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With the recent launch of Malawi (available as a native Android app and as a Human vs. Human WebAssembly demo right on the games website, I’ve been closely watching how players interact with the game. While the rules of this 1986 classic are straightforward, making the computer opponent feel chall...

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I am still trying to improve the backup and restore tools project Android Backup and Restore Tools and make it more compatible to different versions of Android. Especially newer versions pull e.g. the security keys from the memory and so they are blocking access to the data area when runtime is be...

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Another update for my Mediapad M5 (SHT-W09), nothing special, but fixed some kernel issues (e.g. GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499).

Unfortunately Surdu Pedru who started the port to the Mediapad M5 Thread on XDA announced that he will no longer support the device, so I need to keep it up to date by my...

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The wait is over! Exactly 40 years after the minimalist tactical board game Malawi was honored on the official "Spiel des Jahres 1986" shortlist, a digital adaptation is now live in the Google Play Store.

Bringing this pure, strategic battle of wits to modern screens has been a fantastic passion p...

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