Acer recently launched two new Predator gaming monitors. The monitors are the X32 X2 and X27U X1, and both monitors boast QD-OLED panels. Starting with the Predator X32 X2, the monitor features a 31.5-inch 4K QD-OLED panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 240Hz refresh rate. It has a native brightness of 250 nits but [] The post Acer Launches New Predator QD-OLED Gaming Monitors appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

One of the things we've heard about the Samsung Galaxy S26 series is that the South Korean tech giant may be going back to using its own Exynos chipsets for next year's flaghips. It's been nearly 11 months since the previous claim, but it looks like another leakster has echoed the sentiment, with a contradictory [] The post Samsung Galaxy S26 Will Use Exynos 2600, Leakster Claims appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Intel has confirmed that it has entered the risk production stage for its 18A process node. The news was made at Intel Vision which took place yesterday. Risk production is an industry term that refers to a stage whereby manufacturers have begun refining the production process for products that have more or less reached a [] The post Intel 18A Node Officially Enters Risk Production appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

A nuclear 3V battery has reportedly entered mass production. The BV100, which was unveiled last year, can provide power for up to 50 years without charging. Its also roughly the size of a small coin. The company responsible for BV100, Beijing Betavolt New Energy Technology, revealed that the battery relies on the radioactive decay of [] The post Miniature Nuclear 3V Battery To Be Mass Produced appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

vivo will be unveiling the X200 Ultra and the X200s during a launch event later this month. It has now also been revealed that three more devices will be announced during the event: the vivo Pad5 Pro, Pad SE, and the Watch 5. Although no official launch date has been set, all three devices are [] The post vivo To Unveil Pad5 Pro, Pad SE, Watch 5 During April Launch appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

While the world was pranking each other on April Fools Day, yesterday, Hyundai Motor Company decided to unveil a bold new concept car, the Insteroid in Seoul, Korea. Just like the name this is the all-new Hyundais EV, the Inster with a high dosage of steroids. This new concept car was inspired from the game [] The post Hyundai Unveils Insteroid; The Inster On Steroids appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Razer has had a longstanding tradition of announcing joke products as April Fools pranks. This year is no different, with the introduction of the Razer Skibidi, a headset with brainrot translating capabilities. Powered by Razer AI Gamer Copilot, the headset boasts the ability to translate voice chats in real time. On the product promo page, [] The post Razer Releases Skibidi Brainrot Translator Headset For April Fools appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Apple has rolled out its iOS 18.4, and within it the expansion of Apple Intelligence to new regions such as the European Union and India. Alongside the mobile OS, the company is also seeding iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, watchOS 11.4 and visionOS 2.4. With these, Apple Intelligence features have now been made accessible to the [] The post Apple Rolls Out iOS 18.4; Adds Priority Notifications, Expands Apple Intelligence appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Earlier last week, we were invited by Bethesda and id Software to an early hands on of Doom The Dark Ages. Given that I am a massive fan of the series of the original Doom, as well as the reboot and its sequel, I said yes and took a plane up to Hong Kong for [] The post Doom The Dark Ages Hands On: Every Bit As Satisfying As The Last Two appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Much has been said, at least where rumours are concerned, about the Samsung Galaxy G Fold, the company's supposed tri-folding phone. The aforementioned rumours point to it being launched alongside the more conventional Z Fold and Z Flip entries. But more recent ones hint at the device being limited to only two countries, which are [] The post Samsung Tri-Fold May Only Release In Korea, China appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

A data breach at social media platform Xwas allegedly found over the weekend. About 2.8 billion user accounts are reportedly affected, which makes this potentially one of the biggest social media leaks to date. This breach was reported by the cybersecurity team at SafetyDetectives, who found a post on a hacking message board BreachForums. The [] The post 200 Million X Users Emails Reportedly Leaked In Data Breach appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

While the recent Raya festival was a merry celebration for many, it was a disaster for some following the major Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB) main gas pipeline explosion near Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, yesterday at 8:10 am. The gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights has caused massive damage to vehicles around the [] The post Insurers Step Up For Vehicles Damage After Pipeline Explosion appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

OpenAI rolled out its new image-generation feature on ChatGPT more than a week ago. Although it was meant to be accessible to everyone, including non- subscribers, a delay caused it to only be available to Plus, Pro, and Team users. The wait is now over, as CEO Sam Altman announced via X that the feature can [] The post OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4o Image Generation To Free Users appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Amazfit has officially revealed the Bip 6, the successor to the Bip 5 from way back in 2023. It comes with a bigger and brighter display with an upgraded AMOLED panel as well as a better battery life. The Bip 6 sports a 1.97-inch AMOLED screen with a 450390 resolution, a peak brightness of 2,000 [] The post Amazfit Bip 6 Officially Unveiled; Likely Coming To Malaysia Soon appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Google has started rolling out new features for Gemini to free users, which has been pretty uncharacteristic for the company until recently. Shortly after announcing real-time prompts for Gemini Live, the internet search giant has followed it up with Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental). Over the weekend, the company says that the latter is now available [] The post Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Now Available To Free Users appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Secondhand e-commerce platform Carousell has introduced a new promotion feature called Buyer Magnet. Meant to boost the visibility of your listing, similar to its existing features such as Bump and Spotlight, the new tool differentiates itself by having a fixed fee that is not charged upfront. When the feature is activated, your listings will be [] The post Carousell Introduces Buyer Magnet Feature With No Upfront Fees appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Scammers in China recently made the headlines again, this time for selling NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 cards that are actually RTX 3090 GPUs underneath the hood. These sort of scams are dime a dozen in China, and suffice it to say, they aren't going to stop anytime soon. Discovery of the fake RTX 4090 was [] The post Scammers Are Now Trying To Pass Off RTX 3090 Cards As RTX 4090 appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Nintendo has a Direct stream dedicated to the Switch 2 upcoming early next month, though the most recent one mentions digital games that can be transferred from the first generation to the second. As part of this Direct though, something that the company is keeping for the upcoming stream may have been revealed ahead of [] The post Some Games May Get Enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature allowing users to add music to their Status updates, enhancing how they share moments with friends and family. This update brings a built-in music library to the platform, offering millions of songs to choose from. When creating a Status update, users will now see a music note icon at [] The post WhatsApp Rolls Out Music Support for Status Updates appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

While Nubia just recently released the Focus 2 in Malaysia, its higher-end sibling, the Focus 2 Ultra, may not be far behind. The Ultra model has made an appearance on the SIRIM database, signalling an imminent launch in Malaysia. The Focus 2 Ultra was listed on SIRIM with the model number Z2463N on 24 March [] The post Nubia Focus 2 Ultra Appears On SIRIM Database appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

U Mobile has officially received the Letter of Award from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to implement the country's second 5G network. This development marks a significant milestone in Malaysias transition to a Dual 5G Network model, providing an alternative to the existing 5G infrastructure managed by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). The announcement [] The post U Mobile Officially Receives Award Letter For Deployment Of Second 5G Network appeared ..

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, told folks durinng a Q&A; session at this year's GTC that he estimated a roughly 20% increase in performance with gate-all-around (GAA) transistors, and that this will play an important part in the advancement of the Feynman generations, which is expected to roll out by 2028. Semiconductor makers still use the [] The post NVIDIA CEO Says GAA Could Have 20 Percent Better Performance Than FinFET appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Beyond making games software and hardware, Nintendo has been delving into some other more esoteric endeavours. The company earlier announced its own music streaming app specifically for the soundtrack of its many games. Now, there is Nintendo Today, which is the dedicated news app for the company's games. To some degree, it is a little [] The post Nintendo Has A Dedicated News App For Its Games appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

realme has officially unveiled the realme 14 5G in Thailand, the vanilla model of the series. The smartphone is set to launch in Malaysia on 15 April 2025, along with the 14 Pro, with the lineup teased to cost under RM2,000. The realme 14 5G sports a 6.67-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh [] The post realme 14 5G Goes Official With Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, 6,000mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Taiwanese authorities have accused Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), along with other Chinese tech companies for illegally operating on its soil. The island nation alleges that the company has been poaching its engineers, among other things. In total, 11 companies, including SMIC, have reportedly breached Taiwan's cross-strait regulations and "illegally set up offices without applying [] The post Taiwan Currently Investigating SMIC And Others For Alleged ..

It was announced earlier in the week that as part of the RAHMAH Incentive Rebate, local telcos will be giving customers a minimum of 5GB of mobile data for free for the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. CelcomDigi has announced the way in which it will be giving away the free data to its [] The post CelcomDigi Free 5GB Redeemable Simply By Using Mobile Data appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Nintendo Switch 2 may be on its way, but the Japanese games company has announced a new feature for the incumbent that will hopefully also carry over to the successor. It's called "virtual game cards", which does a couple of things, but one of them is letting you share your Switch games to others. [] The post You Can Lend Out Digital Nintendo Switch Games To Others appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Hari Raya Aidilfitri festival is just around the corner, and one common tradition during the celebrations is the journey people make to their hometowns. However, this year will be quite different, as even more electric vehicles (EVs), including the Proton e.Mas, will be on the road. In light of this, Proton New Energy Technology [] The post Pro-Net Offers 30% Discount On EV Charging For Hari Raya appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Yes 5G is offering 44GB of free data to all new and existing customers as part of its Raya Bonanza campaign. This initiative aligns with the Ministry of Communications goal of enhancing connectivity during Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Customers under the telco's Yes Prepaid, Postpaid and Broadband plans can redeem the 44GB free data between 28 [] The post Yes 5G Offering 44GB Free Data To All Subscribers For Hari Raya appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The possibility of a Nissan and Honda merger remains a topic of discussion. Although talks were reportedly shut down a month ago, Nissans incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa has suggested that the opportunity may still exist in the future. Currently Nissan is exploring partnerships, leaving the to any company willing to collaborate, including Honda. According to [] The post Struggling Nissan Seeks A Collaborator appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi A5, its latest budget smartphone under its sub-brand, in Indonesia. It features a large display with an entry- level processor, a nominally larger battery, and a downgraded camera setup compared to the A4 5G. The Redmi A5 sports a 6.88-inch 720p LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a [] The post Redmi A5 Goes Official With 5,200mAh Battery, Unisoc T7250 appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

After nearly six years, Light Phone has finally updated its minimalist smartphone with the latest iteration, the Light Phone 3. As you can expect from such a big time gap, the phone comes with dramatically improved specs, ditching the outdated micro USB port for USB-C, but the upgrades come at a price more than [] The post Light Phone 3 Launches With OLED Display, Much Higher Price Tag appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Heres something unexpected: footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, currently playing for Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia, is stepping onto a very different kind of pitchone where punches and kicks replace goals and assists, all without the risk of fouls or red cards. Of all things, the 40-year-old footballer has been announced to appear as a playable [] The post You Can Play As Christiano Ronaldo In Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Infinix has added a fourth model to the Note 50 lineup with the Note 50x, the most affordable addition to the series. Its position in the lineup is a bit odd, as it is equipped with the most basic specifications overall, but it does get a more powerful 5G chipset compared to its 4G counterparts [] The post Infinix Note 50x Unveiled With Dimensity 7300 Ultimate, 5,500mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Meta is rolling out a new "Friends" tab on the Facebook mobile app, marking a shift back to the social media platform's roots. However, it is only being rolled out in the US and Canada at this time, with no word on whether it'll reach other regions in the near future. The platform acknowledges that [] The post Facebook Introduces New Tab Focused Solely On Content From Friends appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

If there was a point in time that we could point to that caused the resurgence of interest in mixed reality tech, one would probably point to when the Apple Vision Pro was officially unveiled. Since then, we've had the Samsung Moohan, which is meant to be the Android XR alternative, as well as other [] The post vivo Has Its Own Mixed Reality Headset; Also Called Vision appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

If you were a 90s kid, you will have heard of, if not used for yourself, this little software known as Napster. It was one of the most used music - and half the time, malware - sharing platform that went defunct, then went legit, sort of. Now, it's changing hands again, to the tune [] The post Napster Sold For US$207 Million To Spatial Computing Startup appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Many Malaysians are still wondering how the RON95 fuel subsidywill be rationalised and what mechanism will be used for its implementation. Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, has confirmed during the launch of the Rapid KL On-Demand open payment system today that MyKad will be used to facilitate the subsidy system. According to [] The post RON95 Fuel Subsidy To Use MyKad; Two-Tier Pricing System In The Works appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Malaysia has introduced a new BNPL payment plan via QSR PayFlex, powered by Boost. With a minimum spend of RM10, customers can now pay later and split their bill into three monthly installments using this option, which is offered by its outlets nationwide. To use this feature, customers must first register [] The post KFC Introduces BNPL Payment Option Via Boosts QSR PayFlex appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Some of you may remember almost a decade ago, NVIDIA was cast into the drama spotlight with the GeForce GTX 970 and the missing 0.5GB of graphics memory from its advertised 4GB graphics memory. After a class-action lawsuit was settled back in 2016, you'd think the card would be cast into the annals of history [] The post Brazilian Modder Revives NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 With 8GB Memory appeared first on Lowyat.NET .