Android phones will reboot after 3 days of inactivity in new security update, but don’t worry, this is a good thing. Just make sure you know your PIN

Android users should double check their pincodes thanks to Google’s new update for the mobile operating system. The new v25.14 release of Google Play Services includes a security update forcing phones to reboot after three days of inactivity. This will trigger the standard boot up procedure for an Android device, which includes requiring the users…

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Nintendo take first Japanese Switch modder to court, resulting fine is 400,000% less than the one given to Gary Bowser

In a Japanese first for the console, the Kochi District Court has delivered a guilty sentence for modifying and selling Nintendo Switch consoles. A 58-year-old transportation worker from Ryugasaki City, Fumihiro Otobe has been met with a fine and jail time for soldering and selling second-hand Switch consoles loaded with pirated software. Though these consequences…

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Researchers develop Graphene Oxide membrane that could be used to create ‘forever chemical’-busting water filter. Yes, another funky use for the wonder material

As someone who’s been writing about cool developments in the tech space for far too long now, I’m quite familiar with graphene. I can’t go a few months without reading about some new use for this miraculous substance. Whether you’re wanting to make super thin almost immediately rechargeable batteries, create tiny hard drives with massive…

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Seth Rogen goes rogue at science awards show to slam tech billionaires for backing Trump: ‘It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr’

The Breakthrough Prize, whose co-founders include Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, and Yuri Milner, is kind of like the “Oscars of science” in that they’re glitzy, televised, and crawling with Hollywood celebrities. The most recent prize ceremony, for instance, featured appearances by Mr Beast, Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, and Katy Perry, among numerous others, none of…

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Skyblivion fan project lead sends ‘all love and no hate’ to the official Oblivion remaster devs: ‘This always was a passion project and still is until the end’

Bethesda’s long-rumored Oblivion remaster is now all but official, thanks to a leak from developer Virtuous Games that blabbed a bunch of screens and box art all over the internet yesterday. You might expect that development would take the wind out of the sails of Skyblivion, the fan-made Oblivion remake in the Skyrim engine, but…

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The RuneScape: Dragonwilds early access roadmap lays plans for a new biome, dragon fight, and even more skills to grind

Early access survival games can feel like a dime a dozen these days, but RuneScape: Dragonwilds is already impressing people with its flashy magic spells and cozy building mechanics. There’s a lot to love about Dragonwilds already, but Jagex has more surprises in store for the road ahead. Jagex hasn’t said how long RuneScape: Dragonwilds…

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The newest Minecraft snapshot makes A Minecraft Movie’s giant Ghast airships into an in-game reality

A Minecraft Movie pleasantly surprised me with its mostly accurate depictions of how people play Minecraft, though some of its antics understandably stretched beyond what’s currently possible in the game. One of those impossible antics is now very much possible in Minecraft’s Java’s latest snapshot updates: Ghast airships are real, and they have a lot…

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