Games & Commerce

Smilegate expands youth esports festival with 12 partners

Smilegate Hope Studio said 12 partners, including game companies, public institutions and IT firms, will take part in the 2026 Youth Esports Festival. The event aims to offer children and teenagers at local child centres opportunities to explore game-related careers and cultural experiences. It includes online education, qualifiers and offline finals across three regions, with about 7,400 participants from 256 centres.

Telecommunications & Media

Trump phone T1 tests show weaker performance, battery than Pixel 10a

Trump Mobile’s first smartphone, the T1, lagged Google’s Pixel 10a in key categories including performance, battery life and screen brightness in hands-on testing, a report said. LTT Labs published benchmark, battery and display measurements comparing mid-range phones priced around $499. The T1 scored about 68 percent and 76 percent of the Pixel 10a in Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core tests. It also trailed in graphics and ran more than 9 hours less, though it charged faster.