News

Galaxy Note 10’s screen is larger than iPhone XS Max’s, leaks say

6.66 inches!

Published

November 19, 2018

Luigi Leonardo

Size does matter. In 2018, Apple and Samsung got into a relatively quiet war with screen sizes. Headlined by their respective premium models, both companies have pushed the envelope a tiny bit further with every succeeding release. This year, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 topped out with a 6.4-inch screen. However, Apple released a slightly larger 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max. In doing so, Apple created its largest iPhone to date, winning this year’s size contest.

Next year is a different story. With the notch’s inevitable death, screen sizes will likely reach an all-time high. Contrary to Steve Jobs’ “smaller is better” philosophy, the smartphone industry is continuously getting bigger year after year. Pretty soon, if not already, the smartphone industry will completely cannibalize phablets. In fact, “phablet” has been a lost word since the introduction of large screens.

Now, a rumor confirms this trend even more. According to Korean sources, Samsung’s upcoming premium lineup will extend their reach further. Supposedly, next year’s Galaxy Note 10 will have a damning 6.66-inch screen. Further, the upcoming smartphone is attached with the codename “DaVinci.” If true, this will be Samsung’s largest Note to date.

Regardless, screen size accounts for only one part of the smartphone equation. Since the current-gen Note 9 was just launched recently, more details are surely few and far between. However, according to the same source, the Note 10 might come with an upgraded Snapdragon 8150 chip. Who can say? Samsung can pack a lot into this humongous phone.

Of course, the industry is no stranger to extremely large phones. The market has skirted with the 7-inch border before. Funnily enough, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 isn’t even the first Note 10 to go extra-large. Earlier this year, Huawei launched the Honor Note 10, a massive 6.95-inch beast of a phone.

We are now approaching a world wherein it’s perfectly normal to ask: How big is your smartphone?

Finance

HONOR, Fidesmo partner for contactless payments across Europe, Middle East

Enabling contactless payments on the HONOR Watch 6

Published

September 16, 2026

GadgetMatch

HONOR and Fidesmo have partnered to launch contactless payments across Europe and the Middle East on the HONOR Watch 6.

Powered by Fidesmo Pay, the integration enables users to connect an existing Mastercard or Visa card to their watch and complete contactless transactions directly from the wearable device.

This brings Fidesmo’s network of over 900 banks and financial institutions to HONOR’s customers. Users can connect an existing card to the HONOR Watch 6 instantly through the HONOR Health App, which installs a unique token directly onto the watch.

Acting as a secure reference to the payment method, this token allows customers to pay without storing their actual payment details on the device. Once installed, users can tap the watch at any
contactless terminal to pay, just as they would with a card or phone.

HONOR joins a group of device partners that already includes Swatch, Polar, and Mondaine as Fidesmo continues to build momentum across categories.

Entertainment

Max vs 100 will feature Max Verstappen race against 100 go-karters

The live event will stream at midnight on September 17.

Published

September 15, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

As a child, one of my favorite thought experiments is to imagine who would win in a fight between my favorite characters at the time and a number of other random beings. For example, will Superman prevail against 100 Magnetos? Those are the ways I kept my young mind occupied. Now, as a former child, I still do the same thing but with more realistic people, like imagining if Steph Curry can win against 100 high schoolers. This week, ESPN and Disney+ are making one of those imaginary fights real: Formula 1 legend Max Verstappen versus 100 go-karters.

In an upcoming live event streaming exclusively on Disney+, Max vs 100 will pit the four-time world champion against 100 go-karters from everywhere in pop culture. This gaggle of 100 will include popular content creators such as Twitch streamer ExtraEmily, car photographer Larry Chen, and NBA shooting coach Chris Matthews.

All 101 drivers will race around one of the most iconic tracks in Formula 1 history, Silverstone in England. The track will be reconfigured to match the special race.

Of course, this is more than just a parade of go-karts. Max Verstappen will start at the back of the grid, meaning he has to overtake all 100 racers to win. Now, the Dutch driver is no stranger to winning from the back. In 2024, he won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix despite starting from P17 (out of 20 racers). Max vs 100, though familiar for the driver, presents a different challenge. Can he overtake 100 times to win the race?

Max vs 100 will stream live through Disney+ on September 17, 12:00am PHT.

Apps

Apple’s best feature to cure motion sickness is finally on Android

Google copies a good page from Apple’s playbook.

Published

September 15, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

As an Android user, I’ve been jealous of iPhone users for a while now, but it’s not for the reason you might think. See, I’m ridiculously prone to motion sickness when I’m not driving. So, when I discovered that Apple has a software-based cure called Vehicle Motion Cues, I wanted it immediately. Now, Android does have third-party apps that do the same thing, but they’re not as good as a fully native version. Well, those dark, nauseating days are about to come to an end. Android 17 is finally getting a similar tool called Motion assist.

Before that, let’s rewind for a bit. What do these features do? How can they cure motion sickness?

Whenever you open Vehicle Motion Cues or Motion assist, the interface spawns a series of dots on the screen. These dots respond to movement. For example, if the vehicle turns to the left, the dots also go to the left, mimicking the movement. Without cues like this, the stationary nature of the screen clashes with our brain’s perception of movement. The disparity creates that feeling of nausea. Basically, our eyes are desperately trying to focus on the static screen, but our brains are telling us that we should be seeing motion. Having moving dots reorients our brain and places the phone inside our perception of movement.

Now, you can enable the same feature on your Android 17 device through Settings > All services > Motion assist under Personal & device safety. You can also set it so that the feature turns on automatically when the phone detects that you’re in a moving vehicle. Finally, you can also tweak the shape, color, and opacity of these dots.

Android 17’s Motion assist is rolling out now to compatible devices.