Volla Phone Plinius Ships With Ubuntu Touch or De-Googled Android
Volla's new IP68 Android handset ships with a user-replaceable 5,300 mAh battery and a choice of Ubuntu Touch or de-Googled Volla OS at checkout.
Bazzite Stable Update Brings Kernel 6.19.14 and Mesa 26.0.5
Bazzite's latest stable image moves to Linux 6.19.14, ships Mesa 26.0.5 and Gamescope 137, and adds a new kernel module package for Framework laptop hardware.
Anbernic RG Rotate Brings Swivel-Screen Design to Retro Handheld Gaming
Anbernic's RG Rotate handheld pairs a 720 x 720 pivoting display with a Unisoc T618 chip, Android 12, and PS2/Wii emulation, starting at $88.
M5Stack Cardputer Mesh Kit Brings Meshtastic to a Pocket-Sized ESP32-S3 Terminal
M5Stack's $48 Cardputer Mesh Kit pairs an ESP32-S3 handheld with a Semtech SX1262 LoRa radio and multi-constellation GNSS for off-grid Meshtastic messaging.
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Steam on Linux Holds at 4.52 Percent After Record March Surge
Linux gaming on Steam settled at 4.52 percent in April 2026 after March's record 5.33 percent peak, with SteamOS Holo accounting for roughly 23 percent of Linux gamers.
Open Source PCB Turns Your Old Google Home Mini Into a Local Voice Assistant
An open source drop-in PCB replaces the Google Home Mini's internals with an ESP32-S3 and XMOS audio processor, turning it into a fully local Home Assistant voice assistant.
Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 Adds S3 Storage, Encrypted Sync, and Parallel Transfers
Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 brings server-side encryption for sync jobs, parallel group transfers, and official S3 storage backend support on a Debian 13.4 base with kernel 7.0 and ZFS 2.4.
SONOFF NSPanel Pro Gen2 Packs Dual Relays and a Matter Bridge Into a Compact Wall Panel
SONOFF's NSPanel Pro Gen2 wall panel combines a Zigbee 3.0 hub, Matter bridge, and dual 5A relays with a touchscreen that works with Home Assistant.
Lenovo Legion Y70 2026 Gaming Phone Packs an 8,000mAh Battery and a Dedicated Gaming Antenna
Lenovo's refreshed Legion Y70 gaming phone brings an 8,000mAh battery with claimed 2-day endurance and a dedicated gaming antenna boosting WiFi by 26%.
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.