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Miitomo on iPhone. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Nintendo’s first smartphone game is finally available to download in the U.S. and Europe, two weeks after making its debut in Japan.

Miitomo, which lets you create your very own Mii and socialize in a virtual world, is free to play on both Android and iOS.

Woo-hoo! Photo: LG

Woo-hoo! Photo: LG

Wireless charging is awesome, but in its current form, users must trade faster power for convenience when they use it. Future charging pads won’t have that problem, thanks to LG.

Using the company’s new wireless charging module, users can top up a typical smartphone from zero to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.

OnePlus 2 gets Marshmallow. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus 2 gets Marshmallow. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The OnePlus 2’s OxygenOS 3.0 beta, based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, is now open to all following a limited soak test that kicked off two weeks ago.

Users can download the ROM now for manual flashing — and it’s already being described as “daily-driver-material” by OnePlus.

Google Calculator on your wrist. Photo: Google

Google Calculator on your wrist. Photo: Google

Google’s stock Calculator app for Android is now available from the Play Store, and it comes with a brand new Android Wear app that gives users the ability to perform simple calculations on their wrist without pulling out their phone.

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The government has big plans for the All Writs Act. Photo: Kārlis Dambrāns/Flickr CC

Right from the start, the current iPhone vs. FBI standoff has revolved around whether it was focused on unlocking one specific handset or setting a precedent that would allow the Justice Department to unlock any phone it wanted.

Well, if you wanted evidence that the government is using the All Writs Act to try and force Apple and Google to unlock a whole lot of smartphones around the U.S., look no further than the below infographic.

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