Shortly after the EU forced Apple to allow third-party app stores on iOS (in the European Union, at least), Epic announced it was bringing its Epic Games Store to iPhones and Android. Up until recently it’s mostly been a place for installing Epic games like Fortnite, Fall Guides, and Rocket League Sideswipe.

But now Epic has announced the availability of third-party titles in the Epic Games Store for mobile devices. With just under 20 games available at launch, it’s not like Epic’s store is ready to topple the App Store or Google Play Store, each of which have millions of apps and games available. But Epic is giving users a reason to try its store: free games. It’s a strategy that has helped Epic build the Epic Games Store user base on PCs, and now the company is hoping it can do the same on mobile.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

Epic Games Store adds third-party titles, free games, and more on mobile [ Epic Games Store]

The Epic Games Store for Android and iOS now features 3rd-party games with “nearly 20” titles at launch. Epic is also expanding its free games program to mobile, starting with Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee, which is free until Feb 20.

Samsung Galaxy S25 supports Seamless Updates [9to5Google]

Nearly a decade after Google introduced a system that allows Android devices to download and install updates to a separate partition in the background so that it only takes a quick reboot to enter the updated OS after it’s installed, Samsung is finally bringing Seamless Updates to its flagship phones. Up until now you had to sit and wait a few minutes for Galaxy S series phones to install updates since they didn’t have the necessary A/B partition scheme for installing updates in the background. After dipping its toes in the Seamless Updates waters with the Galaxy A55 last year, Samsung is now bringing the feature to the Galaxy S25 series that was unveiled this week. 

Volla Phone Quintus now available with Ubuntu Touch or Volla OS (Google-free Android) [NotebookCheck]

After running Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns last fall, the Volla Phone Quintus began shipping to backers in November. It’s now available for purchase directly from the Volla Shop for €683 (when you use the coupon START25).The phone has a 6.78 inch FHD+ 120 Hz AMOLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. 

Morefine S800 is a mini PC with Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Meteor Lake [AndroidPC.es]

Available now from AliExpress for $673 and up, the little computer supports WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, has two SODIMM slots for up to 96GB of total DDR5-5600 memory, two M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 storage, and room for a 2.5 inch hard drive or SSD. Other features include 2.5 GbE and Gigabit LAN ports, and a 40 Gbps USP-C port.

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