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POCO X8 Spotted On SIRIM Ahead Of India Launch When POCO released the new generation of its X series, it skipped out on the base X8. Months after the launch, rumours of the missing model began to emerge, suggesting that it will see the light of day after all. Now, the Xiaomi sub-brand has confirmed that the phone is debuting in India soon. But… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402714/poco-x8-sirim/

Razer Sells A Blade 18 RTX 5090 Model At A Cheaper Price By Mistake A gamer in Europe recently got the deal of the decade when they went ahead and purchased a Razer Blade 18. They initially ordered the SKU with an NVIDIA RTX 5080 laptop GPU for €2,433 (~RM11,400), but got a model with the RTX 5090. The gamer, who goes by the handle iiT2 on Reddit, posted… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402708/razer-sells-a-blade-18-rtx-5090-model-at-a-cheaper-price-by-mistake/

Lenovo Announces New LOQ Essential PCs, Legion Monitors Lenovo has announced some new additions to its gaming lineup. Aimed at gamers at all levels, these products comprise two laptops and a desktop from its budget-focused LOQ range, as well as two Legion monitors. LOQ Essential Laptops The first of the two laptops, the LOQ Essential 15IPH11, promises accessible gaming performance. Designed for students… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402691/lenovo-loq-essential-legion-monitors/

Realme C100x Now Available For RM999 Last week, realme teased the launch of the C100x. The brand detailed just about everything you need to know about it, save for its asking price. At the time, the company said the phone would start becoming available on 28 August. As promised, you can now get one for yourself, and with that, we also… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402636/realme-c100x-now-available-for-rm999/

HONOR 600S Appears On SIRIM; Possibly Launching Soon HONOR may have released the 600 series earlier this year, but it seems that the company isn’t done with the smartphone family just yet. We say this because the brand quietly launched a new variant called the HONOR 600S 5G in Hong Kong, with plans to expand to other countries like Taiwan soon after. And… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402678/honor-600s-appears-sirim-launching-soon/

The One That Got Away: HONOR Robot Phone The HONOR Robot Phone made its debut a few weeks back, and as the handset is exclusive to the Chinese market, it is not exactly easy to come by. However, the company offered us the opportunity to get acquainted with the device, so we had a taste of what the Malaysian market is missing out… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402638/the-one-that-got-away-honor-robot-phone/

NVIDIA DLSS 5 Gets Unofficial Implementation After DLL Discovery It’s being rumoured that NVIDIA will be revealing DLSS 5 very soon, complete with the new Neural Rendering technology, given the leak of the alleged feature with NBA 2K27. Now, a modder who got their hands on the DLL file has unofficially applied it to another game. The modder is part of the RenoDX modding… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402641/nvidia-dlss-5-gets-unofficial-implementation-after-dll-discovery/

Samsung Galaxy S27 Series CAD Renders Leak; Pro, Ultra Could Feature A New Design If we follow Samsung’s typical smartphone release window, the Galaxy S27 series is expected to launch early next year. Although we are still months away from its expected debut, the upcoming smartphone family has already been the subject of several leaks. Now, a batch of alleged CAD renders has surfaced online, giving us a look… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402620/samsung-galaxy-s27-series-renders-leak/

Google To Enforce Stricter Memory Management For Apps As much as the memory shortage crisis has been a net negative in the tech industry, there are some silver linings, like software companies making their products more memory-efficient. This is going to apply to apps that you can download from the Google Play Store in a bit. The company has published a post on… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402613/google-enforce-memory-management-apps/

Someone Becomes Victim To Memory Scam; Finds DDR4 Chips With DDR5 Markings An individual known as @watagjt on X recently became a victim of a rather technical and elaborate memory scam after they bought what they thought was desktop DDR5 RAM. In fact, it was actually a memory module with older DDR4 chips soldered onto it. The issue with this scam is just how scary the scammers… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402609/someone-becomes-victim-to-memory-scam-finds-ddr4-chips-with-ddr5-markings/

Grand Theft Auto VI Targets 30fps On Release In an era when gaming at 60fps is the norm, there’s some less-than-ideal news about Grand Theft Auto VI. It looks like the devs at Rockstar Games are only targeting 30fps for the game as it runs on the PS5. While there is always hope that a boost up to 60fps becomes available at a… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402611/grand-theft-auto-vi-targets-30fps/

Alleged Photos Of Xiaomi 18 Fold Appear Online With “Dark Cherry” Colourway Just a few days ago, Xiaomi confirmed that it will launch its next foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi 18 Fold, in September. While the company has yet to give us a proper look at the device, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has already teased the phone in his hands. Now, alleged images of the upcoming foldable have… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402603/alleged-xiaomi-18-fold-appear-online/

Xiaomi Officially Unveils REDMI Note 17 Series Ahead Of Local Launch Xiaomi has officially unveiled the REDMI Note 17 series ahead of its official launch in Malaysia. According to the company, the series in question consists of four different models: the standard REDMI Note 17, a 5G variant, a Pro 5G version, and the first Pro Max model. Unfortunately, the company did not reveal the pricing… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402591/xiaomi-unveils-redmi-note-17-series/

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Hands On: The Same “Familar Design, Updated Internals” Move Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE has come a little early this year. I honestly wasn’t expecting the Korean giant to release it so soon, given that rumours of it only just began floating about the internet. But, for better or worse, Samsung gave us some time with the phone, and we got to see what the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402532/samsung-galaxy-s26-fe-hands-on/

Parkson Credit Partners Up With Boost Bank To Expand Digital Services Boost Bank recently entered into a partnership with Parkson Credit, the latter being a venture group owned by the Parkson Retail Group. Through the partnership, Parkson Credit is hoping to leverage its partner’s digital banking infrastructure to deliver more frictionless, customer-centric solutions. “As Parkson Credit continues to evolve, our ambition is to make financial services… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402559/parkson-credit-boost-bank/

Operation Bluebird Launches Twitter.now Back in December, a Virginia startup going by Operation Bluebird announced that it wanted to bring back Twitter. After all, the social media platform that everyone colloquially calls that is actually X, which sits under the SpaceX umbrella, and is therefore owned by Elon Musk. The startup said at the time that the Twitter name… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402542/operation-bluebird-live-at-twitter-now/

ASUS Introduces Three New Ace Gaming Monitors For Esports ASUS announced that it will be rolling out three new gaming monitors later this year. All three are part of the company’s Ace line of products and are especially marketed with esports players in mind. The lineup consists of the ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace, the ROG Strix OLED XG259QDPG Ace, and the ROG Strix… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402567/asus-introduces-new-ace-gaming-monitors/

Eligible SOCAR Users Can Now Get Up To RM200 In Mobility Credits On GoCar Earlier this month, SOCAR confirmed that it is ceasing its car-sharing operations in Malaysia. With the service set to officially end on 31 August 2026, existing users must seek out other rental platforms. Among the available alternatives is GoCar Mobility (GoCar), which has announced an offer for eligible SOCAR users. This initiative is aimed at… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402543/socar-users-rm200-credits-gocar/

2026 Honda City Available For Booking In Malaysia Honda Malaysia has announced that the 2026 Honda City is now open for booking. It will be available in both petrol and hybrid models. It’s a bigger facelift than before, with a narrower grille and slimmer LED headlights. The long light bar being integrated also gives a cleaner and sleeker look, as opposed to the… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402509/2026-honda-city-for-booking-malaysia/

NVIDIA And Perplexity Launches New “Portable Computer” Agent NVIDIA and Perplexity have officially and jointly launched a new Agentic AI platform named simply as Portable Computer. Simply put, it’s an agent that doesn’t necessarily lean on the cloud, or the usual cost of tokens that run it. As NVIDIA puts it, the Portable Computer agent is designed to work optimally on its DGX… https://www.lowyat.net/2026/402525/nvidia-and-perplexity-launches-new-portable-computer-agent/