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Steam beta file hints at game sharing feature by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on June 19, 2013 As the next-gen console war heats up, the Xbox One continues to get flak for the limitations it places upon game sharing. Of course, nobody... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	4
Wednesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 8:35 AM on June 19, 2013 Eight is Enough Reuters: Google challenges surveillance court on First Amendment grounds Bloomberg: hp's Whitman reassigns Bradley in revamp amid PC slump and... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	5
MSI's Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 8:51 PM on June 18, 2013 MSI's Z87-GD65 Gaming delivers Creative-enhanced audio and a Killer NIC for just $180. We take a closer look at how it stacks up... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	14
Refuted: BF4, other Frostbite 3 games to be 'optimized exclusively for AMD' by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:04 PM on June 18, 2013 Well, folks, I think PC gaming may have just gotten a little bit... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	168
Enter here to win an XFX Radeon HD 7790 graphics card and AMD FX-8350 CPU by Geoff Gasior — 3:20 PM on June 18, 2013 The giveaways keep rolling here at TR. This week, you have the chance to win a couple of juicy prizes from XFX and AMD.... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics	41
Berlin, Warsaw are the future of AMD's x86 server lineup by Scott Wasson — 10:10 AM on June 18, 2013 We've already discussed the ARM-based server chip, code-named Seattle, that AMD announced as part of an updated server roadmap today. The firm also... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Servers	42
AMD announces ARM-based Seattle chip for servers by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:09 AM on June 18, 2013 It's no secret that AMD has ARM-based Opteron processors in the works. We've known about the company's plan on that front since last October.... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Servers	55
Tuesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 8:12 AM on June 18, 2013 7 Up TechCrunch: Encrypting your email works, says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Computerworld: Intel wants to be your new cable provider Forbes: Chinese... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	22
Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 18, 2013 The Oculus Rift VR headset enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, earning nearly $2.5 million through the crowdfunding site. Less than a year later,... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	25
AMD's A10-6800K and A10-6700 'Richland' APUs reviewed by Scott Wasson — 10:07 PM on June 17, 2013 AMD has taken its Trinity quad-core chips and tuned them so hard, a new code name sprouted forth: Richland. We've taken a pair of... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics	90
FX-9000 processors listed at U.S. e-tailer by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:11 PM on June 17, 2013 So, remember how those AMD FX-9000-series processors were supposed to be exclusive to pre-built PCs? Yeah, turns out that might not be entirely true.... Type: News story Tags: CPUs	80
Monday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:54 PM on June 17, 2013 The Pick 6 Barron's: AMD could double, helped by its server strategy Engadget: AMD's Saeid Moshkelani on building custom silicon for PlayStation 4,... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	26
Leaked slides point to eight-core Haswell-E CPUs with quad-channel DDR4 memory by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on June 17, 2013 According to the latest rumors, Intel's Ivy Bridge-E platform will arrive in the third quarter of this year. Its successor, Haswell-E, is purportedly... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets	65
Next-gen games may not carry a premium by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 17, 2013 Getting the itch for those next-gen graphics? Good news: next-gen games apparently won't... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	65
Weekend Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:39 AM on June 15, 2013 7 Up Rubinstein on hp's purchase of Palm: 'Talk about a waste' - FierceWireless Facebook releases data, including all national security requests Google... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	52
Deal of the week: A GeForce GTX 660 for $168.99 by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:59 PM on June 14, 2013 Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 is a terrific card for the money, and it's not uncommon to see it on sale. Offers like this one don't... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Cases	22
Demo'ing the future at WWDC by Jason Fox — 12:59 PM on June 14, 2013 If there's one thing I learned from Monday's (June 10, 2013) keynote at... Type: Blog post Tags: Mac	20
Apple's new controller framework hints at gaming aspirations by Geoff Gasior — 11:32 AM on June 14, 2013 In just a few short years, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have become incredibly popular gaming platforms. The latest iterations have the hardware... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	48

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