Palm Pilot: The Tablet That Schooled Apple
The Palm Pilot, released in the 1990s, revolutionized mobile computing and digital assistants (PDAs). It paved the way for smartphones, shaping many of the mobile technologies we now rely on today.
Steam greenlights Deck plugin for installing games from Epic and GOG
It could be the first Steam Deck plugin on the Steam store
Intel Lunar Lake outperforms Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally in real-world gaming benchmarks
The Core Ultra 7 258V is both powerful and efficient
Steam Deck shown running macOS Sequoia, faces limitations without GPU support
The revolutionary "Deckintosh" is here, though it can't game at the moment
AMD's Z2 Extreme processor will upgrade handheld PC gaming early next year
Could an Asus ROG Ally 2 appear in 2025?
Acer unveils new gaming PCs, including its first handheld, and a Predator 15th-gen Core Arrow Lake desktop
Acer also revealed a laptop with a detachable controller
Microsoft wants you to 'type' with your Xbox controller on Windows 11
A new layout for the on-screen keyboard makes gamepad typing a whole lot easier
Ayaneo gaming consoles enter the US market starting at $399 from Best Buy
The entry-level Ayaneo Next Lite is joined by the flagship KUN model
PlayStation Portal's unexpected success may be enough to reignite Sony's interest in handheld gaming
The time may be ripe for a true PSP / PS Vita successor
Zotac's Gaming Zone handheld challenges the ROG Ally X with AMOLED display
Ergonomic design promises comfortable extended gaming
Antec Core HS handheld gaming PC rocks sliding display and full keyboard, starts at $499
A rebranded Ayaneo Slide that's hundreds of bucks less
The GPD Pocket 4 is the first handheld PC featuring AMD's Strix Point Ryzen AI 300
Up to 16GB of RAM, 4TB of storage, and a 144hz refresh rate on a laptop just eight inches wide
Busted Steam Deck reborn as surprisingly capable $100 mini gaming PC
Breathing new life into e-waste
SteamOS could see a general distribution release, work with other handheld gaming PCs soon
A firmware update mentions the Asus ROG Ally, but could also make it to your Linux desktop PC if you wanted
Ayaneo launches OLED retro gaming handheld with a unique button setup
The Android device is essentially a Pocket S in an Analogue Pocket-like chassis
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 benchmarks suggest exceptional performance for handheld gaming
Even throttled to just 17W, the 370 APU crushes Doom Eternal at 60fps on high settings
What just happened? The new Ryzen AI 9 365 and AI 9 HX 370 chips are generating a lot of buzz for bringing solid performance and efficiency gains over their predecessors as well as the competition. But a new 'hypothetical' benchmark now shows how well the flagship AI 9 HX 370 could perform in a gaming handheld form factor if given the chance.
Asus debuts the ROG Ally X: all around improved, but also more expensive
The new ROG Ally X uses the same AMD SoC as before, but manages to offer improved battery life, ergonomics, and more RAM. Windows 11 is still a pain in a handheld though, and the device is steeply priced at $899.
Micron launches "industry's fastest" 2230 consumer SSD, targets gaming handhelds and mini PCs
The Crucial P310 is here
What just happened? Micron's latest storage offering is here for gaming handhelds, mini PCs, and ultraportables. The company just unleashed the Crucial P310 2230 Gen4 NVMe SSD, and they're making some bold claims about its speed and capacities in that tight little M.2 package.
This $45 dock adds six ports to the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, or Legion Go
Other 4K 120Hz-capable docks cost almost twice as much
Microsoft launches three new Xbox models, hints at potential handheld device
Including a discless Xbox Series X in white
Zotac's handheld gaming PC packs adjustable triggers, jog wheels, and dual touch pads
Zotac knows a thing or two about making SFF PCs
XPG's upcoming handheld gaming PC features eye-tracked foveated rendering and swappable DRAM
Asus, MSI, and Zotac also showcased new handheld models at Computex
Palmer Luckey's FPGA Game Boy clone lands just in time for the holidays
Something to look forward to: A race between FPGA-based retro handhelds is looming. The Analogue Pocket has been the standard for years, but former Oculus designer Palmer Lucky plans to release a similar device later this year to commemorate the original Game Boy. Meanwhile, hardware modder Taki Udon is currently developing options that could lower the barrier to entry for the emerging FPGA emulation market.
Asus ROG Ally X is here with massive 80Wh battery, 24GB RAM
Asus dials up battery, cooling, and ergonomics with this one
First gaming handheld featuring Intel's Lunar Lake chips has been spotted
Intel has made little impact in this space, but its Core Ultra Series 2 chips could be a game changer