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After a quiet start to 2026, Nothing has suddenly announced the new Headphone (1) Pro, the brand’s newest flagship headphones. And in line with where it sits in the lineup, the Headphone (1) Pro appears adequately premium. Not only does it get an aluminium and titanium frame, the clear areas on the earcups are protected by Panda Glass. Despite that, the headphones are slightly lighter than the Nothing Headphone (1), at 327g.

Qualcomm has announced the renewal of its global patent licensing agreement with Apple, extending a relationship that has endured despite the two companies’ complicated history. The renewed agreement will take effect on 1 April 2027 and requires Apple to pay royalties to Qualcomm for access to its global portfolio of patented technologies. This agreement should not be confused with Apple’s separate modem supply agreement with Qualcomm.

It has taken Capcom 20 years to make another proper Onimusha game. In that time, Souls games have made parrying fashionable, while samurai-inspired adventures have become something of a gaming clich. So, in many ways Onimusha: Way of the Sword is returning to a crowded genre. Capcom’s answer is not to turn Onimusha into another Soulslike title.

The annual Snapdragon Summit is probably the hottest event of an Android phone’s year. Keen-eyed users look towards Qualcomm’s yearly updates to see what’s coming to their high-end portable gadgets, from mobile devices and wearables to powerful laptops and headphones. This year, we see two flagship-tier mobile chipsets.

Not every video game needs an anime adaptation, but Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is one that I can see working. Its version of Sengoku-era Japan, memorable characters and sword fights already gave FromSoftware plenty to build beyond a videogame world. The game follows Wolf, a shinobi tasked with protecting Kuro, the Divine Heir, against the backdrop of a fictionalised and considerably more supernatural interpretation of Sengoku-era Japan.

Dune: Awakening is finally available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles, more than a year after it first launched on PC. But the console release is not simply the same game brought over to two more platforms. Funcom has also rolled out a major update that adds a full single-player mode, optional PvP and a sizeable collection of gameplay changes across the console and PC versions. The new single-player mode is arguably the new key-selling feature.

What would it take to upgrade your existing robot vacuum? Is it more powerful suction, smarter navigation, or perhaps something not quite expected – like a mechanical arm? Dreame packs all of these into its new X60 Ultra Extreme, but the more important question is this: Do they make enough of a difference to replace a robot vacuum that may already be cleaning your home perfectly well? The X60 Ultra Extreme sits above the X60 Ultra that I reviewed earlier this year.

Evo has announced that its Evolution Championship Series is coming to Singapore for the first time, taking place from 15 to 17 January 2027 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.

Meta made a slew of hardware and AI announcements at last week’s Meta Connect 2026, but there was one fairly obvious takeaway from the event: the social media giant wants us to wear more of its technology on our faces. That includes new Meta and Ray-Ban AI glasses available in Singapore now, the arrival of the Muse personal AI agent on existing glasses, and a new pair of Meta VR Glasses that promises much of the experience of a typical VR headset but weighing just about 100g.

We were just in Shanghai for the China launch of the Vivo X500 series, and we had the pleasure of being able to use the new Vivo X500 Pro Max to capture memories not only in China, but on a quick trip to nearby Japan as well. The phone gets upgrades to both its main and telephoto sensors.