An Amazon customer recently became (another) victim of an online scam, after they ordered an NVIDIA RTX 5080 and received something else entirely. The story goes that the Amazon customer and Redditor initially ordered an MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Suprim Liquid SOC for about US$1,400 (~RM5,662). Note that they had purchased the card from a [] The post Buyer Spends RM5,600 On RTX 5080 On Amazon, Gets Vacuum Mug Instead appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

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This year's Hugo Award winners were announced last weekend at Worldcon the world's longest-running science fiction/fantasy convention. The Orange County Register reports there were fans "clad in capes, gowns and elaborate character costumes," with famous attendees including Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin, who held a book signing: Martin attended his first Worldcon in 1971 in Boston, before he published his first novel. Fresh out of his graduate studies, Martin, then 22 years old, ..

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Samsung is preparing to refresh its entry-level smartphone lineup with the Galaxy A18, which was previously spotted on Geekbench. Now, a new leak has revealed more about the upcoming handset, leaving little to the imagination. Android Headlines has shared a set of renders depicting the device, and along with them, the full specifications. These details [] The post Samsung Galaxy A18 4G Leak Reveals Familiar Specs At A Higher Price appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Huawei's got a watch for everyone - whether you're into smart bands (the Fit and Band series), affordable classic watches (the GT line), all-out superwatches (the Ultimate), and if you're into classy timepieces that aren't your regular watch lookalike, there's the Watch series. This is the Huawei Watch 6 46mm, and it brings back the styling of its predecessor. It has a spherical (read non-flat but slightly domed) sapphire crystal glass, full- width lug design, a rotating crown, a quick button, ..

Rockstar Games and the mayor of Miami-Dade county are discussing a joint marketing campaign transforming parts of the county to look like areas from Grand Theft Auto 6, reports the blog Rock Paper Shotgun: The proposed publicity event would include "an immersive arrival experience" at Miami International Airport. with signs for Vice City and planes coated in GTA 6 livery, together with branded Metromover skytrains and specially designed manhole covers... [I]t proposes a dockyard visual ..

39 U.S. congressional candidates "reported paying for an OpenAI subscription this election cycle," writes the Washington Post, citing campaign finance disclosures. This means the campaigns "are using the technology to court voters despite limits imposed by leading AI companies to protect elections from the technology's risks." Two [candidates] said explicitly in filings that they had used the subscription for advertising, even though the company's policies prohibit candidates from using their ..

Practically anything Apple releases tends to enjoy at least some popularity. Unfortunately, like with most of the industry, the days of outright silly products like the iPod Socks (yes, we are not making this up) seem to be gone now. But that doesnt mean there isnt still room for somewhat stranger products. Apparently, Cupertino is working on two different game controllers, or at least thats what code found inside macOS 26.7 suggests. The macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate code actually seems ..

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is now on Bluesky, they announced this week. But "We can't advocate that you sign up for a Bluesky account like we do with Mastodon or PeerTube since signing up for Bluesky means loading the registration page's nonfree JavaScript..." While federated, Bluesky is generally not considered part of the "fediverse" network of social media services like Mastodon and PeerTube, as it uses its own AT protocol rather than ActivityPub... Hosting your own Bluesky "Personal ..

The Steam Deck is a solid gaming handheld, but after the arrival of several competitors and higher prices, is it still worth picking one up?

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The REDMAGIC Astra 2 is coming to Malaysia on 8 Sept 2026, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 185Hz 2.4K OLED display, and the industry's first tablet liquid cooling system.

Reuters reported earlier this week that the agents hijacked a German wiki forum in an incident OpenAI did not disclose.

Resorts World Genting and AGIBOT have held a sneak preview of "Wukong Never Fades," a robotics stage performance featuring over 40 robots, with the full production set to debut at the Genting International Showroom in February 2027.

TNG eWallet has recorded over RM1 billion in inbound tourist spending in the first six months of Visit Malaysia 2026, with more than 80% of transaction value going to retail and F&B; merchants.

"There are now more seniors in the world than young children," reports the International Business Times, citing a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau report. And it warns that "The share of the population aged 65 and over is projected to nearly double, from 10.5 percent (about 1 in 10 people) in 2025 to 19.6 percent (about 1 in 5 people) by 2060." The world is expected to add another 2 billion people from 2025 to 2060, increasing global population from around 8 billion to around 10 ..

Maxis has deployed Nokia's 1830 PSS and PSE-6 optical technology across its network, delivering up to 1.2Tbps per channel capacity to support AI workloads, hyperscalers and datacenter connectivity in Malaysia.

Huawei is inviting Malaysian artists and creators to participate in the GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity 2026, running from 2 September 2026 to 31 January 2027, with 20 Honourable Mention winners each receiving USD1,000.

Infinix Malaysia participated in AniManGaki 2026 as a Special Thanks Partner, showcasing the NOTE 60 Series and offering attendees a first look at the upcoming Infinix Genie Badge.

There are plenty of durable, versatile rugged laptops on the market, but you'll rarely see one get pulled out at the coffee shop. Why?

The Anthbot R7 will reach out and hand-trim the edges of your lawn.

If you're looking for a capable machine for everyday tasks and media consumption without breaking the bank, there isn't a better deal out there than this one.

Apple's Notify Me feature can update you every time a price drops or a product comes back in stock. Tell it what to do and it'll take care of the rest.

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Xiaomi Auto mengumumkan rancangan untuk memasuki pasaran kenderaan elektrik (EV) Eropah pada tahun 2027 dengan Jerman sebagai lokasi pelancaran pertama. Pengumuman tersebut dibuat semasa acara IFA Berlin 2026 dan menandakan langkah rasmi Xiaomi untuk menceburi industri automotif Eropah. Sebagai langkah awal memasuki pasaran Eropah, Xiaomi Auto menandatangani memorandum persefahaman (MoU) dengan lapan kumpulan pengedar utama []

The Seattle Times and Newsday accused the two AI giants of using their content without permission.

Xiaomi just took the wrapping off the Smart Band 11 in China, with registrations already open on the home market. Now, just to be clear, this is different from the Smart Band 11 Active, which is already a thing, and if Xiaomi sticks to precedent, we can probably expect another entirely different Smart Band 11 Pro at some point as well. The Smart Band 11 retains the signature pill-shaped display. It has the same 1.72-inch diagonal as the previous version and is again an AMOLED panel. However, ..

In the case of IMAX, bigger really is better.

Project Zenith is a version of Windows 11 that lets developers work right out of the box. It comes pre-installed with developer tools like Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, and WSL 2+ Ubuntu, among others, and includes features that make developing and running AI agents more secure.

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CNN reports that alcohol "may play a greater role in death from numerous types of cancers in the United States than previously known, according to a new study." "While it's true that overall cancer mortality has declined, we found the percentage of cancer deaths proportionally attributable to alcohol rose over 58% in people 20 and older over the last 33 years," said the study's first author Dr. Chinmay Jani... It didn't take much alcohol to raise one's risk about one standard drink a day, every ..

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BYD is expected to make a major announcement regarding its future plans in Malaysia within the next week and the signs are increasingly pointing towards a potential partnership with Sime Motors to locally assemble BYD electric vehicles (EV). According to Bernama, BYD Vice President and General Manager of BYD APAC's Auto Sales Division Liu Xueliang []