ACEMAGIC F5A AI 470 Packs Ryzen HX 470, OCuLink, and Triple SSD Support Into a Compact Mini PC
ACEMAGIC's refreshed F5A mini PC combines AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with OCuLink, dual USB4, and up to three NVMe slots in a 13 cm square chassis.
OnePlus Strix G15 Turns the Ace 6 Ultra Into a Dedicated Mobile Gaming Handheld
OnePlus launches the Strix G15 snap-on controller with 1,000Hz triggers for the Ace 6 Ultra, turning the Dimensity 9500 phone into a mobile gaming handheld.
Beelink EX Mate Pro Crams USB4 v2, Four NVMe Slots, and a Speakerphone Into a Mini PC Shell
Beelink's EX Mate Pro packs USB4 v2 at 80 Gbps, four NVMe slots, 2.5GbE, and a built-in speakerphone into a tiny cube-shaped dock.
Boardcon EM3326S Packs Rockchip's Updated RK3326-S Into a Compact Industrial SBC
Boardcon's EM3326S SBC uses Rockchip's updated RK3326-S with doubled L2 cache and LPDDR4 support, packing industrial I/O including RS485, mini PCIe with 4G LTE, and dual display interfaces into a compact form factor.
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Valve's GameNetworkingSockets Gets First Major Update in Nearly Four Years, Adds Rust Bindings
Valve's battle-tested GameNetworkingSockets library hits v1.5 with community-contributed Rust bindings, P2P improvements, and security fixes after nearly four years without a release.
Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO Brings Dual 16-Inch OLED Screens and RTX 5090 Graphics to Gaming Laptops
Asus opens pre-orders for the ROG Zephyrus DUO, a dual 16-inch OLED gaming laptop with Intel Panther Lake and up to RTX 5090 graphics.
Xiaomi's Redmi Pad 2 9.7 Brings 120 Hz Display and Optional 4G Starting at $125
Xiaomi's Redmi Pad 2 9.7 packs a 120 Hz display, Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2, and 7,600 mAh battery starting at $125 with optional cellular connectivity.
OnePlus 40W Super Freezing Point Magnetic Cooler Now Available in White
OnePlus adds a white color option to its 40W magnetic phone cooler, which uses thermoelectric cooling to hit -22°C in seconds during intense gaming sessions.
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Proton 11.0 Beta 2 Fixes EA App Lock-Ups and Marvel's Avengers Rendering Issues
Valve's latest Proton beta fixes EA App lock-ups, a frame rate regression in They Are Billions, and updates VKD3D-Proton with Marvel's Avengers fixes.
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Valve Ships Proton 11 Beta 2 With EA App and VKD3D-Proton Fixes
Proton 11 beta 2 fixes EA App lockups via Xalia 0.4.9 and updates vkd3d-proton with Marvel's Avengers fixes.
Samsung Odyssey G8 Arrives as the Only 6K Gaming Monitor You Can Buy
Samsung's Odyssey G80HS is the world's first and only 6K gaming monitor, featuring a 32-inch IPS panel with a clever Dual Mode that switches between 6K at 165 Hz and 3K at 330 Hz.
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Valve's New Steam Controller Goes on Sale May 4 for $99
Valve's new Steam Controller launches May 4 with Linux, Windows, and macOS support, designed to work across the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame ecosystem.
GPD Brings Server-Grade MCIO 8i Connectivity to Its New Mini PC and GPU Dock
GPD's new mini PC and GPU dock use server-grade MCIO 8i connectors for PCIe 5.0 x8 bandwidth, claiming just 2% performance loss with an RTX 4090.
Lenovo Legion Y960 Gaming Headset Teased With Physical 7.1-Channel Audio
Lenovo's Legion Y960 gaming headset uses a triple-driver setup per ear for physical 7.1-channel surround, launching 2026-05-19 in China.
Proxmox Adds StorPool as Official Solution Provider for High-Performance Block Storage
StorPool brings sub-0.1 ms latency block storage to Proxmox VE with native integration, targeting enterprises running demanding workloads on open-source infrastructure.
Pi-hole Patches Two Security Vulnerabilities in Latest Release
Pi-hole's latest update fixes two security vulnerabilities and resolves thread-safety crashes under concurrent API load.
System76 Pangolin Pro Brings OCuLink and an 80 Wh Battery to Its Linux Laptop Lineup
System76's Pangolin Pro Linux laptop adds OCuLink for external GPU docks, an 80 Wh battery, and a Ryzen AI 7 350 processor with a 165 Hz display.
SpacemiT K3 RISC-V Boards From Banana Pi and Radxa Pack 60 TOPS of AI Performance
Banana Pi and Radxa launch SpacemiT K3 RISC-V dev boards with 60 TOPS AI acceleration and up to 32GB LPDDR5, capable of running 30B-parameter models locally.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Brings Modular Keyboard and 9/10 iFixit Score
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 features a magnet-held modular keyboard, earns a 9/10 iFixit repairability score, and weighs under 1 kg with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors.
Samsung Odyssey G80HF Brings 5K Dual-Mode Gaming to a 27-Inch Panel
Samsung's 27-inch Odyssey G80HF delivers 5K at 180Hz or QHD at 360Hz via dual-mode switching, with DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 and full adaptive sync support.