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Xperia ZR smartphone lasts up to 30 minutes underwater
— 1:04 PM on May 13, 2013

Since I have decried the dearth of weather-resistant smartphones, it's only fair that I take a moment to recognize Sony's Xperia ZR. ...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

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Leaked slides expose Haswell's integrated voltage regulator
— 11:18 AM on May 13, 2013

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

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Friday Shortbread
— 1:06 PM on May 10, 2013

Eight is Enough Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law is becoming a challenge - PCWorld X-bit labs: New benchmark results of Core...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Tactus and Synaptics partner on tactile touchscreen buttons
— 9:23 AM on May 10, 2013

The smooth exterior glass of touchscreen displays is great for letting your fingers glide freely while performing various swipes and gestures. However, the lack of...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Input devices Mobile computing Personal tech

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Stable Firefox for Modern UI due in the fall
— 6:00 AM on May 10, 2013

About three months ago, Firefox's Modern UI interface made its first appearance in the nightly build channel. We haven't heard much Modern UI talk...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Nvidia beats Street forecast with modest revenue, margin growth
— 4:44 PM on May 9, 2013

Ah. Nothing to occupy one's Thursday afternoon like a new round of financial results. This time, it's Nvidia who's reported earnings for the first quarter...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing

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Passive cooling silences PowerColor's SCS3 Radeon HD 7850
— 9:42 AM on May 9, 2013

PowerColor has developed a new spin on AMD's Radeon HD 7850 graphics card. The simply named SCS3 HD7850 has stock clock speeds and 1GB...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Cooling

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Wednesday Night Shortbread
— 11:48 PM on May 8, 2013

The Fierce Five Toshiba: Microsoft confused tablet buyers with Windows 8 Ocaholic: Ivy Bridge at 7.2GHz X-bit labs: Alleged images of GeForce...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Zbox mini PCs get Ivy Bridge Core i3, i5 upgrades
— 10:18 AM on May 8, 2013

Zotac has beefed up its Zbox lineup with two new models based on Ivy Bridge processors. Until now, the company's most powerful mini PC...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

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Tuesday Shortbread
— 4:13 PM on May 7, 2013

7 Up Reuters: EA total revenue, profit drop in fourth quarter and Nokia CEO says it remains focused on Windows Phone software C|Net:...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Seagate enters consumer SSD market, adds new enterprise drives
— 10:54 AM on May 7, 2013

Traditional hard drive makers have been slow to get into the SSD business,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations

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Monday Night Shortbread
— 9:49 PM on May 6, 2013

The Fierce Five It's official: Microsoft's Windows Blue is coming later this year - Wired VR-Zone: Stock surge shows AMD can be...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Asus: Sub-$300 Windows 8 tablets ''likely''
— 5:15 PM on May 6, 2013

Last week, we saw a premature listing of an eight-inch Windows 8 tablet with a $379.99 asking price. That's already a fair bit more...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Report: YouTube preparing paid channel subscriptions
— 1:24 PM on May 6, 2013

For years, cable TV subscribers have asked for a-la-carte service that would allow channels to be purchased individually. Cable providers have resisted, but it...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Internet

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Acer shunning Windows RT—for now
— 6:00 AM on May 6, 2013

Windows 8 tablets keep getting cheaper. The latest models are available for well under $500, and if that early listing we saw last week...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Windows

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Weekend Shortbread
— 12:08 PM on May 4, 2013

The Pick 6 Ocaholic: AMD FX-8570 and HD 8970 surfaced and Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz MCV: High price rumored for Nvidia's...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Friday Shortbread
— 4:19 PM on May 3, 2013

Eight is Enough Fudzilla: AMD creates custom chip division VR-Zone: Intel Ivy Bridge-E HEDT platform to launch in September 2013 Fudzilla: ASRock

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

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Amazon briefly lists 8'' Acer Win8 tablet for $379.99
— 3:18 PM on May 3, 2013

Remember that 8-inch Acer Iconia W3 tablet we told you about last month? While we've yet to see an official announcement from Acer, the...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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