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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/

BonusLink Launches BonusLink Travel, Its New Hotel Booking Platform BonusLink has launched BonusLink Travel, a dedicated hotel booking platform that lets members earn Points from completed hotel stays. Available through the BLINK app (iOS / Android) and BonusLink website, the service offers more than one million accommodation options worldwide, including major brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Sheraton, as well as boutique hotels and… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403109/bonuslink-travel-launch/

Huawei FreeBuds Neo Officially Debuts In Malaysia Huawei has announced a new pair of earbuds for the local market. The FreeBuds Neo is designed as a functional fashion statement, with a fresh design in three colours: Stellar Silver, Starry Black, and Nebula Pink. The last one features a case with a gradient that matches the Pura 90s Pro. Speaking of which, the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403100/huawei-freebuds-neo-malaysia/

MyRepublic Launches Hyperpeer In Malaysia, Promises Up To 30% Lower Ping MyRepublic has officially announced Hyperpeer, a new service that is designed to improve the network connection between a gamer and supported online game servers. The service is available in Malaysia and Singapore and is compatible regardless of the consumer’s Internet service provider. Now an important thing to note, the service does not improve one’s internet… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403090/myrepublic-launches-hyperpeer-malaysia/

Huawei Announces nova 16s, 16s Pro For Markets Outside China Huawei has announced new additions to its more budget-friendly nova line of phones in the form of the nova 16s and 16s Pro. GSMArena reports that these were launched in its home market of China as simply the 16 and 16 Pro, and the “s” in the name denotes variants of the same phones going… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403083/huawei-nova-16s-16s-pro-outside-china/

Xiaomi Smart Band 11 Active, REDMI Watch 6 Active, Watch 6 Lite Lands In Malaysia Coinciding with the launch of the REDMI Note 17 series, Xiaomi has officially launched a new wave of wearable accessories. The lineup consists of two new watches, which are the REDMI Watch 6 Active, the REDMI Watch 6 Lite, and the Xiaomi Smart Band 11 Active. It’s worth mentioning that the company is including the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403058/xiaomi-smart-band-11-active-redmi-watch-6-active-watch-6-lite/