News

Sony launches Bravia A8F OLED flagship TV in Southeast Asia

Go big or go home

Published

March 16, 2018

Michael Josh Villanueva

When Sony unveiled its first Bravia OLED TV at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, it was a show stopper — a breathtaking ultra-thin, 4K HDR panel with audio emanating from underneath its display.

Heralded by many reviewers as the best television of 2017, the Bravia A1E OLED had one little problem: Its angled kickstand took up a lot of space, so much so that you couldn’t prop up the TV against a wall. Not good if you don’t have a large enough living room.

This year, Sony is addressing that one quirk. Its new Bravia A8F OLED is basically the A1E with a more conventional stand, and a second subwoofer. We spent some time checking out Sony’s new flagship TV at its regional launch in Singapore, and are just as impressed.

At the heart of the Bravia A8F OLED is an X1 Extreme processor which Sony says is the secret sauce for an “extraordinary” 4K HDR experience. The TV now supports three different HDR formats including Dolby Vision which guarantees that when you’re watching supported content, like on Netflix for example, your TV is automatically tuned to the exact settings the filmmaker intended.

Available in two sizes, 65 and 55 inches, the A8F has an OLED panel with eight million self-illuminating pixels. OLED is the gold standard when it comes to television displays, giving you great picture quality with the darkest blacks and rich colors no matter the viewing angle.

It’s also got the same Acoustic Surface that sends sound waves through the display instead of built-in speakers. It runs on Android TV and has integrated Google Assistant, so from your TV, you can among other things, turn off the lights or turn on your Roomba robot vacuum. Sony says they’ve improved voice recognition, so searching for your favorite video content with voice commands shouldn’t be that much of a chore.

X9000F LCD TV goes big

Sony is also pushing new screen sizes of its 4K HDR LCD televisions in response to a growing demand for even larger displays.

Its top of the line X9000F Series now come in 85 and 75-inch models apart from the usual 65, 55, and 49 inches. Sony’s flagship LCD TVs are also powered by the same X1 Extreme processor and run Android TV with Google Assistant.

Expect pricing and availability for these new flagship TV models in the second quarter of 2018.

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.