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The Division just may have won E3 by Scott Wasson — 11:51 AM on June 12, 2013 We've featured a number of new games announced at E3 this week, but we've so far overlooked one of the best demos shown there: Ubisoft's... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	36
HP sees Windows XP as PC market's potential savior by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:08 AM on June 12, 2013 Everyone had high hopes for Windows 8. The new operating system was supposed to boost demand for new PCs and to breathe some life back... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	86
Battlefield 4 gameplay footage shows epic destruction by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 12, 2013 Want to see extended gameplay footage from the next Battlefield game? I thought so. Let's start with the single-player Angry Sea video. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	49
AMD intros FX-9590 processor with 5GHz peak Turbo speed by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:14 AM on June 11, 2013 Remember that 5GHz FX-series processor teased by Gigabyte? Well, it's now official. Earlier this morning, AMD announced its "first-ever" 5GHz processor, the eight-core,... Type: News story Tags: CPUs	180
PlayStation 4 costs $399, supports offline play, doesn't restrict used games by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:11 AM on June 11, 2013 On the heels of Microsoft's Xbox One event, Sony revealed yesterday that the PlayStation 4 will be priced $100 lower than its rival.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	140
Faith gets next-gen makeover in Mirror's Edge 2 by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 11, 2013 It's official: a sequel to Mirror's Edge is on the way. The game is in the "early stages of development" at DICE's Stockholm studio,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	30
Apple shows cylindrical Mac Pro, Haswell MacBook Air line, OS X Mavericks by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:13 PM on June 10, 2013 iOS 7 was definitely the main attraction at today's Worldwide Developer Conference, but it wasn't the only one. Apple also lifted the curtain on... Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems Mac	144
Intel adds new dual-core desktop, mobile chips based on old silicon by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on June 10, 2013 Barely a week after introducing its first Haswell processorss, Intel is back with more chips. The additions fill out the bottom of Intel's... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing	16
Report: Windows 8.1 to ship on August 1 by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 10, 2013 Now that we've been shown a glimpse of the Start button's long-awaited return, only one mystery about Windows 8.1 remains: its release date. If... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	53
The TR Podcast 135: All's well that's Haswell by Jordan Drake — 10:09 PM on June 9, 2013 This episode of the TR Podcast is all about Intel's new Haswell processors. We discuss architecture, benchmark results, and overclocking. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	19
Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7950 Boost for $250, indie games, and more by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:49 PM on June 7, 2013 For our deal post this week, we've singled out two delightfully affordable graphics cards from AMD. The first is PowerColor's Radeon HD 7950 Boost, which is... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	20
Amazon introduces dedicated store for indie PC, Mac games by Geoff Gasior — 9:00 AM on June 7, 2013 Indie games are thriving on the PC, and it seems Amazon wants a piece of the action. The online retailer has introduced a Type: News story Tags: Gaming	9
Here's what Windows 8.1's Start button looks like by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 7, 2013 We've all heard about the return of the Start button. We've all weathered the disappointment of learning that, while the button is coming back, the... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	158
Wolfenstein E3 trailer shows gameplay, extreme cheese by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:29 PM on June 6, 2013 As Computex winds down in Taipei, the gaming industry is prepping for E3 in Los Angeles next week. Bethesda has jumped the gun a little,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	40
Leaked desktop roadmap suggests Haswell refresh in 2014, no Broadwell in sight by Geoff Gasior — 9:11 AM on June 6, 2013 I hope you like Haswell, because it looks like the chip might be around for a while. An official-looking roadmap published by VR-Zone... Type: News story Tags: CPUs	165
AMD's Lisa Su teases AMD-powered Android, Chrome OS devices by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:09 PM on June 5, 2013 Major Android tablet makers have begun adopting Intel's Atom processors. Soon, we may see Android devices featuring AMD hardware, too. As PC World... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech	15
Gigabyte AM3+ motherboard confirms '5GHz FX series processors' by Geoff Gasior — 10:43 AM on June 5, 2013 Remember the 5GHz AMD "Centurion" processor that was rumored to be in... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards	173
Etc. by Scott Wasson — 9:46 AM on June 5, 2013 Morning, folks. As you may have seen, AMD has officially announced its Richland APUs for the desktop. These are tweaked "Trinity" processors with... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics	47

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NeelyCam

Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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I dont get the tone of this article, was Nvidia never guilty of this? I thought... +28

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Mirror's Edge 2008: Widely-considered a great game by consumers and reviewers al... +24

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