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EA Acquisition By Saudi PIF Faces Backlash From Game Developers Union #ea #gaming #saudipif

EA Acquisition By Saudi PIF Faces Backlash From Game Developers Union

The US$55 billion (~RM231 billion) acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) by the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund (PIF) has, unsurprisingly, stoked many fires underneath the gaming community, even …

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 17h

Govt To Discuss Raising Minimum Social Media Age To 16 With Tech Firms In Singapore #agelimit #socialmedia

Govt To Discuss Raising Minimum Social Media Age To 16 With Tech Firms In Singapore

The government will hold discussions with major social media companies in Singapore next week to explore implementing a higher age limit for platform users, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 17h

Motorcyclists Can Now Use QR Codes For Immigration Clearance At Johor Checkpoints #myniise #qrcode #transportation

Motorcyclists Can Now Use QR Codes For Immigration Clearance At Johor Checkpoints

QR codes can now be used by motorcyclists for clearance at Johor’s land immigration checkpoints. This development follows the successful completion of the first-phase trial of the National Integrat…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 20h

Razer Launches Phantom White Collection Of Peripherals #gamecontrollers #gaming #hardware #headphones #keyboards #mousemousepad #phantomwhitecollection #razer

Razer Launches Phantom White Collection Of Peripherals

Razer has announced a new “collection”, which is often what the brand calls special edition colourways for its peripherals. This time, it’s the Phantom White Collection, though Ph…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 22h

Huawei nova Flip S Officially Launched In China #huawei #mobilephones #novaflips

Huawei nova Flip S Officially Launched In China

Huawei has recently debuted the nova Flip S in its home market. As the brand’s newest affordable clamshell foldable, the device retains the same design as the nova Flip, down to the colour options.…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Intel Panther Lake iGPU Supposedly Outperforms AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme #amd #intel #pantherlake #rumoursleaks #ryzenaiz2extreme

Intel Panther Lake iGPU Supposedly Outperforms AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme

The AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme SoC recently made its debut with the launch of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X. While AMD has already proven the mettle of its Ryzen Z Series APU, leaked benchmarks of Intel&#8…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Yes Demonstrates 5G Advanced Network With Speed Tests Throughout Kuala Lumpur #5gadvanced #telco #yes #yes5g

Yes Demonstrates 5G Advanced Network With Speed Tests Throughout Kuala Lumpur

Last week, Yes announced that it is rolling out 5G Advanced commercially, starting with the Klang Valley. Following the official launch, the telco invited members of the media – Lowyat.NET in…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Redmi K90 Pro Max Features Bose-Powered Speaker; To Launch In China On 23 October #k90promax #mobilephones #redmi

Redmi K90 Pro Max Features Bose-Powered Speaker; To Launch In China On 23 October

You’ve seen plenty of phones featuring one imaging brand or another tacked on, indicating their co-operating with said brand. But an upcoming phone will be putting a twist to the trend, by st…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

More Cases Of 12VHPWR Connector Burnout On RTX 5090 GPUs Appear On Reddit #12vhpwr #graphics #hardware #rtx5090

More Cases Of 12VHPWR Connector Burnout On RTX 5090 GPUs Appear On Reddit

It’s been a hot minute since the internet got any news of NVIDIA’s 12VHPWR connector issue with its RTX 5090. Now, in a span of just two days, there is not one, but four cases of melted…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

OnePlus 15 To Launch In China On 27 October #mobilephones #oneplus #oneplus15

OnePlus 15 To Launch In China On 27 October

It has been a while since OnePlus teased its upcoming flagship device, the OnePlus 15. Now, the company has officially announced on Weibo that the device will launch in China on 27 October at 7PM l…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Malaysia, Singapore In Talks For More Cross Border Taxi Dropoff Locations #malaysia #singapore #taxi #transportation

Malaysia, Singapore In Talks For More Cross Border Taxi Dropoff Locations

Malaysia and Singapore are in talks about letting cross-border taxis to drop passengers off at more than just designated locations. Should things go smoothly, it would mean taxis from Malaysia can …

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Govt Proposes Smartphone Ban For Students Under 16 #mobilephones #smartphoneban #socialmedia

Govt Proposes Smartphone Ban For Students Under 16

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that the government is considering a ban on smartphone use for students under the age of 16. The potential move is said to be part of efforts to…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

PLUS, Yinson GreenTech To Build Malaysia’s First Highway Integrated EV Charging Hub #automotive #evcharginghub #evinfrastructure #plus #yinsongreentech

PLUS, Yinson GreenTech To Build Malaysia’s First Highway Integrated EV Charging Hub

PLUS Malaysia Berhad, in collaboration with Yinson GreenTech, has announced the establishment of the country’s first-ever highway Integrated Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Hub. The hub is currently…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Meta To Shut Down Messenger App For Desktop On 15 December #apps #messenger #meta

Meta To Shut Down Messenger App For Desktop On 15 December

If you’re used to using the Messenger app for macOS and Windows, it’s best to go back to the browser, as Meta is shutting down the program. Those who are using the desktop version of the messaging …

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

vivo Vision MR Headset Hands On: For Eyes Only #handson #virtualreality #vision #vivo

vivo Vision MR Headset Hands On: For Eyes Only

vivo launched its Vision MR headset in China back in August. While it hasn’t made its way to our shores yet, we’ve been given a chance to preview it. The opportunity was included as par…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Solarvest And Kineta Enter Into Partnership #automotive #evinfrastructure #kineta #solarvest

Solarvest And Kineta Enter Into Partnership

Solar power provider Solarvest inked a deal with Kineta today. The deal signed today by representatives of both companies will see the former provide access to its renewable energy infrastructure t…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

PDRM Announces Dry Run For 47th ASEAN Summit Motorcade From 17 To 24 October #47thaseansummit #dryrun #transportation

PDRM Announces Dry Run For 47th ASEAN Summit Motorcade From 17 To 24 October

Recently, we reported on the upcoming road closures in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit. Yesterday, The Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) of the Roy…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

nubia Air Lands in Malaysia; Price Starts From RM899 #mobilephones #nubia #nubiaair

nubia Air Lands in Malaysia; Price Starts From RM899

Earlier in the week, nubia announced that it is launching the nubia Air smartphone in Malaysia on 17 October. And as promised, the brand’s slimmest smartphone yet is officially available for purcha…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Apple M6 MacBook Pro Will Reportedly Feature OLED Display, Reinforced Hinge #apple #applemacbooks #computing #laptops #m6 #macbookpro #rumoursleaks

Apple M6 MacBook Pro Will Reportedly Feature OLED Display, Reinforced Hinge

Apple has just recently launched the new 14-inch MacBook Pro. As expected, the main upgrades to the device come in the form of the M5 chip, as the brand seems to be saving the more radical changes …

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Samsung May Be Cancelling Galaxy S26 Edge #galaxys26edge #mobilephones #samsung

Samsung May Be Cancelling Galaxy S26 Edge

Samsung decided when it launched the Galaxy S25 Edge that it will only be sold in very limited markets. Granted, the short list includes two of the largest – the US and China. But even then, …

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

OPPO Launches Pad 5 And Watch S In China #mobile #oppo #pad5 #smartwatches #tablets #watchs

OPPO Launches Pad 5 And Watch S In China

OPPO has recently unveiled two new additions to its product lineup in China: the Pad 5 Android tablet and the Watch S smartwatch. These were announced alongside the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro smartpho…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

CIMB, Petronas Collaborate To Launch New Visa Debit Card #banking #cimb #debitcard #petronas #transportation

CIMB, Petronas Collaborate To Launch New Visa Debit Card

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) and CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB) have once again joined forces to launch the new CIMB PETRONAS Visa Debit Card. This latest addition expands the bank’s petrol card line-up…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

OPPO Find X9 Series To Debut Globally 28 October 2025 #findx9 #findx9pro #mobilephones #oppo

OPPO Find X9 Series To Debut Globally 28 October 2025

It has been a busy week for Chinese smartphone makers, with both vivo and HONOR releasing their new flagship devices recently. And now, OPPO has unveiled the Find X9 and the Find X9 Pro in its home…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Shell Recharge App To Replace ParkEasy For EV Charging By November 2025 #apps #evinfrastructure #parkeasy #shell #shellrecharge

Shell Recharge App To Replace ParkEasy For EV Charging By November 2025

Shell Malaysia has announced that it will phase out EV charging services through the ParkEasy app and transition users to the new Shell Recharge Asia app. Beginning 15 October 2025, ParkEasy will n…

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Lowyat.NET @lowyat.bsky.social · 1d

Oppo Find X9 Pro Hands On: Pushing The Boundaries Of Mobile Photography #androidphones #findx9pro #handson #mobilephones #oppo

Oppo Find X9 Pro Hands On: Pushing The Boundaries Of Mobile Photography

As promised by the brand, the Oppo Find X9 Pro is finally being announced, and with that, I am able to talk about the phone at some length. I say at length because, as per the brand’s usual N…

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