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The next revision of AMD's top-of-the-line desktop CPU has arrived. Can it carve out a place for itself in a very difficult competitive environment?...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

AMD's second-generation desktop APU has arrived, raising the question: What the heck's an APU?

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics The Tech Report

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AMD is slowly but surely revising its next-gen CPU microarchitecture in order to realize its potential. The upcoming core code-named Steamroller looks to...

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We bring our signature latency-focused game testing methods to bear on the latest crop of desktop CPUs. In the process, we learn a some...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Gaming

About six weeks ago, I managed to sell my MacBook Air three days after the new MacBook Air models were released and one day before...

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This past Monday morning, Apple reported that their latest version (10.8) of OS X, called Mountain Lion for those still running System 7, had been...

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Multimedia

Greetings, hippies. To be honest, I was going to simply ignore Microsoft's unveiling of the Surface tablet. I mean, tablets. As much fun as it's...

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In my mind, I've always been an early adopter. In my mind, I'm...

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When I say "bloatware," which Microsoft Office program springs to mind? Are you even wondering why I narrowed your choices to Office modules? Of course...

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For years, I've been meaning to do a blog post about the Benchmarking Sweatshop. Thing is, every time there's an opening in my schedule, my...

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The 17W, dual-core version of Ivy Bridge for ultrabooks is finally here. We've compared it to the last generation in our new benchmark suite,...

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In an egregiously belated fashion, I'm checking in with a quick update to say that we are delaying the podcast by one week and will...

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AMD has pulled the curtains back on Trinity, its next-generation APU, which features new Piledriver CPU cores and Northern Islands-derived integrated graphics. Join us...

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