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EMUI 10: Three features for a more intelligent system

An intelligent system for a smarter life

Published

August 14, 2019

Kenrick Buduan

The recently held Huawei Developer Conference showed the world where Huawei is heading with its hardware and software. In terms of software, Huawei announced the latest iteration of its popular take on Android, the EMUI 10.

With EMUI 10, Huawei is developing a more intelligent system. The new UI is ready to tackle the needs that everyday users demand from their smartphones. Here are three features which make it a more intelligent system.

Dark mode, UI additions

EMUI 10 adds a system-wide dark mode that can be toggled in the settings. With the addition of dark mode, Huawei is following suit after Apple and Google which also introduced a system-wide dark mode. With dark mode activated, background is rendered black or dark grey while text and other content are rendered in white to make it legible. Aside from this, EMUI 10 also has a “forced” dark mode where third-party apps are forced to render contents in dark mode.

There will also be slight tweaks with the icons and UI elements and a new system-wide font. Plus, expect plenty of performance improvements along with AI and gaming related tweaks.

Distributed technologies

With EMUI 10, Huawei is also focusing on always connected smart devices. Video calls can now be shared between multiple devices. These would let users receive calls from their smartphones and continue with their smart TV, a drone, or other smart devices.

EMUI 10 is also adding a screen sharing feature. With the feature, users can display the screens of their Huawei smartphones to their PCs in real time. Such feature would allow for a real time drag-and-drop operation which is useful when working with lots of data.

All of these features would enable Huawei’s vision for distributed technologies, as it seeks to expand its ecosystem beyond smartphones.

Huawei is also making sure that its distributed technologies are secure. The company uses its own in-house hardware and software, as well as a chip system architecture and system kernel as foundation for its security. Only devices authenticated by the user can connect to other devices, and all data transmissions are encrypted end-to-end.

One time development for multi-device deployment

To streamline the app development process, EMUI is providing a UI programming framework which would enable developers to create an app that can run on any device. The framework would free developers from the problem of adapting their apps to multiple languages and devices.

EMUI 10 is proving to be an exciting iteration of the popular EMUI. On top of that, EMUI 10 will also bring Android Q to many Huawei users. More exciting features are on the horizon as the UI, in its current form, is still in beta phase.

EMUI 10 will be released first on the next generation of Mate series. Then after, it will be released to devices such as the P30 Pro, P30, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20X, Mate 20, the Honor 20 series and the Honor Magic 2. The update might also arrive to these devices: Honor View 20, Honor 10 Lite, Honor Play, and Honor 8X.

EMUI is Huawei’s custom OS based on Android. While EMUI is fundamentally based on Android, it has evolved over the years to include features that are not on Android itself. Today, EMUI has more than 500 million daily active users in over 216 countries. This is a clear indication of how EMUI has grown ever since its introduction to the world in 2012.

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Apple Creator Studio: Creative apps bundled into single subscription

All the tools you need, one payment

Published

January 14, 2026

GadgetMatch

Apple has officially streamlined its popular creative apps into one single subscription suite with the introduction of Apple Creator Studio.

The collection includes some of the most useful apps for today’s creators: Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage.

New AI features and premium content in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers also make the Apple Creator Studio an exciting subscription suite. Freeform will eventually be added to the lineup.

The groundbreaking collection is designed to put studio-grade power into the hands of everyone. It builds on the essential role Apple devices play in the lives of millions of creators worldwide.

The apps included cover video editing, music making, creative imaging, and visual productivity to give modern creators the features and capabilities they need.

Final Cut Pro introduces exceptional new video editing tools and intelligent features for Mac and iPad.

For the first time, Pixelmator Pro is also coming to iPad with a uniquely crafted experience optimized for touch and Apple Pencil.

Logic Pro, meanwhile, for Mac and iPad introduces more intelligent features like Synth Player and Chord ID.

Apple Creator Studio will be available on the App Store beginning January 29. In the Philippines, the rates are PhP 399 a month or PhP 3,990 annually.

There is also a free one-month trial which includes access to:

Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad
Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on Mac
Intelligent features and premium content for Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and later Freeform for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

College students and educators can subscribe for a discounted price of PhP 149 per month or PhP 1,490 per year.

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Apple gives up on making AI, inks a deal with Gemini to power Siri

Gemini gets another feather in its cap.

Published

January 14, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

In the not-too-long-ago past, the biggest names of the tech industry competed to build their own AI software. Now, though some brands are still on the hunt, it’s easier to name certain software that have more successfully drowned users in a flood of AI-powered features. Today, Google gets another win by adding Apple’s Siri to its Gemini cap.

In the past, Apple peddled Apple Intelligence, an upcoming AI-powered system to compete against the giants of the industry. However, much like other features from other brands, Apple Intelligence came out half baked with features still lacking months after the initial launch.

Now, Apple has signed a deal with Google to use Gemini for a revamped Siri. The former plans to launch a new version of Siri later this year. Because of the deal, the voice assistant will start using Gemini as a foundation for its own services. Currently, Samsung’s Galaxy AI already uses Gemini.

Formerly a battleground between so many competing brands, it’s now looking like a battle between two major companies: Google and OpenAI. Google now has a huge grip, though. Both Samsung and Apple are no slouches when it comes to owning market share in the world’s smartphones.

Now, as consumers, Apple’s deal probably doesn’t mean much besides the continued influx of features that add little to no value to a smartphone.

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Microsoft continues to shove Copilot where it’s not wanted

This time, it’s reportedly coming to File Explorer.

Published

January 14, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

If you look at a modern keyboard, you’ll find that the Copilot button is the cleanest one on the entire panel because no one ever willingly presses it. And yet, Microsoft still believes in the feature’s value. To show their odd commitment, the company is reportedly adding Copilot to File Explorer.

According to @phantomofearth from X (via Windows Central), a new Windows 11 preview build will add a button beside File Explorer’s navigation menu. Currently, the button is invisible and doesn’t do anything. However, the report says that the feature is tied to something called “Chat with Copilot.” It’s becoming clear that the system aims to add the AI software right inside the file organization app.

Besides revealing the potential addition of the egregious feature inside File Explorer, @phantomofearth also added mock-ups of a desktop with Copilot right on the taskbar, hinting at a potential nightmare of the feature lording itself over where it’s not wanted.

Thankfully, the preview build doesn’t always represent a final version of the system. There’s still a chance that Microsoft will not add the AI to the File Explorer.

As of late, Microsoft has received a lot of flak for persistently pushing Copilot onto users, regardless of how they feel about the feature. The company is also facing criticisms in the background for being a major proponent of AI data centers in the United States, which, in turn, have caused the prices of tech to skyrocket this year.