Originally planned as a Steam Machine running the Linux-based SteamOS, the Alienware Alpha is due for release very soon now, running Windows 8.1 and bundled with an Xbox 360 wireless controller in ...

When Valve decided to postpone its Steam Machines initiative, its hardware partners were left in a difficult position - hold back on their living room-friendly PCs and wait for the final SteamOS and ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Valve might be delaying the launch of Steam OS-based ...

Alienware has announced that its Steam Machine -- the Alienware Alpha -- will be available in November for $550. Curiously, though, the Alpha -- which should be the first commercially available Steam ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Inside, this configuration features a fourth-generation ...

What was initially meant to be one of the first Steam Machines will now be shipped with Windows installed and with an Xbox 360 controller. Dell’s Alienware Alpha will be released in the UK this ...

I just got a little Alienware Alpha R2 (Win10 pro, SSD boot drive) and it's pretty slick. I was surprised though that it didn't come installed with the Hivemind UI and configured with console/desktop ...

November 10, 2015: May it forever be known as “Steam Day”—the day Valve will officially unleash its suite of Steam Machines, Steam Link, SteamOS, and the Steam Controller. Sure, it’s almost exactly a ...