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PETALING JAYA: The MyDigital ID app has added support for the latest version of the MyKad, following a brief period when registration using the next-generation identification card was not available on the app.

ChatGPT gained basic shopping features in April of last year, and although the AI tool’s shopping recommendations haven’t always been completely reliable, with recent reports of it surfacing fake stores and fraudulent storefronts, OpenAI isn’t backing away. It is continuing to build out ChatGPT’s shopping capabilities, with the latest addition borrowing a page directly out…

Samsung is officially rolling out a price hike for the Galaxy S26 series, raising prices by $100 across the lineup.

Google is increasingly asking hobbyist developers to navigate a maze of identity checks and tests just to put a small app in front of users. According to some, it’s making their lives unbearable.

The PC market was caught flat-footed by Apple’s MacBook Neo launch earlier this year, and while that laptop’s aggressive pricing strategy has already been forced to adapt to market conditions, it’s only months later we’re seeing Windows-based rivals announce their own respective competitors. Today, it’s HP’s turn, with a brand-new OLED-equipped laptop set to start…

Google is apparently preparing to bring Proactive Assistance – also known as “Magic Cue” – from its Pixel phones over to Android Auto, which could be a really useful addition.

Last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign of the Phone by Google app removed the Contacts tab, but it’s now coming back.

This month’s edition includes a useful AI gallery search tool, an new internet radio streamer, and a bonus app! By •

Google Pixel’s 10-year anniversary has me taking a look back at a bunch of the milestones throughout this lineup’s history and, when picking up the Pixel 2 XL, hindsight really kicked in as to how this phone was very much a sign of the tumultuous roller coaster that would become Google Pixel.

Google’s plan to tighten the reins on Android sideloading has officially taken effect, with developer verification rules now rolling out across Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Certified Android devices running Google Play Services now actively block unverified app packages by default in these regions, with a wider global rollout on the cards for 2027. Now…