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Deal of the week: Games, games, games—and some hardware, too by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:16 PM on July 20, 2012 The Steam Summer Sale has been running all week, slowly impoverishing PC gamers everywhere. There are still some great deals to be found among today's... Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Mobile computing Gaming	78
AMD revenues, profits down, but still in the black by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on July 20, 2012 Well, AMD has some good news and some bad news in its freshly released quarterly results announcement. The good news: AMD didn't lose any... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics	104
Release roundup: Fast DRAM, mini SSDs, and a big tower by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:32 PM on July 19, 2012 Every week, we gather press releases that slipped through the net of our daily coverage, and we post them in the release roundup. This week,... Type: News story Tags: Cases Storage Memory	39
BF3: Armored Kill trailer showcases vehicle combat by Geoff Gasior — 11:57 AM on July 19, 2012 Lest you think next year's BF4 beta is the only new content in store for Battlefield players, BF3 is due to receive a number... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	25
Apple hires Trinity platform architect John Bruno by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:49 AM on July 19, 2012 One of the brains behind AMD's Trinity APU has a new job—and no,... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mac	64
Metro: Last Light E3 gameplay video now online by Geoff Gasior — 12:21 PM on July 18, 2012 During the E3 expo last month, 4A Games showed off Metro: Last Light, the sequel to Metro 2033. An official trailer was... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Indilinx Barefoot 3 SSD controller coming soon by Geoff Gasior — 10:56 AM on July 18, 2012 OCZ's "Indilinx Infused" Octane, Vertex 4, and Agility 4 SSDs don't actually have... Type: News story Tags: Storage	41
Intel posts modest revenue growth by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on July 18, 2012 If Gartner's latest estimates are any indication, the PC market isn't faring... Type: News story Tags: CPUs	32
Steam, Left 4 Dead 2 headed to Linux by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:45 PM on July 17, 2012 Ever since Steam made its way to OS X (along with several Valve games), we've been hearing the odd rumor about a Linux version of... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Linux-Unix	64
Report: AMD to reveal Jaguar details in August by Geoff Gasior — 11:04 AM on July 17, 2012 Tablets are the hot new thing. Research firm IDC says over 100 million slates will sell this year, and that number is expected... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing	29
EA: Battlefield 4 beta will kick off in the fall of 2013 by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:51 AM on July 17, 2012 I guess someone at EA jumped the gun before the weekend, but that Battlefield 4 beta promotion was no mistake. EA officially confirmed... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	52
Intel SSD price cuts are official by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on July 17, 2012 The rumor mill expected Intel to slash SSD prices in August, and... Type: News story Tags: Storage	58
Dishonored to let PC players customize away by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:51 AM on July 16, 2012 You might recall Arkane Studios' encouraging words about PC development—that some company staffers are "super hardcore strong about . . . PC standards" and... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	24
Origin listing briefly mentions Battlefield 4 beta by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on July 16, 2012 Perhaps the next Battlefield game isn't too far off. On Friday, folks visiting EA's Origin website were greeted with an unexpected offer: free access to... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	51
Deal of the week: Cheap storage for Steam's Summer Sale by Geoff Gasior — 1:24 PM on July 13, 2012 Valve's Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, giving us a good starting point for this week's deals post. There are a few... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Storage Gaming	28
Epic's Minecraft-inspired Fortnite a PC exclusive by Geoff Gasior — 9:27 AM on July 13, 2012 PC exclusives are rare in the gaming industry, but Epic is cooking up one based on the next-generation Unreal Engine 4. In recent years,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	22
Report: Intel prepping SSD price cuts for August by Geoff Gasior — 11:56 AM on July 12, 2012 The steady decline of SSD prices continues. According to "reliable sources" quoted by VR-Zone, Intel is set to discount its 320, 330, and... Type: News story Tags: Storage	36
Latest Borderlands 2 trailer takes cues from The Lion King by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:56 AM on July 12, 2012 Dubstep is everywhere lately. Like a bad case of measles or the mumps, it's spread from game trailer to game trailer, even propagating to the... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	26

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +41

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No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +38

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I am thinking PC. +29

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