Google says Aluminium OS is still on track for a 2026 release, based on comments made by Sameer Samat (Google’s Android Ecosystem President) during MWC 2026. Speaking to Android Authority, Samat pointed to a launch window later this year, saying, “Yes, I’m super excited about later this year.”
The interview suggests Google still sees room for a new laptop platform built around Android, AI features,
Arrowhead Game Studios says Helldivers 2 will remove its optional “large” PC build from Steam with the game’s next patch on March 17, 2026. The studio said weeks of feedback and stress testing during the recent “Machinery of Oppression” update showed that players were having a good experience on the smaller “slim” build.
The “slim” build first appeared as an opt-in technical beta and cut the game
Images shared by Huang514613 appear to show a new FEVM ultra-compact PC built around Intel Core Ultra 300 series . Based on the posted dimensions of 169 × 108 × 19 mm, this is closer to an ultra-compact desktop than a typical mini-PC. At just 19 mm thick, the chassis would be unusually slim for a 55 W system.
Andy Nguyen, known online as theflow0, has shown Linux running on a PlayStation 5 and used it to turn the console into what he describes as a Steam Machine. His clip shows Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced running with ray tracing at 1440p and 60 FPS, which is enough to move this project beyond a simple boot demo.
Andy said 4K HDMI video and audio are working, and all USB ports are functional
Valve has softened its launch language for Steam Machine and the rest of its new hardware lineup. In its new Steam Year in Review 2025 post , the company says it “ hopes to ship in 2026, ” while again pointing to memory and storage shortages as the reason it still cannot lock final plans. That wording is weaker than Valve’s original early 2026 target,
Khadas has started selling its Mind Graphics 2 for $1,349. The module uses NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop GPU with 16GB GDDR7 memory, and that price places it far above regular desktop RTX 5060 Ti 16GB cards. In comparison to several desktop models currently listed by retailers, Mind 2 is more than twice as expensive, given you can find 16GB models at around $550
TUXEDO has introduced the AMD version of its InfinityBook Max 16, a 16-inch Linux laptop that follows the Intel model announced earlier this year. The new variant keeps the same thin all-aluminum design and starts with Ryzen AI 7 350, while the top option is Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 paired with GeForce RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 Laptop
Colorful appears to be preparing a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti iGame Ultra Black, a new version of its Ultra series with a darker shroud. The card is based on the listed GB203 GPU plus 16GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, it should follow the same core spec sheet as the existing RTX 5070 Ti Ultra W(hite) model.
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HP Australia appears to have listed a new OMEN 35L gaming desktop with Intel’s unannounced Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor. The system is shown as HyperX OMEN 35L Gaming Desktop PC GT18-0007a, product code D89SQPA, with a starting price of AUD 5,499. This system also comesw ith GeForce RTX 5070
© NVIDIA NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang made an interesting comment this week during the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, saying that “ the fact that everything is scarce is fantastic for us. ” The remark came during a discussion about AI infrastructure, where supply limits on memory, wafers, packaging, power, and data center capacity were all raised as bottlenecks. So it wasn’t strictly about gaming products.
Huang argued that constraints push customers toward the
