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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.

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Patent infringement lawsuits aren't just for smartphones. Water-cooler maker Asetek is suing rival firm CoolIT Systems according to this report over at VR-Zone. Turns...

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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 don't always like it when system vendors layer their own user interface elements on top of the operating system. The supposed enhancements are often...

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Some possible details have leaked out regarding next-generation Atom processors. The information comes from an official-looking presentation deck published by EXPreview. Most of the...

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Not long after we found that its FX-series chips aren't great values for gaming, AMD has quietly cut the prices of its desktop processors. The...

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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...

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We loved the Zotac Zbox Nano AD10 when we reviewed it last year. Into a chassis small enough to fit in the palm of...

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AMD founder Jerry Sanders is famous for saying that "only real men have...

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Intel's next-generation Haswell processor isn't due until next year, but CPU World says it has the goods on the various chip configurations we can expect....

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Join us for a review-packed episode in which we cover the spectrum of sound, graphics, clicky-ness, and all-in-one....ness. Plus, listener mail!

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Could the days of cloud gaming service OnLive be numbered? It's too early to know for sure, but according to a report by Mashable...

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ARM's practice of licensing its low-power CPU cores to practically anyone who wants to build a chip has been wildly successful in the past five...

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Last month, ARM announced a partnership with TSMC involving sub-20-nm chips with FinFET, or non-planar, transistors. That results of that partnership are expected in...

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Looks like next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets will boast PC-class storage interfaces. Samsung's...

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Talk about an unfortunate name change. Last week, we learned that Microsoft was in the process of deprecating its Metro brand, possibly because of...

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Could AMD be on the verge of getting bought out? There's no evidence to suggest that just yet, but according to MarketWatch, that didn't stop...

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Flash may be on its way out in the mobile world, but it's still going strong on the PC. Now, Google says the version of...

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