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AirAsia Move Now Allows For Booking Of Live Event Tickets AirAsia Move has announced MOVETIX, which it calls its dedicated event platform. As the company describes it, the launch of the platform will make it “easier for travellers to plan trips around live events with a new offering that brings flights and official event tickets together in a simple booking”. In case you missed it,… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403599/airasia-move-booking-live-event-tickets/

Malaysia Mulls Using Huawei AI Chips To Further National Ambition Our Malaysian government is seriously considering leaning towards the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chips made by China-based Huawei, in order to further its sovereign AI efforts. It’s a risky move for the nation, especially since it will no doubt anger the US’ Trump administration, more so because of all the restrictions that are currently… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403595/malaysia-mulls-using-huawei-ai-chips-to-further-national-ambition/

Acer Predator Atlas 7 Hands On: Size Matters While the Project DualPlay Mini hybrid console concept may be one of the more intriguing reveals at IFA 2026, it was not the only gaming-related announcement there. Acer also unveiled the Predator Atlas 7, which is a more compact version of the Predator Atlas 8. On paper, the new model is more or less identical… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403571/acer-predator-atlas-7-hands-on/

AMD Unveils Halo Station During IFA 2026 Earlier at IFA 2026, AMD unveiled the Halo Station workstation. The red chipmaker calls it “the most powerful workstation in the world”, and the hardware inside makes it seem so. The Halo Station includes a Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX, which is a 96-core Zen 5 CPU, two liquid-cooled Instinct MI350P accelerators “with a path to… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403589/amd-unveils-halo-station-during-ifa-2026/

OPPO Confirms Find X10 Series Will Debut In China This Month The OPPO Find X10 series has been the subject of various leaks over the past few months. Now, an OPPO executive has confirmed that the smartphone series will officially debut in China this month. The announcement was made by OPPO Find series product manager Zhuo Shijie on Weibo. In the same post, the executive also… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403585/oppo-confirms-find-x10-debut-china/

2026 Proton S70 Gets New Lite And Prime Variants; Est Price Below RM60,000 Proton has expanded its 2026 S70 sedan lineup with the introduction of two new variants, the Lite and Prime. Both are powered by a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated (NA) engine paired with a continuously variable transmission (CVT), marking a significant change from the turbocharged powertrain used by the existing S70 variants. Bookings for both variants are… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403562/2026-proton-s70-lite-prime/

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Review: Bigger Changes, Bigger Compromises Samsung has once again placed greater emphasis on its book-style foldable during its July Unpacked event, specifically with the Galaxy Z Fold8. This should come as a surprise to no one, especially since the phone has received a new, passport-sized redesign. I was also given the opportunity to put it through its paces for this… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403159/samsung-galaxy-z-fold8-review/

realme Teases Harry Potter Special Edition Phone On Flipkart Last year, realme announced a Game of Thrones limited edition version of its 15 Pro. As far as special editions go, it’s pretty out of season, as the HBO show ended a good six years prior. Either way, it looks like the OPPO sub-brand is starting a streak of special editions that’s vaguely Medieval European… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403526/realme-harry-potter-special-edition/

Xiaomi Unveils Smart Band 11 In China With 21-Day Battery Life Xiaomi has unveiled its newest slim wearable, the Smart Band 11. The wearable is set to debut in China first, but we still do not know when it will hit store shelves in that market. That said, the company is already taking reservations. It’s worth noting that the Smart Band 11 is different from the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403542/xiaomi-unveils-smart-band-11-in-china/

Leapmotor C10 And B10 Now Locally Assembled In Malaysia Stellantis Malaysia has announced that the Leapmotor C10 and B10 EVs are now locally assembled (CKD) at its facility in Gurun, Kedah. The move marks the start of local production for both electric SUVs, following the company’s earlier announcement that assembly would begin at the plant. To recap, Stellantis invested EUR5.3 million (~RM26 million) to… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403539/leapmotor-c10-b10-ckd-malaysia/

NVIDIA RTX 5090 12VHPWR Connector Allegedly Melted While Testing DLSS 5 It’s barely been a week since NVIDIA launched DLSS 5 – albeit to a very “limited” list of titles – and the upscaler has supposedly already claimed its first victim in the form of a melted 12VHPWR connector of an RTX 5090. Yeap, it’s that kind of story. The Cost Of Realism? The story originates… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403531/nvidia-rtx-5090-12vhpwr-connector-allegedly-melted-while-testing-dlss-5/

Lexar Unveils Muse SSD That’s Too Thin To Have A USB-C Port Memory and storage brand Lexar has announced the Muse, which it claims to be the world’s thinnest portable SSD. And it may very well be, since at its thickest, it measures in at only 3.8mm. This then tapers out to only 1mm at the edges, making it too thin to even house a USB-C port.… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403521/lexar-muse-ssd-too-thin-for-usb-c-port/

Xiaomi Teases Pad 9 Pro Max Tablet; To Launch In China On 7 September We previously reported how Xiaomi plans to launch its Pad 9 tablet in the global market. While the company hasn’t confirmed anything about the device’s international availability at the time of writing, it did confirm that the lineup will have a higher-end sibling in the form of the Pad 9 Pro Max. The device in… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403507/xiaomi-pad-9-pro-max-to-launch-china/

Apple May Be Working On Two Game Controllers, macOS Code Reveals Apple may be preparing to enter the game controller market, with references to two unreleased devices discovered in code from macOS 26.7. The controllers, identified internally as “T6502” and “T1057”, appear to have notably different feature sets, although there is no indication yet of when, or if, the company plans to release them. The references… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403508/apple-two-controllers-macos-leak/

BYD To Reveal Local Development Plan Within A Week BYD is set to announce its next move for further expansion in Malaysia within the next week, potentially providing more clarity on its long-discussed local manufacturing plans. According to Bernama, company vice-president Liu Xueliang said BYD is continuing to explore ways to work with local partners while supporting the development of Malaysia’s new energy vehicle… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403498/byd-malaysia-development-plan/

Operation Bluebird Rebrands Twitter.now To Tweet.app Late last month, Virginia startup Operation Bluebird launched Twitter.now, its own take on the old social media platform after the original was taken over by Elon Musk and renamed X. Recently, the social media site has rebranded as Tweet.app instead. The company also maintains its version of the blue bird logo. This is because, according… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403497/operationbluebird-twitter-now-tweet-app/

Buyer Spends RM5,600 On RTX 5080 On Amazon, Gets Vacuum Mug Instead 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… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403489/buyer-spends-rm5600-on-rtx-5080-on-amazon-gets-vacuum-mug-instead/

Samsung Galaxy A18 4G Leak Reveals Familiar Specs At A Higher Price 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… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403480/samsung-galaxy-a18-4g-leak/

Modders Unlocks NVIDIA Multiframe Generation On RTX 40 Series, Gets Blocked, Then Unlocks It Again When the NVIDIA RTX 50 Series launched, it also came with exclusive support for Multiframe Generation (MFG). That so-called exclusivity has supposedly been liberated, in a manner, by modders, who have also got it working on the previous generation Ada Lovelace RTX 40 Series. What Happened? https://twitter.com/Sebasti66855537/status/2095563534151147917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2095572572590985246%7Ctwgr%5E3690a456a349ba2113efa52b8e7aa0e67791fefa%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvideocardz.com%2Fnewz%2Fmodders-discover-unlock-for-dlss-multi-frame-generation-on-rtx-40-nvidia-blocks-it-modders-immediately-unlock-it-again Here’s the lowdown. Earlier in the week, a… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403465/modders-unlocks-nvidia-multiframe-generation-on-rtx-40-series-gets-blocked-then-unlocks-it-again/

Xiaomi Auto To Expand Into Europe In 2027, Starting With Germany Xiaomi is finally taking its automotive business outside of China, with Europe set to be the first international market for its electric vehicles (EV). At IFA Berlin 2026, Xiaomi Auto announced that it will enter Germany and other European markets in 2027, while signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with eight German automotive dealer groups to… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403462/xiaomi-auto-europe-expansion-2027/