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Android

06 Aug
Hardware Android Game Boy
Mangmi prices the Air Y and Air Y Pro, and the cheap one walked into a bad week

Pre-orders open August 12 at $89.99 for the Air Y and $145.99 for the Pro. The Snapdragon 865 Pro is the interesting one, and the 662 model has a problem.

06 Aug
Hardware Android Linux
MagicX shows off the Mini Dream’s renders, and the number that stands out is the chip

MagicX says the Mini Dream's design renders are finished: a 3.3in OLED, four variants, and an $80 entry model reportedly running an RK3566.

04 Aug
Hardware Android
The Pocket Nova goes to $239, and Qualcomm’s price hike has not even landed yet

The 8GB Pocket Nova goes to $239 on August 6, about a week after it started shipping. Qualcomm's double-digit chip increase does not take effect until September 1.

July 2026
30 Jul
Preservation Android iOS Linux Mac Nintendo 64 Nintendo Switch Wii U
Ocarina of Time gets its first native iOS port with HarkinianPad

HarkinianPad is a free native iOS port of Ocarina of Time built on Ship of Harkinian by Chris Sotraidis, running at 60fps with widescreen and touch support.

27 Jul
New Release Android Browser iOS
A Free 90s Football Manager Just Added a Country Builder, and It Runs in Your Browser

Whistle1, a solo-developed retro football manager, adds a full country editor with 78 templates and Brazil as a playable nation. Still free, still in a browser tab.

19 Jul
Preservation Android iOS PlayStation 1
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Shutting Down September 30, Global Version Cancelled

Tencent and Square Enix are shutting down Final Fantasy XIV Mobile's Chinese servers on September 30, 2026, and the global version has been cancelled. Player data will be deleted, leaving nothing behind.

15 Jul
New Release Android
RomM 5.0 Lands With a Ground-Up Redesign and Cross-Device Save Sync

RomM, the self-hosted library manager for retro game collections, hits 5.0 with a full redesign, a new cross-device save sync engine, and past 10K GitHub stars.

June 2026
27 Jun
Hardware Android Nintendo Switch
Anbernic Finally Shows the RG 55G1 in the Flesh, and It Is Going for Premium

Anbernic's hands-on video for the Android-powered RG 55G1 shows a curved 2.5D screen and Hall sticks, but no chipset, battery, or price has been confirmed yet.

October 2012
31 Oct
Hardware Android
Wikipad Arrives at GameStop on October 31st

GameStop will sell the gaming-focused Wikipad Android tablet exclusively from October 31st for $499.

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