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NVIDIA To Officially Bring DLSS 5 To RTX 40-Series GPUs When NVIDIA first announced DLSS 5, the tech was meant to be exclusive to its latest, greatest and priciest GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards. And even then, only one game is known so far to have gotten the tech, at least on an official basis, which is NBA 2K27. But since modders have managed to… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403363/nvidia-to-bring-dlss-5-to-rtx-40-series/

REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G, Built To Last Through The Years In More Ways Than One With the official launch of the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G, we have entered into a new era of unprecedented durability and reliability. For generations, the smartphone series has been steadily but constantly raising the bar of what it means to be a well-rounded smartphone, and this one is no different. Don’t let its… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403387/redmi-note-17-pro-max-5g-built-to-last-through-the-years-in-more-ways-than-one/

Huawei Watch 6 Series Now Official With Ceramic Designs, Up To 11-Day Battery Life Huawei had just recently hosted a new major launch event where it debuted its newest smartwatch in the form of the Watch D3. However, that isn’t the only wearable the company debuted, as it has also introduced the Watch 6 series to the global market. Now, what makes this year’s entry different from the last… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403376/huawei-watch-6-series-now-official/

Dell 14S With Intel Wildcat Lake Gets Reveal At IFA 2026 Dell officially launched the self-named Dell 14S laptop earlier this week during IFA 2026. The new laptop is powered by Intel’s Wildcat Lake, aimed towards students and young professionals in the market. Marketed as one of the “affordable alternatives” to the Apple Macbook Neo, the laptop is lightweight enough at 2.53lbs, which is just about… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403331/dell-14s-with-intel-wildcat-lake-gets-reveal-at-ifa-2026/

Acer Project DualPlay Mini Hands On: More For Play Than Work The star of Acer’s IFA 2026 reveals has to be, without a doubt, the Project DualPlay Mini. Much like its non-mini counterpart, the device is not a full-fledged consumer product, but rather a proof of concept for demonstrating the company’s innovations. Conceived as a 2-in-1 handheld console, mini laptop hybrid, it aims to answer the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403332/acer-project-dualplay-mini-hands-on/

Lenovo Officially Unveils The IdeaPad Vibe, It’s Budget-Friendly MacBook Neo Competitor Lenovo has officially unveiled the IdeaPad Vibe, a new range of affordable productivity laptops that appears to be aimed squarely at devices such as Apple’s MacBook Neo and Dell’s XPS 13. The laptops made their official debut at IFA 2026, bringing a colourful design alongside a surprisingly flexible selection of hardware. The IdeaPad Vibe first… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403358/lenovo-ideapad-vibe-official/

PlayStation Reveals Grand Theft Auto VI Limited-Edition DualSense Controller With every tentpole videogame title, it’s safe to expect some sort of special edition hardware to come with it. It’s no different with Grand Theft Auto VI, as PlayStation has announced two different colour variants of the limited edition DualSense controller. Considering the game in question, it’s actually surprising that the company didn’t go all… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403326/grand-theft-auto-vi-dualsense/

IFA 2026: Asus Debuts ProArt Laptops And Mini PC With NVIDIA RTX Spark Ahead of IFA 2026, Asus gave early visitors at the exhibition a look at its latest ProArt laptops and mini PC, all powered by the NVIDIA RTX Spark. These items include the ProArt P14, P16, and the ProArt GR1X Mini PC. ProArt P14 And P16 We’ve actually talked about the RTX Spark-powered ProArt laptop series… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403319/asus-proart-rtx-spark-ifa-2026/

LEGO PlayStation Set Gets Official Reveal Back in March, we saw leaks pointing at a LEGO and PlayStation collaboration. Now, the product of that collaboration has gotten its official announcement. This comes in the form of the first generation PlayStation console, plus one of the original pre-DualShock controllers with no analogue sticks. The set also includes references to two games available… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403318/lego-playstation-set-official-reveal/

Huawei Watch D3 Announced With Thinner Design And Bigger Display Huawei recently hosted a launch event, during which it unveiled a slew of new products for the global market. Among the new additions to its portfolio is the Watch D3, which as the name suggests, is the successor to the Watch D2. It builds on the previously established features of the health-focused wearable, introducing improvements… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403305/huawei-watch-d3-launch-global/

OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra With Reasoning, Cybersecurity Improvements OpenAI has announced GPT-6 Astra, its latest AI model and the successor to GPT-5.6 Sol. The company describes the newer model as its most intelligent and aligned one yet, positioning it as a major step towards the much-discussed era of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Astra was trained using more than 100,000 GPUs, making it one… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403295/openai-gpt-6-astra-launch/

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Review: The Thinness Remains Unreal This year, Samsung launched not one, but two Z Fold devices: the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and the shorter, fatter non-Ultra Z Fold8. In this review, we’ll be looking at the former and listing some of the differences between it and its predecessor. What Am I Looking At? There really isn’t a whole lot that… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403269/samsung-galaxy-z-fold8-ultra-review/

vivo V80 Lite Now Official In Malaysia Late last month, vivo said that it will be launching the V80 Lite on 3 September, with some items from its spec sheet already revealed at the time. Now, as promised, the phone has been officially launched in Malaysia. And with that, the company also confirmed that the phone comes in three configurations, and therefore… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403246/vivo-v80-lite-now-official-in-malaysia/

NVIDIA To Acquire Hugging Face For US$12.93 billion NVIDIA has agreed to acquire AI development platform Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion (~RM52.24 billion), in what marks one of the company’s biggest moves to expand its presence beyond AI hardware. Its CEO, Jensen Huang, said the acquisition will allow the two companies to scale Hugging Face’s platform and expand access to AI for developers… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403254/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/

Acer Vero 16 Hands On: Room To Upgrade Among the laptops Acer announced at IFA 2026, the Vero 16 stands out as one of the more intriguing models. The Vero moniker is linked to the more eco-friendly devices, which are crafted with recycled materials. The latest addition to the lineup continues the trend while also introducing a repairability aspect. At least, that’s the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403062/acer-vero-16-hands-on/

Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike Leaked By Amazon There’s been a leak of what appears to be the Logitech G Pro X3 Superstrike. More specifically, it’s an advertisement reel, detailing the mouse, and it was leaked on Amazon. The video clip was discovered by jakeu+, who posted it on X. It’s 30-seconds long and doesn’t just confirm its existence, but also its specs.… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403177/logitech-g-pro-x3-superstrike-leaked-by-amazon/

Range Rover Electric Debuts With Up To 598km Range, 850Nm Of Torque Land Rover has officially unveiled the Range Rover Electric, its first-ever fully electric Range Rover. In a company press release, the automaker says the new EV is “quieter, more responsive and with more torque than any Range Rover to date”. The Range Rover Electric is powered by a 118.5kWh usable lithium-ion battery with 344 nickel… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403141/range-rover-electric-debuts-598km-range/

Apple Adds iPhone Handoff Feature to iOS 27 One of the stranger features to have surfaced on the existing beta versions of iOS 27 is something called iPhone Handoff. Despite the image that the name conjures, it’s not a fancy new name for the process of transferring data from an older Apple smartphone to a newer one. Instead, it allows your phone number… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403133/apple-iphone-handoff-feature-ios-27/

DJI Osmo 360 II Officially Lands In Malaysia; Retails From RM2,189 The DJI Osmo 360 II is finally and officially launched in Malaysia. The availability of the action camera comes less than a month after its launch in China. The Osmo 360 II is the sequel to the drone maker’s first 360° camera, sporting a similar frame. On that note, and specs-wise, the new action camera… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403121/dji-osmo-360-ii-malaysia-official/

CIMB To Require Biometric SecureTAC Approvals Starting 19 September 2026 CIMB will require customers to use biometric authentication or their device passcode when approving SecureTAC requests for transactions made through CIMB Clicks Web and merchant websites from 19 September 2026. The change means passwords will no longer be supported as an authentication method for these approvals. Customers can authenticate SecureTAC requests using Face ID, fingerprint… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403118/cimb-biometric-securetac-19-sept-2026/