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Samsung’s Wear OS 5 for the Galaxy Watch 4 is out, but not all users get it: Here’s why

A municipality employee harvests olives from trees planted on the sidewalks in Glyfada, south of Athens November 21, 2024. A short distance from one of Athens’ busiest highways, a group of workers from the urban district of Glyfada is engaged in an unusual agricultural activity that makes passing motorists stop and stare. With thousands of olive trees on its streets, the coastal council of nearly 90,000 hit upon the idea of harvesting the fruit to make oil for its poorer citizens a decade ago. — AFP pic

Street olives to the rescue: Squeezed Greeks harvest free oil from suburbs as prices soar

This photograph shows a PlayStation 1 console and controller, in Vraiville, northern France, on November 20, 2024. On December 3, 1994, the PlayStation was released in Japan, Sony's first foray into the video game market then dominated by Sega and Nintendo. — AFP pic

PlayStation at 30: How Sony’s grey box reshaped gaming and conquered the young adult market, turning video games into a cultural phenomenon

French PlayStation' collector Cyril, poses with a PlayStation 1, at his home in Vraiville, on November 20, 2024. — AFP pic

PlayStation: From joysticks to Saddam Hussein, five quirky facts about Sony’s legendary console as it turns 30

A display of various PlayStation memorabilia in the lobby of the Sony headquarters building in central Tokyo. — AFP pic

Father of PlayStation: How Ken Kutaragi proved ‘everyone told us we would fail’ wrong

Huawei's new Mate 70 and Mate 70 Pro mobile phones are seen on display inside a Huawei store at the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on November 26, 2024.  — AFP pc

No Android, no problem: Huawei debuts made-in-China HarmonyOS Next

‘Weyrdlets’, the Malaysian virtual pet game joins forces with the hit indie sensation ‘Among Us’. — Picture courtesy by Weyrdworks

Malaysian virtual pet game ‘Weyrdlets’ teams up with ‘Among Us’ for exciting collaboration, offering exclusive pet and rewards (VIDEO)

Zenless Zone Zero, Procreate Dreams and NYT Games are among the apps nominated for the 2024 App Store Awards. — Picture composite via official websites

Apple announces 2024 App Store Awards finalists

In the remake, character designations are now labelled ‘Appearance A’ and ‘Appearance B’ instead of the traditional ‘male’ and ‘female,’ reflecting the game’s move towards more inclusive and gender-neutral options.

But is ‘Dragon Quest’ still the same? Fans clash over genderless update to iconic RPG series

Huawei chairman Xu Zhijun said yesterday that the tech giant has more than 15,000 applications based on Harmony that can meet consumers’ basic needs, but the ecosystem requires more personalised and boutique apps. — Reuters pic

Huawei sets sights on 100,000 apps for Harmony OS within a year

Swedish engineering students have developed an app for families to organise and track housework. — GeorgeRudy/IStock.com pic via AFP

Chore wars: How an app is making housework fun (sort of)

WhatsApp has introduced a new Voice Message Transcripts feature which allows users to easily convert voice messages into text. — SoyaCincau pic

Now you can turn voice into text: WhatsApp launches new Voice Message Transcripts

The US Justice Department has requested that a federal court force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser, as part of an effort to break its monopoly on internet searches. — AFP pic

If Google is forced to sell Chrome, what’s next for the internet?

File picture of people playing ‘World of Warcraft’ at an e-sports centre in Jinzhou, in China’s central Hubei province on August 1, 2024. –– AFP pic

‘World of Warcraft’ turns 20: A gaming icon still thriving in a changed industry

The logo of Indian food delivery company Zomato is seen on its app on a mobile phone displayed in front of its company website in this illustration picture taken July 14, 2021. –– Reuters pic

Want to be chief of staff at India’s Zomato? CEO says forget salary, pay RM105,900 fee

If you’re a TNG eWallet user, you must complete your eKYC process by December 20, 2024 to ensure seamless and full access to your eWallet. –– SoyaCincau pic

Unverified TNG eWallet users will gradually lose access starting Dec 20: Here’s how to check and complete the eKYC process