Last week's Epic Games Store giveaway proved to be a bit of a bust with only one puzzle game discounted. This week though, the storefront is offering three games including one that was only released last year. Ghostunner 2, Monument Valley 2 and The Battle of Polytopia will be free to claim until next Thursday.

GameSir has launched a new update for its Windows game emulator for Android, GameHub. Version 5.0 has optimizations for Hollow Knight: Silksong, offers full Steam support, and delivers emulation performance boosts.

The Nintendo Switch emulator Citron has received a long-overdue update. This release is said to be a "complete ground-up rewrite," and the devs are promising significant improvements and better emulation performance.

Atomic Heart has reached an all-time low price on Steam, thanks to a 70% discount. The shooter puts you at the heart of an alternate utopian timeline thrown off its course by a calamity and an underlying conspiracy. Atomic Heart has over 11,000 reviews on Steam, with an 80% positive overall review rating.

Debian-based Kamuriki Linux 4.00 is now available with a Windows classic-like interface and the Wine compatibility layer under the hood. The distro comes loaded with multiple useful tools for daily use and, despite only having a Japanese language website, features support for English and other languages as well.

The 2025 XMG NEO 16 is one of the fastest gaming notebooks, but both G-Sync and Advanced Optimus were still missing. Now, it is confirmed that the two features will not be available for the current model generation.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) is one of the best gaming/multimedia laptops on the market. Armed with an RTX 5060 laptop GPU and a Ryzen 9 270 APU, the 14-inch notebook is now on sale at Best Buy at a pretty good price.

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of users with a choice: Buy a new laptop or continue using the old one? Install a new operating system? Many laptops that still function perfectly for everyday use will not officially receive an upgrade to Windows 11.

A YouTuber tested a compact, Mac mini-like Windows PC pairing Intel’s Core i7-13620H with Nvidia’s laptop-class RTX 4050. The unit supports easy RAM and SSD upgrades, triple-display output, and Wi-Fi 6.

The Digiera HoloMax has debuted at IFA 2025 with a glasses-free 3D display, smart eye tracking, and real-time 2D-to-3D conversion powered by AstraDepth3D and AI. Available in three AMD-powered tiers, the handheld-laptop hybrid offers up to 64 GB RAM, 4 TB storage, and magnetic controllers for portable gaming.

The Lenovo ThinkPad P series is back, with the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 at the forefront. Completely redesigned, the most powerful ThinkPad workstation gives buyers the full package, with features like 5G, a Tandem OLED screen, Arrow Lake HX and the Nvidia RTX Pro 5000.

It is not the most powerful, but it is more affordable: The new Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 3 delivers the same performance as the much more expensive Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8, but does so at a much lower price point.

FlickLift is Lenovo’s new AI-powered editor designed for quick, no-fuss tweaks. It will come preloaded on the newly announced Legion, IdeaPad, and Yoga devices.

Wooting has updated its best Hall effect gaming keyboard, the 80HE, with a slew of usability improvements in Wootility v5.1.0. The browser-based software now has support for debounce timing, to reduce any potential key chatter, and the RGB effects page has become much more usable.

Kickstarter is home to many interesting projects, but rarely do they reach their funding goal in as short a time as the recently introduced mechanical keyboard with an integrated mini PC. But what can the new device can do and is it worthwhile to support the campaign?

Updated: With a new month now underway, Epic Games has decided to give away another two games for fans. Available on Windows and Mac in one instance, this week's giveaways are worth over $20 when redeemed together. Both highly rated games, Monument Valley and The Battle of Polytopia can be added to your Epic Games library for free until next Thursday.

Digital Foundry tested the performance of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X in Doom: The Dark Ages and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The hands-on test returned performance that might disappoint fans who were waiting for considerably better gaming chops than the current crop of handheld gaming consoles.

Valve has completed the Steam Hardware and Software Survey for August 2025, and the results are a mix of expected and disappointing ­— the latter especially for Linux users hoping to grow the user base in order to gain more developer support.

Acer introduces a new entry into their TravelMate laptop series for business at IFA Berlin: The Acer TravelMate X4 14 combines a lightweight metal chassis with Intel's Lunar Lake platform and an OLED WUXGA screen.

The OLED panel of the new MagicBook Art 14 once again offers excellent image quality. Honor also claims an peak brightness increase from 700 to 1600 nits, but we did not manage to reach this value.

How well Microsoft can accommodate console gamers may determine the fate of the ROG Xbox Ally X. Digital Foundry discovered that its interface is in a rough state. With the ROG Xbox Ally X release date approaching, multiple aspects of the UI are works in progress.

Some users recently reported that the Windows 11 KB5063878 update is causing SSD failures, and after noticing the reports, Phison and Microsoft carried out investigations. Both companies were unable to recreate the issue.

Honor managed to improve the keyboard of the new MagicBook Art 14 2025 even further, despite the slim chassis construction. The result is a more comfortable typing experience than on modern ThinkPads, which used to the gold standard for laptop keyboards years ago.

It seems that the long-awaited launch of the so-called Lenovo Legion Go 2 is on the horizon. A reliable leaker has now indicated that the ROG Xbox Ally X rival will be gracing IFA 2025 next week. In the meantime, the same leaker has posted the handheld's first promotional video ahead of time.

With the end of August in sight, Epic Games is now giving away two new games worth around $40 when redeemed together. Both well-rated titles, Machinarium and Make Way can be grabbed for free until September 4, 2025.

Microsoft has confirmed which existing gaming handhelds will be eligible to receive Windows 11's new Xbox Handheld Gaming Mode. While the functionality will debut on the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, it will also be making its way to the MSI Claw 8 AI+ as well as the Lenovo Legion Go S and the Asus ROG Ally X.

Microsoft is gradually rolling out the ability to resume Android apps on Windows 11 for Insiders, starting with Spotify. The feature is currently limited to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels.

Lenovo equips its new business convertible with Intel's Arrow Lake processor, but combines them with onboard memory and a weak cooling unit. A Lunar Lake chip or an AMD Strix Point processor would have been a better choice.

Old technology in new laptops: Many cheaper mobile PCs contain x86 processors from AMD and Intel that are no longer state of the art. Qualcomm is filling this gap with the Snapdragon X, as the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15Q8X10 shows.

Beyond its impressive battery life and low weight, the new Acer TravelMate P6 is packed with numerous thoughtful features that make a real difference in daily use. From smart maintenance to useful software tools.

Iqunix has officially announced the Magi75 and Magi96 series, which are layout updates to one of the best mechanical keyboards we've reviewed. The Magi96 and Magi75 feature the same low-profile design, high-quality keycaps, and flexible Le-tray mount that made the Magi65 Pro stand out, but both have bigger batteries claiming up to 500 hours of use in wireless mode with no backlighting.

The new convertible ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 convinces with good business features including 5G connectivity, but you only get 60 Hz displays with the Full-HD resolution. Considering the high price, this is hard to justify.

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X are landing in October with a brand-new Windows handheld gaming experience. The new UI has considerable under-the-hood improvements. Windows Central took the ROG Xbox Ally for a spin, showing, among other things, seamless switching between the traditional Windows desktop and the new full-screen mode.

Abxylute has announced the 3D One handheld PC, delivering glasses-free 3D gaming via eye-tracking technology and AI depth enhancement. With detachable controllers and keyboard, it transforms seemlessly between handheld, tablet, laptop modes.

Epic Games has only just started a new round of game giveaways on PC. Nonetheless, the popular storefront has already revealed next week's plans ahead of time, which will round off August 2025 with two more free games to claim.

An enterprising Redditor has built a rather impressive mini PC with a Lenovo Legion Go, a 3D-printed enclosure, and a stack of 18650 Li-Ion cells that have increased the battery capacity by 400%. The case features a number of other nifty features, like additional USB ports and quick-release clips for the handheld gaming PC.

The Epic Games Store has refreshed its PC game giveaway program with two new titles. Worth a combined $34.98, Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge and Strange Horticulture are both well-rated by gamers and critics, but are only offered for Windows users this time around.

One-Netbook has shared more information about its next gaming handheld release. Another OneXPlayer X1 product, the OneXPlayer X1 Air adopts the Intel Lunar Lake architecture at the expense of OCuLink connectivity. One-Netbook will not be releasing the OneXPlayer X1 Air this month after all, either.

A YouTuber benchmarked AMD’s Radeon 9070 XT and Nvidia’s RTX 5080 across Windows 11 and Linux. Tests in more than 10 games show Linux gaming in 2025 coming surprisingly close to Windows performance.

Asus has revealed all key hardware specifications for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. Microsoft has also confirmed when and in what countries the two gaming handhelds will be available. Best Buy appears to have jumped the gun regarding potential launch pricing too.

Thunderbolt 5, two Ethernet ports, PCIe 5.0 and the fastest mobile components you can currently get - Schenker's mobile workstation Key 18 Pro offers all the features you could want and is also equipped with the most powerful components. You can even get up to 256 GB RAM.

Microsoft is updating 365 Copilot with student-focused features ahead of the new semester. The update includes tools aimed at helping students both inside and outside the classroom.

As reported by users, the latest Windows 11 update is causing SSD failures when heavy file transfers are initiated. Microsoft hasn't acknowledged the issue yet, but Phison has responded to it.

Users report that Windows 11 updates are being offered on older systems without TPM 2.0 enabled. Observations from private users and businesses indicate that Microsoft's upgrade mechanism currently also considers incompatible hardware even if the official requirements remain unchanged.