News

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S retains notch-less design, adds dual cameras and wireless charging

Incremental but not negligible

Published

March 27, 2018

Marvin Velasco

It was six months ago when Xiaomi blew people away with the Mi Mix 2 and its excellent combination of a near-borderless design and sweet price tag. It wasn’t without a few drawbacks, however.

The Mi Mix 2 didn’t have some popular features, such as a dual-camera setup and wireless charging. The incremental update we have in the Mi Mix 2S addresses these downsides and adds more features.

Being a minor update means the predecessor’s ceramic design with an aluminum frame is mostly retained. It still has the same 6-inch 1080p LCD panel with an 18:9 aspect ratio and only a thin border at the bottom to house the front camera.

Yes, leaks showing the repositioned selfie shooter turned out to be fake. On the positive side, this is the first entry in the Mi Mix series to own a pair of 12-megapixel cameras on the back — one is for wide-angle shots while the other is for zoomed-in photos. As for wireless charging, this phone uses the standard Qi standard for its 3400mAh battery.

The biggest upgrade, though, is the integration of artificial intelligence in the cameras to adjust exposure and color settings on the fly depending on what’s being pictured. There’s also a portrait mode this time with modifiable background blur for artsy images.

Xiaomi is really taking photography seriously this time. The Mi Mix 2S has an overall score of 97 on imaging authority DxOMark; it’s not a world beater, but it’s on the same level as the Apple iPhone X and Huawei Mate 10 Pro, which have fantastic photo results in our shootouts.

Inside, we have the new high-end Snapdragon 845 processor from Qualcomm, the same one found in the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Sony Xperia XZ2. It’s paired with up to 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage, helping make the Mi Mix 2S one of the most powerful handsets in the market today.

Xiaomi will begin selling the Mi Mix 2S in China for CNY 3,299 (US$ 525) for the 6GB+64GB variant, CNY 3,599 (US$ 575) for the 6GB+128GB version, and CNY 3,999 (US$ 640) for the top-shelf 8GB+256GB model. Available colors are white and black.

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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.