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A month with Asus' Eee Pad Transformer by Geoff Gasior — 12:22 AM on July 22, 2011 Asus' Eee Pad Transformer may cost $100 less than the competition, but you wouldn't know it from using the thing. I've spent more... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	79
What PC makers think is happening at retail by Fred Silver — 11:57 PM on July 17, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	108
Asus' Xonar U3 USB audio device by Geoff Gasior — 11:14 PM on July 13, 2011 For just $40, the Xonar U3 squeezes headphone and microphone jacks, an S/PDIF output, EAX emulation, speaker virtualization, and Dolby Digital Live support into... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	20
Llano motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 11:54 PM on June 29, 2011 AMD's Llano APU arrives on the desktop with an FM1 socket that requires a new motherboard. We've assembled three candidates from Asus, Gigabyte,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	20
Evolution by Fred Silver — 9:18 AM on June 27, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	87
AMD's A8-3500M Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 7:53 PM on June 22, 2011 Can AMD's 'Llano' APU really take on Intel's excellent Sandy Bridge processors and hold its own? We've taken a deep look at its... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing	181
A few thoughts on Ultrabooks by Geoff Gasior — 11:31 PM on June 16, 2011 As a die-hard desktop user, my laptop is more of a sidekick than my primary computing platform. I mostly use it on the couch,... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	39
Bulldozer mobos from Asus and MSI: Sabertooth 990FX & 990FXA-GD80 by Geoff Gasior — 10:57 PM on May 30, 2011 Bulldozer-based Zambezi CPUs are coming, but motherboard makers can't be bothered to wait. We take a detailed look at a pair of Bulldozer... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	53
Antec's Soundscience Rockus 3D\|2.1 speakers by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:55 AM on May 26, 2011 Much like Corsair, Antec has delved into the audio world with its first set of PC speakers. How did it fare? Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	29
Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 11, 2011 Intel's Z68 Express has finally arrived. Join us as we explore the chipset's QuickSync transcoding support, accompanying GPU virtualization, new Smart Response SSD... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	58
Corsair's Gaming Audio Series SP2500 2.1 speakers by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:59 AM on May 6, 2011 Corsair has supplemented its line of audio products with a premium 2.1 speaker set. Is it worth the $250 asking price? Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	84
A quick listen to Psyko's Carbon surround-sound gaming headset by Geoff Gasior — 11:06 PM on April 27, 2011 Psyko Audio Labs has updated its surround-sound gaming headset with a new Carbon model that offers a number of upgrades and a lower asking price.... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia	30
Asus' K53E dual-core Sandy Bridge notebook by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:19 AM on March 31, 2011 We've already put a quad-core Sandy Bridge notebook through the paces, but how does a system with a dual-core CPU based on the same architecture... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing	53
Snooping Timbuk2's camera messenger bag by Geoff Gasior — 11:36 PM on March 10, 2011 For more than a decade, I lugged my notebook in a simple shoulder bag. I suppose you'd call it a messenger-style bag today, but... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	15
Shiny things for the easily distracted by Jason Fox — 1:31 PM on March 10, 2011 In the last two weeks, Apple has announced two major, according to them, revisions of major product lines that the majority of tech pundits have... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing	59
HP's Pavilion dm1z Fusion-powered ultraportable by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:04 PM on March 3, 2011 With a $450 starting price tag, an 11.6" display, and an AMD E-350 accelerated processing unit, this slick ultraportable looks to have a lot of... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing	65
Brazos comes to Acer's Aspire One 522 netbook by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 PM on February 16, 2011 AMD's Ontario APU has all the makings of an Atom killer. We take a look at Acer's Aspire One 522 netbook to see whether... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing	67
Gloss begone by Geoff Gasior — 7:57 PM on February 10, 2011 There are few things that I despise more than the predominance of polished plastics in today's notebooks. Glossy finishes are the single worst... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	34

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NeelyCam

Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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mcnabney

I'm getting less and less thrilled by Haswell every day now. And AMD would likel... +38

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You're right, dell paid the SEC $100 Million in fines (but admitted no wrong doi... +36

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Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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