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Qualcomm, Valve, AMD and more team up for Wi-Fi Dual Station

By Liam Dawe, 6 Oct 2021

Wi-Fi Dual Station is the name of what appears to be quite the leap for latency-sensitive gaming where a wired connection remains top but for how long? Probably forever but the gap is getting shorter.

Valve's Steam Deck dev kit got the early benchmark treatment

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2021

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Shared on a Chinese news website, one lucky recipient of the Steam Deck developer kit decided to show off some benchmarks although they probably weren't supposed to.

'Deckard' is apparently the codename for a possible standalone Valve VR headset

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2021

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Back in June we reported on a patent from Valve that indicated work progressing towards their next VR headset and it appears the codename is Deckard.

Looks like Valve sent out quite a lot of Steam Deck developer kits

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2021

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You probably heard recently that Valve was readying up Steam Deck developer kits and now we can see that quite a lot of developers have received one.

Valve answer questions about the Steam Deck in a new FAQ, anti-cheat for all Linux systems

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2021

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After gathering questions from pretty much everyone, Valve has put up a new official FAQ page for the Steam Deck that answers some pretty important questions and it's good news.

Steam Deck dev-kits are on the move Valve say, as some already have it

By Liam Dawe, 14 Sep 2021

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Valve has given a short update on the dev-kits for the upcoming Linux powered handheld Steam Deck, with more developers being able to get their hands on it soon.

Clearing up what games will and won't run on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 8 Sep 2021

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There seems to be some confusion brewing on what games will actually run on the Steam Deck, so let this serve as a reminder on keeping expectations in check. Here's a quick refresher of how things are right now.

Linux on the Framework DIY Laptop has been very popular

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

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Framework is the high-performance, thin and light notebook that's "designed to last" with modular components along with a commitment to make it easy to repair and upgrade.

Valve catches a break in the Steam Controller patent trial versus Ironburg

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2021

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In the ongoing saga between Ironburg Inventions and Valve, a new ruling appeared on August 17 that gives Valve another chance to invalidate some parts of the patents involved.

TUXEDO refresh the Polaris 15 and 17 laptops with new AMD and Intel options

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

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TUXEDO Computers have returned with a splash today to show off their new Polaris 15 and 17 Linux laptops. They've been refreshed and upgraded with some powerful updated components with both AMD and Intel options.

Intel talks up new hardware at Intel Architecture Day 2021

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

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Intel Architecture Day 2021 happened and Intel has put out quite a bit more information on upcoming processors, GPUs and more. So here's the major points announced relevant to desktop users.

Intel Arc is the new brand for their high-performance GPUs, Alchemist arrives in 2022

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

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Intel announced today that Arc is the new, proper brand name for their upcoming high-performance discrete graphics hardware, based upon the Xe architecture with the first named Alchemist arriving in 2022.

OpenRazer 3.1 rolls out with new Razer device support and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

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OpenRazer is the excellent free and open source driver collection for a big growing list of Razer devices. A big new release is out with OpenRazer 3.1.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

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Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.

The V3DV Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi 4 is nearing Vulkan 1.1 support

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2021

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Iago Toral of Igalia has written up a blog post going over a bunch of work done for the V3DV Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi 4 and it's coming along nicely.

I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2021

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One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.

Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2021

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It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.

Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2021

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With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.

Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2021

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Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.

A fan for the Valve Index? Consider it an essential upgrade purchase

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2021

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It's Summer here in the UK, it's bloody hot and that has meant that playing VR has turned into a very sweaty experience.

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