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Someone at Valve got their unit prefixes a bit muddled but a quick update for the latest Steam beta has fixed your slower-than-normal CPU reading
By Nick Evanson published
News Mega, mebi, giga, gibi. It's all giving me the heebie-jeebies.

Little things that matter: Valve is making performance settings in its Steam Deck easier to understand
By Nick Evanson published
news Motherboard BIOS creators, please could you do the same?

Microsoft may double down with ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
By Katie Wickens published
news As if we weren't already up to our eyeballs in ads.

Steam Deck beta update includes more fan curve improvements
By Katie Wickens published
news The new fan controller is "smarter, more stable, and quieter" than ever.

Latest Steam Deck update keeps the fan quiet and temps low
By Katie Wickens published
news A decent OS controlled fan curve is what we've all been dreaming of since day one.

Steam Deck beta update improves fan whine, but raises GPU temps
By Katie Wickens published
news We're not sure that's a worthwhile trade-off, honestly.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa now has a Definitive Edition in open beta
By Natalie Clayton published
news 15 years on, this labour of love still isn't quite done

The Wasteland 3 backer beta begins on March 17
By Joe Parlock published
News Expect a lot of bugs, and not just the radioactive kind.
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