Lowyat.NET

Lowyat.NET is a news website that covers various topics related to technology, gadgets, and lifestyle in Malaysia. The site features articles on the latest product launches from different brands such as HONOR, Microsoft, Samsung, realme, ASUS and more.

83%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • The site seems to be biased towards promoting new products and launches from various brands without providing much context or critical analysis.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Some of the articles contain contradictions in their titles and content, such as claiming that a feature is available for all streaming content when it is not.
  • The site also fails to disclose any past biases or conflicts of interest that may influence its reporting.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The site uses deceptive practices such as exaggerating the features of products and not disclosing any potential drawbacks or limitations.

Recent Articles

  • Spotify Miniplayer: A Great Addition to the Spotify Desktop App for Multitaskers

    Spotify Miniplayer: A Great Addition to the Spotify Desktop App for Multitaskers

    Broke On: Thursday, 21 March 2024 Spotify's new desktop app feature, the Spotify Miniplayer, allows users to listen to music and videos while using other apps. It is available only to Premium subscribers at the moment but will be rolled out eventually. The miniplayer offers a discreet floating window with playlist and track controls, volume adjustment, and picture-in-picture mode for music videos.

  • Dbrand and JerryRigEverything Sue CASETiFY Over Alleged Design Theft

    Broke On: Thursday, 23 November 2023 Dbrand and JerryRigEverything have filed a lawsuit against CASETiFY, accusing the latter of copying their phone skin designs. The designs in question are the 'Teardown' skins and cases, which are designed to mimic the internal components of the devices they are applied to. Dbrand and Nelson claim that CASETiFY's 'Inside Out' line is a poorly masked version of their Teardown products. Following the announcement of the lawsuit, CASETiFY has removed its Inside Out line from its website.

  • Sonos to Launch High-End Headphones and TV Set-Top Box

    Broke On: Tuesday, 21 November 2023 Sonos is planning to launch high-end over-the-ear headphones and a TV set-top box. The headphones, codenamed Duke, are expected to be priced between $400 and $500. The TV set-top box is expected to run on an Android-based operating system and be priced between $150 and $200.

  • Microsoft Announces First AI Chip and Rebrands Bing Chat as Copilot

    Broke On: Thursday, 16 November 2023 Microsoft has announced its first artificial intelligence (AI) chip and cloud-computing processor at its annual Ignite conference. Microsoft has rebranded all variants of its Bing Chat feature as Copilot. Copilot is based on OpenAI's GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 generative AI models and will not save user prompts or responses for further training. Microsoft is testing the Maia 100 chip with its Bing and Office AI products. Bing Chat Enterprise has been rebranded as Copilot Pro, offering the same chat functionality with enhanced commercial data protection for Microsoft 365 subscribers.