Reboots

Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets are great, but like all other complex electronic devices, they can get confused at times. If you’ve noticed a drop in performance or any odd bugs turning up, then it could maybe benefit from a reset. Alternatively, you might be selling or giving away your old model and want to ensure that no data or passwords are left on the device. Either way, here’s how to reset your Samsung phone or tablet. Backup your data! Before starting a process like resetting your phone/tablet, it…

Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment has completely rebooted its multiplayer project, with plans to take the project in an entirely different direction. In an official press statement Remedy announced that it’s planning a “reboot of its cooperative, free-to-play multiplayer game project codenamed ‘Vanguard’, hereafter ‘Kestrel'”. Project Vanguard was first announced in December of 2021, and Remedy was reportedly hoping to get a ‘proof-of-concept’ finished by the end of this year. However, that won’t be the case,…

Screenshot SiriusXM is simultaneously a legacy brand and one that’s looking toward the future of satellite radio in a streaming world. And today at a celebrity-laden event in New York City — kicked off by none other than Howard Stern — SiriusXM took a more-than 90-minute look at its history, its present, and where it’s going in 2024 and beyond. Satellite radio was perhaps a bit ahead of its time, allowing subscribers — yes, subscription radio — to listen to music, sports, and talk radio, anywhere in the country. It…

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have shared a new story trailer for Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon. Rumoured for several years before it was revealed in late 2022, Fires of Rubicon is in fact a reboot of the acclaimed series of third-person shooter mecha games. Learning from FromSoftware’s recent roster of action games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring, it aims to achieve “groundbreaking gameplay” and reignite the lost love of its fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev07yVt8UkQ The trailer strikes a very…

The rampant issues that the development of Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative has faced over the past several years were detailed in a new report on IGN. The report also claims that the game is still two to three years away from release, as development essentially restarted on Unreal Engine 5 in 2021. Microsoft formed The Initiative in 2018 and announced its Perfect Dark reboot in 2020, but IGN’s report states that most of the work done on the project before 2021 is no longer in use. The Initiative’s…

Researchers have combined a drug that’s normally used to treat cancer with a naturally derived anti-inflammatory to stimulate pancreatic stem cells to grow into insulin-producing cells. The study’s findings could one day lead to an alternative way of restoring insulin production in people with type 1 diabetes.In type 1 diabetics, the pancreas’ beta cells are damaged or destroyed by the body’s immune system, producing little or no insulin. Much research has been undertaken to develop treatments to regenerate beta cells,…

via Lionsgate It’s easy to forget in the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 15 years of all-conquering domination that the comic book company’s characters largely struggled to make an impact on the big screen before Kevin Feige ascended to power, and there’s no better example to use than the many failed attempts to adapt The Punisher. Dolph Lundgren was the first to try his hand at playing Frank Castle, only for his stint as the gun-toting vigilante to end up as little more than a cult curiosity. A decade…

Microsoft recently pushed a new update to its dual-screen Android smartphones Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2. The update brought the latest May 2023 Android security patch to the devices. But it appears the company has messed something up here. Several users have reported that the new patch is causing random reboots on their Surface Duo. According to user reports on Microsoft’s community forum and Reddit, the affected Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 units shut down abruptly with no apparent cause known to them. Upon…

The next installment of the Mortal Kombat series is coming this year, but it’s not Mortal Kombat 12. Instead, a debut trailer from NetherRealm Studios revealed Mortal Kombat 1, which launches on September 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Over the past few months, NetherRealm Studios has teased the next Mortal Kombat game. Fans assumed that it would be Mortal Kombat 12, but the series instead appears to be taking a reboot approach. In a press release about the game, series co-creator Ed…

The next Mortal Kombat game might not be what you expect. NetherRealm and WB Games have unveiled Mortal Kombat 1, a "reborn" take on the series that promises new fighting mechanics and game modes. While most details are under wraps, you'll see many well-known characters as well as "Kameo Fighters" to help you mid-battle. And yes, the gore remains intact — as the teaser trailer below indicates, you can expect plenty of fatalities. Mortal Kombat 1 arrives September 19th for PC (via Epic and Steam), PS5, Switch and Xbox…