News

The Apple Watch Series 5 is here!

Better than the Series 4?

Published

September 11, 2019

MJ Jucutan

Apple has just unveiled the Apple Watch Series 5, introducing new features that will delight every user looking to upgrade their smartwatches.

Starting with the newest Always-On Retina display, the Apple Watch Series 5 will never sleep. Now, you can easily check the time and important information at a glance. To make this happen, Apple made its smartwatch carry an 18-hour battery life by optimizing watch faces and adjusting the screen’s brightness intelligently, depending on the position of the user’s wrist.

Another innovation for the smartwatch is its new location features. There is a new built-in compass and updated Maps app to help people navigate their way. Through the Compass app, you can see where you’re heading, along with details on your current elevation.

Moreover, Apple added an International Emergency Calling feature to help travelers contact emergency services in over 150 countries. It can also place an emergency call automatically if the Apple Watch has detected that the user has taken a hard fall.

Apple Watch Series 5 Nike Sports Band

On top of these new features, the Apple Watch Series 5 uses watchOS 6, packed with health and fitness features first announced at WWDC 2019 last June. Women can now track their menstrual cycle through the Cycle Tracking App. Additionally, there’s a Noise app to help you understand the ambient sound levels in loud environments, as well as the Activity Trends which gives you an overview of your activity patterns.

Design-wise, the Apple Watch Series 5 brings in new, customizable watch faces, thanks to watchOS6. Furthermore, it’s now available in a wider range of materials like aluminum (which came from 100 percent recycled 7000 series aluminum), stainless steel, ceramic, and all-new titanium. There are also a wider range of new band colors and a sport loop, which works with any Apple Watch.

: Apple Watch Hermès band

: Apple Watch Hermès band

Pricing and availability

The Apple Watch Series 5 (GPS), which costs US$ 399, will be available to order in 41 countries and regions, starting September 10, while the Apple Watch Series 5 (GPS + Cellular) priced at US$ 499 is available to order in 22 countries and regions. Both models will come to stores beginning on September 20.

On the other hand, the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS) starts at a new low price of US$ 199 while the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) costs US$ 299. The popular Series 3 has a built-in GPS, optical heart rate sensor, and water resistance.

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Enterprise

TikTok finally gets a buyer in the United States

The deal targets a closing date in late January.

Published

December 19, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

The year started with a ban. A day before Donald Trump started his second term, TikTok went dark, in anticipation of an impending ban. The platform quickly went back online, leading to an ultimatum that saw TikTok hunt for an American buyer to full stave off a definitive ban in the United States. Now, as the year ends, a buyer is finally here.

Via CNBC, TikTok has reportedly inked a deal to finalize a deal in the United States, as stated in an internal memo from CEO Shou Zi Chew. The memo, which was sent just this week, details a plan that will see the deal close by January 26, 2026.

Fifty percent of TikTok’s newly restructured U.S. arm will be held by a collection of American investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. Meanwhile, already existing investors of TikTok will hold 30.1 percent. Finally, ByteDance will retain 19.9 percent.

Additionally, TikTok’s algorithm in the United States will be retrained with American data. The American arm will also handle the country’s “data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurance.” Oracle will be the “trusted security partner” in charge of making sure the company keeps within regulations in the country.

With a deal pushing through, the long-running TikTok saga in the United States might finally come to a close.

Gaming

Silksong is getting its first major expansion next year

The expansion is called Sea of Sorrow.

Published

December 16, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

I still can’t believe that Hollow Knight: Silksong came out this year. After years of just waiting for the mythical title, it’s surreal to have it in my library. Now, barely waiting to catch their breath, Team Cherry is already working hard towards the next content drop, starting with Silksong DLC.

Just like the original Hollow Knight, Silksong is getting free DLCs to expand its story. The upcoming Sea of Sorrow DLC will be the game’s “first big expansion.”

The expansion’s trailer barely shows anything about the new content, besides vague allusions to what’s coming. At the very least, Team Cherry has confirmed, both via the announcement and the accompanying poster, that Sea of Sorrow will be nautical-themed.

It will feature new locations, new tools, and new enemies. By itself, Silksong is already a huge game. Adding more content then is a massive undertaking. Plus, Team Cherry says that this is just the first expansion, hinting at more coming in the future.

Sea of Sorrow will launch in 2026.

Besides the new expansion, the studio is also working on a Nintendo Switch 2 update for the original Hollow Knight. It will add higher framerates, resolutions, and more graphical effects. PC players will also get some upgrades to support larger screens.

The Switch 2 update, which will be free for those who already own the original game, will also launch next year.

Entertainment

Supergirl gets its first teaser trailer

Milly Alcock stars as the titular character.

Published

December 12, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

Before the new year starts, it’s already fair to assume that Supergirl might be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. Premiering a year after the globally successful Superman, Supergirl will see the adventures of Clark Kent’s superpowered cousin, Kara Zor-El. Now, the next film in the sage finally has a teaser trailer.

As James Gunn mentioned previously, Supergirl will be based on Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Off traveling to other planets to party, Kara finds herself thrust back into the role of being a hero after a young girl named Ruthye Mary Knoll asks her for help.

Though the teaser trailer is mostly a montage of scenes, we already know what we can expect. According to Gunn, Supergirl will be tonally different from Superman, and we see this in the trailer.

However, we can still see influences from Gunn including the usage of “Call Me” by Blondie for the trailer. Also, the film’s space scenes look like they can fit right in with Guardians of the Galaxy.

Still, that’s what we have, and we’re excited. Supergirl will premiere on June 26, 2026.

The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella). Milly Alcock plays the titular character. Meanwhile, she will star alongside Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knoll.