If it ain’t broke, put Android on it
If you’re one of the millions who still mourn the loss of BlackBerry, you’ll be glad to know the iconic smartphone brand is making a comeback — ditching BlackBerry OS and sticking with something simpler: Android. Kinda.
Don’t expect anything new because BlackBerry isn’t actually reopening its doors for this comeback. A company called Zinwa Technologies is working on reviving a number of old BlackBerry Classic Q20 devices and retroactively installing Android on them. Once baptised, it’ll be known going forward as Zinwa Q25 Pro. It’ll sell for $420 (∼R7,400), but Zinwa can also give you the tools for the job at $320 (∼R5,600).
It’s not nearly as simple as hooking it up to a computer (using its new USB-C port) and calling it a day. Zinwa is outfitting the device with a new board, with a MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. It’s even thrown in a tougher battery and a new 50MP shooter on the back, with 8MP on the front.
It begs the question whether Zinwa’s Frankenstein-like BlackBerry revival can even be classed as a BlackBerry. It’s got the bones of the BlackBerry you love and remember — with that physical keyboard and underrated trackpad standing out like a sore thumb among a sea of touchscreen devices in 2025. Whether it can successfully navigate the Android 13 wasteland Zinwa’s got running on there remains to be seen.
Not a joke: The World Humanoid Robot Games just happened
Is this the moment? The moment that some future robot’s manifesto (crash log?) will look back upon as the inciting incident that kick-started the robot rebellion? We sure hope not. This past weekend, we witnessed history as the world celebrated the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, which saw 16 countries and more than 280 teams enter robots in an Olympic-style competition to determine who the world should be most afraid of.
The competition mostly involved robots from different universities, but more dedicated companies like Fournier Intelligence and Unitree also took part. As you might’ve expected, Unitree swept the competition in the dash events, snagging four gold medals. The robots competed in all sorts of events: running, football, and table tennis, but also competed in weirder games, like cleaning or sorting medicine.
The three-day competition took place in Beijing’s ‘Ice Ribbon’ stadium, featuring humanoid bots, automatically disqualifying Boston Dynamics’ impressive dog-like Spot, leaving us wondering where the hell Atlas was at the event. If anything, the tournament should put your mind at ease for the immediate future that a proper robot uprising is in the works, considering the bumbling nature these bots showcased.
Toyota couldn’t catch a Pokémon, so it built one instead
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. That really is a Miraidon Pokémon, and yes, it really is rideable thanks to the Toyota engineers who had nothing better to do before deciding to make most of the world’s gamers go mad with envy. For a motorcycle-like Pokémon, Miraidon was really the only choice, seeing as it already resembles one and is the main mascot in Pokémon Violet, and Toyota has not disappointed.
There’s just one problem. You and, frankly, most of the world will never get to see this real-life Miraidon with your own eyes, let alone take it for a ride around the block. The Toyota Engineering Society recently arrived at the Pokémon World Championships with Miraidon in tow, showing off the real-life prototype to those lucky enough to attend (behind a pretty jumpable guardrail, we might add).
Get a good look because it’s likely the only Miraidon that Toyota will ever develop. This weekend, Pokémon Co. released a video showcasing just how much time and effort went into developing even a prototype on this scale. It’s a technical marvel, and one we hope Toyota expands into other drivable creatures.
Lamborghini reckons this is its fastest-ever car
Speaking of getting a good look at things you’ll never get to drive, we could probably say the same for Lamborghini’s gorgeous new Fenomeno plug-in hybrid. Not because the Italian automaker is only making a singular prototype, but because we’re being realistic. A car that Lamborghini reckons is its fastest-ever was never going to be cheap. Grabbing a new Fenomeno will set you back $3.5 million.
That’s… somewhere in the ballpark of R61 million, in case you were kidding yourself about grabbing that inheritance a little early. It’s certainly impressive, even at that price. Lamborghini is known for making really fast cars, so when it says the Fenomeno is housing the “most powerful V12 ever built,” you kinda get it.
The Fenomeno, which falls under Lambo’s “Few Off” collection (only 29 will ever be made), hits a max power of 1,080CV (the metric equivalent of horsepower, roughly equal to 1,065hp) — taking 835CV from the 6.5l V12 engine, and a further 245CV from the three electric motors under the hood. All that translates to a top speed of somewhere beyond 350kph and a 0-100 speed of 2.4 seconds.
Use the Fenomeno as an electric-only vehicle, and the 7kWh battery will only get you a measly 20km before conking out. That’s still more than double the distance Lamborghini’s last hybrid could manage. There’s still no word on when you’ll see (or not see) the Fenomeno jetting around the streets, meaning it could still be a few years out from production.
