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7 Games like Fallout to Play in 2025
Fallout is among the most treasured and revered video game franchises of all time, with a 28-year legacy of groundbreaking Western RPGs that have helped define the genre today. Known for its dark humor, retro-future aesthetic, satirical themes, and an atmosphere that seamlessly oscillates between haunting and eccentric, there’s nothing quite like Fallout. That being said, there is a small…
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These Are the Movies I Play On Every New TV
I don’t buy new TVs or monitors often, but when I do I like to put them through their paces like anyone else. For me, the best way to do this is watching a few of my favorite movies that pose one or another visual challenge. This isn’t just great because it helps me figure out how to tune my…
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How to Play Classic Pokémon Games on Your Smartphone
Summary Download an emulator app to mimic classic consoles, like the Game Boy, GBA, or Nintendo DS You need to get ROMs of the Pokémon games you want to play to load into the emulators. Emulators are perfectly legal, but ROMs fall into a gray area. I’m always itching to revisit the Pokémon games of the Game Boy, GBA, and…
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How to Play Original Switch Games on the Switch 2
Around November of last year, when readers were certainly not paying attention to anything else, Nintendo briefly shared that the Nintendo Switch 2 would be backwards compatible with games for the original Nintendo Switch. Fast forward to this year, and it turns out that’s not so clear cut. According to Nintendo, the Switch 2 can play the vast majority of…
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The Google Play Store Has a Big Problem
I manually search for apps in the Play Store all the time, but I can’t remember the last time the Play Store introduced me to an app I hadn’t already heard of. The store is terrible at this vitally important part of its job. Most Recommendations Are Actually Ads When you first open the Play Store, most of the apps…
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Malicious Android ‘Vapor’ apps on Google Play installed 60 million times
Over 300 malicious Android applications downloaded 60 million items from Google Play acted as adware or attempted to steal credentials and credit card information. The operation was first uncovered by IAS Threat Lab, who categorized the malicious activity under the name “Vapor” and said it has been ongoing since early 2024. IAS identified 180 apps as part of the Vapor campaign,…
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New North Korean Android spyware slips onto Google Play
A new Android spyware named ‘KoSpy’ is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. According to Lookout researchers, the spyware is attributed to the North Korean threat group APT37 (aka ‘ScarCruft’). The campaign has been active since March 2022, with the threat actors actively developing the…
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The 10 Best Mac Games to Play with a Touchpad (No Mouse Needed!)
Quick Links Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader No one who games on a laptop uses a touchpad, and few games offer a good experiences with one. However, not only do MacBooks have the best touchpads in the business, there are plenty of games that play like a dream using nothing more than that clicky square. 10 Baldur’s Gate 3 This smash-hit…
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Google Play is going to start highlighting apps with widgets
Google is making some changes to Google Play on Android devices to better highlight apps that include widgets, according to a blog post. The changes include a new search filter for widgets, widget badges on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page dedicated to widgets. “Historically, one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and…
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SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play
An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. The app falls under a group of malicious Android applications called “SpyLoan,” which pretend to be legitimate financial tools or loan services but instead steal data from devices…
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