HONOR Malaysia has officially announced the inaugural HONOR Magic Stories Awards 2026 alongside a nationwide photography workshop tour, aiming to showcase Malaysia’s culture, landscapes, food, and everyday stories through smartphone photography. The initiative is part of the brand’s support for the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign, combining community engagement, content creation, and mobile imaging technology to promote Malaysia as a travel destination to a global audience.

In 2026, there's no need to look far if you want to learn what an upcoming product looks like. Industry leaks are the norm these days, with details of certain products uncovered before their launches. For today, one of them would be Samsung's foldable phones launching later this year.

Today, Nothing has unveiled a new feature called Essential Voice, aimed at transforming how users interact with their smartphones by making voice input faster, cleaner, and more practical for everyday use. Rather than acting as a traditional announcement of hardware or major software updates, this release focuses on improving a core behaviour most users rely on daily, which is typing.

As you may know, the global RAM shortage made devices like smartphones more expensive. The price hike means fewer units are being produced to prevent costs from escalating further. At the same time, consumers stop buying due to the prices. This has had an obvious impact on sales in recent months.

Gaming phones have been declining in recent years, with brands shifting away from gaming aesthetics toward mainstream designs. Even ASUS has stopped making new ROG gaming phones. Funny enough, Lenovo is making a return to the gaming phones scene.

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you would have heard about the skyrocketing RAM prices. The reason is due to AI platforms constantly expanding, so supply < demand = prices+++. However, there are some people who think that recent developments could help bring the end of the RAM shortage sooner than expected, and prices could return to normal. Below is an update of recent happenings.

So, which is the fastest mobile browser on your phone? According to a new report highlighted by PhoneArena, it was revealed that Google Chrome on Android currently delivers the fastest mobile web browsing experience, based on recent benchmark testing. Google also said the results are backed by industry-standard benchmarks rather than internal estimates, positioning Android ahead of iOS in web performance.

The first half of 2026 is packed with festive seasons. We have the Chinese New Year this month, followed by Hari Raya next month. And for football fans, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place this June. Of course, we can expect smartphones made with all these occasions in mind. In particular, Motorola has plans to release World Cup edition phones.

Every Chinese New Year, or any festive season in Malaysia, we see new videos or short films about family, tradition, and more. Most of these are typically captured on proper video cameras, but many creators have been using smartphones for their creative work. This CNY, there's one shot on the vivo X300 Pro.

Shares of Qualcomm fell sharply this week after the company issued weaker financial guidance for the current quarter, warning that a global memory chip shortage is weighing on the smartphone market and constraining demand for its mobile chips. The outlook disappointed Wall Street following Qualcomm’s fiscal first-quarter earnings release, triggering a sell-off in after-hours trading as investors absorbed the supply chain challenges.