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The microprocessor market is changing, and so are the ways analysts measure it. For the first time, market research firm IC Insights has included...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

After 15 long years, the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D was finally released in 2011. Now, one of 3D Realms' lesser-known games is about to...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Hardware: Shipbreakers has one of the most distinctive art styles I've seen in a video game. The real-time strategy game is being created by...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

If you've seen the latest round of games, you'll know what I mean when I say that we've clearly entered a new era in PC...

Poll Question: • What's the best-looking PC game?

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

So, remember how Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming device was supposed to go...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

Outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otellini had some interesting things to say in a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 would be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users. We also learned that a public preview...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

AMD's game bundling deals keep getting more and more tantalizing. Last month, the company added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to the mix. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

Add Seasonic to the list of PSU makers that have clarified their support for Intel's upcoming Haswell processor. The next-gen CPU's low-power sleep states...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

We were all excited to hear about the upcoming Wolfenstein sequel last week, but Bethesda didn't give us much to chew on—just a highly...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Well, it's official. Windows Blue will be a free upgrade for folks...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems

As you may have heard, there's a major CPU launch coming up soon. I've been meeting with folks, gathering new parts, and prepping my...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs The Tech Report

Intel is slowly but surely moving more platform components onto the processor. Over the years, the graphics, PCI Express, and memory controllers traditionally found...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Power

Metro: Last Light is coming out tomorrow, and Nvidia has rolled out beta drivers optimized for the post-apocalyptic shooter. The GeForce 320.14 betas are available...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Nine months after our first brush with Thin Mini-ITX, we're taking another look at the platform, this time with a state-of-the-art all-in-one PC that...

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

At Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in March, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled the "Digital Ira" demo: an impressively realistic real-time simulation of a human head,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

Currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal, Watch Dogs is scheduled to hit the PC and next-gen consoles this fall. Some publications are already getting a...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming