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Asus' Zenbook Prime UX31A by Cyril Kowaliski — 8:23 PM on September 17, 2012 This Ivy Bridge-toting ultrabook from Asus has something most other laptops can only dream of: a 13" IPS display with a 1080p resolution. Is... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing	84
Updated: While Clover Trail drops Linux, Hondo won't support Android by Geoff Gasior — 11:24 AM on September 17, 2012 AMD expects its Hondo APU to infiltrate the tablet market. We won't see the chip to pop up in devices running Google's Android OS... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Operating systems	22
Ballmer hints at $300-700 Surface pricing by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on September 17, 2012 Remember that rumor about the Surface maybe, possibly launching at $199 later this year? Yeah; not gonna happen. In an interview with the... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	51
The TR Podcast 119: GTX 660, Haswell, Sleeping Dogs and iPhone 5 by Jordan Drake — 12:01 AM on September 17, 2012 This time on the TR Podcast, we've got the lowdown on the latest hardware, both new and upcoming, from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia. That's... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	22
Magma ExpressBox offers Thunderbolt-connected PCIe slots by Geoff Gasior — 12:50 PM on September 14, 2012 Intel's Thunderbolt interconnect has a lot of potential for notebooks, whose increasingly slimmer profiles limit not only the number of expansion ports that can be... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Mobile computing	31
Apple introduces the iPhone 5 by Geoff Gasior — 1:33 PM on September 12, 2012 In case you hadn't heard, there's a new iPhone. Rumors about the device have been swirling for months. This morning, while live blogs... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	345
Advertising opt-out, wall charger add $35 to Kindle Fire prices by Geoff Gasior — 11:00 AM on September 10, 2012 Amazon launched a handful of new Kindle Fire tablets last week. They're pretty affordable, with a 9" model available for as little as... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	28
Rumor: 13-inch Retina MacBook, new iMacs already shipping by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:23 AM on September 10, 2012 Love the new MacBook Pro with Retina display but hate the $2,199 asking price? Well, good news. According to DigiTimes, which says it was tipped... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Mac	31
Deal of the week: A 128GB SSD for $55, and other bargains by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:17 PM on September 7, 2012 The cost per gigabyte of solid-state storage has been shrinking for a while now, but we're still amazed at some of the deals that pop... Type: News story Tags: Cases Storage Displays Mobile computing Gaming	40
Amazon launches whole fleet of new Kindles by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:29 PM on September 6, 2012 We were expecting new Kindle hardware at Amazon's keynote event today, and that's precisely what we got. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage to... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	89
Nokia details Lumia 820 and 920 handsets for Windows Phone 8 by Geoff Gasior — 2:08 PM on September 6, 2012 Microsoft hasn't made much of a dent in the smartphone market, but perhaps its upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system will change that. The... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	142
13-inch Trinity ultraportable slips under $700 by Geoff Gasior — 12:50 PM on September 5, 2012 AMD's 17W Trinity APUs are slowly making their way into more ultra-slim systems. In June, HP introduced the Envy Sleekbook 6 with an... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing	69
Acer, Asus to pull out of netbook market by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:18 AM on September 4, 2012 The death knell may be sounding for netbooks. According to a recent story by DigiTimes, two heavyweights of the netbook world, Acer and Asus, both... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	120
The TR Podcast 118: CPUs inside the second, and steamrolling the Forcepad by Jordan Drake — 1:36 AM on September 3, 2012 In this episode of the TR Podcast, our panel weighs in on the Apple v. Samsung decision, examines AMD's Steamroller architecture, and much more. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	29
Virtu MVP goes mobile, arrives on Origin laptops by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:30 AM on August 31, 2012 Lucid's Virtu MVP graphics virtualization software is already supported by a substantial number of desktop motherboards. Now, the software is becoming available on notebooks—and, according... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing	16
Bloomberg: 7.85'' iPad coming in October, new Kindle Fire next week by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:26 AM on August 31, 2012 The rumor mill never ceases to grind out stories about upcoming tablets, phones, and other gadgets. Sometimes, though, it's nice to see a mainstream news... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	17
Release roundup: Gaming headphones and workstation goodies by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:37 PM on August 30, 2012 We've got a mix of workstation hardware and enthusiast gear in this week's release roundup. Announcements from Cooler Master, Kingston, and Sapphire have all made... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Multimedia Storage	16
A few weeks with Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone by Geoff Gasior — 10:20 AM on August 30, 2012 Samsung's Galaxy S III is the hottest Android handset on the market right now. We spent a few weeks with one to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	147

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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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Xenolith

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

danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +37

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +28

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