Every one in a while, we come upon news headlines that just baffles us to the point that we decide to dig deep into it. Today is one of those days as we kept seeing headlines across a number of local …
Get ready to get taxed for Facebook and Google Ads
Heads up ecommerce entrepreneurs, digital agencies, social media marketers and anyone who spends on online advertising via Facebook, Google Ads or even on Amazon Web Services. According to CK Wong, c…
You can now watch Game of Thrones uncensored on Astro Go
Yes, you read that right. Much to our surprise, the full episode of Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 2 is now available for streaming on Astro’s Go service, without any cuts or censorship. Whil…
Celcom Suffers Nationwide Voice Network Outage Due to “Troubled Network Upgrade”
The Celcom voice network went down across almost every location in Malaysia earlier this morning. The mass network outage occurred around 6.45am, and was still down at up until 9.30am. During that per…
Astro quietly rolls out EPG based advertising, customers not impressed
You can’t run away from ads, they are literally everywhere, but when does it become too much? Well in the case of Malaysian Pay TV operator Astro, its was earlier this week when they quietly rol…
Goodbye from The Malaysian Insider
The Edge Media Group has officially decided to shutdown their popular news portal The Malaysian Insider, effective tonight. Citing commercial reason themalaysianinsider.com will no longer be available…
[Alert] Powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits off Sumatera
An powerful earthquake with a preliminary 8.2 rating on the richter scale has hit off the coast of Sumatera. Tremors have been reported to have been felt in certain parts of KL. [Developing story̷…
Lazada trolls the Malaysian Ringgit, offers Beats Solo2 Headphones for a cool RM1,009,999.00
Well, it looks like either someone at Lazada has a cruel sense of humour, or something went terribly wrong at one of the largest online consumer sites in Malaysia. The Malaysian Ringgit has been takin…
Is Netflix making its way to Malaysia soon?
They say when rumours don’t die, there is some truth to it. For months now, there has been word that popular US based video streaming service, Netflix will be making its way to this region soon.…
(Update: Restored) Royal Malaysian Police Facebook Page Hacked
(UPDATE @ 1700) It appears that the authorities have regained control of both the Facebook page and Twitter page. More below. The official Facebook and Twitter pages of the Royal Malaysian Police has …
(Update: Official TM Statement) TM/UniFi/Streamyx Services Facing Severe Disruption Across Malaysia
We’ve been receiving reports of severe internet disruptions from TM/UniFi users across the country since 4.30pm. You are not alone.…
Maxis and DiGi Online Stores Grind to a Halt as iPhone 6 Frenzy Starts in Malaysia
If you’re not already aware, two of the three major telcos in Malaysia started their pre-order campaigns for the brand new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at 12.01 am today. If you were one of the ma…
Why is it called Windows 10, and not Windows 9
When quizzed about why the new Windows is called Windows 10, instead of Windows 9, Windows chiefs Terry Myerson and Joe Belfiore avoided giving a straight answer, choosing instead to joke that ‘…
Heads up Hotlink, this is nowhere near #ohhsome
Here at Lowyat.NET, we’re all about new ideas and doing things different. In the advertising world, doing something fresh and new is always a sure fire way of captivating the public to your bran…
[Update: Confirmed by Prime Minister Najib Razak] Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crashes In Eastern Ukraine
[UPDATE: 2:26am, 19 July] Google Malaysia has lit a candle on its front page, in memory of MH17. Read more to see it. [UPDATE: 11:29pm, 18 July] PM Najib Razak has announced that all flags are to be f…
Spy Camera Menace and What You Need to Know
Earlier today, this Facebook post by Valarie Lam went viral across social media. In her post, Valarie claims that she found a spy camera inside the bathroom of a famous resort in Melaka in which she w…
MH370 – Why hasn’t Inmarsat’s finding been verified?
Earlier this week Inmarsat with the help of IIAB released what has since been called “groundbreaking but traditional mathematics-based process” to plot what would have been the best case l…
Are flight tracking websites like flightradar24 and flightaware a threat to airspace security?
Over the course of the last one week, ever since the the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, the existence of flight tracking websites like flightradar24.com and flightaware.com has gain…
Malaysia Airport Security – A clear and present danger
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. While flight MH370 continues to throw one curveball after another, it is easy to forget that, as every day passes, thousands of passengers are sti…
MH370 deliberately flown off course – two possible corridors
Now the it has been somewhat confirmed, we can start dissecting openly why we had always suspected that flight MH370 could have been hijacked when it mysteriously disappeared in the early hours of Mar…