Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
AYANEO's KONKR Pocket Block Brings the Game Boy Shape Back to Android
AYANEO expands its budget KONKR lineup with the Pocket Block, an upright vertical Android handheld tailored for 8-bit and 16-bit retro emulation.
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
SteamOS on ARM Could Turn Android Handhelds Into Tiny Steam Decks
Valve's progress with ARM SteamOS could open the door for Snapdragon Android handhelds to run PC libraries and function like ultra-compact Steam Decks.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
iQOO Pad Ultra Arrives With a 165Hz OLED and Active Cooling
iQOO Pad Ultra launches in China with an 8.8-inch 165Hz OLED panel, active fan cooling, and Snapdragon power built for sustained competitive mobile sessions.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-28
OnePlus 16 Targets 185FPS Gaming and an October 12 Launch
OnePlus has announced the OnePlus 16 with a 185Hz display and three-chip esports system capable of sustained 185FPS gaming, launching October 12.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-28
Honor MagicPad 4 Launches Into the 165Hz Android Gaming-Tablet Arms Race
Honor has released the MagicPad 4 tablet in China, featuring a 12.1-inch 3000x1872 LCD panel running at up to 165Hz for high-refresh mobile gaming.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
iQOO Pad Ultra Goes All-In on Gaming With an 8.8-Inch 165Hz OLED Screen
iQOO has detailed the Pad Ultra gaming tablet ahead of launch, packing an 8.8-inch 165Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, and active cooling.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Razer Prio Tries to Solve Mobile Controllers' Biggest Problem by Folding in Half
Razer's Prio mobile controller collapses into a pocket-sized form factor to make carrying physical sticks and triggers genuinely practical.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Infinix Prices Its GT NX Controller and Cooled Dock as a Full Mobile Gaming System
Infinix has priced its GT NX Controller and nine-port thermoelectric cooled Station dock at RM399 each, creating an all-in-one phone gaming hub.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Shows Why Foldables Are Becoming Serious Emulation Machines
Enthusiasts testing Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 find its 7.6-inch near-square OLED screen ideal for 4:3 retro console and arcade emulation.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
POCO F9 Series Tries to Graduate From Gaming Phone to Everyday Flagship
POCO's new F9 Pro and F9 Ultra combine high-end gaming silicon and active cooling with refined design and mainstream camera aspirations.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
Last-Generation Android Flagship Beats Steam Deck in PS3 Emulation Test
Android emulation has produced one of today's more eyebrow-raising hardware stories, with an iQOO 15 outperforming Valve's Steam Deck in PS3 tests.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Drops a Gaming Feature Its Predecessor Already Had
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 drops High Performance Memory (HPM) cache, reserving the gaming-focused feature for the Elite Extreme Gen 6.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
The Snapdragon Gen 6 Split Could Make 2027 Gaming Phones Much Less Equal
The emerging Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 versus Elite Extreme Gen 6 divide gives manufacturers a real silicon choice that could split 2027 gaming phones.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-25
Infinix GT NX Controller and Station Try to Turn Your Phone Into a Proper Gaming Rig
Infinix is expanding its GT gaming ecosystem with two unusually ambitious mobile accessories: the GT NX Controller and GT NX Station.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-25
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Targets the Problem Gaming Benchmarks Conveniently Ignore
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is not merely chasing another impressive benchmark number; the company says it has redesigned parts of the pl...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-25
RedMagic 12 Pro Leads the Gaming Phones Confirmed for Qualcomm's New Elite Chips
The first wave of phones using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family is taking shape, and mobile gamers have a particularly obvious name to watch: RedMa...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-25
Dolphin Emulator Finally Brings NetPlay to Android and Lets Phones Play With PCs
Dolphin Emulator's September release has finally brought NetPlay to Android, allowing GameCube and Wii games designed around local multiplayer to be played o...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-24
CRKD Shrinks a Proper Controller Onto Your Keychain With the ATOM+
CRKD has begun global shipping of the ATOM+, a genuinely tiny $29.99 controller designed for mobile devices, tablets, PCs and Nintendo hardware.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-24
GameSir and Fortnite Turn Mobile Controllers Into Licensed Battle Bus Equipment
GameSir has partnered with Epic Games on a pair of officially licensed Fortnite mobile controllers scheduled to launch October 20.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-23
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 with 2nm silicon and 5GHz-class CPUs
Qualcomm has unveiled its next generation of flagship smartphone processors, splitting the range between Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 El...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-23
Qualcomm opens Adreno Neural Fusion SDK to make AI-generated pixels part of everyday mobile gaming
Qualcomm has detailed its Adreno Neural Fusion SDK, giving developers tools to use AI-assisted graphics techniques on the company's latest Snapdragon hardware.
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-23
Qualcomm reportedly explores better DirectX 12 support as Android PC-game emulation gets serious
Qualcomm is reportedly working toward stronger official support for PC-game emulation on Snapdragon-powered Android devices, including improved GPU drivers a...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-23
Motorola Signature 27 debuts with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and unusually serious cooling
Motorola has officially unveiled the Signature 27 at Snapdragon Summit, making it one of the first announced smartphones built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8...
Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-23
RedMagic 12 Pro+ confirmed with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 for another assault on mobile gaming
RedMagic has confirmed that its upcoming 12 Pro+ gaming phone will use Qualcomm's higher-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 platform.
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