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GPD plans to launch gaming handheld PC with Windows 10, Cherry Trail CPU

Chinese device maker GPD offers a line of handheld gaming devices with 5 to 7 inch displays. Most of the company’s products to date have featured ARM-based chips and Android software. But now GPD is working on a model with Windows 10 software and an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor. As CNX-Software notes, the design, specifications, […]

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Smach Z handheld gaming PC put on hold

Just days after launching a Kickstarter campaign to build a handheld gaming PC running Steam OS software, the developers of the Smach Z have decided to put the project on hold. The current crowdfunding campaign has been canceled while the team reevaluates its hardware and funding options. In an update on the Kickstarter page, the […]

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Lenovo and Razer will launch co-branded gaming PCs in 2016

Lenovo and gaming company Razer have unveiled plans to launch a series of Lenovo Razer Edition PCs starting in 2016. One of the first will be a gaming desktop that the two companies plan to showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. But we could see additional devices including other desktop or laptop computers […]

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Zotac NEN Steam Machine has Skylake CPU, NVIDIA graphics

Zotac’s first Steam Machine gaming PC will feature an Intel Core i5-6400T quad-core Skylake processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 graphics. The Zotac NEN SN970 Steam Machine also features 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and four HDMI 2.0 ports. The computer runs Valve’s SteamOS software and the whole thing measures about 8.3″ x 8″ […]

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The first Steam Machine gaming PCs coming in October, up for pre-order now

SteamOS is a Linux-based operating system designed around Valve’s popular Steam game platform. It’s been in development for a few years, and you can download and install a beta version of the software on your own computer to create a Steam Machine. But if you want to buy a PC with SteamOS pre-installed, well, now you […]

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Alienware Alpha (Dell’s littlest gaming PC) now shipping

Dell introduced a small form-factor gaming desktop PC called the Alienware Alpha this summer, and now it’s shipping. Originally designed to be a Steam Machine running Valve’s Linux-based Steam operating system, the Alienware Alpha is currently shipping with Windows. You can thank Valve’s decision to delay launch of Steam OS until 2015 for that. Prices for […]