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Minecraft running on a Gear Live. Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Minecraft running on a Gear Live. Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

If your Minecraft addiction is so bad you need to play it on as many devices as possible, you’ll be pleased to hear it runs just fine on Android Wear. The 30-second video below shows the popular building game running smoothly on a Samsung Gear Live, with only its tiny display standing in the way of an enjoyable experience.

Android L on the iPhone 5s. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Android L on the iPhone 5s. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Here’s one way to put your iPhone 5s to good use after upgrading to the iPhone 6: Install the Android L Developer Preview. It sounds like an impossibility given Apple’s incredibly tight control over device security, but a small group of university researchers have managed it using a clever workaround. You’ll find proof in the short demonstration video below.

Photo: Motorola

Photo: Motorola

A new Moto 360 software update rolling out now addresses one of the wearable’s biggest complaints by dramatically improving its battery life. “Something they did lead to a substantial improvement,” reports one user on Reddit. “Wore it for 14 hours today and it had 70% remaining when I put it on the charger.”

Photo: GforGames

Photo: GforGames

Samsung is all too willing to leap down Apple’s throat at any perceived error on Cupertino’s part, but apparently that same degree of quality control is not turned inwardly on Samsung’s own industrial design department.

Having brought forward its release date to try and beat the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus into South Korea and China, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has been met with negative customer reviews since its September 26 launch — on the basis that there is a sizeable gap between the smartphone’s display and its casing.

Photo: Motorola

Photo: Motorola

Best Buy customers looking to pick up the new Moto 360 now have a second color option: stone leather. The new model was added to the Best Buy website this week with the same $250 price tag as the original black-strapped model, but it has already sold out.

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