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" ...

Valve’s decision to delay the launch of its response to home entertainment consoles, the Steam Machine to 2015 has left companies like Alienware in a bit of bind. They have the hardware ready but ...

Last week we saw ASUS launch its GR8 Console PC, which was a Steam Machine readied for the SteamOS and the Steam Controller (which is delayed until next year). The non-show of the Valve 'components' ...