AYANEO Teases Pocket MICRO 2 as a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android Emulation Handheld
AYANEO has teased the Pocket MICRO 2, a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android retro handheld likely jumping from the Helio G99 to a far faster MediaTek Dimensity chip.
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Linux gaming, handheld PCs, gaming-focused distributions, and the monitors and peripherals that go with them.
OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro Pairs Strix Halo Silicon With a 144Hz OLED in a 3-in-1 Handheld
The OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or 388, a 144Hz OLED, and an optional liquid cooler pushing the Radeon 8060S to 120W.
Bazzite Update Adds VRAM Booster and Vulkan Low-Latency Layer
Bazzite 44.20260605 adds a dmemcg VRAM booster, a Vulkan low-latency layer, kernel 7.0.9, Mesa 26.1.0, and Nvidia Open 610.43.02 to its immutable gaming base.
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Steam on Linux Settles at 3.99% in May Hardware Survey
Steam on Linux landed at 3.99% in Valve's May 2026 hardware survey, off recent highs but still nearly double macOS, with AMD CPUs holding near 70%.
ModRetro M64 Console Plays Original Nintendo 64 Cartridges via AMD FPGA With Open-Source Core
ModRetro's M64 runs original N64 cartridges on an AMD Artix UltraScale+ FPGA, building on the open-source MiSTer core with improvements headed back upstream.
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Canonical's Steam Snap for ARM64 Reaches Stable Channel
Canonical's Steam Snap for ARM64 Ubuntu has graduated to stable, bringing FEX-powered x86 game emulation to the NVIDIA DGX Spark, Snapdragon X laptops, and Radxa's Orion O6.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle Packs OLED Screen and XREAL AR Glasses
Asus pairs a 7.4 inch OLED ROG Xbox Ally X20 with XREAL R1 AR glasses for a 20th anniversary bundle, keeping the Ryzen Z2 Extreme and 24GB of RAM.
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Joins the Intel Arc G3 Extreme Handheld Wave
MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ packs Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme, 32GB LPDDR5X, and an 8-inch 120Hz VRR display, joining Acer and OneXPlayer in challenging AMD's handheld dominance.
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SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta Adds Native HDMI VRR Support
Valve's SteamOS 3.8.6 beta lands native HDMI VRR support and adds controller compatibility for the MSI Claw and OneXPlayer APEX and X1 handhelds.
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Acer Nitro Blaze Link Is a Debian-Based Game Streaming Handheld
Acer's new Nitro Blaze Link runs Debian Linux, weighs 464 grams, and is built purely for streaming games from a PC rather than running them locally.
Acer Predator Atlas 8 Brings Intel Arc B390 Graphics to a Gaming Handheld, With a Promising Open-Source Driver Story
Acer's Predator Atlas 8 is one of the first handhelds powered by Intel's new Arc G-Series chips, with up to a 12-core Arc B390 iGPU and a 120 Hz display.
OneXPlayer Reveals Two New Handhelds at Computex 2026 With Intel Arc and Ryzen AI Max+ 395
OneXPlayer's Computex 2026 lineup pairs Intel's Arc G3 Extreme with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in two 8.8-inch OLED handhelds with detachable controllers and 120W liquid cooling.
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VKD3D-Proton Merges Vulkan Descriptor Heap Support for Steam Play
VKD3D-Proton has merged VK_EXT_descriptor_heap support, a major rewrite that promises more predictable D3D12 performance on Linux across NVIDIA, AMD RADV, and Intel ANV drivers.
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Lenovo Legion Y70 Packs 8,000 mAh Battery and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Into a Subdued Gaming Phone
Lenovo's Legion Y70 ditches gaming-phone flash for an 8,000 mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 144 Hz LTPO OLED, and a 7,000 nit peak brightness display.
MSI Lists MAG 346CQDF E20 Ultrawide With 200Hz VA Panel and 400Hz Dual Mode
MSI's MAG 346CQDF E20 pairs a 34-inch 3440x1440 curved VA panel at 200Hz with a 400Hz dual mode at 720p for competitive gaming, priced around $290.
AYANEO Reveals Arcade-Themed Pocket AIR Mini and Android-Powered KONKR Pocket Block
AYANEO unveiled an IGS-licensed Pocket AIR Mini with bundled arcade classics and the KONKR Pocket Block, a rare Android-powered vertical handheld in the Miyoo Mini Plus size class.
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VKD3D 2.0 Released With Expanded HLSL Support and Experimental Metal Backend
Wine's upstream Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer jumps to version 2.0 with expanded HLSL support, DXIL improvements, and experimental Metal Shading Language output.
Lenovo Legion 5i 15IAX11 Surfaces With 15.3-Inch OLED and PCIe 5.0 Storage
Lenovo's upcoming Legion 5i 15IAX11 packs a 15.3-inch 165 Hz OLED, an 80 Wh battery, DDR5-5600, and a rare combo of PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots.
Samsung Reveals 2026 Odyssey Lineup With Industry-First 6K Gaming Monitor
Samsung's 2026 Odyssey lineup includes a 32-inch 6K IPS gaming monitor with 165 Hz native and a 330 Hz Dual Mode, plus refreshed OLED G7 and G8 models.