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Valve Fixes Steam Frame's Slow Charging With SteamOS Update

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Valve has already fixed one of the biggest issues with its new Steam Frame VR headset: slow charging. The company released SteamOS 0.3.0 on Thursday, bringing much faster charging speeds and other quality updates to its latest hardware release.

Before the update, early reviews revealed that the headset charged at 8W initially and peaked around 27W, even though it supports up to 45W USB-C charging. The Verge senior editor Sean Hollister reports that after installing SteamOS 0.3.0, he could get the Steam Frame to start at 19–21W and peak at 42W while running a game.

The Steam Frame uses a 21.6Wh battery and delivers 1–2 hours of playtime during intensive VR gaming, so faster charging is essential. However, you need your own charging brick, as Valvedoesn't include a charger in the box and recommends a 45W or higher USB‑C power adapter. The company sells its own 45W adapter...

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Hackers find huge security flaw in Flock’s surveillance cameras and extract 1.6 million images and 27,000 videos from just one device — and the company’s terrible reputation means many employees are looking to jump ship

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