Poco recently released the F8 Ultra and F8 Pro, but the brand is not slowing down. It is apparently getting ready to unveil the M8 Pro soon. Some of the phone’s specifications have surfaced through the FCC during its certification process.

According to the FCC listing, the Poco M8 Pro comes with a battery rated at 6,330 mAh. This will most likely translate into an advertised typical capacity of 6,500 mAh. The device will support charging at up to 100W.

The phone supports Wi‑Fi 6E dual-band, 5G, Bluetooth, and NFC. It appears that the Poco M8 Pro may launch with HyperOS 2, based on Android 15. It will be available in three RAM and storage combinations:

• 8GB RAM / 256GB storage
• 12GB RAM / 256GB storage
• 12GB RAM / 512GB storage

The Poco M8 Pro has already received certification from TDRA in the UAE and IMDA in Singapore, indicating that it will likely be a global device. Since its certification process is well underway, it is expected to become official in the next few weeks.

Details about Apple’s 2026 iPad lineup have surfaced online, indicating significant chip upgrades for both the entry-level iPad and the iPad Air.

According to a new report, Apple may soon launch a new entry-level iPad with the latest A series chip, alongside an iPad Air powered by the M4 processor.

MacWorld reportedly obtained an internal Apple code document for a pre-release build of iOS 26. This document revealed information about several upcoming 2026 iPad models.

The document states that a base iPad with the codenames J581 and J582 will be powered by the A19 chip, which is also found in the latest iPhone 17 lineup. If accurate, this would mark a major upgrade for the entry-level iPad.

By comparison, the current 11th‑generation iPad is equipped with the older A16 chip from the iPhone 14.

The entry-level iPad is also said to include Apple’s new N1 wireless chip, which was first introduced with the iPhone 17. Other features are expected to remain the same as the current iPad 11.

The internal code document also mentions a new iPad Air featuring the M4 SoC as well as Apple’s N1 chipset. The upcoming iPad Air carries the codenames J707, J708, J737, and J738.

The report indicates that this iPad Air will not see any other major changes in terms of design and display compared to the iPad Air 2025.

According to the report, the iPad 12 with the A19 chip and the M4‑powered iPad Air will be unveiled sometime early next year, although an exact timeline is not known.

Entertainment technology company Xperi Inc has announced today that its TiVo OS smart system has just been granted official Freely certification for streaming media devices. In other words, while consumers in the U.K. have been able to buy TVs that feature both the acclaimed TiVo OS smart system and the Freely live TV channel streaming service pretty much since Freely launched in spring 2024, they will now also be able to purchase TiVo OS- and Freely-capable streaming media devices that don’t carry an integrated screen or built-in DTT tuner.

The sort of products we’re mostly talking about here are external set top boxes/pucks or HDMI streaming stick type devices capable of adding the TiVo OS and Freely features to any TV with an HDMI port, no matter how old, dumb or dedicated to a different operating system that TV might be.

Freely will now be available through the TiVo OS on upcoming external streaming devices.

Photo: TiVo and Freely

Being able to add TiVo OS and Freely to essentially any TV via likely quite affordable external streaming devices clearly hugely opens up the potential UK marketplace for both TiVo OS and Freely – especially given the strong word of mouth this combination of services has earned on the back of their TV-based debuts.

TiVo OS has proved to be an outstandingly robust and comprehensive smart TV platform that carries all the main video streaming services the vast majority of households will ever need – as well as providing a brilliantly intuitive content finding and recommendation system built around what I’d argue is the most extensive, ‘joined up’ and straightforwardly chatty voice recognition system in the smart TV world.

Freely was designed by owners Everyone TV (a conglomerate of the U.K.’s main BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 terrestrial digital broadcast services) to enable viewers to live stream the majority of the channels currently available on the Freeview digital broadcast platform, rather than all viewers having to depend on having a digital aerial attached to their homes. This seems a pretty sensible progression to have made given that research suggests that one in three UK households will be streaming only by the end of this year, with this figure set to rise to more than 50% by 2030 and more than 70% within a decade.

Freeview also now carries a number of channels from third parties beyond the founding members, as well as tens of thousands of hours of on-demand ‘catch up’ content. All without any subscription charge.

“Freely’s device certification for streaming-only form factors is a game-changer for the UK market,” says Gabriel Cosgrave, General Manager, EMEA at TiVo. “It expands consumer choice, gives retailers and ISPs new ways to delight customers with a frictionless live TV experience, and extends the reach of UK broadcasters via IP. With TiVo OS now certified across both TVs and streaming devices, partners can move faster and differentiate more confidently.”

CEO of Everyone TV Jonathan Thompson, meanwhile, has this to say of the new certification: “We’re pleased to recognise TiVo OS with Freely certification for their streaming devices. Introducing Freely to these devices means even more UK households can easily access and navigate free TV in the streaming age, enjoying their favourite live TV moments or seamlessly browsing our library of over 75,000 hours of on demand shows. We look forward to working with TiVo to bring streaming devices with their Operating System to consumers.”

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