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ASUS ROG has launched the 2026 Strix G and Strix SCAR 18 gaming laptops in the Philippines, headlined by the world's first 18 inch 4K 240Hz Mini LED laptop panel. Pricing spans PHP 159,995 to PHP 439,995 across configurations with RTX 50 series GPUs and Intel's latest Core Ultra 9 chips.
AMD found that HandBrake was leaving high-core-count Threadripper CPUs underused during transcoding, sometimes losing up to 60% performance instead of scaling. Its fix, now merged into HandBrake 1.11.0 and later, delivers gains of up to 181% on Threadripper PRO 9995WX and 215% on Threadripper 7980X systems, with no workflow changes required from users.
ASUS ROG has launched its 2026 Strix gaming laptops in the Philippines from PHP 159,995, led by the SCAR 18 and its 18-inch 4K 240Hz Mini LED panel, RTX 50 GPUs and reworked cooling.
ASUS Philippines has enhanced its No. 1 Quality and Service Program from June 8, 2026, adding up to 3-year warranties, up to 6 free device cleanings, on-site service and a 14-day replacement window.
New PC hardware brand XERON made its global debut at Computex 2026 with showcase C-Lab and S-Lab cases, a copper-diamond liquid metal cooler with no impeller pump, and a 2500W Titanium-rated power supply.
COLORFUL is moving into flagship gaming laptops with the iGame M15 and M16 Origo, pairing Intel Core Ultra 9 chips and a full-power RTX 5070 with a 300Hz display and a phone-to-laptop AI system.
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be quiet! brought a full Computex 2026 lineup to Taipei, including the Titanium-rated Dark Power Pro 14 IO PSU, two LCD-equipped coolers, new software-controlled fans and its first-ever gaming keyboard and mousepad.
Ventiva and ASUS are partnering to explore fan-free ionic cooling for future NUC and Mini-PC designs, using a silent solid-state module that moves air with a plasma field instead of a spinning fan.
COLORFUL's limited edition iGame RTX 5070 Ultra OC x 007 First Light Edition wraps standard RTX 5070 performance in a restrained black-and-gold James Bond design, shown at Computex 2026.
Formula V Line previewed the Air Power G10 at Computex 2026, a mid-tower whose three front intake fans each sit on independent tilting brackets so builders can aim airflow straight at the GPU or CPU.
COLORFUL's iGame B850M ULTRA-S and ULTRA-OC bring PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7 and DDR5 speeds up to 8800 to compact AMD Ryzen builds, with the OC model's dual-DIMM layout tuned for memory overclocking.
Global fintech Pine Labs has entered the Philippine market through a partnership with GCash for Business, bringing POS instalment payment plans, loyalty features and expanded card acceptance to Filipino MSME merchants.
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Kaspersky analyzed 231 million leaked passwords for World Password Day and found 68 percent can be cracked within a day. The predictable patterns we all use are the reason, and the fix is a proper passphrase.
As the Philippines scales digital government services under the E-Governance Act, Synology Country Manager Claire Huang says data resilience is no longer optional. The infrastructure is already being tested.
be quiet!'s Dark Rock Pro 6 and Dark Rock 6 air coolers bring redesigned heat sinks, Silent Wings fans and a semi-passive fan-stop mode for near-silent high-end cooling, available May 19 from 109.90 dollars.
be quiet! refreshes its flagship air cooler lineup with the Dark Rock Pro 6 and Dark Rock 6. Both feature a hardware-controlled semi-passive mode, optimized heat pipes, and Silent Wings PWM fans — available May 19 starting at $109.90.
Ant International has open-sourced the Agentic Mobile Protocol, a standard built to let AI agents connect and pay securely through mobile wallets and apps as agentic commerce takes shape.
COLORFUL's refreshed BATTLE-AX motherboards add Wi-Fi 7, with a DDR5 B860M for Intel Core Ultra 200S and a value-focused DDR4 B760M that still drives RTX 50 GPUs for budget upgraders.