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Poll: What's the best new web browser? by Geoff Gasior — 12:25 PM on March 23, 2011 In the last few weeks, we've been treated to a bevvy of major browser releases: Chrome 10, Internet Explorer 9, and Firefox 4. If... Poll Question: • What's the best web browser? Type: News story Tags: Internet Software	107
Poll: Which tech company is the most evil? by Geoff Gasior — 12:06 PM on March 9, 2011 Microsoft is generally assumed to be evil, Google likes to say that it's not, and Apple is too cool to care one way or another.... Poll Question: • Who's the most evil? Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems	301
Poll: How do you back up your data? by Geoff Gasior — 12:54 PM on February 16, 2011 The more data we accumulate in our increasingly digital lives, the more we stand to lose in the event of a catastrophic storage failure. ... Poll Question: • How do you back up your personal data? Type: News story Tags: Software Personal tech	106
Poll: What's tops on your Christmas list? by Geoff Gasior — 11:58 AM on November 4, 2010 Every holiday season brings a fresh batch of new hardware, and this one will be no exception. Sandy Bridge is due early in the... Poll Question: • All I want for Christmas is... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	151
Poll: How important is USB 3.0? by Geoff Gasior — 1:38 PM on September 8, 2010 After making its debut on high-end motherboards, USB 3.0 is quickly trickling down to more affordable boards and making its way into notebooks. It's... Poll Question: • USB 3.0 is... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Chipsets Mobile computing	86
Poll: Your next desktop motherboard form factor by Geoff Gasior — 1:53 PM on July 28, 2010 When I first started building PCs, the only motherboards worth considering were ATX models. Back then, you had to go full-size to get a... Poll Question: • What motherboard form factor will anchor your next desktop PC? Type: News story Tags: Motherboards	88
Poll: Enterprise IT hardware and you by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:14 PM on March 25, 2010 We tend to focus a bit more on the consumer side of the PC hardware business, but there's a whole other world out there—that of... Poll Questions: • How would you describe your level of involvement with the IT hardware in your workplace, including engineering/design, procurement, upgrades, repairs, maintenance and the like? • Have you been directly involved with the purchase or installation of a new server at your workplace in the last year? • How many PCs, workstations, or servers do you have responsibility for or control over at work? • How large is the annual IT budget at your company or organization (best guess, if not sure)? • Do you use a virtualization application in your workplace? • Which brand of server has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of workstation has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of laptop has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Do you use enterprise-class hardware to build or upgrade PCs or servers in your home? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	70
Poll: What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:14 PM on January 25, 2010 As we brave the lull leading up to Apple's tablet announcement, we thought we'd update our front page with a fresh poll. This time, our... Poll Question: • What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	68
Poll: Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:52 PM on January 14, 2010 If one thing demarks enthusiast components from other computer hardware, it has to be their aesthetics. Whether you're looking at elegant copper heatsinks, motherboards... Poll Question: • Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	101
Poll: How much did your motherboard cost? by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:41 PM on May 18, 2009 Pay a premium for a better processor or graphics card, and there's a good chance you'll get better performance in return. Do the same when... Poll Question: • How much did your mobo cost when you bought it? Type: News story Tags: Motherboards	84
Poll: If you were building a PC now, what socket would you choose? by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:10 PM on March 27, 2009 In both our latest system guide and our processor value comparo, we pointed out that AMD's Socket AM2+ and AM3 platforms actually have... Poll Question: • If you were building yourself a PC now, what socket would you choose? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards	99
Friday night topic: Who's worse, Costner or Cruise? by Scott Wasson — 8:32 PM on July 11, 2008 Ok, this one is blatantly ripped from Joe Posnanski, but it had to be done. The question of the evening is: Who's the worse... Poll Question: • Worse actor? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	121
Poll: How often do you browse the Web on your phone? by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:02 PM on March 26, 2008 Only a few years ago, browsing the Web on a cell phone might have seemed like an entirely futile endeavor. Displays were too small and... Poll Question: • How often do you browse the Web on your phone? Type: News story Tags: Internet Personal tech	65
Poll: Your primary e-mail retrieval method? by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:34 PM on February 28, 2008 Most of us probably use e-mail one way or another at work. However, with cell phones, text messaging, and instant messaging having grown in popularity... Poll Question: • I usually fetch my personal e-mail using: Type: News story Tags: Internet	63
The TR Hardware Survey: What's in your main PC? by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on February 15, 2008 We're unveiling a new feature today, the TR Hardware Survey. As its name suggests, this feature's goal is to give both us and you, the... Poll Questions: • Processor • Graphics processor • How much did your graphics card cost at the time of purchase? • Chipset • Motherboard brand • Memory size • Total internal hard drive storage capacity • Primary optical drive type • Sound card • Number of displays • Main display type • Main display size • Main display aspect ratio • Main display resolution • Primary operating system Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Multimedia Storage Displays Memory Operating systems	238

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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.

+47

danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +38

Xenolith

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

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +28

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