The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
…Valve changed everything The Steam Deck was a revolution Valve, best known for its gaming platform Steam, had been trying to disrupt the PC market for some time. While it was a…
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The Steam Deck taught PC handheld makers the wrong lesson
…Sign in to your XDA account If you take a look at the modern handheld landscape with devices like the ROG Ally X, the Lenovo Legion Go, and the MSI Claw, the…
I used frame generation wrong for months - here's what helped
…Nvidia's marketing doesn't make it obvious that your inputs are still tied to your base frame rate. Once you understand that, you'll start to see frame generation differently. Looking…
Google may finally have the right laptop OS, but it picked the messiest possible path to get there
…A leaked hands-on walkthrough of an early build shared by YouTuber "Romashka" (shared first via Telegram by leaker Mystic Leaks ) offers the clearest look yet at what Google has built. According…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…Over 93% of Steam users use Windows 11, 10, or 7 for gaming, while Linux occupies only a tiny fraction of the overall market. If you only look at the numbers, you…
HBA cards unlock cheap enterprise storage for your NAS, but the gotchas are real
…They're pretty much exclusively buying them second-hand from markets like eBay or Facebook Marketplace, and they're normally pulled from known-good server configurations. The type of HBA matters, but…
I asked Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to build a $1,500 PC in these dark times, and each of them fumbled it differently
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
After switching to watching Blu-rays, streaming feels like a major quality downgrade
…Still, I want good-looking movies and sound. I used my affordable (but not cheap) Vizio TV and a Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray player. If I were a gamer, I would…
Lenovo's G02 retro handheld is reportedly packed with copyrighted ROMs, including Nintendo games
…Below is a statement from Lenovo regarding the G02: "Devices officially distributed by Lenovo or its authorized licensees in the China market do not include memory cards or preloaded games. Any software…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 to mid-range phones
…Once a mainstay for the more expensive models on the market, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is bringing both Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 to mid-range phones. Related…