Valve’s $1,049 Steam Machine Risks Losing Enthusiasts To Custom PC Builds

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Valve’s compact SteamOS box promises living-room simplicity, but its price puts it directly against consoles and custom gaming PCs. When Valve announced that its long-awaited Steam Machine would start at $1,049, the conversation quickly moved from curiosity to component math. The new box is not a console in the traditional sense, and it is not … Read more

The Legion 7a Ditches Dedicated GPUs To Bet Big On Shared Memory

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Legion 7a: Lenovo’s Strix Halo gaming laptop brings 48 GB of assignable graphics memory to Europe, but its premium price puts it against serious RTX rivals. For decades, a £2,100 gaming laptop without a dedicated Nvidia or AMD graphics card would have been a difficult pitch. Lenovo is now testing that idea in Europe with … Read more

Can Moto G77 Power 5G’s Battery Overcome Motorola’s Support Issues?

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Motorola has built the Moto G77 Power 5G around endurance, but price, storage and after sales support may decide its real value. With the Moto G77 Power 5G launching on July 8, Motorola is making a direct play for India’s battery first buyers. The phone’s headline feature is a 7,000mAh cell, aimed at users who … Read more

RedMagic Astra 2 Brings Active Liquid Cooling To Android Gaming Tablets

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RedMagic Astra 2 is betting that sustained performance, not peak benchmark numbers, will define the next serious Android gaming tablet. High end mobile chips look strong on benchmark charts, then stumble when heat builds. RedMagic wants its Astra 2 gaming tablet to hold performance longer by putting active liquid cooling inside a compact Android device. … Read more

Sony Is Ending PlayStation Discs By 2028, But Players Still Want Control

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Sony ending PlayStation discs: Sony has the sales data. Players still have the trust problem. Sony is putting an end date on the PlayStation game disc. Starting in January 2028, all new PlayStation releases will be sold in digital formats only through the PlayStation Store and through retailers offering digital versions. The cutoff does not … Read more

The Origimagic N2 Pro Proves Budget Mini PCs Aren’t Just For Web Browsing Anymore

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This Ryzen 7 micro desktop turns older laptop silicon into a serious space saving work machine, but buyers still need to understand the limits. For years, buying a budget mini PC meant accepting slow browsing, tight storage and fans that sounded busier than the machine felt. The Origimagic N2 Pro changes that math by putting … Read more

Best Gaming Laptops 2026: GPUs, CPU Power, and Spec Traps Ranked

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Best Gaming Laptops 2026: The arrival of NVIDIA’s RTX 50-series Blackwell mobile GPUs has shifted the gaming laptop market, but navigating a 2026 spec sheet is still an absolute minefield. A laptop can look powerful on paper and still disappoint if the GPU wattage is low, the display is dim, the SSD is cramped, or … Read more