Microsoft subsidiary Mojang Studios has raised the minimum and recommended system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition. This is the first major system requirements update in approximately 17 years ...

Winners & losers: For the first time in nearly two decades, Mojang has announced a significant change in Minecraft's hardware requirements, a rare move for one of the biggest gaming products in ...

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A new Minecraft update is here, and after 17 years, Steve can finally sit down. That's right, Mojang has officially added the ability to plonk your butt down onto a comfy cushion as part of its latest ...

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 — officially named Chaos Cubed — is scheduled to launch on June 16, 2026, bringing with it a new underground biome, a mob with a physics-simulation twist, an experimental ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for Android Auto 17.1 for production devices. This build landed in the beta program earlier this month, and it is now available for devices configured to ...

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 26.5.1, a small update that targets a potentially big problem if you find yourself with a dead iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max or iPhone Air. For “a small ...

Apple has released a minor update for iPhones. Shared on June 1, Apple's iOS 26.5.1 is a mid-cycle update that "addresses an issue for a small number of users that may prevent wired charging on iPhone ...

Android 17 Beta 4.1 is now available for Pixel testers. Lately Google’s been focusing on QPR1 Betas, and the last proper Android 17 Beta arrived in mid-April. There’s a good chance this is our last ...

Ahead of the stable launch, Google is releasing Android 17 Beta 4.1 for Pixel devices. This “minor update” is a bug fixer. CP21.260330.011 (vs. CP21.260330.008) features the May 2026 security patch.

Apple’s new iOS update is exclusive to its latest handsets, to address “an issue for a small number of users that may prevent wired charging on iPhone Air and iPhone 17 models when the battery is ...

This afternoon, Google dropped a bit of a surprise update on its Pixel line-up. Android 17 Beta 4.1 was released as a minor update to April’s Beta 4, which Google said at the time would be the “last ...