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HMD Is Bringing Back Nokia's Asha Phones — With a Cloud Twist

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There was a time when “Asha” meant affordable, colorful phones that sold by the millions across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Nokia’s Asha line was everywhere — until smartphones ate the feature phone market. Now, more than a decade later, HMD Global is reviving the brand.

A certification filing for a device labeled “HMD Asha 305” (model TA-1779) appeared on HMD’s website, spotted by Nokiamob. The phone carries HMD’s own branding rather than a Nokia logo, but the name alone is a clear nod to the company’s pre-smartphone roots.

Netflix's Unhinged Turns Your Phone Into a Horror Game Controller — Launching June 30

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:53:00 +0800

Netflix is expanding its gaming ambitions with something genuinely inventive. Unhinged, a first-person horror game from Night School Studio — the team behind the critically acclaimed Oxenfree — launches June 30 for all Netflix subscribers. But this isn’t just another title in the platform’s growing catalogue: it’s an experiment in blurring the line between the screen and the room you’re sitting in.

Marvel's Project Comet Leaked: A Genshin Impact-Style Mobile RPG Starring Captain America and Spider-Man

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0800

Marvel is reportedly developing a large-scale mobile action RPG under the codename Project Comet, with leaked gameplay footage and concept art suggesting a style closely resembling miHoYo’s Genshin Impact and Kuro Games’ Wuthering Waves. The leak, which surfaced through gaming outlet GamingOnPhone on June 23, includes character models, combat animations, storyboards, UI mockups, and gameplay clips — all pointing to an ambitious open-world experience built around Marvel’s iconic character library.