The Alienware Alpha sounds awesome. It’s smaller and more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One. It doubles as an actual Windows PC! But be warned: it’s not as easy to use as a game console, not as ...

For all its advantages, PC gaming has always been hampered by a supposed restriction to the desktop. As PC manufacturers have looked to create platforms that compete against consoles for dominance of ...

A first look at the Alpha's console-like Windows 8 interface. Dan Ackerman Editorial Director / Computers and Gaming Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York ...

Since the dawn of time, Man has been trying to find a way to play their PC games for hours on end in a comfortable environment. Primitive computer desks and chairs didn’t offer much comfort ...

The main interface loaded on the Alienware Alpha is the AlphaUI, which is a controller-friendly UI that loads automatically with Windows 8.1. It's a basic interface that essentially allows you to ...

With Valve having pushed Steam OS and its Steam Controller back to 2015, the fate of that marvellous array of Steam Machines revealed at CES earlier this year has been unclear. This week, though, one ...