I risk aging myself with this analogy, but it's one of the best ones to describe what we're going to talk about. The original Bugatti Veyron has a thousand horsepower, and has a top speed of 407 km/h. Then came the Super Sport variant, with 200 additional horses within, but only pushing the top speed [] The post Sony 1000X The Collexion Review: Out Of The High-End And Into The Premium appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

With Samsung's next Galaxy Unpacked event expected to take place soon, the rumour mill surrounding the company's upcoming foldable lineup continues to churn. While the tech giant has yet to officially unveil the new devices, it has begun teasing what appears to be the latest addition to its foldable family through a series of cryptic [] The post Samsung Teases Galaxy Z Fold8 Ahead Of Unpacked Event appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Philippines has become the first country in Southeast Asia to commercially launch Starlink's Direct-to-Cell service through a mobile network operator. The rollout follows regulatory approval granted to Globe Telecom by the country's National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), allowing the telco to offer satellite-to-mobile connectivity nationwide. According to the telco, the service is aimed at extending [] The post The Philippines Becomes First Southeast Asian Country ..

U Mobile has announced that it has completed the migration of all its customers to its own nationwide ULTRA5G network, following the end of its wholesale access agreement with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) on 1 July 2026. The milestone means the company is now delivering 5G services entirely through its own infrastructure, marking a major [] The post U Mobile Completes Migration To Its Own ULTRA5G Network appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Nothing has been steadily teasing the launch of its latest handset, the Phone (4b). As it turns out, the smartphone wont be the only product debuting soon. The London-based company has revealed that it will be announcing the Ear (3a) as well. In an X post, the brand announced that it will be unveiling the [] The post Nothing Ear (3a) To Launch Alongside Phone (4b) Next Week appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

After almost three weeks, the US government has lifted the export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models. In a post on X, the company said it will begin restoring access tomorrow, while promising to share another update soon. Soon, all foreign nationals will be able to use the firms newest AI [] The post US Govt Lifts Export Controls On Anthropic's Mythos 5, Fable 5 appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Marshall unveiled the Milton A.N.C. back in May as its latest pair of wireless on-ear headphones. Now, the product is available for purchase on our shores. Of course, the company already divulged all the details on the audio device during the initial launch. In case you missed it, though, the Milton A.N.C. features a light [] The post Marshall Milton A.N.C. Now Available In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken down access to its official website. The downtime is temporary and is necessary for it to update and enhance its cybersecurity features, it says. The move is clearly a reaction to the cyberattack and data breach that occurred last Saturday. To recap, the MOH main page went down [] The post MOH Website Goes Offline Temporarily For Security Updates appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

A widespread technical disruption affecting the Selangor Intelligent Parking (SIP) platform has left several parking payment applications temporarily unavailable today, preventing motorists from paying for parking in affected local council areas. According to reports, the outage extends to different apps which integrate the system, which include the state's own Smart Selangor Parking and Nine, as [] The post Selangor Suspends Parking Charges And Compounds As SIP System Faces Outage ..

TikTok Shop and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) have announced a partnership, where both entities will be collaborating to provide Malaysian merchants and consumers with economic support through various measures. This includes reduced commission fees on essentials, providing nationwide shipping rebates, and discounts on daily necessities. "As part of the [] The post TikTok Shop And KPDN Partner Up To Offer Reduced Commission Fees On Essential Goods appeared ..

Acer first revealed the most recent refresh of the Predator Helios 18 AI back at Computex 2026. At the time, the company did not have details about if it will be available on our shores, or what it will cost if it does. Now, theres good news on both ends, but while pricing details are [] The post Acer Launches Predator Helios 18 AI In Two Variants appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo are among the biggest smartphone makers in China. However, even they are not immune to the ongoing global RAM shortage. As a result, all three brands have reportedly informed their suppliers that they will once again cut their smartphone production targets by as much as 30% for 2026. The report comes [] The post Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo Reportedly Slash Smartphone Production Again By Up To 30% appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Qualcomm has officially announced the dates for this years Snapdragon Summit. The event will be taking place from 22 to 24 September 2026. Once again, the company will be hosting the summit in Hawaii. As Qualcomms biggest annual showcase, the event typically marks the launch of the latest flagship mobile processors. Although the companys announcement [] The post Qualcomm Officially Announces Snapdragon Summit 2026 Dates appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have been slapped with lawsuits in a US District Court in California. 17 plaintiffs are now accusing the three major memory makers of illegally coordinating DRAM supply and, in turn, inflating prices by roughly 700% over the past four years. The class action lawsuit, Garciaguirre v. Samsung Electronics, accuses the [] The post Samsung, SK Hynix, And Micron Are Getting Sued Over DRAM Price Fixing appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

TV6, RTM's retro-themed television channel, will officially cease broadcasting from 1 July 2026. The announcement was made through a notice shared on the channel's official social media accounts. For the uninitiated, TV6 first began trial broadcasts on 1 March 2021 before expanding to a 20-hour daily schedule later that year. Unlike the broadcaster's other television [] The post RTM To Shut Down TV6 Starting Tomorrow appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

PlayStation may be headed towards a version of its own this is an Xbox phase, if a recent Q&A; session is to be taken at face value. With the surprising success of the PS Portal, Sony Interactive Entertainment may be looking at a future where it tries to broaden usage scenarios. This is part of [] The post Sony: Next-Generation PlayStation Will Go Beyond The Living Room appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Details about Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro are reportedly part of the data breach suffered by Indian supplier, Tata Electronics. The files, which supposedly contain data about the unreleased device's suppliers, components, and even images of it, were posted on the dark web. As you can imagine, the security breach at Tata Electronics has caused [] The post Apple iPhone 18 Pro Details Reportedly Included In Tata Data Leak appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

If you recall, the Malaysian government had previously announced plans to introduce a basic Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) plan in January 2027. Ahead of its nationwide rollout, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has announced that the Basic MHIT Plan will enter its pilot phase by the end of July. In addition [] The post Amir Hamzah: Govt To Launch Basic MHIT Plan Pilot In July appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Apple has released a round of software updates for its devices. Although iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS 26.5.2 do not introduce any new features, users should install the updates as they include fixes for nearly 30 security issues. Originally planned for version 26.6 for each operating system, these fixes arrived early as a response [] The post Apple Releases Security Updates Early Amid AI-Driven Security Risks appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today has officially launched the new Malaysian International Passport, marking the start of the government's rollout of the redesigned travel document. The launch ceremony took place at the Parliament lobby, where Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban presented the country's first new passport to the Prime Minister. As previously [] The post Malaysia's New Passport Officially Launches appeared first on ..

Shortly after the Steam Machine was first revealed, accessory company Dbrand tried to ride the wave with the announcement of its Companion Cube mod for said Steam Machine. It turns out, as the company often does, it forgot to ask permission, this time from Valve. So the short version of the story is that the [] The post Dbrand Pulls Down Companion Cube Steam Machine Mod appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

By this point, we are all feeling the pinch of the memory shortage. As demand for AI hardware continues to surge, South Korea has unveiled a US$576 billion (RM2.34 trillion) investment plan to further expand its AI and semiconductor industry. In a televised address yesterday, President Lee Jae Myung said the initiative will be backed [] The post South Korea Unveils US$576 Billion AI Chip Production Plan With Samsung, SK Hynix appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has announced that it will officially kick off the 2026 Nikmat Untuk Rakyat (NUR@PETRA) programme tomorrow on 1 July. Through this, domestic consumers in Malaysia are offered rebates on selected energy-efficient home appliances. Applications will be available through the programme's official portal. Implemented by the Sustainable [] The post NUR@PETRA 2026 Launching Tomorrow; Offers RM200 Off Energy-Efficient ..

WhatsApp has been working to add usernames for quite some time now. After years of testing, it looks like the feature is just about ready to roll out. While its not going live just yet, the messaging platform has announced that starting this week, users will be able to reserve their usernames. To do so, [] The post WhatsApp Now Lets You Reserve Your Username appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The memory shortage crisis is messing up the consumer electronics market six ways to Sunday, including videogame consoles. On one hand, there are rumours of the next generation being delayed beyond its expected seven-year window. But on the flip side, theres the argument that console makers will tough it out and release them within said [] The post Leakster Claims PlayStation 6 Costs US$960 To Make appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) says that Malaysia Airlines has adjusted its fares by between 20% and 30%, in line with industry trends. Speaking with the New Straits Times, MAG group CEO Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar said that, more specifically, Malaysia Airlines had increased fares by the aforementioned figures. This is noted to be in [] The post MAG: Malaysia Airlines Increases Fares By Around 30% appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

As you may have noticed in recent months, Razer has been hard at work when it comes to updating its gaming peripherals and has been giving them the Pro moniker. One of the more recent items to get a Pro update is the brands first- ever glass mousepad, the Razer Atlas Pro. These types of peripherals [] The post Razer Atlas Pro Review: A Great Glass Pad With One Sizeable Problem appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Earlier last week, we reported on the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro and its imminent launch in China. Now, it appears that the Nubia sub-brand is actually planning on a global availability, and that the tablet will instead be called the Astra 2. Beyond the name change, the Astra 2 is expected to be the [] The post RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro To Be Called Astra 2 For Global Market appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Shortly after officiating the opening of the new LRT3 line yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to launch Malaysia's new international passport tomorrow, 30 June. The redesigned document features 94 security enhancements aimed at making it more resistant to counterfeiting and forgery. The launch will take place at the Parliament lobby. Beyond [] The post PM To Unveil New Malaysian Passport On 30 June appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Apple typically unveils new smartphones during its annual fall event. This year, we can expect the iPhone 18 Pro series to debut alongside the bitten fruit brands first foldable, which may be called the iPhone Ultra. While the company has yet to reveal when it will be announcing the upcoming products, a recent report offers [] The post Apple iPhone 18 Pro Series, iPhone Ultra Launch Date Tipped appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Here at LowyatNET, we've more or less seen and heard the word on busted NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 cards and other models. From swapping out fake dies to drowning them in a sea of thermal paste, the most recent news is one of heartbreak and quite possibly, engineering negligence. Our tale brings us to Vietnam, [] The post NVIDIA RTX 5090 With Blown Off 12VHPWR Port Appears At Vietnamese Repair Shop appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Sharing streaming accounts has been commonplace ever since services such as Netflix gained widespread popularity. While the streaming giant has spent the past few years cracking down on password sharing, it is now introducing another notable change by requiring each profile under an account to be linked to a unique email address. The requirement is [] The post Netflix Now Requires Unique Email For Each Profile Under Shared Accounts appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Valve's Steam Machine has been gathering traction, and it's not really for all the right reasons. With an exorbitant floor price (that is undoubtedly going to increase over time) for specs that are marginally mid-range at best, it's unsurprising that folks are building their alternatives, with some companies offering options that sound too good to [] The post The Steam Machine Already Has Competition In China With Impossible Specs appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The new LRT3 Shah Alam Line officially opened today, bringing with it a number of upgrades over Rapid KLs existing rail network. While most attention has been focused on the new stations and trains, one notable change lies in its ticketing system. Passengers purchasing single-trip tickets on LRT3 will no longer receive the familiar blue [] The post LRT3 Ditches Tokens For QR Code Tickets, Open Payments Planned For The Future appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

After various teasers and leaks, vivo has officially announced the newest book-style foldable for its home market. The X Fold6 recently debuted with a few notable features, particularly in terms of chipset, battery, and camera system. This all gets packed into a slightly tweaked exterior. Design-wise, the device sports more rounded corners compared to its [] The post vivo X Fold6 Launched In China; Features Dimensity 9500 Super Edition, 200MP Main Camera appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

There has been many a grim report on the ongoing memory shortage crisis, but perhaps most meaningful of all is the forecast that it will last until 2030. Building on that was another that noted that, even by 2027, only 60% of demand will be met despite increased production. A new add-on to this is [] The post Report: Memory Prices To Keep Rising Until 2028 appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

After years of waiting, the LRT3 Shah Alam line is now fully operational from today onwards. Since the government promised a full month of free rides, I took the opportunity to commute to the new train line. Heres what you can expect to see. If youre coming from the Bandar Utama MRT line like I [] The post Photo Essay: LRT3 Shah Alam Line Day One Of Operation appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The official Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) Sabah website appears to have been compromised in an apparent cyberattack, with its homepage replaced by a message claiming responsibility under the "Anonymous" banner. At the time of writing, the website is no longer accessible, while JAKIM has yet to publicly acknowledge the incident. The defacement message described [] The post JAKIM Sabah Website Hacked; Attackers Claim To Have Stolen Admin Emails appeared first on ..

Apple is expected to unveil the next generation of its Mac Studio later this year. For now, the American tech giant has yet to disclose any details on the upcoming mini desktop computer, which will likely come with the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. If youre hoping for some other improvements, though, you may [] The post Apple M7 Ultra Mac Studio May Launch In 2028 With Upgraded Heat Sink appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIA Malaysia) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BAC Education Group to expand professional education and certification opportunities for aspiring internal auditors in Malaysia. The partnership focuses on developing a stronger pipeline of qualified internal audit professionals through several new academic and professional initiatives. These include Certified [] The post IIA Malaysia, BAC Education Group Partner To Expand ..