Mojang Studios, a Microsoft unit, has sharply raised the minimum and recommended system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition for the first time in 17 years. Recommended memory increases to 16GB from 4GB, while graphics requirements move from OpenGL to hardware supporting Vulkan 1.3. Minimum specs target 1080p at 30 FPS, and recommended specs target 1080p at 60 FPS. Mojang said older PCs may still run the game for now but without guarantees.

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it has been selected for a seventh straight year as a supplier for the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission\'s programme to provide free TVs for the visually and hearing impaired. The Korea Communications Agency\'s Viewer Media Foundation will choose recipients by priority. Samsung will supply 35,000 43-inch full HD smart TVs from late this month through year-end. Low-income disabled users receive them free, while others pay 100,000 won.