News

Apple Intelligence is upon us

Supported Apple devices are about to get a boost

Published

October 24, 2024

GadgetMatch

When the iPhone 16 Series was launched, it came with a promise of an elevated neural processing experience called Apple Intelligence. Yes, the initials are exactly what it suggests. Coming in the last week of October are iOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1. and iPad OS 18.1 which will bring about a smarter experience across the Apple ecosystem.

So, what can you expect from the fruit company’s take on this 2024 trend?

Write smarter

Wish you had a way with words? Well, wish no more. With the new Writing Tools you can write as you normal would and ask Apple Intelligence to make it more interesting and it will. Other than that, you can summarize an entire lecture in seconds, get the short version of a long group thread, and minimize unnecessary distractions with prioritized notifications.

The feature will be available will be available in Apple and 3rd Party Apps that use standard text controls. For the rest, Writing Tools API will be made available so they can incorporate these improvements.

Genmoji and more fun with images

Also showcased during the iPhone 16 Series launches, Genmoji are AI generated emoji that are “truly personal to you.” These can be made directly with your likeness.

If you love bringing things to life visually, you can use the Image Wand on a sketch or illustration and Apple Intelligence will generate the image for you. Apple fans won’t want to hear this, but the function is quite similar to Galaxy AI’s Sketch to Image.

There’s plenty more you can do here through the Image Playground. That’s also exactly what it suggests. If you have played around with any of the AI Image generators available on Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more, that’s basically what this is conceptually.

You can make images through text prompts, sketches, or even an image from your Photos library. The cool thing that Apple added here is letting you apply these images in different illustrations and animations directly on the Image Playground app.

You can also make a custom memory movie on the Photos app. Enter a description, and Apple Intelligence finds the best photos and videos that match. It then crafts a storyline with unique chapters based on themes it identifies and arranges your photos into a movie with its own narrative arc.

A brand-new Siri

First off, Siri gets a new look. Apple’s virtual assistant now comes with an elegant, glowing light that wraps around the edge of your screen.

With a double tap on the bottom of your iPhone or iPad screen, you can type to Siri from anywhere in the system when you don’t want to speak out loud.

Siri is much improved thanks to Apple Intelligence. Now aware of your personal context, Siri can take action in and across apps, and product knowledge about your devices’ features and settings, Siri will be able to assist you like never before.

What about Privacy?

Yes, it’s the thing that everyone should care about but don’t really want to think too much about. Fret not because Apple has done all the thinking for us.

Apple Intelligence is integrated into the core of your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through on-device processing. With Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence can draw on larger server-based models, running on Apple silicon, to handle more complex requests for you while protecting your privacy.

Other features to come soon after the update next week are:

Siri: Personal Context and In-app Actions
Genmoji creation on macOS
Create a Memory Movie on macOS
Priority Notifications
Additional languages to come in 2025. These include: Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and others.

For those who want to test these features pronto, developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 are already currently available.

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.

News

HONOR Magic8 Pro launches in Dubai

Price, preorder perks, availability

Published

December 11, 2025

GadgetMatch

The HONOR Magic8 Pro, HONOR’s latest flagship smartphone, has been officially launched Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Customers can place preorders starting December 11 across UAE via the HONOR Online Store, Sharaf DG, Emax, Ecity, Jumbo, Virgin Megastore, Amazon, Carrefour, e&, Eros, Noon, and Lulu.

The pricing are as follows:

12GB+512GB (Sunrise Gold, Sky Cyan, Black): AED 3,999
16GB+1TB (Sunrise Gold, Black): AED 4,699

Those who preorder will get the following as part of a preorder gift package worth AED 2,299:

HONOR VIP Care+ with 12-month damage protection
3-month Google AI Pro trial
HONOR Watch5 Ultra

HONOR Magic8 Pro: AI imaging, mobile intelligence, creator-focused tech

The introduction of the HONOR Magic8 Pro reinforces the company’s leadership in AI Imaging, mobile intelligence, and creator-focused technology.

The phone boasts of groundbreaking on-device AI innovations, including Low-bit Quantization Technology for AI Models and Next-Generation Hybrid Retrieval Technology.

Powering the Pro model is the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform. It is the first phone in UAE to have the processor.

HONOR’s agentic AI capabilities and Qualcomm’s mobile platforms make it possible for the device to be more efficient and packed with computing power.

The phone also comes with a 7100mAh Silicon-carbon battery. More advanced features include the AI Button, AI Search, and AI Documents, all designed to enhance productivity and support AI-driven workflows.

For its camera package, the HONOR Magic8 Pro has a 200MP AI Ultra Night Telephoto camera and an upgraded AI Ultra Night Portrait mode.

The device also introduces AI Magic Color and a new AI Editor, enabling refined color optimization and on-device creative adjustments.

For more of the innovations on the HONOR Magic8 Pro, read: HONOR reveals 1st images of Magic8 Pro, introduces new AI technologies