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iPhone 18 Pro Max tipped to be Apple’s heaviest and thickest flagship yet
Sony’s Surprise Drop Reveals New PlayStation Gaming Monitor
Joel Joseph
November 12, 2025
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Good morning, tech folks! ☀️ Here’s your Thursday briefing.
Today’s biggest headline comes from Apple, as new leaks suggest the iPhone 18 Pro Max may become the heaviest and thickest flagship the company has ever released. It’s an unexpected shift as competitors move toward slimmer designs.
Meanwhile, Sony has quietly launched a new PlayStation gaming monitor, Windows PC emulation is now officially available on Android, and a new battery test shows the OnePlus 15 outperforming both Apple and Xiaomi’s top flagships.
Here’s what’s inside today’s tech roundup:
iPhone 18 Pro Max tipped to be Apple’s heaviest flagship yet
Sony unveils new PlayStation gaming monitor with 240Hz support
GameHub brings official Windows PC emulation to Android
OnePlus 15 wins battery endurance test against iPhone 17 Pro Max & Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
Alibaba launches its first AI glasses with swappable batteries
Additional reads: Double 11 sales insights, OnePlus 15 India pricing, iQOO 15 review
Read on for all the details.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro series has started making headlines several months ahead of its expected debut, thanks to early leaks from well-known tipsters.
One of the latest news suggests that the top-end iPhone 18 Pro Max may gain additional weight. A recent Weibo post from Chinese tipster Instant Digital indicates that the iPhone 18 Pro Max may become Apple’s heaviest model to date. The device is said to weigh more than 240 grams, surpassing both the iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Read on to find out more.
 Sony just made a new PlayStation announcement that seemingly came out of nowhere. It unveiled the new Pulse Elevate Wireless Speakers as PlayStation branded speakers back in October. Now, the brand has launched a PlayStation Gaming Monitor, marking a new first for Sony. The latest hardware announcement from Sony is a new gaming monitor for PlayStation. This new model arrives with a 27-inch IPS LCD panel that has a QHD resolution (1440p) and up to 240Hz refresh rate. |  Playing your Steam library on an Android phone just got a bit simpler — and safer. GameHub, the Windows emulator made by GameSir, is now officially available on the Google Play Store. That means no more sideloading. Until now, installing GameHub meant downloading the APK directly from GameSir’s website. Moving to Google Play makes things a lot cleaner, with automatic updates, verified installs, and Google’s permission handling built in. |
 A new battery test has crowned the OnePlus 15 as the endurance champ of 2025, outlasting both the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. YouTuber TechDroider ran all three phones through a 13-hour real-world test: three hours of PUBG Mobile, three hours of YouTube streaming, an hour and a half of browsing and Instagram, and nonstop 4K 60fps recording until they dropped. All started at 100%, and here’s how things ended up. |  Alibaba has officially announced the launch of its first self-developed smart glasses, the Quark AI Glasses S1. The product is set to release on November 27 and is currently available for pre-order on major Chinese e-commerce platforms. It is priced at 3,999 yuan (approximately $560). The Quark AI Glasses S1 is designed as a wearable AI assistant. It supports functions such as real-time translation, object recognition, POV video recording, and voice interaction. |
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