I’m resisting the urge to start this post with a “yo dawg” meme, but Google is about to start putting app stores inside its app store, as the company gives up on its quest to modify a court order that stopped the company from blocking developers from distributing competing app stores in the Google Play Store.In other recent news from around the web, with Valve raising prices for its Steam Deck OLED, I wouldn’t blame users with an older, cheaper Steam Deck LCD for wanting to extend the lifespan of their handhelds by replacing dying batteries or cracked screens. But it internet repair shop iFixit says the reason many of its Steam Deck LCD repair kits are out of stock is because Valve is sunsetting those parts.image from iFixit’s Steam Deck LCD battery replacement guideHere’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.It looks like Valve is no longer offering some replacement parts for the original Steam Deck LCD, which, to be fair, the company no longer sells. So online repair shop iFixit is showing replacement batteries, screens, and other components as out of stock. www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 3:51 PMWhen Asus introduced the ROG Xbox Ally X20 in June, the company said the handheld gaming PC with a 7.4 inch OLED display would only be available as a bundle with a pair of AR glasses. Now Asus says a standalone option may be coming. www.theverge.com/games/965123…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 12:00 PMLenovo teases an upcoming handheld console built for cloud gaming. While the Legion C700 looks a lot like existing handhelds, it’s likely to be cheaper and less powerful, with the Chinese handheld meant to stream games from Tencent’s cloud service. www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Legio…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 13, 2026 at 5:09 PMLinux PC company System76 launches an Adder Pro: a 3.4 pound laptop with a 15.3 inch, 165 Hz, 1560 x 1600px OLED display, Core Ultra 7 356H processor, up to RTX 5070 graphics and 96GB RAM, and an underwhelming 60 Wh battery. Available now for $2499 and up. system76.com/blog/post/ad…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 11:30 AMPebble Round 2 smartwatch production is scheduled to start this month, with the goal of shipping 14K before Oct. Meanwhile some users are reporting hardware issues with Pebble Time 2, and Core Devices is promising free repairs for “as long as we can.” repebble.com/blog/pebble-…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 11:07 AMGoogle could begin distributing third-party Android app stores in the Google Play Store as soon as July 22, as Google and Epic agree to give up on an attempt to modify a court injunction. www.theverge.com/policy/96579…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 10:51 AMMicrosoft begins rolling out an updated Windows Search Box to Windows Insiders with results that don’t included ads or recommended content, prioritize local results, and better indications of whether results are from an app, setting, file, web results, etc. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) July 14, 2026 at 10:10 AMKeep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads and Facebook.