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The latest Linux-powered 'Atari VCS' update gives a small behind the scenes look at their progress

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2018

The team behind the Linux-powered games console, the Atari VCS, recently had a three-day session together to go over the progress and it seems quite interesting.

Hardware

NVIDIA have officially announced the GeForce RTX 2000 series of GPUs, launching September

By Liam Dawe, 20 Aug 2018

The GPU race continues on once again, as NVIDIA have now officially announced the GeForce RTX 2000 series of GPUs and they're launching in September.

AMD have released details on the second generation of Ryzen Threadripper

By Liam Dawe, 6 Aug 2018

AMD's latest high-end CPU with the second generation of the Ryzen Threadripper is now properly announced with expected launch dates.

AMD
Hardware

Thoughts on the Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Silent Switches

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jul 2018

If you're after a mechanical keyboard that isn't overly expensive, has some good features and not insanely loud, the Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Silent Switches is a damn good bit of kit.

Atari VCS RAM upgraded to 8GB and Atari confirm you can put a normal Linux distribution on it

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jul 2018

While I remain quite sceptical of the Atari VCS, I'm still pretty interested in it as a Linux gaming device. Atari recently did a Q&A blog post detailing some interesting information about it.

Hardware

The Atari VCS team aren't doing themselves any favours by accusing The Register of being professional trolls

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2018

It seems the Atari VCS team are burning bridges before they're even built, as they accused the well respected tech news site The Register of professional trolling.

Intel has confirmed their plans for a discrete GPU to release in 2020

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jun 2018

Intel has now officially confirmed that they will release a discrete GPU that will be available in 2020.

You can now pre-order the Linux-powered Atari VCS games console, a lot more details revealed

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2018

The day has finally arrived, the Linux-powered Atari VCS games console can now be pre-ordered and they finally have the specifications up too.

A new Steam Client Beta adds Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support to the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2018

In preparation for the upcoming Steam Link app release, the Steam Beta Client has been updated with support for the Steam Controller using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mode.

System76 have announced a new Oryx Pro laptop model and it's a bit of a beast

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2018

Linux hardware vendor System76 (and now a Linux distribution maker too) have just announced their new Oryx Pro laptop and it's a beast.

Hardware

The Linux-powered Atari VCS will accept pre-orders May 30th, shipping next year

By Liam Dawe, 30 Apr 2018

The Linux-powered Atari VCS console is officially starting pre-orders next month on May 30th, with it not actually shipping until spring next year.

Hardware

Looks like you can now run Linux on the Nintendo Switch

By Liam Dawe, 29 Apr 2018

You read the headline correctly, Linux can now actually be installed on the Nintendo Switch making it an even more interesting device.

Hardware

You can now pre-order the SMACH Z gaming handheld

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2018

Remember the SMACH Z? The portable Ryzen-powered gaming handheld that comes with either their Linux-based SMACH OS or Windows 10, well it's now up for pre-order.

Hardware

2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors now available to pre-order

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2018

AMD has revealed today that the pre-orders for the 2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are now available along with their specifications.

AMD
Hardware

NVIDIA 396.18 beta driver is out with a new Vulkan SPIR-V compiler to reduce shader compilation time

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2018

The new NVIDIA 396.18 beta is officially out and it's one of the more interesting driver releases from NVIDIA.

NVIDIA dropping support for 32bit Linux this month, also dropping Fermi series support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2018

If you're an NVIDIA user still on 32bit, you might want to think about finally updating as this month NVIDIA will be moving to only providing critical security updates for 32bit systems.

HTC Vive PRO HMD pre-orders open, standard Vive has price drop

By Liam Dawe, 27 Mar 2018

HTC has recently announced that the HTC Vive PRO HMD is now available to pre-order with shipping expected in April, on top of that the normal Vive has seen a price drop.

The Linux-powered games console the Ataribox has become the Atari VCS

By Liam Dawe, 20 Mar 2018

Atari has announced that the unreleased Ataribox has been rebranded as the Atari VCS and they say they will reveal the date for pre-orders next month.

Hardware

The SMACH Z gaming handheld has switched to AMD Ryzen & Vega, pre-orders start soon

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2018

The SMACH Z gaming handheld is still a thing apparently and they've now release the final specs along with a trailer and pre-orders start soon.

AMD
Hardware

Work is under way to get proper Steam Controller support in the Linux Kernel

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2018

In addition to an update to the excellent SC Controller software, it seems there's also work towards getting full Steam Controller support in the Linux Kernel.