPR3. Now, the Android 17 beta starts very soon. This shows Google is speeding up its phone software updates. https://www.reddit.com/r/android_beta/comments/1r1fzhu/android_17_beta_1_around_the_corner/ Google posted on Reddit’s Android beta page. They said QPR3 testing is done. If you’re in the beta program, you’ll automatically get Android 17 beta. No need to sign up again. Google calls Android 17 “26Q2” inside the company. They didn’t give an exact date, but it should start quickly. Android 16 testing is now over. Google plans to release the final QPR3 version in early March 2026. It follows the last…

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Apple will release its Mac Studio desktop with powerful M5 chips in spring 2026. The Studio Display monitor will update too. This happens right after MacBook Pros get M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Tech reporter Mark Gurman shared this in his Power On newsletter. https://x.com/theapplehub/status/2020635891505725662 Apple refreshes its Mac computers almost every year. They use their own Apple Silicon chips. The Mac Studio last got M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips on March 5, 2025. It missed a full update in 2025. Now M5 chips are coming. The Mac mini also gets a boost in 2026. It was redesigned…

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Riot Games is laying off about 80 people from its 2XKO team. This is nearly half of the game’s global developers. The free-to-play fighting game isn’t getting enough players to keep such a big team going long-term. Tom Cannon, the executive producer, explained this in a blog post. He said the game has a loyal group of fans. But overall, player interest hasn’t grown enough. This showed up when the game moved from PC to consoles. https://x.com/HUN2R/status/2020945051413578200 A Riot spokesperson told Game Developer that almost half the team is affected. Cannon stressed this is about making the team smaller and smarter, not ending…

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New info says the PlayStation 6 (PS6) could have 30GB of super-fast RAM. That’s almost twice as much as the PS5’s 16GB. It might make games look amazing and run smoothly. But RAM prices are crazy high right now, so the PS6 could cost $100 extra. https://x.com/NikTek/status/2020846368571769018 A leaker named Kepler L2 shared this. He says it’s reliable info from hardware experts. The RAM is a GDDR7 type, new and speedy. It uses 10 small chips, each 3GB, on a special bus that moves data at 640GB per second. Earlier guesses said 24GB, but now it’s 30GB. Sony hasn’t said…

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Sony’s Epic State of Play: Longest Ever, Packed with Games! Sony just dropped big news: a super-long State of Play show is coming this Thursday, February 12, at 5 p.m. ET. It’ll last more than an hour—over 60 minutes of fresh game reveals, gameplay clips, and updates from studios worldwide. This isn’t some short teaser; it’s the longest one yet! https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/2020846683547152759 It’s been a while since Sony’s last huge PlayStation 5 showcase. Smaller events happened, but nothing showed what’s next for PS5. Now, things are heating up. The PlayStation Blog says it’ll highlight cool third-party games, indie hits, and stuff from PlayStation…

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HUAWEI just launched a cool new smartwatch in the Philippines called the HONMA x HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro. It’s made for golfers but works great for everyday use too. You can get the special Premium Gift Box for PHP 17,999 (was PHP 19,999) from February 9 to March 11. It comes with extra HONMA golf goodies and digital perks. https://x.com/HCNewsroom/status/2020461922210955685 This watch is a golfer’s dream. It has maps for over 17,000 golf courses worldwide, including 100+ in the Philippines. You get zoomable 3D views to see every detail. Smart tools like Play-Like Distance (real shot range), Green Slope…

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A UK charity that fights for kids’ online safety got caught editing teens’ speeches to hide harsh truths about social media. Childnet, partly paid by big US tech companies like Snap, Roblox, and Meta, cut strong warnings from two young speakers at its 2024 Safer Internet Day event in London. The teens called social media an addiction that makes kids sick and lonely. The Guardian saw the edit records. This Tuesday’s 2026 event has over 2,800 schools signed up. The cut parts were blunt. One line said social media is “one of the worst psychological addictions in history” and kids are…

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Elon Musk has made a massive move by merging his rocket company SpaceX with his new AI startup xAI. This deal creates one giant business worth a whopping $1.25 trillion. SpaceX brings a $1 trillion value from its rocket launches and satellites. xAI adds $250 billion from its fast-growing AI tech. The companies plan to sell shares on the stock market in June. That’s timed right around Musk’s birthday and a cool planetary alignment in space. Why do this? Musk sees a huge problem with today’s AI. AI tools like chatbots and image makers need giant rooms full of computers…

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My Pixel 7 Pro got stolen at a busy beach, and I couldn’t track it because thieves turned it off without needing my PIN. That killed Find My Device right away. Google’s phone misses a basic safety feature that could help find stolen devices. Other brands like Samsung, Nothing, OnePlus, OPPO (and realme), and vivo have a simple switch. It makes you enter your PIN to turn off the phone. Nothing calls it “Power Off Verify.” OnePlus says “Require password to power off.” Samsung has it in “Lock network and security.” Vivo uses “Unlock to Power Off.” You find these…

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Valve is changing the price and release date of its upcoming Steam Frame VR headset because RAM and storage parts are hard to get and have become more expensive. However, the company still plans to ship the headset in the first half of 2026. In a recent hardware update on the Steam news page, Valve confirmed that the component crunch—driven by explosive AI and data center demand—has hit Steam Frame, Steam Machine, and Steam Controller hardest. “When we announced these products in November, we planned on being able to share specific pricing and launch dates by now,” the company stated.…

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Sony made good money in its third-quarter results, thanks to the big hit game Ghost of Yōtei. It helped digital game sales grow 6% to about $4.8 billion. But PS5 console sales dropped a bit, and higher memory chip costs could cause issues. https://x.com/VGC_News/status/2019332888303661531 Sony’s money boss, Lin Tao, said Ghost of Yōtei made by Sucker Punch did amazing. It came out on October 2, 2025, and sold 3.3 million copies fast. That’s better than the first game, Ghost of Tsushima, did at launch. This pushed PlayStation Store game sales to a new record, helped by big games from other companies and…

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Pinterest fired two engineers. They made software to find out who got laid off in recent cuts. Then they shared the list. This happened as the company cuts 15% of its workers to focus more on AI. Pinterest is a San Francisco company that lets people share images online. It has an office in London too. This month, it announced big layoffs. About 700 people lost their jobs. That’s 15% of the workforce. CEO Bill Ready said the company is “doubling down on AI.” He wants to use AI to make the app better for users. It will create personal…

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Amazon is giving its new Alexa+ AI helper to every US customer. It launched for tests almost a year ago. Now it’s open to all as Amazon chases top AI apps like ChatGPT.  They announced it Wednesday. The test phase from March 2025 is over. Before, you had to join a waitlist or buy a new gadget. Now sign up for $20 a month. Prime members get it free. https://x.com/aivanet/status/2019092666408136958 They pay $139 a year and there are over 200 million of them worldwide. You can try a basic free version on the Alexa+ website or app. But it has…

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