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Developer gets Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95
By Luke James published
Argentine developer Dante Leoncini has gotten the original Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95, the Symbian slider phone that launched in 2007.

Best Handheld Gaming PCs 2026: Windows and Steam Decks tested
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
Here are our favorite handheld gaming PCs, based on our testing and reviews.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brings Intel Arc G3 Extreme to handhelds
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brought comfort and performance to Computex with massive prongs and Intel Arc G3 Extreme.

Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts
By Zhiye Liu published
Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company discovered that it was being sold outside of China.

Anbernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory
By Zhiye Liu published
Anbernic silently ships some retro gaming handhelds with less memory than initially advertised, without notifying customers.
Intel challenges AMD’s handheld dominance with new Arc G3 chips
By Jake Roach published
Intel has revealed the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme chips, which are built on Panther Lake dies with up to an Arc B390 iGPU. The chips will show up in devices from partners like Acer and OneXPlayer.

Acer brings Intel G3 Extreme CPU, Arc B390 graphics to Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld
By Matt Safford published
Acer's Atlas 8 takes on AMD’s dominance in the space with the new Intel Arc G3 and G3 Extreme processors, packing Arc B370 or B390 iGPUs.

Valve hikes Steam Deck OLED prices — 512GB is now $789, while 1TB climbs to $949
By Andrew E. Freedman published
The Valve Steam Deck is seeing price hikes as high as $300 as the component shortage continues.

Lenovo says it's digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy
By Zhiye Liu published
Lenovo has announced it is conducting an in-depth investigation of its Chinese retail supply chains following allegations that its recently released G02 retro-gaming handheld is enabling piracy.
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