Can Valve save VR gaming with the Steam Frame?
The Apple Vision Pro is an expensive flop. I haven’t heard anyone mention the Meta Quest in months, despite it getting a new model just last year. I can’t even remember the name of Samsung’s…
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Valve trademarks the ‘Steam Frame,’ but what the heck is it?
After the smash hit that is the Steam Deck, all eyes are on Valve for its next hardware move. Another stab at virtual reality? A console to take on Sony and Nintendo? (Oh, Microsoft, what’s…
Acer’s Nitro V 16S packs big RTX gaming power into a slim frame
Today at IFA in Berlin, Acer introduced the Nitro V 16S, a thin laptop with big gaming power. These days portable gaming laptops are all the rage, especially with hardware getting smaller and cooling systems,…
Nvidia is doubling the frame rate of RTX 40 graphics cards for free
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 series has been shining with cutting-edge technology since January 2025, but Nvidia is now following suit for the RTX 40 series with some upgrades. The GeForce 590.26 preview driver, which is…
The iPhone 17 Air will apparently have a titanium frame, which makes no sense
Apple generally knows what it’s doing when it comes to industrial design, but the company’s latest reported decision is causing more than a little confusion among Apple fans and pundits. According to the GF Securities…
MSI’s newest laptops pack RTX 50-series GPUs and AI frame boosting
At Computex 2025, MSI showed off some new gaming laptops, including the sci-fi inspired Crosshair 18 HX AI and the sleek Stealth A16 Mercedes-AMD Motorsport Edition. These laptops offer strong performance, and they also use…
Forget FPS. Here’s why Frame Time is the PC gaming stat that matters most
Among all the game stats that I monitor, the Frame Time Graph is the one that I keep going back to time and time again to fine tune my performance. Here’s why that is… The…
Refresh rate vs. frame rate: Why they matter for gaming performance
Some PC gamers use the terms frame rate and refresh rate interchangeably. But while they’re related, your gaming PC’s frame rate and refresh rate measure two very different things — one fixed, the other varies.…
5 quick ways to measure your frame rate in PC games
If you’re an avid gamer, the best way to assess your PC’s gaming performance is to use an FPS counter. An FPS counter allows you to see the number of frames per second your computer…
Leaked iPhone 17 frame shows wide, Pixel-style camera bump
We’ve heard for some time that the iPhone 17—either the entire line or just the new “Air” variant—will change up the iconic design of Apple’s phone with a new centered camera bump. Now, thanks to…