Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. For those unfamiliar with the Alpha, it's a sleek, diminutive box ...

For the past fortnight I've been living with one of Alienware's Alphas to see what it's like having a primordial Steam Machine hooked up to my television. I wanted to know how well it played games, ...

The idea of having an external graphics processing unit (eGPU) to amp up your laptop's video processing has always been a tantalizing one that never quite hit the mainstream. Devices started to show ...