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Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

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Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Mobile computing

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Type: News story Tags: CPUs

7 Up Ars Technica's review: Dell's acrobatic XPS 12 is the Windows 8 convertible to beat TNW: New exploit could give Android malware...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

In our last episode of 2012, we preview our upcoming PC build guide, share our Christmas gift suggestions, delve into the latest Radeon vs....

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The Fierce Five Bloomberg: Canadian dollar gains versus majors on China factories Reuters: Microsoft, Motorola file to keep patent case details private WMPoweruser:...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Maybe it was the short, somewhat bland single-player campaign, or perhaps it was the unremarkable multiplayer. Either way, Rage fell off the radar pretty quickly...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Eight is Enough Bloomberg: Intel wins first round in patent fight that threatens chips Barron's: Intel's Atom server chip a broader strategy, says...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Today, we're giving stragglers a hand with their last-minute Christmas shopping. We've put together a freshly revamped set of PC build recommendations—because, sometimes, a...

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

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Type: News story Tags: Graphics Cases Storage

The winner of our Radeon HD 7970 giveaway is Tom Houston. Tom will be receiving a beefy, triple-slot Asus 7970 card, along with copies...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics The Tech Report

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Type: News story Tags: Graphics Software

One could easily assume Microsoft designed Windows 8 in response to the iPad. After all, tablets were seen as an iffy proposition before the iPad...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows Personal tech

When Windows 8 came out in October, Google ran ads promoting its Search...

Type: News story Tags: Software Windows

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Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Modern video codecs rely on pixels to represent moving pictures. That method works well enough, but there are some inherent problems. Lower-resolution videos can't be...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Software